Join | Log in

Channel Button

Home > Relationships & Family > Weddings > Wedding Planning

Tips for avoiding relationship strain while planning a wedding 16 Articles

  • 1 of 16

    by Matthew Sandoval

    Of all the big days in a person's life, marriage ranks up there as one of the most important and life changing experiences that one goes through. Planning for this day takes weeks, months, and for a woman, years of foreth...read more

  • 2 of 16

    by Eleanor Scott

    You're engaged - congratulations! No doubt you're elated and excited and happy, and if you're the bride-to-be, you're enjoying showing off your beautiful ring to your family and friends. But once the reality starts to sink...read more

  • 3 of 16

    by Nathan Andrews

    There are a number of ways that a relationship can grow when planning a wedding. Most of them have to do with things that can save a relationship even after the rings have been exchanged. It really starts with a love that ...read more

  • 4 of 16

    by Jenny Meister

    Ahh, wedding planning and men... when you are in the midst of hunting down a florist or pulling your hair out over what music to play during the ceremony, the following question might cross your mind: Why did he ask you t...read more

  • 5 of 16

    by Valerie Ashton

    A wedding lasts a couple of hours, and a marriage lasts a lifetime. My best piece of advice for how to avoid relationship strain during wedding planning is: If you can't afford a wedding, don't have a wedding. Just get ma...read more

  • 6 of 16

    by Tina Christian

    Okay just between you and me ladies (and the rest of the world) planning a wedding can turn the nicest people into blood thirsty vampires on the hunt for their last meal. The stress related injuries alone when running from...read more

  • 7 of 16

    by Rob Purifoy

    October 1992 was the date set, the wedding every girl dreams of was close at hand. I was the 24 year old groom to be and she expected me to be a part of the planning. At 24, I really wanted nothing to do with fawning over ...read more

  • 8 of 16

    by Jessica Nocerini

    "Only 247 days to go!" I cried from my seat at the computer screen, where our Wedding Countdown was ticking away precious seconds that I could be using to choose table linens or bridal lingerie. Tom looked at me like I ...read more

  • 9 of 16

    by Karen Meeker

    One of the absolute worst nights of my life was the night before my wedding. Strange right? You wouldn't think so if you were me. The stress of all the planning and preparing had finally hit me and I was in tears. If I had...read more

  • 10 of 16

    by Leigh Sanders

    When speaking with couples who married years ago, you will almost always hear about how great it was. How the days and weeks and months leading up to that wonderful day were filled with happiness and anticipation. Howeve...read more

  • 11 of 16

    by Anthony High

    I'm speaking from personal experience, If all men would live by the "It's Her Day" method, then the wedding planning will be a breeze! There are only (3) steps to ensure a stress-free planning period. Step #1. Gather any &...read more

  • 12 of 16

    by Maureen Bachert

    The single most necessary step for avoiding relationship strain while planning a wedding is to communicate with your partner. Under most circumstances the details of the wedding are something the bride with or without the...read more

  • 13 of 16

    by Michelle Burkhardt

    There is only one tip that will help couples to avoid relationship strain while planning their wedding. No, it is not advice to run off and elope. By remembering to focus on their needs, wants, and dreams a couple will r...read more

  • 14 of 16

    by Khalid Ahmed

    The greatest tip for avoiding relationship strain is to avoid planning the wedding altogether and just drift with the flow of things and decide as you plunge on your way to the wedding. This will remove all burdens of havi...read more

  • 15 of 16

    by Michele Coder

    Weddings are one of the most important events in a guy or girls life, and while it is a joyful time, it is also a stressful one. Often the issues that arise from planning begin to spill over and infect the relationship it...read more

  • 16 of 16

    by Maria Vuggica

    will you marry me? yes, of course i will is how it started. the next day i went out and purchased every wedding book on the shelf. i joined every web-site, entered every contest for a free honeymoon, picked my bridesmaids,...read more

Debate Icon

Cast your vote!

Are arranged marriages a good tradition or an outdated notion?

Click for your side. Must be logged in.

Contest

Join Helium

150468

Featured Partner

Hope 4 Kids International

Hope 4 Kids International has partnered with Helium, giving you the chance to write for a cause. Browse Hope 4 K...more

What is Helium? | User Guide | Community | Link to Helium | Privacy | User Agreement | DMCA

Helium, Inc.
200 Brickstone Square Andover, MA 01810 USA