Start Your Wedding Day with Yoga

A wedding day can simultaneously be one of the most exciting, memorable and stressful days of your life. There are guests to greet, food to arrange and all sorts of speedbumps that can derail your sense of inner peace on your big day. Lake Tahoe weddings are always beautiful and memorable, but even these beautiful venues can’t hold off all of the stress and nerves that a wedding day can bring.

On your wedding day you want to look and feel your best, physically and emotionally, and yoga is the best way to bring out the best you on your wedding day. From the physical benefits a morning yoga sequence will have on your body to the balance and harmony that will keep you calm throughout the day, there’s no better way to start the most important day of your life than with a trip to Lake Tahoe Yoga.


Setting aside some time to devote to non-wedding talk and preparations is important and can actually make the whole day go more seamlessly. It’s important to be ready to take on any challenges that may present themselves with a relaxed demeanor to help you keep everything into perspective. A yoga session gives brides (or grooms) a chance to take a moment to herself on the busy hours leading up to the walk down the aisle. This is a perfect way to bypass pre-wedding jitters, and avoid the "bridezilla" stereotype.

Weddings are all about making connections - sharing a special moment with your family, friends, and most importantly, making a new connection with your long-life mate. Before you connect with all of the wonderful people in your life it’s important to take some time to connect with yourself; focusing on your breathing, gently stretching and energizing to be truly present on the day you've been waiting for your whole life.

The exercise aspect of yoga is yet another reason to fit a session into your wedding day itinerary as it will get your blood flowing and endorphins pumping. After the previous days of rehearsal dinners and get-togethers, an hour of yoga on your wedding morning goes a long way; resulting in a confident feeling as you slip into your wedding dress. In addition to these benefits, having a jump-started metabolism can make alcohol easier to process as well, which may be another perk, if you are planning on sipping on champagne and enjoying your cake and catering throughout your wedding day.


Lake Tahoe Yoga offers several yoga wedding packages, whether you want an hour alone in the morning, want to spend it connecting with your future hubby, or want to share this time with the girls who will be by your side when you say “I do.” Couples can seize this as an opportunity to complete an hour of yoga together, as often times the bride and groom are so bombarded with requests, a regimented schedule and people to see at the wedding, that they don’t get the much-needed one-on-one time. Yoga will have both the bride and groom calm and ready to take on this magical day together.

A pre-wedding yoga session is also a wonderful way to bond and connect with family, friends, the bridal party and other loved ones who have possibly traveled long distances or at least many miles to be there with you on your special day. Weddings are supposed to be about connecting but, sometimes this idea gets overlooked, when juggling all the different factors that go into ensuring the wedding goes off without a hitch. Since friends and family are usually scattered across the country an hour yoga session is an ideal way to not only work in this calming heart-based practice but, also bring everyone together in a shared experience that there sometimes isn’t time for otherwise a midst all the festivities. Include many people in the session or, have a more intimate group of just the immediate family or the bridal party.


Lake Tahoe is home to some of the most beautiful wedding venues in the world so, it’s hard to imagine there will be any stress on your wedding day. But the unexpected is bound to happen and including some time for a yoga session in the busy and somewhat overwhelming hours prior to a wedding is a great way to relax, fit some exercise into your morning and connect with loved ones, friends and yourself. Be ready to take on any of the little mishaps or miscommunication that can happen at least once during the course of the day with an improved attitude, calm body and serene spirit. 

-Lizz Riggs, Tahoe'sBest.com