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The Art of Getting Married Without Stress
Added: (Thu Apr 12 2007)
For Immediate Release 11th April
The Art of Getting Married Without Stress
The 250,000 or so couples who choose to marry this year all face the same challenge. Prepare to get married and plan the wedding without succumbing to the notorious wedding stress that everyone talks about.
That’s the problem. Everyone talks about it. Like a mild form of brainwashing, it’s constant presence in all topical material and in the thoughts and words of well meaning family and friends simply reinforces the negative, unhelpful belief that getting married is stressful.
For the many, the months of planning become an uphill struggle inviting bridezilla behaviour. Some end up so fraught and frazzled that they experience their big day in a disconnected bubble and remember little of the experience.
If we were to change the way that we look at getting married and reintroduce some balance and meaning into this great life event, the outcome would be very different.
Lesley Stratton Hughes is a coach, living in Brighton, who helps people who are getting married to prepare themselves, emotionally and psychologically so that the transition from being single to being married is an enlightening, enjoyable and positive experience.
She has devised Getting Married from the Inside Out, a step by step process of preparation that she originally used herself, to great effect, when she married in 2000.
Lesley says, ‘Getting Married and planning a wedding does not have to be stressful. With the right attitude and approach, this precious time of life will still be a challenge but it can also be very rewarding and incredibly special.’
Combine that positive belief with these 6 Key Points for a very desirable outcome
1) Get a healthy perspective of the events that lay before you. Understand Getting Married is a process of change and the wedding day is a bridge into a new phase
2) Tune into yourself regularly and acknowledge your thoughts, feelings and emotions.They need to be cared for and understood to prevent them running riot.
3) Get clarity on your attitude and intentions towards getting married. Be very clear about what you are doing, why you are doing it and what it means to you.
4) Create a wedding that is authentic to you. One that represents you, reflects you, and expresses who you are at your core.
5) Be true to yourself. Listen to the voice inside of you and respond to your gut feelings.
6) Communicate. Speak openly and honestly, listen to others and involve your closest people. Share the responsibilities, make everyone feel important & be a kind bride to be.
For more information/comment/interviews etc contact:
Lesley Stratton Hughes, 01273 239869 or lesley@gettingmarriedinsideout.co.uk
Editor’s notes:
The Getting Married from the Inside Out website at http://www.gettingmarriedinsideout.co.uk
is the base-camp where Lesley hopes to cultivate an alternative getting married community. The information, inspiration, encouragement and practical help is there for anyone who feels ready to embrace Getting Married from the Inside Out and all it has to offer.