The first thing to know about premarital jitters is this: they are absolutely normal. After all, the bride and groom are making a commitment to love and honor one another for the rest of their lives. It's a huge decision and one that will have a big impact on your life – of course you should feel a little nervous.

You’ve spent months and probably many dollars planning, organizing, and making a thousand decisions about your wedding. You’ve gotten opinions and suggestions from everyone concerned, whether you asked for them or not. While your wedding may be one of the happiest days of your life, the size of the event also makes it one of the most stressful.

Here are a few things you can do to ease some of that stress.

1. DON'T assume that nerves mean that you are having doubts about your love or your commitment. Take some quiet moments to consider the underlying source of your pre-wedding jitters. If it involves the ceremony, take a moment to go over the plans in your head to make sure all the i’s have been dotted and the t’s have been crossed. There might be some small detail to manage that got lost in the sauce and your nerves are a way of your subconscious alerting you.

2. Before the wedding, find some time for a romantic evening with your fiancé and discuss your fears as calmly as possible. Your intended might be feeling jittery as well and this may give you an opportunity to get everything out in the open.

3. Spend some time alone thinking about why you chose that person to marry. Remembering fun times you spent together or the day of your engagement may be all you need to calm your jitters.

4. Talk over your fears with a trusted friend or family member who has been supportive of your decision to marry.

5. Give yourself plenty of time on your wedding day. Rushing around at the last minute sometimes leads to fears of forgetting something crucial at the ceremony like your wedding vows or a special item you want to include.

6. Take a yoga class or just practice deep breathing whenever you feel stressed. If you have time and extra cash, schedule a spa day or indulge in a favorite activity that relaxes you.

Chances are that your pre-wedding jitters are just a byproduct of the anticipation of the wedding day and all your worries are for naught. In spite of all your perfect planning, things can happen. Plan for the worst, but expect the best. Remember that a wedding lasts for a day; a marriage is meant to last for a lifetime.