Picture the great green fictional monster, Godzilla. Now picture your fiancée’s gorgeous, glowing face on Godzilla's body (known as ‘Bridezilla’), crashing through the streets, the house, the office, leaving a trail of shredded wedding invitation samples and astronomical cell phone bills in her wake. Bridezilla is born, Bridezilla has risen, Bridezilla is real and you must act to rescue her from her own devastating wrath. How can she be stopped? How can a groom avoid getting trampled under her thunderous footfall?

GroomGroove.com has the answers for you. (It’s going to be okay.)

How Do You Know She's...Transformed?
Trust us on this one...you'll know! Your usually composed, even-tempered partner will become suddenly obsessed with the wedding plans, focusing day and night on little else. She will, at times, become irritable, accusatory, dismissive, irrational, and demanding. It's not PMS -- and in fact, never speak those three letters aloud-- it's the biggest day of her life, and dammit, it's going to go off without a hitch. The groom has got to cut his bride some slack.

How can a groom cope?
1. Prevention is key. Before you dive into the planning stage of your wedding, chat with your bride-to-be about how you plan to tackle it. And by you, that means both of you. Have a good talk about what each of you will be responsible for, and an exchange of vows (so to speak) not to let the enormity of the task ahead get the best of you and cast a storm cloud over one of the greatest events of your lives. If she doesn’t bring this up, be proactive. Establishing a plan of action will benefit you if things get out of hand later. You can simply refer to your “initial agreement” to get you back on track.

2. Grooms aren't guilty unless…they are. If you are upholding your end of the bargain, you have absolutely nothing to feel sorry for. Even so, this may not prevent your future wife from becoming Bridezilla. If she succumbs, remind her that you’re doing all you can and that if she is taking on tasks above and beyond what was agreed upon, that is her own choosing. However, if you’re skipping out on things you agreed to help with to have a drink with friends or catch the game on TV, sorry brother but...you're guilty as charged. In this case, your Bridezilla is justified in being a monster. Rectify the situation as quickly as you can. Be extra, extra nice.

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