IT'S HARD TO be a gobsmackingly gorgeous goddess when you're freaking out over your latest wedding crisis – here are a few tried and tested techniques for maintaining inner calm

Stress-buster 1 – Work it out
Getting down the gym is one of the best ways to forget your troubles and produce feel-good endorphins, plus you'll be feeling all smug for hours afterwards when you think about how toned and svelte you'll look on the wedding day. Whether it's a full on spin class, a more relaxed yoga sesh or simply a walk in the park, it's all good.
SWD stress-buster rating: *****

Stress-buster 2 – Balm and palm
Being a bride is the perfect excuse for pampering oneself, and you'll find plenty of weird and mostly wonderful health and beauty treatments available in your local salon. Most of us are too busy to be in the habit of booking luxury facials or executive massages, but if there was ever a good time to start, this is undoubtedly it!
SWD stress-buster rating: *****

Stress-buster 3 – Deep sleep treat
When you're exhausted the brain doesn't function properly, so rather than getting up early to do 'wedding stuff' on your days off, opt for a lie in whenever you can. That way when you do emerge feeling well-rested, nothing will seem as insurmountable and you'll get all your tasks done efficiently.
SWD stress-buster rating: *****

Stress-buster 4 – Sharing is caring
No matter what's on your mind, having a chat with good friends always helps. So don't let your wedding plans get so all-encompassing that you neglect the top chums in your life. Sometimes just listening to somebody else's problems puts your own sharply into perspective.
SWD stress-buster rating: *****

Stress-buster 5 – Good as a rest
Changing your surroundings, even if just for a night or two, is good for the soul and helps you appreciate aspects of your own life that may have become routine or even mundane. Take a picnic to the park, go on a strictly-no-wedding-chat-allowed camping trip, escape to a country cottage... the joys of nature will give you a new lease of life!
SWD stress-buster rating: *****