Bride Diary: The Happy Bride
Kelly Stewart
I am a bride! (and I want the whole world to know it!) For years now, I have imagined what it would be like to be the bride. To be honest, even my highest expectations have been blown away! I have to give my groom all the credit, though. I am truly blessed by him- the man I get to marry in only 4 months!!! I cannot believe it’s real. After 5 full months of our engagement already behind us, I am still floating in the clouds. You’d think, after six and a half years as a couple, I might be tired of the guy- but oh the contraire! I am a very happy bride.
I have promised myself that I will win the battle against the common bride’s alter-ego, “Bridezilla.” So far so good! However, I recently discovered a strange phenomenon about the planning process: my wedding to-do lists are not shrinking as I get things done, but are somehow growing as I get deeper into planning. I cannot tell you how many wedding lists I have floating around…my school notebooks are covered inside and out, my journal, my calendars, my desk, my car, my parents’ house, the trash,…you name it, I can probably find a list there! Thankfully, my “details” personality is working to my advantage.
Lists are an important step in how I set goals for myself on a daily basis in order to stay on track with planning. Most personal wedding planners, websites, magazines, etc, have wonderful calendars that encourage me to stay on track, and let me know when I need to get a move on with a particular task.
There are many different places to create your own wedding website, but I personally chose www.mywedding.com. It is a wonderful, free resource- not only for you, but for your family and friends as well! All of my wedding guests have access to RSVP through my site, and they can view wedding details, accommodations, locations of my venues, my wedding party, my love story, pictures, registries, etc! I must point out my favorite part of the website: the countdown. That special countdown I’m referring to tells me the ever-decreasing number of days I have left to get my planning done, and at the same time, it’s also telling me how many more days I still have to wait to marry my Love! All-in-all, it is a wonderful thing!
Whenever I start to feel the least bit stressed or feel lost amidst the madness of details that a wedding entails, I remind myself of the joy I have because of the love I receive and the reason for a wedding. I cannot wait to get married. My groom and I will both be graduating from college in May (rest assured, I have many to-do lists and a countdown for that day too!). We will be married on July 10th, 2009! As anxious as I am to be married, I am thankful for where I am now. Time is already flying by. Tomorrow begins my spring break, and before I know it, I will be living my wedding dream, walking down the aisle to marry my Love. I am a happy bride.
