Savvy Virtues: Above all else, love!
| By Tara ~ January 13th, 2010 ~ Wedding Planning | Comments Off |
I believe that engagements are all they are cracked up to be, you just have to make the most of the time you have to enjoy the process together. So once the culminating act of love comes in the form of a ring on your finger, try not to get too overwhelmed by what you have to do next. Your initial job is to relish in the excitement of your own engagement. Here are a few ways I’ve found that take the pressure off of brides to plan, plan, plan and instead encourage them to celebrate the moment:
- Grab your friends and go get drinks! Cheers your glasses to everything that’s ahead—including the wedding date you don’t know yet and the colors of the not-yet-selected bridesmaid dresses.
- Call everyone on your VIP list personally to spread the news. Make it a fun evening to share with your new fiancé and hear firsthand all the exclamations of excitement from close relatives and friends.
- ‘Plan’ planning-free date nights. Make sure you and your fiancé have time together (just like you did before) without rehearsing the details of the wedding planning over every last bite of spaghetti. Trust me, he’ll thank you for this!
- Start a journal or a blog to keep everyone in the loop while it’s still a blank canvas. You will have so many memories to look back on!
*Photography by Dixie Dixon (www.dixiedixon.com)
