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Bridal Meltdown (And How to Stop It)
By Cheryl Starkey

Somewhere in the planning, most bride-to-be’s, to some degree or another will go into emotional overload. This can include anything from crying every 20 minutes to screeching at the top of their lungs for no apparent reason. The upshot... its completely normal.

Next to buying your first home (and other life-altering events), your wedding day is one of the single most stressful events in your life. The extremely calm and put together bride-to-be’s are the ones that scare me. Underneath that calm exterior is likely a bride ready to blow. No, the bride who is starting to come unglued is the one I trust….this is expected.

There are no surefire methods to stop this emotional train from jumping the tracks, but you can try to soften the crash. Many brides also work or go to school (or God forbid, go to school AND work) and the strain and pressure of trying to keep up with her job and/or her studies AND trying to plan the most important day in her life will eventually take an emotional toll. Some tips for trying to slow down this speeding train are as follows:

Hire a bridal consultant
These people are awesome. Some misconceptions of bridal consultants is that they do ALL the wedding planning and take over. This isn’t true of most of them.

To make sure you get someone who will work WITH you, interview a couple or ask other brides for their opinions. Wedding Planners should offer suggestions and do a great deal of the comparison shopping for you.

Most established coordinators have a stable list of vendors and/or suppliers who offer them discounts for using their services... usually substantial savings that he/she can pass on to you. Most coordinators are worth every dime and well worth the peace of mind for the bride who is so busy she can’t plan her own wedding.

Research Kansas City bridal consultants and wedding planners.

If you can’t afford a consultant, DELEGATE
Rally friends, family and anyone else who is willing to help you out. Friends can check out reception halls, bridesmaid dresses, catering suppliers, and lots of other bridal necessities and weed out the riffraff. It’s like having a lot of wedding coordinators for free. Once they have done a lot of the work of narrowing your choices, it will make it easier on you to make final decisions.

Surf the internet
There are literally hundreds of bridal sites, most national and some local. KC Weddings .net is a local bridal site with links to Kansas City wedding vendors. You'll have all the information at your fingertips and shopping is always easier from the comfort of your own home.

Weddings are stressful and you won’t be able to avoid all of the stress that comes with them. Getting people to help or hiring a professional will go a long ways towards relieving some of the pressure. On your wedding day, the only tears that should be shed are those of joy. This is my wish for your wedding day.