Newlywed and blown away by people’s joy

[Somethingtrue]

My parents aren’t married and not been to any weddings in the family since very young so not much experience of weddings / marriage stuff.

Just married and so blown away by people’s joy and kindness. Not realised until now just how much people LOVE news of a wedding / marriage!

Of course friends and family had a lovely day and were very generous, but what gets me is people where my Mum lives who saw me around growing up have sent me cards - so sweet!! I went to see my Gran yesterday and the carers who Gran must have mentioned it to started congratulating me and they genuinely looked so happy.

Husband just came home with a card and bottle of champagne from his colleagues at a fairly new job who haven’t even met me!

So so sweet. I have ‘achieved’ things in my life eg degree, good job, house but haven’t experienced anything like this. My husband is a lovely man but I haven’t ‘done’ anything apart from choose well . 🤣 People have been so lovely.

Did you experience this and we’re you quite taken aback by it?

Congratulations to you both!!!

Getting married isn't an achievement, it's a commitment. You've made a decision to spend the rest of you life with someone. You've formed your own little family with someone you love very much. Of course most people want to wish you well - it's the start of a long, and hopefully happy, commitment.

Yes.

As a rule (outside of MN) people love to hear about a wedding, and people love to hear news of a new baby.
It's part of why I feel quite sad for the people who don't allow others to share in their happiness, and sad for people who seem to find it a chore or a nuisance to be invited to a wedding.

I was only thinking today that a big 'downside' of the otherwise absolutely lovely change in weddings, so now people tend to get married at the same venue as their reception, is that only invited guests get to see the couple get married.

Back in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, neighbours would come out to wish a bride well and see everyone leaving their home, for the Church. The parents of a bride or groom's close friends (who had often known them 20 years, and watch them grow from childhood) could go to the Church and join the ceremony, or wait afterwards for the couple to come out , for the photos. It had much more of a community feel.

Oh behave @TwilightSkies

Congratulations OP

Congratulations!

DD has just got engaged and she said the same, she was overwhelmed by how much love there was for her and her fiancé, from work, to friends, family, neighbours, everyone!

how lovely for you both, may you have a long and happy marriage 💐

Congratulations! I love to hear about weddings, all that happiness and a couple agreeing to love and cherish each other and spend their lives together