Date night

In the thick of wedding planning, it is difficult to focus on what brought you to this moment: your significant other. I know that for me, there were moments when I would inundate Noah with new wedding ideas that popped into my head and quickly email him. A couple of hours later, I would pepper Noah with a photo that I snapped with my cell phone that is wedding worthy. A couple of days later, a new earth shattering suggestion were sent to Noah via text. Who gets excited super pumped about how the light reflects off of one of the chandeliers at our wedding venue and wants to share it with her fiancé? Me! Poor Noah was a doll throughout my wedding-craze-excitement phase.

So.. what am I getting to here? It is ok to enjoy wedding planning. Don’t let the stress overwhelm you! Not every conversation you have with your fiancé has to directly relate to the big day. For the sake of your relationship, keep it cool from time to time. Be willing to take a step back from your wedding planning craze and return to the basics, each other! As a result, we instituted date night, where we simply enjoy the presence of each other, de-stress, go out, have a drink, cook a meal together, watch a movie, take the dog for a walk around the neighborhood. Do anything that will take your mind off of wedding planning.

Last night we enjoyed a date night at a Spanish Wine class. It was fun to get out of my element, be silly, drink wines and learn about different kinds of grapes and most importantly how to differentiate a glass of fruity versus sugary wines.

Date night has been such a blessing!

With that I bid you Adieu,

Lia

5 easy ways to stay stress free while planning your wedding...

It’s April 28th and we are in full wedding season! For all of the wedding planners at Making ME we’re all excited and eager for our first wedding of the season in a couple of weeks. The final weeks before your wedding can be best described as make it or break it when it comes to all the long months of planning. Collectively along with your fiancé, bridal entourage, and family you’ve spent over 500 hours obsessing, planning, and designing your wedding. This is one of the most important days of your life and to keep you from having a bridal meltdown on your big day. We’ve come up with our 5 most helpful tips one month before your wedding day.


1.) Stop Planning- I know this seems silly for wedding planners to tell you to stop planning, but really STOP PLANNING! Take a night to go out with your fiancé and do anything except plan your wedding, keep in mind that this day is about the two of you celebrating your love.

2.) Hire a Wedding Planner-Yes I said it! If 30 days before you’re wedding you’re really feeling the stress of everything and having “wedding terrors”, hire a day of coordinator to assist you with the final weeks of planning…they don’t call us lifesavers for nothing hunny!

3.) Enlist your girlfriends- This is one of my favorite tips because it really allows your girlfriends to take part in some different aspects of your wedding. Try and think of things that you are not having your Day of Coordinator in charge of and enlist away…trust me they won’t be offended!

4.) Exercise- Ok we had to throw this in simply because it’s something that you can do that will not only work as a de-stressor but you’re going to see fantastic results.

5.) Grab a Massage- This is just another way for you to take a step away from the planning of your wedding and to start focusing on the other amazing things that are going to happen in your life. If you’d like to add a little spice invite your fiancé and enjoy a couples massage too.

Ok Brides and Brides to be I hope you’ve enjoyed these helpful tips, best of luck on your wedding day!

Cheers,

Phebe L.