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How much did you cry at your wedding?

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Hungboisking · 11/08/2023 10:37

I’m getting married in a week and now the important stuff is all sorted I can relax a bit and it’s sunk in that it’s so soon!

I’m not an overly emotional person in general but I cry without fail at touching moments and seeing others emotional.

I start to cry when I read my vows, and when I think of our wedding song, seeing future husband at the end of the aisle, seeing my stepsons and Newport at the end of the aisle.

I know I will cry during the vows, i hope I can get them out 🤣.

So how much did you cry at your wedding? I know it sounds a bit wet, I’m an independent strong no nonsense lady usually I assure you 🤣

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OsirisservesAnubis · 11/08/2023 11:09

Not at all. But I'm generally very cold so I'd have been extremely surprised if I had.

PeopleAreToads · 11/08/2023 11:10

I'm a big crier, sobbed through my best friends wedding a few months before my own. But didn't cry at all at my own, I was just so happy.

But because I knew what I'm like, I tried to listen to music for walking down the aisle/practice vows so it wasn't so overwhelming on the day

I was the most chilled bride ever, the venue kept commenting on how weirdly relaxed I was, which isn't my personality at all. So I don't think you can know how you'll react, just enjoy your day!

AncoraAmarena · 11/08/2023 11:10

I didn't cry at all. My tears came after I married him 😑

Rocknrollstar · 11/08/2023 11:53

The registrar mixed up our names and we giggled right thru the ceremony

TheFoxCatcher · 11/08/2023 11:55

I didn’t think I would cry at all. I’m not particularly emotional. But I burst into tears while DH was saying his vows and barely managed my own vows through my tears. No idea where it came from! I surprised myself Grin

Ladyj84 · 11/08/2023 12:01

Nope no crying involved lol

BlartFast · 11/08/2023 12:03

I didn’t but my husband cried the minute he saw me. He also cried when he proposed so I should not have been surprised.

harriethoyle · 11/08/2023 12:04

Literally started crying 5 words into my vows 😂A friend of mine cried so much the registrar was worried she was being forced into the marriage!!

SuperiorM · 11/08/2023 12:07

Just welled up as Dad and I left the house.

AuntieMarys · 11/08/2023 12:08

Not at all..but there was just the 2 of us

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Hungboisking · 11/08/2023 12:09

Notamum12345577 · 11/08/2023 10:42

I was going to ask if that was Newport IOW or Newport Wales 🤣

🤣 I’m a div!

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Elsiebear90 · 11/08/2023 12:09

I thought I would cry a lot, but I didn’t, I shed a few tears during vows and my brother’s speech, but I thought I was going to cry a lot more!

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Hungboisking · 11/08/2023 12:10

Simonjt · 11/08/2023 10:43

We almost didn’t manage to get married as I was crying so much I couldn’t actually speak. The video is top tier cringe.

Enjoy your special day.

Bless you, that is a sweet story!

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Hungboisking · 11/08/2023 12:11

Uncooperativefingers · 11/08/2023 10:48

Oh congratulations! I hope you have the best day

I'm getting married in 4 weeks and already super emotional. I'm also usually pretty stoic and chilled, but so far I've cried seeing DP in his suit, cried seeing my wedding dress tailored to fit, when mil gave me my something borrowed... Not bawling, but being a little weepy. It's mad

You sound just like me! Have a lovely day when it comes around! 🤍

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BlastedPimples · 11/08/2023 12:12

I didn't cry. I knew in my heart I had made a mistake.

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Hungboisking · 11/08/2023 12:13

Defiantlynot41 · 11/08/2023 10:51

Tip for not crying during vows is to practice, out loud - a lot! You almost need to normalise saying the words and eventually the emotional significance of the words will fade a bit.

This also works for funeral readings!

Really good tip. I don’t mind crying during my wedding as I don’t think I’ll be hysterical in all seriousness but may use this for funerals (hope it won’t be for a long time though!)

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Hungboisking · 11/08/2023 12:14

BlastedPimples · 11/08/2023 12:12

I didn't cry. I knew in my heart I had made a mistake.

Aw lovey I hope all worked out right in the end for you? 🧡

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Hungboisking · 11/08/2023 12:16

CopperSeahorses · 11/08/2023 11:03

We both shed a tear afterwards because it had been such a special day and we knew we wouldn't be married for long, I felt we would be lucky to see our first wedding anniversary and I was right, we didn't. he died 9 months later. We managed to get a date just as we were coming out of lockdown so were able to have friends and family at the ceremony and we went to our favourite pub afterwards for a meal, it was such a special day.

What a beautiful story. I am so sorry for your loss. 🤍

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Hungboisking · 11/08/2023 12:18

Thank you for all your lovely response, sorry I can’t reply to them all. Predictably… some of the stories have made me shed a tear or two!

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RaraRachael · 11/08/2023 12:22

Never cried at anybody's wedding. When I asked a friend if she'd enjoyed her son's wedding ceremony she said she'd cried all the way through it.

I really don't get it at all.

VeridicalVagabond · 11/08/2023 12:22

I'm a top tier crier. I cried the other day because I broke my favourite pencil. I cry at adverts. I cry at cute animals.

I didn't cry at my wedding! It all came out the next morning when I woke up and sobbed for half an hour 😂

IncompleteSenten · 11/08/2023 12:24

I didn't.
I'm a bit of a cold fish really 😁

HedgehogOBrien · 11/08/2023 12:27

I didn’t cry but my husband nearly did. When my cousin got married she cried so much she couldn’t get the words out.

Phos · 11/08/2023 12:29

Didn’t cry at all at either of them but crying isn’t my natural response to anything other than genuine upset/grief. I understand some people cry with happiness or overwhelm but it’s not something I’ve ever done.

ThisOldWoman · 11/08/2023 12:29

Not as much as I should have done, if I'd known what I was getting myself in for.