Let's talk about this wedding, and the Bridezilla effect
There is the obvious choice for wedding reportage this past week, but we will choose to forgo talking about a wedding that actually happened and that was very well attended and covered by the press, because here at the HubbyCo offices we're in the midst of the difficulties it takes to actually make a wedding happen.
We were feeling a little stressed out (to say the very least) this week and so we googled "wedding planning stress." Amongst the dozens of pages of tips for brides-to-be (no grooms-to-be stress sites were evident), we found this article that simply suggested that hiring a wedding planner would make for a much more relaxing experience.
This reminded us of the uniqueness of the endeavor that we are taking on and why we can't just hire someone to do it for us. There will be two marriages happening in September: one between the couple and the other between the couple and HubbyCo. We've curated many shows before, but never one that happened melded with a wedding and we're finding that this concoction of art and real-life can be a hard drink to blend and to swallow.
As is consistently the case for us, one of the main priorities in any project is to espouse a sense of community, collaborative spirit, hard work and a celebratory coming together to enjoy the fruits of our labor. It is that original vision for Get Hubbied we have to get back to, though the decisions to get there are difficult ones for us to make. More on that soon.
'Bridezillas' in an abstract sense, (applicable to many sides of the fence, including the people getting married, their parents, wedding planners and guests) aren't born that way, they erupt during the process of planning something incredibly detailed that they've never undertaken before. In our case, it's not about working with the artists or finding the right caterer, it's about communicating with your partner... in our case, partners.
If you're planning a wedding, and aren't collaborating with a coterie of artists and a curated wedding, then maybe your solution could be, like the below article suggests, to find a fourth party to swoop in and plan things for you, reduce stress and really allow yourself enjoy the process all the way along.
...or, you, your parents, your partner or your loved ones may turn into 'Bridezilla,' Groomonster, etc...
click here for some amusing and/or frightening stories