I thought it was just me, but then I read an article on Facebook from the Huffington Post, talking about that very subject and coining a new term: the “Bride-Chill-A.” I like that ter … a lot! Looking back, I think I was a “Bride-Chill-A.” I got stressed over silly things like should we hand write or type the mailing addresses on our invites, how the napkins should be folded at the table, why a certain relative is making me send an invite to someone who is clearly a “plus one” – you know, silly things. But I was really calm and very excited throughout the whole process. I NEVER yelled at any of my vendors because you just don’t act that way. Period! I knew at the end of the day, I was getting married and this was probably going to be the one and only time all our family, friends and loved ones from around the country were going to be in the same place, at the same time.
I learned, from my early and short time doing theater in school, that if something goes wrong, pretend it was meant to happen. The audience won’t know the difference. I’ll never forget when we were showed our reception room, I noticed that there were no flowers on the cake, and there should have been. I just mentioned to our coordinator at our venue that was showing us around that there were supposed to be flowers on the cake. The staff went running like crazy to fix it and I chuckled to myself a bit because I thought “Oh, no, they think I’m one of THOSE brides!” We left the room and when we came back there were flowers. They weren’t in the right spot, but our guests wouldn’t have any idea. It was our little secret.
Now, my best friend is getting married. She totally fits the bill of “Bride-Chill-A.” She’s not obsessing over details because all she wants to do is marry her true love. She wants her guests to have a good time, be comfortable and have fun. And really, isn’t that what it’s all about?
How many of you consider yourself a “Bride-Chill-A?”
