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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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Highlighta · 11/08/2023 12:54

BlastedPimples · 11/08/2023 12:12

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

It was the same for me. In fact we didn't even look at each other while saying our vows.

I didn't realise it at the time, but my brother pointed it out to me after.

I cried at someone else's wedding I went to recently though, so it's not like I don't get emotional.

Cognitivedisonance · 11/08/2023 13:02

Didn’t cry at all. Felt a bit nervous because I hate being centre of attention ( even though we’d deliberately kept the numbers minimal the fact even a few people were looking was awful for me, we’re non religious so luckily it was sign and go ! But it was a good 22 minutes of awkward/ try not to giggle hell for us before we could go and enjoy the mother of all barn dances. We both hated the Ceremony bit and were trying not to laugh.

Horriblewoman · 11/08/2023 13:04

I grinned like an absolute lunatic throughout the day as the pictures attest to. No tears here!

ApolloandDaphne · 11/08/2023 13:09

Horriblewoman · 11/08/2023 13:04

I grinned like an absolute lunatic throughout the day as the pictures attest to. No tears here!

Me too! I'm not really someone who cries though.

Highlyflavouredgravy · 11/08/2023 13:13

I got very overwhelmed the night before my weddings snd had a cry and on the day I got choked up when I said my vows but the rest of the day I grinned like a loon!
It was the best, most fun day. We have been married for 26 years now and still have so much fun!

Hmmmbetterchangethis · 11/08/2023 13:21

I didn’t cry. I had a few glasses of Prosecco in the morning.
DH cried when I walked up to him at the altar, but I didn’t notice!! It was a fun, relaxed, enjoyable day.

LT2 · 11/08/2023 13:53

The only time I cried was when I danced with my dad (he had terminal cancer and we didn't know how long he had). I was too nervous at the ceremony to cry!

Thirty5 · 11/08/2023 13:57

I didn’t cry at all.
I got absolutely hammered though which I don’t recommend.
I loved the ceremony which came as a pleasant surprise, I didn’t expect to like that bit as much, but our registrar was a wonderful lady, and we were in a lovely old council chamber.

One thing I would suggest, after the ceremony, just take five minutes for yourself. We didn’t have loads of photographs, we just asked friends to take pictures, but I do wish we had that pause just to reset, a wedding day is very overwhelming.

Notamum12345577 · 11/08/2023 14:37

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 😂

Was the wedding night that bad? 😁

Bo1986 · 11/08/2023 14:37

I didn’t cry but got a bit emotional at a few points like when my dad and I were waiting to go in and we heard the string quartet start playing the music for me to walk down the aisle which was so beautiful and powerful and totally overwhelming. The relief of finally being down the bottom the aisle after months of stressful planning makes you so happy it’s difficult to cry, and I cry at Strictly! I also found that you’re so distracted by the nerves and hyper aware of your surroundings which stopped me crying I think.

Oh congratulations! Enjoy every moment. It was the best day of my life. (The best moment was my little one’s birth though but not day as it was too traumatic!)

chickenwings2 · 11/08/2023 15:48

Bawled as soon as the doors opened and all down the aisle!

mondaytosunday · 11/08/2023 20:52

Didn't cry at all. It was exhausting snd to be honest you are doing so much - talking to everyone, making sure things are running to plan etc that there's no time for crying!

fettuccini · 11/08/2023 20:54

I am overly emotional wreck at times. Cry at Christmas tv adverts, theme tunes/sad songs etc. I didn't cry at all. I honest had the best day and didn't stop smiling all day.

grizzlygrice22 · 11/08/2023 20:55

I was taken out on a stretcher because I couldn’t breathe, the crying took over lols! got rushed to the hospital to see the love of my life tap dancing on the hospital bed, my little comedian!

LdyPdy · 12/08/2023 23:35

Cried on the first step of walking down the aisle. Then halfway down started laughing like a maniac because I was crying. You'll be fine 😂

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 12/08/2023 23:37

Not at all,I was smiling too much.

SM4713 · 12/08/2023 23:48

I didn't cry at all!

I did have a single moment where I felt I could well up- but stopped myself. My father died suddenly when I was 15, and one lingering memory was wondering who would walk me down the aisle! Standing at the back waiting to walk down the aisle, it hit me, that is was finally that moment! My younger brother proudly walked me down though and it was all fine- no tears at all.

Best of luck OP.

itsmeafterall · 13/08/2023 00:00

I cried so much in the run up to it. Practised my speech and couldn't finish it.
Was fine on the day thought I think I was all cried out 😂

Wedding ha are wonderful and your own is even better.

Congratulations!

dottydaily · 13/08/2023 00:02

I did not cry on the day….

StaySpicy · 13/08/2023 00:08

In the car on the way I nearly started crying when my dad told me he was proud of me for everything in my life.

Then I started crying when meeting the registrar just beforehand to check certificate wording and she asked me if she should say something about a father's love as he verify me to the end of the aisle. Managed to just hold it in.

Then when it came time to actually saying "I do" I thought if I spoke I would cry, so whispered it so quietly I'm not sure anyone in the congregation heard me.

Fortunately, after that it was all fine. I was worried as I'm an emotional person but I managed to hold it off on the day!

Heb1996 · 13/08/2023 00:19

@CopperSeahorses so sad seeing your story that you had so little time together. I’m sure you made the most of every day and have wonderful memories to look back on. 💕💕

Happiestinmygarden · 13/08/2023 00:20

I’m usually pathetic at other peoples weddings but as I came into the room and down the aisle saw some friends who looked so excited that all the nerves and emotion just disappeared and then I just grinned all day! I get more emotional now with anything to do with my kids, pride makes me cry more than anything. I cried buckets at my son playing Rudolph the red nosed reindeer on the tenor horn, much more so than my wedding! 🤦‍♀️

UsingChangeofName · 13/08/2023 00:27

I didn't cry at all.
I had a fabulous day.

Ndhdiwntbsivnwg · 13/08/2023 08:55

I didn’t. At all. I was grinning like the cat who got the cream the whole way through 😁😁😁

NoEffingWay · 13/08/2023 12:34

Not at all which really surprised me. Cried lots beforehand with the emotion of how happy I was when to be marrying DH. I spent the whole day smiling my face off! We look so happy in the pictures

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