5 Things to Avoid on Your Wedding Day
There are countless lists highlighting what you need to do leading up to, and on, your wedding day, and although they are helpful, they also add a lot of unnecessary stress for most brides. Being a wedding photographer, I have seen that stress first-hand. It’s now my mission to help as many brides as I can avoid unnecessary pressures so they can simply enjoy the best day of their lives. From an experienced Puerto Rico wedding photographer, here are five things to avoid on your wedding day.
1. Stressing When Things Don’t Go According to Plan
It’s inevitable that something is going to go wrong on your wedding day. You can plan as diligently as you want, but life will still throw curve balls. Accepting that simple fact can alleviate a lot of stress on your big day. Things will go wrong, but more things will go right, and at the end of it, you’ll be married to the love of your life – that’s all that matters.
2. Plans for Anything Beyond Getting Ready on Your Big Day
As surprising as it may seem for some, there are brides that plan projects ahead of the “I do’s” on their wedding day. Those plans do nothing but make brides feel rushed and overwhelmed. Your focus should be enjoying time with your bridal party while you get ready for your wedding and nothing more – no writing vows, no packing for your honeymoon, and certainly no baking or decorating.
3. Putting Too Much Pressure on What You Think Guests Need
As a photographer, but more specifically a destination wedding photographer, I commonly see brides feeling pressured to sacrifice photos they have always dreamed of because they feel they need to get back to their guests after their ceremony. Your photos and time with your partner are the moments you will appreciate more than anything else once your special day is over, so don’t worry too much about your guests – they have each other, and likely, are happily chatting away while you are making memories.
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4. Waxing or Facial Services
Of course, you want to look and feel your best on your wedding day, so it can be tempting to want to start your day with a facial or be freshly waxed before getting your makeup done, but those should both be avoided… with a ten-foot pole. Though it may sound like a good idea in theory, you do not want to risk having swollen or irritated skin before walking down the aisle.
5. Forgetting to Eat
Your wedding day will be one of the busiest and most exciting days of your life, which makes it far too easy to forget to eat. Help yourself feel your best, while you look your best, by ensuring you are getting the nutrients you need to feel energized and ready to celebrate. Pro tip: ask a member of your bridal party to be in charge of the reminders so you have one less thing to think about!
Just as you diligently follow your to-do list of things to accomplish before and on your wedding day, you should also just as diligently follow this list of things to avoid. Take my word for it – you won’t regret it!
