I vow to not cry over paper and flowers

I am highly organized and ordered so once I checked off the engagement photos from the list, I felt prepared to start really thinking wedding details. When would it be? Where would it be? How could we afford it? Would it be elegant evening or cutesy day? What kind of DIY can I get my hands in? The Mr.- "Can we elope?" My dad; "Why don't you elope?" My friends- "what are your colors/theme/vendors/flowers?" I'm sure every bride can relate to the barage of questions and things that you need to accomplish.

My response- "we will figure it out in time". I don't mean to pretend that I wasn't excited about planning the wedding or that I the idea of putting on some beautiful dresses wasn't appealing. I just have seen brides go slightly, ummm ... ape sh*t when it came to planning their wedding.

Crazed bride (Illuminate)

I have had friends that are brides to be say things like "If he didn't give me a ring that wasn't x carats I would say no" I have been a bridesmaid when other bridesmaids were so jealous of anyone getting married that they couldn't force themselves to even smile. I have seen a few too many episodes of Bridezillas and I refuse to become one of the crazies!

This being said I have looked through magazines and blogs. I have gushed at beautiful images like these:

(NYCityweddings)

(Weddings-place)

(Yes Bride)

I might have started to gush over these images but I decided to be very careful to not teeter into the land of the crazy brides. I also promised myself that I wasn't going to cry over wedding planning. That's right, this highly emotional bride is going to take a vow- "I will not cry over a wedding detail. Tears will be reserved for happiness about my Mr., excitement over getting married, and the love that we have and that surrounds us from our friends and family."

Have you succumed to the crazy bride syndrome? Or have you sworn to remain calm? How has that worked out for you? Am I naive to think I can stay calm?