Your Wedding Day

I was 21 and I was SO excited! I didn't cry (I don't like to cry in front of people). I was maybe a little nervous being the center of attention (I'm a little shy), but I was so happy and excited. Someday we would like to renew, but on a beach somewhere where there aren't a lot of people. We have been married for 11 years

I felt happy, no throwing up, no crying but maybe teary eyes. No fainting. The whole day went by in a blink.

Busy! I was busy on my wedding day... we did it at a little biercafe, so I was trimming a bouquet of Trader Joe's flowers into small arrangements for a few tables. Nursing Kiddo, and getting the paperwork together. Husband was his usual calm, steady self.

I was busy, happy, a little anxious but really, really glad that we were marrying each other. I was 38 at the time; we'd had a handfast ceremony blowout a few years previous, but this time it was legal. Loved both events; the wedding was a smaller group of friends, Kiddo was on my back in a pack while we exchanged our vows, and overall it was just a great time. (and because I've been part of/observed some big weddings-- one of my dads was a wedding photographer and I'd been part of a wedding party as well... I wanted something small and simple and inexpensive. )

I hadn't eaten for 3 days.
I had this crazy conflict going on of being crazy in love, but my gut saying "Don't". So I felt totally discordant. (11 years & 6 of them in pain, I should have listened to my gut). Can't help who you fall in love with, but you CAN choose who you marry.
I was HOT. 103 degrees that day in Seattle. And Seattle doesn't have air conditioning as a rule! Last summer I think it got up to 80. I usually looooove the heat, being "from" the desert (100-120), but that day was just oppressively hot. Sock you in your gut, I don't know if I can do this, kind of heat.
Final "should have listened" prompting? The thought popped into my head "Next time I'm eloping."

LOL... "Next" time Im listening to my gut!

My day was simple and sooner then planned.

We're about to have our 7th Anni in May.

We'd planned to marry in Sept. '06, I was slowly gathering information on who was to be invited, location and what not. Then my yearly check up came up that April, which was good because we wanted a family but not too soon so I would renew my BC at the appointment. I told my doctor that I had an odd firmness to my stomach so he felt around...long story short I was 5 months pregnant and had no insurance. We found out that my husband's insurance would cover pregnant me if we were married. So we called our local friends and took a trip to the court house.

I turned 26 and my daughter was born that August.

My baby is 6 and has a 6 month old baby brother. Life is good and surprising.

My wedding day was honestly the most peaceful day of my life. I knew I was making a great decision, and they whole day was just beautiful. I wasn't nervous or weepy. I was just so...READY! I was excited, of course. My husband said he felt the same way, just overcome with peace. He did get totally choked up when I came into the room. I don't think I'll ever forget that. We didn't spend a ton of money and made everything ourselves. We were more concerned with being married then the ceremony. To this day, people still reminisce on how beautiful it was. The day I got married and the day I had my son, were the two proudest of my life.

I was married when I was 23. Almost 8 years in now!! Still no regrets. There still hasn't been a day we haven't laughed together. I still feel at peace. I like him more today, and he's much hotter now too!!

ETA: Haha, not a fairytale!! He is a great man, but it has never been perfect! OK, that day was perfect, but it's still been work since then. It has been a pleasure to work with him, but definitely not always easy!!

Excited to be marrying my husband, but terrified of being on display all day. No tears, vomit, or fainting, except for 1 pregnant guest who fainted during the ceremony when the altar boy got a bit close to her with the incense.

Married when I was 23

My first wedding day was full of expectations - and my mind saying No as my mouth uttered I Do. Needless to say, that ended in divorse.

My second wedding was perfect - low key, only those around who were really in my life then that evening on a plane overseas. It was more about our committment to each other and much less about the show. Yes, I cried at my second wedding.

28, eloped in the middle of a backpacking trip through Europe. Had misgivings. Stuck it out for 25 years. Now divorced. Like Riley, I should have listened to my gut.

We didn't cry, faint, throw up or anything like that. I mostly remember feeling like it was just surreal - I'd catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and be surprised to realize that the bride was me! I remember enjoying myself and I remember a mix of relief and sadness when it was over. We were married in 1990.

26 yo. Not feeling well that day...had a fever the day before the wedding...came home from our honeymoon and found out I had mono for the 2nd time.

It's been 17 years and I love him more today than the day I married him. I didn't think that was possible. I would like a redo of the wedding day (vows and honeymoon...not wedding reception).

I was 29, married on the island my husband grew up on. All our family and friends from both sides were there. Everyone said our wedding was a happy one.

I felt excited and happy, The weather was perfect, not too hot, not too cold and a gentle ocean breeze. everyone danced the entire night - the wedding lasted into the wee hours of the night and a storm the next day prevented some of the guest from leaving the island so we continued the party for another day!!!!

It was the best day of my life. My mother was a seamstress she made my gown and it was gorgeous - looked like it came out of a magazine, we designed it together.

We had so much fun, the best day of my life!

Today is my second anniversary (11 years).

Hubby and I will celebrate our first anniversary (12 years) at the end of the month.

See, our first wedding day was at the courthouse. The second was a religious ceremony a year later.

For the court house wedding, it was super exciting. My dad played the song " I'm getting married in the morning" for us, and we had a good laugh. Amazingly, without my dad knowing, hubby and I had sung another song from that musical on the day we met. My husband knowing the musical was one of the reasons I fell for him.

I laughed though the ceremony since a giant, almost 7 foot judge married us. It was all surreal. Hubby had come to visit me from England the week before, and we just decided to get married. I was very scared, but I knew it was the right thing. We were 29.

On my second wedding day, I was just looking forward to visiting with our guests. We were already married, so the day was really about enjoying a good party.

First marriage - just turned 23. Stopped right before I went down the isle and said "no, this isn't right" - my parents said - just wedding jitters...agreed and kept walking....long story there...we had our good times and our bad times....no guests or members of the bridal party faint. I cried a tad....not jagged or anything like that.

Second marriage? VERY happy. No problems - beautiful weather...wonderful people...going on 16 years...like the first time...good and bad times...but we're more mature and have a tad bit more experience under our belts...My husband got choked up...I cried. I think almost everyone at our wedding cried tears of joy.

I was 28 when we got married (husband was 32). We eloped. We went up to Lake Tahoe in December and got married at Harvey's. I had never dreamed of a "wedding" so I was happy to get out of town and do it with little planning, fanfare or expense and just the two of us. I didn't wear a traditional wedding dress either. I wore a black cocktail dress - it was the only thing I could find in Dec with little time and besides, I never wanted to wear a white dress. Unfortunately, I got really sick with the flu the day before we headed to Tahoe but I didn't tell my husband because I didn't want him to postpone our plans (I was very anxious to get married!). So I was jacked up on over the counter meds. I was a bit woozy and felt spaced out. But we did it and I have had no regrets since. Been married for 18 years and we're still loving' life together!

i was cool as a cucumber. 28 years old. my husband choked up as he saw me walk down the isle. and then we partied til wee hours of the night.

I was 27 and my husband was 34 when we married. We had been together 6 years and had a 4 year old son. It was a very laid back day. I worked at a Christian preschool so the pastor of the church did our vows:) we had a few close friends and family. This month we have been together a total of 9 years and married 3:)

My first wedding was a lot like Loving M's. i was 27 years old. I did not love the man, but I was madly in love with his daughter (who I had helped raise since she was 4; she was 8 when we got married). I knew he would never let me see her again if we split up and I was afraid to risk that, so i went ahead with the wedding. We got married in Las Vegas because it didn't involve any real wedding planning. We stayed at Excalibur so my SD would have lots of kid stuff to do. Any friends or family that wanted to attend were welcome but not expected because of the price of the trip, as i couldn't afford to pay for anyone else's flight or hotel. Several family members did come though and treated it like a vacation. So that part was fun, but the actual wedding...not so much. I was nervous, but not the giddy kind, more sick-nervous like you feel before surgery or something. I remember standing there during the ceremony and thinking "this is so wrong, why am I doing this". I have no idea how he felt...I honestly never thought to ask (man I feel like a jerk saying that now!!! I was much more concerned with how my SD felt, whether she was happy we were getting married and if she was having fun on her vacation). Needless to say, that marriage imploded very quickly (not quite Kardashian fast, but almost). And I was right... I haven't been allowed to see or even contact my SD since the divorce, and I still miss her :-(

My second wedding was to a man i love very much and we're about to celebrate our 3rd anniversary. I was 31. It was a VERY low key courthouse wedding, since it was the second marriage for both of us and neither of us like big to-dos. Hubby's mom pulled some strings and set up an appointment with the judge with only a few hours notice, so none of my family had time to travel here to attend. In fact, I called my parents from the car on the way to the courthouse to tell them we were getting married. They were bummed that they couldn't be there, but we had been engaged for quite a while and already had a 4 month old daughter, so they were just glad that we were finally making it official! We didn't even have our wedding rings yet, and the judge had to hunt around for a secretary who was due for her break so we would have a witness!! Our ceremony was in an empty courtroom, and the only guest was our daughter. The secretary took couple pictures for us with my cell phone and we were outta there. The whole thing lasted about 15 minutes. I was elated and super excited for this 'wedding'. I had butterflies and couldn't sit still for the drive over. I couldn't have cared less about the location or not having rings or guests. I was just so happy to finally get married to my wonderful man! My husband felt the same way.

I was so happy AND ready!
I was a bit older so I had had my fun & travels.
It was a great day & the great thing is we watched our money doing it.
All of our family & friends were there so it made is extra special.
It was beautiful albeit hot & a glitch w/the DJ but a great day all in all!
I cried. I was excited; not scared at all.
It was a beautiful day w/a wonderful reception sharing it w/friends & family.
I do feel like it was surreal. Like it happened to someone else. It was over in a flash. Like a blur. Great memories. Thank goodness I have the pictures for memories.

I felt great! Just really, really happy. I was actually surprised that I didn't stress out. I was raised in a flower shop, so like Hazel I have seen a million and one weddings. We got married in Vegas and had about 50 guests. I did that on purpose- I wanted to have something different from all of the lovely, Martha Stewart-type weddings that I had attended and shiny shiny Vegas was perfect! I also did NOT want to be one of the brides that I had seen having nervous breakdowns over whether the napkins would be white or ivory. So I went where I knew there were lots of churn and burn wedding professionals and I made a conscious decision to trust them. I had a really great time. My husband cried a bit, it was really sweet. I lost it a little when my friend sang for us.
Thanks for bringing back such great memories!
I was 24, he was 19 days shy of 24 :)

I was all those things. Didn't cry, faint or vomit til during the marriage and then plenty of all if thoseduring the first two!!!!

I got married at 21, 26 and 41. This one's gonna stick.

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I was 30... I didn't feel nervous at all... Everything fell into place and that which did not, didn't bother me.. I guess after a year of planning, I was very ready for it to happen. We had a GREAT time.. The dance floor was busy the entire night... To this day, many of our guests tell us that our wedding was one of the BEST they ever attended.. I think it worked out as such because both my husband and I were very happy and that rubbed off on our guests. I do believe the bride and groom set the tone of the wedding..

I was 22 and hubby was 26 when we wed. It was a rainy hot day in August in Texas and I thought a long sleeve dress would be a good idea! Ha!!! I was nervous but so excited to be marrying this wonderful man and hey he picked ME!!! It was a large wedding 283 guests.

The wedding was short sweet and to the point. "I do, you do, we all do lets party!" We were leaving as some of his frat brothers were still arriving. Hey it said "7:00 p.m." We were married and out the door by 7:15 p.m.! There was a food fight between his frat brothers with some cake after we left. My mother was so pissed. She made them clean up the mess!!! The car was decorated really gross. Sausage on the antenna, "he's gonna get some tonight" written on the car. Rice was everywhere in the car. Vasaline on the door handles, stick shift and wiper blades. We got into a huge fight when I innocently said "why don't you hang you head out the window"? Now, hubby had hard contacts at the time and you don't just "hang your head out the window"! Its a funny memory now but I was so angry with his brother, dad and best friend. They thought that would be funny. Not so much!

We will celebrate 27 years this August and I would marry him all over again.

My wedding was horrible! The pastor was a friend of mine and he kept throwing in little jokes. The wedding was practically a comedy show! I wasn't too happy. The reception didn't go so well either due to having to pretty much beg and plead just for a few pictures and the ceremonial couples first dance. It was just horrible all the way around. OH and the bridesmaid got the bride drunk before she got to the altar. Didn't know until she arrived. But it was horrible. I was humiliated the entire day...

My first wedding was when I was 20. I was a bit stressed out but not too bad. I came into the church from the balcony area and walked down the stairs to my dad. I was afraid I would fall but after that all was smooth sailing. We had the ceremony in the sanctuary then went to the fellowship hall to have the reception.

My second wedding was when I was 33. I was shaking so bad outside the chapel doors that my bouquet fell apart. I had to have the lady who did my flowers come out and put them back together. As we met at the front I told hubby to be that I wanted to make it short. He leaned forward and told the Bishop to make it short. The Bishop started going through his notes and putting a bunch aside. Our ceremony lasted about 5 minutes after that. Then we went in the cultural hall and danced and ate and had a lot of fun.