Not your parents inviting strangers to the wedding 🤦🏻♀️⤵️
The think you can just add a few extra tables… or maybe they’re helping you financially, so they feel entitled to start doing whatever they want…
Don’t panic!
Either way, The Course for Brides has got you covered.
The Course has lessons for conflict, hard conversations, jealousy, asking for money, all sorts of help!
Want your wedding planning to be fun and drama-free??
THE COURSE FOR BRIDES IS ON SALE for $27 (less than $1/lesson) !!!!!
💎 28 lessons from 28 cutting edge coaches and therapists
💎 The categories include:
👑anxiety-relief
👑body image
👑communication & difficult conversations
👑emotional processing
👑financial stress
👑mindset
👑self-love & self-care
👑sex
👑time management
👑wedding-specific issues
💎 Custom made for brides and folks getting married
💎 Lessons are around 20 minutes, but the skills will last a lifetime!
Tap the link @thecourseforbrides or go straight to www.thecourseforbrides.com
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Picture this: it’s your 10 year wedding anniversary and you’re renewing your vows.
With you are your 4 sons, your parents, and your grandma!!!
After the ceremony you take a limo down to a park on the lake for photos. It’s the first time in a limo for your babies and they’re amazed!
During the ride your photographer asks “so, does this remind you of your wedding day?” And you start to reminisce.
“Our wedding…” you look at each other.
“Our wedding was amazing. Our whole engagement was. We had so much fun and we felt so supported.
“I got a chance to get to know my in-laws, which was so important now that they have passed.
“My girlfriends all came from around the country and we spent the weekend together laughing as if no time had passed.
“My sister was unexpectedly pregnant and it was amazing to share the spotlight with her - it brought us closer than we ever imagined.
“We had a lot going on, with jobs and school, but we learned how to really be a family that year.
….Good practice now that we have 4 sons!”
The limo arrives in the parking lot and everyone gets out, except you too. You take a moment to stare at each other.
“Ten years! And we did it.”
“I love you so much.”
“I love you too. I can’t wait for the next ten.”
The baby is fussing so you kiss quickly and climb out into the sun laughing and holding hands.
It feels so good to look back and see how things were handled during your engagement and wedding planning.
It’s not just about ‘one perfect day’.
Not if getting to that day causes havoc and hell in your family, relationships, or mental or physical health.
It can be wonderful, and indeed it is for 50% of brides! Be one of them. The Course will show you how.
Check the link in the bio, for all the personal development tools you need, to make your life extraordinary. ❤️
Photos @sweetheartempire
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s great to have a designated day for romance in the middle of Feb….
😍But do you find it rejuvenating?
😍Does it leave you turned on for WEEKS?
😍Do you wake up tomorrow feeling a total and complete boost in energy, manifestation vibez, erotic power, confidence, and Queenliness?
If not, you’re not alone. Because there’s one person, even more important that your fiancé/e on Valentine’s Day: your self.
If you don’t show HER any love, you won’t be feeling as generous or turned on for anyone else….
If you DO show her the love, your significant other will also reap the benefits…. Because we all know there’s no one more generous than a TURNED ON WOMAN.
So today I am launching a free 14-day challenge!
#14daysofromance!!!
💖For the next two weeks, I will do one tiny thing to romance myself, that isn’t usually included in my routine or self-care (because romance to me means a little extra special).
🔥Join me!
👑Post the way you’re wooing yourself, loving up on yourself, celebrating your radiance, turning yourself on, courting yourself, seducing yourself, or otherwise getting that daily dose or romance…
If you’re shy to post it here, request to join my private FB group (“Queen Up Your Life”).
Are you ready to sweep yourself off your feet? Who’s in? 😍😍😍😍😍
77% of brides suffer from body image issues. What does that mean to you?⠀
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There’s a good chance it means looking for flaws in the mirror, criticizing yourself, worrying about your dress, or photos, or even restricting yourself from eating certain foods.⠀
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Yes, I get it. Some people get inspired during this time to make changes that they’ve always wanted.⠀
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💥That’s the whole purpose of The Course!
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It is a highly motivating and transformational time, by design!💥
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But any proper resource for health, wholeheartedness, wellbeing... any and ALL legit and proven programs of success will also tell you this:⠀
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Feeling worse, putting yourself down, and looking outside yourself (or at the outside of yourself) for your happiness, self love, beauty or worth, will NOT get you there.⠀
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It is by getting acquainted with your body and treating it with love, that you will find the thing you’re looking for.⠀
This lesson is for you, if you want:
💖to find yourself beautiful⠀
💖to KNOW you are fabulous⠀
💖to let go⠀
💖to be in the moment⠀
💖to Laugh until you cry⠀
💖to look back at the photos and remember how much fun you had⠀
💖to focus on your heart overflowing with love for your friends and your beautiful life⠀
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HOW do you do that??⠀
(And, in fact, wouldn’t it be nice to live LIFE like that? Even beyond the wedding day?)⠀
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This lesson by @hello.sarahlou will start you on your way, with clear, actionable steps.⠀
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You can choose healing and happiness.⠀
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You’ve committed to someone else. Can you take this step for yourself?⠀
✨Link is in the bio!✨
Something that isn’t talked about much in the wedding industry is sex. But the truth is, there are lots of people waiting for marriage to have sex for the first time with their partner, or for the first time ever!
And for everyone else, this lesson is still a goldmine of inspiration!
This video is the intro to @nicolehollandgreen’s amazing mindset lesson on how to use sex to connect even more with God, or whatever spiritual force you believe in.
Why would you want to do that???
Because so many of us have contradictory beliefs and desires around sex: you’re bad, a slut, a sinner; but you need to do it, you want it, you want it to be great, and you want to connect with your partner on the deepest and highest level!
Sex, sexiness, sensuality and turn-on, all begin in the mind.
If you’re making that transition overnight from no sex to sex, and you want better education than pornography (which for the most part COMPLETELY misunderstands the function and full potential of female sexual organs) this is a great addition to your library.
If you’re interested in seeing the full lesson, tap the link in my bio and click “But Now”. After you register you’ll have access to ALL the Course lessons for life!
Course Lesson Intro: Movement + Emotional Release
@bernadette_pleasant is one of the biggest names in somatics and dance movement therapy. In this lesson she talks about her experience in the wedding industry and the detrimental effects of holding in all your emotions during wedding planning.
Bernadette teaches an incredible workshop called @livefemme that, for me, opened so many doors to learning how to experience my emotions with approval and even pleasure.
The Course for Brides has many unique gems and this is definitely one of the shiniest ones!
Check out the link in my profile to learn more!
Why and how did I get so interested in the #emotional lives of #brides?? By witnessing and documenting some of their most #intimatemoments... for HUNDREDS of #couples and families over a period of 11 years.
The #weddingphotographer sees and hears all.
The photog comforts from behind closed doors. Acts as a buffer or barrier when unruly family members try to take over. Observes you in your messiest most triggered moment and helps you feel human again.
Ok, maybe not all photographers, but me. I do.
Cuz I’m also a frigging #lifecoach and I’m sensitive AF and I’m nerdily interested in the social benefits of #emotionalhealth!
But MORE IMPORTANTLY I started noticing that everyone feels like they’re alone in their struggles...
...with #bodyimage issues
...with #anxiety and the pain that comes with it
...with #familypressure
...indecision
...#peoplepleasing
...trying to avoid conflict
...friend drama
...#moneyworries
...#procrastination and sleepless nights
But they’re NOT alone.
These are the most common experiences! Yes the levels of intensity varies, but the issues are the same.
I’ve seen it hundreds of times, and I’ve seen the benefits of having #emotionalsupport.
Having the tools and skills IS WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE between happy #wedding [planning] memories and depressing super stressful ones.
Almost nothing else matters. Emotional support, tools, and skills are the common denominator of the happy #chillbride.
And it is my deep wish that every single #bridetobe has access to them.
Send me a 🙏🏼 if you want that too!
This park has seen me through life’s darkest times. This tiny patch of green has brought beauty serenity and grounding to me, along with wonder relaxation and joy (I held the BEST Birthday party for myself here, last year - yes in the pandemic).
I sit here sipping my coffee in the sun, thinking “why am I offering More Unstuck?”
The answer? Because I have seen the power of the mindset reset. I have used it in my life to make changes that I NEVER thought would happen.
Listen up: I know how it feels.
✨I know how it feels to have adhd and be scattered and not able to follow through.
✨I know how it feels to want love romance friendships family and community, but to be stuck by patterns, fears and wounds that push people away.
✨I know how it feels to live under a mountain of debt, shame and terror, about my livelihood and future.
✨I know how it feels to feel bound by fear about what people think, or what would happen if you lived your full truth out loud.
✨I know how it feels to live everyday waiting for that "someday" when you'll wake up as a different person who loves themselves, is confident, feels beautiful and THEN you will get what you want.
You don't have to wait. You can have what you want now.
💥Because I know how it feels to have the opposite of all these things too.
I have found my path. I have found myself. I’ve found stockpiles of love, energy, success, and abundance. I live exactly the life I want. YES, EVEN IN THE PANDEMIC. I get my needs met with pleasure. I have more fun than most other adults I know.
Nothing feels more exciting to me, than sharing this with you. You couldn’t stop me from sharing it if you tried. I will help as many people as I can, for as long as I live.
👉 Do you feel like you have unlived or undiscovered dreams and desires?
👉Do you feel locked in an unhealthy dynamic with yourself or someone else?
👉Do you feel like you’re waiting for some future time for things to finally click?
Stop waitin
“B*tch I’m from New York. I cry about it, I get over it, and I’m focused on the next challenge.”
This quote from season 12 of #dragrace really struck me, because YES: we all need to learn how to do THIS.
.........but, like, how?
Right now one of the main struggles I’m seeing for #brides, #grooms and #marriers is that you’ve had to cancel, reschedule and #postpone your #wedding sometimes MULTIPLE TIMES!
And now you’re tired AF and trying to re-plan is no fun.
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Ugh.
Wasn’t this supposed to be the “most wonderful time of your life”?! Wasn’t it supposed to be a time of joyous celebration and excitement?
The answer:
It still can be. You can learn how to #werk again like @janjanjan.
Giving yourself a chance to cry about it and get over it comes first! You will get there!!!
Send this to your #squirrelfriends who need some #weddingplanning #emotionalsupport!
You might wonder how and why I know SO much about #brides and what y’all are going through. Well, here I am. Kate O’Connor!
I‘ve been a full time #weddingphotographer for over 11 years and have worked closely with HUNDREDS of brides, #grooms and their families.
Before every #wedding I ask my #couples all about #familydynamics, and if there’s anything I need to know in order to help keep the peace, buffer and protect them, and make sure they’re comfortable and happy.
WHY? Well because it makes for great photos.... But secondly, because I know how this sh*t FEELS.
I am a #highlysensitiveperson, who grew up #supershy, in a family that loved to fight, and took our daily dose of silent resentment.
I’ve witnessed the drama and the trauma.
I’ve lived with anxiety and depression.
I’ve survived the invisible labour, good-girl conditioning, #slutshaming, and general “never be too much”-ness of living as a woman in this world....
And I’ve come through it all. 💥💥💥
Every single bride I’ve worked with, I see and hold with LOVE in my heart.
I know your pain. I witness your struggles. And I do my very best to help you shine.
I care about my clients so 👏🏽 freaking 👏🏽 much 👏🏽
SO. This is where it all started. This is where The Course began, and where the adventure continues!
Please, introduce yourself to me in the comments, and let’s make friends! ⤵️⤵️⤵️
There are several lessons in The Course for Brides that teach you how to deal with getting triggered, and/or flipping your lid.⠀
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This is one of them.⠀
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But this isn’t an emotional processing technique or a communication method.⠀
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This is about breathing and focusing for five minutes a day, to change your system over the long term. ⠀
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In this gentle lesson, coach and minister Helen Valleau @helenvalleau teaches the basic steps of Heart Math, and a bit of the science behind it.⠀
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It’s hard to believe, but often the most simple truths are the most profound... and this lesson encapsulates that principle.⠀
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If you want to learn to respond to people from a higher perspective, and speak from the heart, this is the lesson for you.⠀
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Love an on point wedding dress ad! I like Jeanie. 😍
Posted @withregram • @berta Which is your lady?
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