Introduction
Many cultural traditions have used the concept of balancing the four elements (air, earth, fire and water) in order to explain how one can lead a physically, spiritually and psychologically healthy life. The concept of each of these elements is interesting, especially when one thinks about one’s wedding. In order to truly enjoy your wedding (and the planning and preparations of it) you may want to do what sages have advised over thousands of years-Find a way to incorporate and balance all four of the elements.
Air
Air is the lightest of the four elements. It represents the dreamier aspects of life. After your engagement, when you are ready to think about planning your wedding, you’ll want to incorporate the air element because it’s so much fun to do. You’ll want to spend some time just thinking and dreaming about what you’d like your wedding to look, feel and be like. At this point in your planning, you just need to focus on your wedding vision. You may want to look through magazines and cut out pictures of dresses and flowers. You may want to spend some time daydreaming about how you’ll do your hair and your makeup. Using the element air means that you’re in the clouds-and you’ll want to be here first. Dreaming and envisioning helps inspire the hard work and dedicated planning that will soon follow.
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Gabrielle Gujjari is a newlywed who successfully survived planning her wedding. She is also a certified professional life coach who specializes in relationships and women’s issues. You can visit her blog here.
