Bounce Magazine May 2018
Featuring the lovely Nadine Coyle, former Girls Aloud Star, Singer Songwriter Frank Turner. We also have a food and drink special, feature the bury Festival and have plenty of summer recipes, competitions and interesting columns from our usual contributors.
Featuring the lovely Nadine Coyle, former Girls Aloud Star, Singer Songwriter Frank Turner. We also have a food and drink special, feature the bury Festival and have plenty of summer recipes, competitions and interesting columns from our usual contributors.
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MAY <strong>2018</strong> MAY | <strong>2018</strong> ISSUE | ISSUE #67 | #67 WEDDING<br />
WeddingAngel<br />
Overcome pre-wedding nerves...<br />
BY LISA MARIE SMITH<br />
Panic At The Altar?<br />
Wedding anxiety setting in? Not to<br />
fear I have a few tips to help combat<br />
those nerves and allow you to revel<br />
in your big moment...<br />
Talk to any budding bride or groom<br />
and one word usually resounds:<br />
nerves. Ask them how they’re<br />
feeling and I’ll guarantee, ‘stressed’,<br />
‘excited’ and ‘nervous’ will pour as<br />
much from their verbal response as<br />
it will off their entire aura. Each will<br />
have their individual anxieties, but<br />
research reveals that brides appear<br />
to be taking the brunt, reporting<br />
an upsurge in panic attacks and<br />
breakdowns before – and most<br />
worryingly – on the day itself. So<br />
here’s a few of my top tips!<br />
1. It’s OK to feel overwhelmed...<br />
There’s a huge amount of pressure for everything to go<br />
perfectly, and if you’re anxious you’ll probably feel that pressure<br />
even more intensely.<br />
2. Say a big “yes” to those offers of help...<br />
If you see deadlines looming but freeze up and find yourself<br />
unable to meet them, don’t suffer in silence. Turn to a friend<br />
and say: “Remember when you asked if there was anything you<br />
could do to help? The answer is a thousand times yes.”<br />
3. You really don’t need those Mason jars full of glitter...<br />
I constantly made more work for myself. Buy invitations?<br />
Nope. I decided to make them, despite once glue-gunning<br />
myself to an art workbench at school. It took months of stress<br />
and the end result looked like it was made by a 5-year-old.<br />
Try to prioritise the fine touches and detail; it all adds up and<br />
before you know it you’re facing an impossible to-do list. It’s<br />
perfectly OK to have ordinary place cards or a straightforward<br />
table plan.<br />
You’ll still have an amazing day and won’t have wasted weeks<br />
crying into a pot of calligraphy ink.<br />
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