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PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1986.
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How
to survive
your
wedding
day
As anyone who has gotten
married can tell you, the months
leading up to a wedding 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 some
touchy decisions about who will be
in your wedding, to furnish a
complete home for your life after
the wedding - and all this while
you're having the inevitable
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'tgetout of hand. Bride's
magazine has these common sense
suggestions:
• Don't be afraid to admit you're
upset. Tell your partner what's
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bothering you, whether it's a
serious question about your rela-
tionship 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.
Take positive action whenever
possible: Sign up for a premarital
workshop. Practise reciting your
vows in front of a willing friend.
•Share the wedding responsi-
bilities. 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
the honeymoon arrangements.
• Keep a calendar of everything
you have to do. This kind of master
plan gives you the secure feeling
that you're not forgetting some-
thing crucial. Also gather any
business cards, fabric swatches or
magazine clippings you accumu-
late all together in one place - either
a wedding planner made for this
purpose or a simple 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 them,
seal them and stamp them.) Then,
decide how you '11 tackle each step:
How long it should take and who
will do it. Next, seta 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 due at work.
You'll make it through those
pre -wedding months if you pro-
mise 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 jittery 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
thatgivesyou afeeling of calmness
and well-being? If sleep eludes you
at night because you have too much
on your mind, try the time -tested
soothers: A hot bath, warm milk or
a back rub.
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