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The 6 Emotional Stages of Planning a Wedding

Thinking of wedding planning within this framework explains how it’s possible to go from being giddy one moment to anxious or disinterested the next. Here, I share my experience, but I’d love to hear which stages if any, you’d add to my list!

Stage 1: Pure Joy

Pop the champagne corks: This is really happening! Getting engaged to my husband Jason was a surreal experience, even though I had a feeling that bended-knee moment was coming. I was initiated into the incredibly wonderful (and wacky) world of weddings. I nostalgically look back on all of my wedding experiences now that my proofs are back, my beautiful wedding dress is dangling from a closet door, waiting to be preserved, and I’m transitioning into my role as a wife.

But the truth is that the source of my happiness was deeper than all of that. The Most Epic Party of Our Lives would just be the first of many adventures together: buying a house, traveling the world and hopefully having a baby someday. Professing our commitment added another dimension to our relationship, no matter how cliché it sounds.

How to make the most of this stage:
Prolong the engagement bliss as long as you can before you have to buckle down and start making some big decisions. Talk with your fiancé about your hopes and wishes for the wedding, but don’t start asking everyone for advice on nitty-gritty details or scheduling that dress appointment before you’ve had a chance to discuss logistics — that’ll come in due time.

engaged couple
Stealing a kiss at my cousin’s wedding.

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