More and more women are waiting until later in life to seek a serious relationship and marriage. However, there are still a significant number of brides under the age of 25, which means that many brides may also be students. Not to mention all the women who are going back to get post-graduate degrees.

If you’re trying to plan a wedding while in college or graduate school than I don’t have to tell you how stressful it can be. In addition to worrying about tuition bills, grades and your social life, you also are planning what could potentially be the most important day of your life! Here are five tips to help college brides survive:

1. Schedule time for wedding planning. College life will still get in the way, but the more organized you are, the more time you’ll actually have. Set aside a few hours every week specifically for planning your wedding so that you aren’t tempted to work overtime, participate in on-campus events, or go out for pizza with your friends when you’re supposed to be thinking about your wedding day.
2. Delegate more tasks. While you’re in college, chances are that your mother, future mother-in-law, soon-to-be groom, and maid of honor aren’t all also in college. What tasks can you pass off? For example, instead of spending all day searching for a florist when you should be studying for a bio exam, print pictures of the flowers you want and give them to your mom. She can be the one who calls around to find the best prices and availability. Lots of little tasks like this can be handed to others. Author Hilary Basile talks more about tasks you can delegate in this helpful article.
3. Get your college friends involved! Your social life doesn’t have to suffer if you’re planning a wedding. Get your college friends involved, even if they aren’t bridesmaids. They can go dress-shopping with you, help you pick out cake, and even make suggestions as to what songs should be on the DJ’s list for the reception. Spending time with them, even if you are wedding planning, can help you be involved in the campus life.
4. Keep a folder or file with your wedding information in it and when it is closed, keep it closed. When you’re in college, your academics need to come first. When you’re studying or doing homework, don’t let your mind wander to your wedding.
5. Don’t try to do everything at once. Planning a wedding while you’re going to school is already hard. Avoid planning other big things as well. You can wait until after you graduate to buy a house, have babies, etc. Two major things on your plate is enough!

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