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.As anyone who has gotten married can
c` tell you, the months leading up to a wed-
ding can be a time of stress as well as
happiness. There's just so much to think
about and do! You need to find
ceremony and reception sites, to choose
just the right clothes, to make sometiies
touchy decisions about who will be in
your wedding, to furnish a complete
•hoane for your life after the wedding —
and all this while you're having the in-
evitable doubts about getting married in
the first place.
While wedding jitters are about as
common as weddings, there are ways to
make sure the anxiety doesn't get out of
hand. Bride's magazine has these com-
mon sense suggestions:
• Don't be afraid to admit you're upset.
Tell your partner what's bothering you,
whether it's a serious question about your
relationship or a relatively trivial worry
that you'll go blank when it comes time
to say your vows.
If you try to keep the stressful feelings
to yourself, you'll only transfer them to
something else, getting overly irritated at
a late train, or a run in your stockings.
'fake positive action whenever possible:
Sign up for a premarital workshop. Prac-
tice reciting you vows in front of a will-
ing friend.
• Share the wedding responsibilities. If
you're the bride, don't assume you have
to do everything yourself. This idea is old
fashioned,' as well as exhausting. Ask
your fiance to join you in picking out a
catering hall and registering for gifts. He
can write a share of the thank -you notes
and handle all the honeymoon
arrngements.
• Keep a calendar of everything you
had to do. This kind of master plan gives
you the secure feeling that you're not
forgetting something crucial. Also gather
any business cards, fabric swatches or
magazine clippings you accumulate all
together in one place — either a wedding '
planner made for this purpose or a sim-
ple manila envelope. Organization has •
the magical effect of reducing anxiety to
a manageable level. "
• Have a system for .each task. Say
you're doing your invitations. First, see if
the task Can be broken down into steps.
( You have to address the envelopes, stuff
thein, seal them and stamp them.) Then,,
decide how you'lltackle each step: How
long it should take and who will do it. ,.
Next, set a completion date (invitations
should be mailed Six; weeks before the
wedding). Finally, take:action.by'setting.
a time and a place to, begin.
"• Pace yourself - don't plan to scout for
reception sites the same day you have'a
report dile at work. You'll make it
throtigh those pre -wedding months if you
promise yourself you won't tackle more
than one major job a day. •
• Guard your health. Don't let a hectic
schedule keep you from eating' right, or
often enough. You'll feel even more jit-
tery from the weakness that results from
a drop in blood sugar,.
Be sure to get enough rest and exercise,
too. Did you know that exercise increases
the body's level of norepinephrine, a
substance that gives you a feeling of '
ealnmess and well-being? If sleep eludes
you at night because you have too much
On your mind, try, the time -test socithe :
A hot bath, warm milk or a back rub.,
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