How do you NOT cry at your own wedding???

[AMcaptured]

I cry at everything too, yet add me to the list who didn't cry on their wedding day. My DH did cry while saying his vows and I whispered to him "you wimp" with a big smile.... He laughed and stopped crying at that point.

I never expected to cry at my wedding but I did think I would cry when our daughter was born, yet once again, not a tear! That was even more surreal than the wedding day, trust me...

 

[disykat]

Wow - I always thought I was the only one! I cry at EVERYTHING, but not at my own wedding. DH is the unemotional one and he got all choked up. Even that didn't make me cry. I just grinned like an idiot the whole time.

 

[ToriLammy]

.... After that, I willed myself not to ruin my make-up and it worked...

See now that's what I figure when I see a bride who doesn't cry - she's repeating to herself over and over "remember the pictures, remember the pictures "

Katerkat - Love the new pictues of baby Russ, he's growing so very fast and he's beautiful!

 

[JuliaEeyore]

I'm the opposite of everybody. I never cry at weddings! I was perfectly relaxed and calm at my own. It was fun, small, and pretty unique. And I was fine until my husband started saying his (again, not your typical) vows. Then I just started to totally lose it. I actually said outloud, "I'm trying so hard not to cry!"

My husband leaned in and, as you can see, wiped away my tears... and I laughed. And all of our guests laughed, and then my mom, my grandmother, MIL, Aunt IL, and FIL!!! all just lost it... it was incredibly touching. It was three years ago, and just this past Thanksgiving, my Aunt IL mentioned it AGAIN.

I'm so glad my photographer snapped the pic. Although, my face and neck aren't the MOST attractive in that position.

 

[mantysk8coach]

I didn't cry at our wedding either. I did however, start bawling at our DD's baptism. It was weird...I've never seen anyone cry at a baptism before...but there I was. Must have been partly "baby blues" or something. It was just a touching moment, holding my newborn daughter in her beautiful white dress with all of our family there.

 

[pearlieq]

DH and I both cried through about the first 20 minutes of our wedding. You can hear the snuffling on the video, but otherwise, no harm, no foul. It's an emotional day. It happens. Being present and fully experiencing the moment (tears or no) is important. The pictures are secondary.

 

[katerkat]

Katerkat - Love the new pictues of baby Russ, he's growing so very fast and he's beautiful!

Aww, thanks! I can't believe how quickly he's grown!

 

[palmtreegirl]

I've never cried at a Wedding and I didn't cry at my own.

 

[Keli]

I didn't cry at my wedding but then I never cried at weddings back then. The older I get the more emotional I am, lol. Normally I'd think that I would really lose it when my dd gets married but I'm not totally sure anymore. I cried several times leading up to her hs graduation but at the actual graduation I didn't even feel like crying and I have a feeling her wedding might be like that too, I might get it all out ahead of time. At least I hope so!

 

[jenm2878]

I'm not a "cryer" about most things. At our wedding I was too nervous to cry, and then DF (now DH ) kept wiggling his eyebrows to lighten the moment. We ended up laughing several times, and the only time I got a little choked up was when the reverend mentioned that my dad was no longer with us in body but was in spirit.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

I usually cry at weddings and swore I would probably cry at my own, but I didn't. I was more excited than anything. The only time I got choked up was right before I walked down the isle. My flower girl and ring bearer (brother and sister) went down the isle and got a quick glimpse at the stage (we closed the doors again). I saw the entire wedding party up there and got a huge knot in my throat.

I turned to my wedding planner (whom I adored!!) and said something like, "Joan, I'm not in this wedding, I'm the bride. Those people up there are waiting for me!" She smiled and said, "It's ok honey. You just need to make through about 15 minutes. It's going to be ok!!!" I really needed that!!

Strange, my Dad was with me and I didn't turn to him for comfort, I turned to my wedding planner! LOL!!!

 

[Lynn CC]

I don't usually cry at weddings, funerals forget about it, I'd rather not go to one.
On my wedding day I got a nose bleed in the limo on the way to the church, that was 23 years ago and I haven't had one since. What a mess, my brother ,who gave me away, noticed it just in time before it got on my dress. The limo driver pulled over and threw his black jacket over me, to make a long story very short... I was a little bit late!
I think you will be so wrapped up in the day (when it comes for you) that you won't cry because you kind of get the feeling, after all that planning, that it's really our wedding day, and you get kind of numb. It's hard to take it all in.
If you do end up crying, I think people will be very touched by your emotions and probably cry right along with you!

 

[Regina]

DD got married three weeks ago. She's the first to walk down the aisle, and I thought that I'd be a mess. It became such a surreal experience that I never had a chance to do much besides smile a lot.

When the couple lit a candle in memory of their grandparents, I did get a bit choked up but other than that, I was simply overwhelmed with happiness. DD was glowing and my SIL never stopped smiling.

Now when DH and I look at our bank account, that's a whole other story.

 

[stinkerbelle]

I cried at my wedding...but of course, then I got the giggles.
it was VERY windy out...and we were getting married outside by a JP...my veil kept whiping around in the wind and smacking the JP in the face.
heheh

then I looked at my brother (a groomsmen), he made a face, stopped me from bawling right away. heheheh

 

[NMAmy]

The only wedding I've ever cried at was my nephew's. I'm 12 years older than he is and he's the first person that I knew as a baby that got married--it didn't seem possible. I cried at my niece's when her 8 year old son blew her a kiss as she walked down the aisle and that was just for a minute.

I didn't cry at either of my own weddings. The first one I was too nervous and scared. The second one I was too happy and just didn't feel like crying.

 

[mickeyboat]

I started tearing up on the way down the aisle. I kept my composure and by the time I got to the end, I was fine.

Denae

 

[Bonnie40]

Okay, I'm tearing up just reading everyone's posts!

I bawled at my wedding! To the point that I could hardly say my vows! I cry very easily and I don't think it surprised anyone, but I do worry about how I'm going to react when my children get married. Nobody likes the 'ugly cry' and I would hate to embarrass them!

 

[TerriP]

Julia, that photo is priceless!! Love it!

Like lots of people have said already, I cry A LOT (cried on my way to work today listening to Christmas music!) but I did not cry at my wedding. Everyone knows I cry easily and they were ready for me with lots of tissue, but I never shed a tear. Like others have said...it was surreal, I was concentrating on what I needed to do, and I was just TOO excited to cry!

 

[coliebird]

Okay, I'm tearing up just reading everyone's posts!

I bawled at my wedding! To the point that I could hardly say my vows! I cry very easily and I don't think it surprised anyone, but I do worry about how I'm going to react when my children get married. Nobody likes the 'ugly cry' and I would hate to embarrass them!

Me too. As soon as I came down the aisle and saw my husband, I lost it. Then I was ok until I danced with my dad and I lost it again. I cry at everything though, even commercials.