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Was your wedding the best day of your life?

253 replies

Opal93 · 22/03/2021 20:40

Mine wasn’t. But I’m glad it wasn’t! That would have meant life was all downhill from there! My hair was right in the middle of the worst stage of post partum hair loss, and it was so thin and straggly wearing it down as I wanted looked terrible. Wearing extensions wasn’t an option either as it had gotten so thin you could see every clip. The hairdresser did do her best with what she had to work with but it wasn’t what I’d have chosen. Also my makeup artist cancelled last minute and I had to find a replacement who did do a decent enough job but it wasn’t what I’d pictured. Several things went wrong , but nothing major. My son was 8 months old and in strange form and was glued to me. Also I found I was kind of hovering not really knowing who to sit with or speak to, as everyone sat in their own groups. My husband and his mates congregated in the smoking area watching football for almost all the reception! I didn’t expect him to be glued to me the whole night but come on, at least make the most of the entertainment we’ve paid for !! So, while I do look back fondly on it and it wasn’t a disaster, certainly not the best day of my life. Was your wedding the best day of yours?

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Mumblechum0 · 22/03/2021 20:42

No.

catsareme14 · 22/03/2021 20:42

Nope , I've had two wedding days . Both horrible , both mistakes .

PinkiOcelot · 22/03/2021 20:44

No not really. I did enjoy it, but not the best day of my life.

Aprilx · 22/03/2021 20:45

I don’t really think about “best days” but it was certainly one of my very happy days and I only have fond memories.

Merryoldgoat · 22/03/2021 20:46

No, but it’s up there.

It wasn’t ‘perfect’ - loads of food, booze, dancing etc but I wasn’t really interested in it being the best day ever - I wanted to celebrate and for all my guests to have a lovely time. Which we ensured by filling them with booze.

Best days are when my sons arrived.

Mustardbay · 22/03/2021 20:46

No, expensive stressful mistake.

floofycroissant · 22/03/2021 20:46

No, I don't regret it but if I were to go back and do it again I wouldn't bother.

Loopyloututu2 · 22/03/2021 20:46

I think the best days of my life were when I met dh and giving birth to my dc’s (apart from the pain of course!) but my wedding day comes close behind. It was a perfect day - I just wish I hadn’t felt so nervous and had relaxed a bit more (I didn’t really relax until the speeches were over with!)

bakingdemon · 22/03/2021 20:47

I've always thought it's a weird ambition to set for a wedding. I always want the best day of my life to be ahead of me, not falling further and further behind the longer I've been married

Hoppythehippo · 22/03/2021 20:48

No. Perfectly nice day, went without a hitch and wouldn’t change anything about it, but it was a small low key affair, the main point of which was to get married. I planned it in a few weeks and pretty much stopped thinking about it afterwards. Still happily married many years later. I don’t think I have a “best day of my life” anyway.

Disfordarkchocolate · 22/03/2021 20:48

Absolutely not. It was lovely but there have thousands of happier days. Right now, a walk on the beach followed by some cherry ice-cream would make me happier.

Alreadyinmypyjamas · 22/03/2021 20:48

No.

When I saw Backstreet Boys was.

UtterlyUnimaginativeUsername · 22/03/2021 20:48

No. I hate socialising. If I could go back and do it again, it would be the two of us in a registry office with randomers off the street.

Andromache77 · 22/03/2021 20:49

My sister ruined most of mine, although it was quite lovely after she left. Not the best day of my life by any stretch, it was just one day, but nice enough for the afternoon after she had gone and there was no more loud moaning and complaining at everything.

Messyplayallday · 22/03/2021 20:49

It is in my top 3 best days of my life for sure! Along with the birth of my DD as another in the top 3. I loved my wedding, I have zero regrets on how much we spent even though family still go on about it, I loved seeing all our friends and family in the same place, and I just loved it all!

UltimateBlends · 22/03/2021 20:49

Absolutely wasn't the best day of my life. Vegas wedding. Marriage ended, but thats got no relation to how I feel about the "big day" It was OK, I've been engaged now for 3 years and still no wedding plans.

When I think of marriage #2 I think of just a small intimate thing for DP and I.
When I first got engaged I got over excited and looked at the whole big fiasco, but im glad we didn't go down that route. 3 years on, alot changed and the money i would have spent would have made me sick now.

Generally nobody really cares that much about someone else's wedding, and you can never keep everyone happy, so all in all, I think it turns out to be mostly a huge waste of time.
The big sell of the white wedding and the best day of your life is very cleverly marketed by the wedding sector to make people spend big money.
All the matters at the end of your wedding day is the vows you made and the promises of a life together.
The immense pressure for it to be "perfect" is unattainable and unrealistic.

Thirtyrock39 · 22/03/2021 20:50

Yes . But we were the first of all our friends to get married so there was little pressure or expectation and the whole thing was way under 5 grand so it wasn't a fancy do. We just had such a laugh with our mates all day and night- we were a bit crap in hindsight as didn't really do the rounds of chatting to the ancient relatives or parents random friends but it was brill and my mum overheard guests saying how nice it was to see everyone just happy and having fun . As we were fairly young - late 20s - all our mates knew each other from parties etc as it was a very social time in my life had a bit of a student house party vibe in many ways. The years after we went to a lot of other weddings that were much more civilised and traditional,a lot more attention to detail and I was very glad we hadn't been having to compete with those weddings !

Still1nLove · 22/03/2021 20:50

Not the happiest, one of the most memorable. A great day

HappyTimeTunnelDinosaur · 22/03/2021 20:51

For me at the time it definitely was, it was relaxed and happy and meant so much to me. The day my daughter was born several years later is now the best day of my life.

Woodlandbelle · 22/03/2021 20:51

No

Bunnybigears · 22/03/2021 20:51

No, I mean it was nice and I enjoyed it. I dont think I actually have a best day of my life. I have good days and good bits of days and bad days and bad bits of days but I couldn't tell you which was the best or the worst.

AnaofBroceliande · 22/03/2021 20:51

No

SuperSange · 22/03/2021 20:52

It was one of the best days I've had so far. Up there with our son being born and finishing the London marathon.

Echobelly · 22/03/2021 20:52

Not it wasn't, DH and I both agree that, although it was wonderful. I hate this BS about 'everyone wants a perfect wedding day', we both knew perfectly well it wouldn't be perfect!

I think the best day of my life was my A-level results day - I dyed my hair a crazy colour for the first time, got straight As, went to a secret gig of a fairly famous band and then had a great time clubbing afterwards. Smile

RLGGG · 22/03/2021 20:53

I put an awful lot of pressure on for it to be 'perfect'. If I did it again would do it differently.

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