{ hello, stress }

With all the last minute wedding plans and all the excitement of the fourth, I have barely had a second to breathe. Needless to say, wedding stress is kicking in { for the first time during the entire planning process, thankfully } and I'm trying to take it all step by step. I'm finishing up the last DIY projects this week so that next week I can just relax. I'll be taking a few hours off Wednesday and then I'll be off of work for the rest of the week. to greet family as they come in and tie up the last loose ends.

Although it is overwhelming, I'm finding that the best way to tackle the last bit of details and avoid stress as much as possible is to write to-do lists for every day up until next Saturday. Being able to check off even the littlest things each day will help I hope!
But I calm down every time I think that, next Sunday after all the fun, excitement and craziness of the wedding is over, T and I will be here:

taking all of this in...

relaxing here...

enjoying a few meals out here...

and i'll enjoy this...
while he enjoys this...
goodbye stress. hello, paradise.


{photos from here }