mental health and wedding planning

Thriving on Your Wedding Day: Tips for a Comfortable and Joyful Celebration While Navigating Chronic Health Conditions

Thriving on Your Wedding Day: Tips for a Comfortable and Joyful Celebration While Navigating Chronic Health Conditions

When you live with a chronic illness any day can be difficult, and managing your wedding day can quickly become stressful, overwhelming, and even painful. In part two of our guide for how to plan a wedding when you have a chronic illness, I’m exploring practical tips to help you navigate the actual wedding day with comfort, ensuring a memorable and manageable celebration. Your needs and wants should be the focus of your day; design a day that will be the best wedding day experience that you can have.

In Sickness and in Health: Tips for Planning a Wedding with a Chronic Health Condition

In Sickness and in Health: Tips for Planning a Wedding with a Chronic Health Condition

When you're planning a wedding and managing the symptoms and limitations of a chronic medical condition, it brings extra challenges. We at Bespoke & Beloved are intimately acquainted with those challenges, and we’re here to help you navigate that journey without using up all your spoons before the wedding arrives! With some thoughtful preparation and planning, you can still design a memorable, joyful wedding day that fits your needs and celebrates your love!

5 Crucial Tips for the Last Few Months of Wedding Planning

5 Crucial Tips for the Last Few Months of Wedding Planning

While the first few months of wedding planning are all about the big picture, the last few months focus on those tiny details that make your event uniquely your own. Surprisingly to most people, these can be some of the most overwhelming months due to time constraints and decision overload. If you’re close to the finish line and feeling the pressure, here are five things that will make the last few months of wedding planning less stressful.

3 Ways to Manage Wedding Day Stress

3 Ways to Manage Wedding Day Stress

As a wedding planner, I've seen it all when it comes to wedding day stress. The truth is, no matter how well-planned your wedding is, there will always be a little bit of stress on the big day. But fear not! I'm here to share some of my favorite tips and tricks to help you manage wedding day stress like a pro so that you feel calm, cool, and in the mindset to enjoy all of the special moments of your wedding day.

How to Have a Body Positive Wedding Planning Experience

How to Have a Body Positive Wedding Planning Experience

Weddings are a time of celebration — for your love for another person, the friends & family who have supported you along the way — and to dress up in fancy clothing is incredibly exciting, but the pressure to look perfect in real life and in those photos that will last for ever can be daunting. That said, let’s talk about some helpful tips for staying positive and loving your body at any size throughout the wedding planning process & beyond.