Wedding Favorite Wedding Day Moment

[BlueKeet]

For those who are married, what was your favorite part of your wedding day? Was it the moment you anticipated enjoying the most? If you aren''t married yet, what do you think will be your favorite moment?

 

[jcrow]

one of my favorites wasn't even husband and wife related. and i never saw it coming. that's why it's so special.

it was dancing with my grandfather. no one has ever seen him dance. ever. he just doesn't dance. period.
but their i was in my white wedding dress and he asked me to dance. and it was wonderful.

later the photographer & videographer captured him dancing with my grandmother and my aunt, too.

i think someone heard him mention a it's-now-or-never type of comment. in a really sweet way of course.

 

[choro72]

I''m not married yet, but my favorite was at my friends wedding when the bride and groom were sobbing their eyes out while saying their vows. I was flooding too.

 

[sumbride]

I had a few...

One of my favorites was in the car on the way to the site after getting hair and makeup done. My MOH was driving and 2 of my bridesmaids were in the backseat. I''d put in a mix cd to chill us out and the Beach Boys song "God only knows" came on and we all started singing along... it was just, well, special. A great, sweet song to start the wedding day out with. We were running late, I''d been stressed, blood sugar was dropping, but when the song started playing, all that just faded away.

I loved when my DH and I had our "first glimpse" and I got to see him before the ceremony. We had a few minutes, just us (and the photographer) to say "I love you, see you up there..." and he was so sweet (and drunk off his azz).

I thought it was pretty special when my nephew (our RB) stepped up to us and opened the box he was holding with the rings in it. He was so proud that we let him carry the real rings and he knew it was time to present them. He had such a beaming smile on his face as we reached out to take the rings from his box.

Ha... this one cracks me up.... a good 3 hours into the reception while everyone else was busy... DH and I snuck behind the buffet and started eating! Right out of the chafing dishes! we''d had very little to eat, so we were grabbing chicken skewers and lamb chops and scarfing them down together, saying "here, have a bite of this!" while everyone else danced. Nobody saw us or knew what we were doing! It felt "naughty" but we were so hungry! We also ate cake while walking across the room because we''d only had a bite and wanted more!

When we got to the hotel, I had to call one of my guests (a friend!) to come up to our room and help me out of my dress! DH couldn''t figure out how to unlace it and I didn''t want him to mess it up. She said "Isn''t your new husband supposed to be doing this?" but I said "yeah, but... laces!" and she laughed hysterically!

The afterparty was very laid back and as I sprawled across someone''s bed, a friend pulled my hair pins out, one by one and rubbed my head. It felt so good to get rid of the updo! Afterwards we got in the car and drove to Whataburger because we were still hungry!

 

[Selkie]

Everytime I come up with "my favorite moment" I remember another, even more special moment. I think my absolute favorite was five minutes after the ceremony. There was a HUGE thunderstorm that started just before the ceremony, and it continued to pour until just after it ended. I put on our reception music (iPod playlist), and the very first song was Wonderful World/Somewhere over the Rainbow. Just then, DH said "You have to come outside, there''s a beautiful rainbow!" I''m not religious, but it sure felt like we were being honored in some way!

 

[surfgirl]

Selkie, I never saw that photo, it''s amazing!

 

[BlueKeet]

Selkie, I love that photograph! I'm enjoying reading these favorite moments.

My favorite moment was after the ceremony and pictures. My husband and I were the last ones to leave the church grounds and it was great to have a few minutes to ourselves in such a beautiful location. He drove us back to the hotel, bustled my dress in the back of my minivan and we walked over to the reception. We almost got stranded at the church because people decided to pack up all of our things and take them to the reception. Luckily, I saw someone walking to the parking lot with my purse (my car keys were in it) and I thought my flip flops were in it, and asked her to leave it with me.

Sumbride, I also had a "naughty" feasting moment. After everyone had left the reception I finally got to hit up the chocolate fountain. It had already been disassembled, but the bottom bowl of chocolate was still there and I went to town - husband was forced to join in too so I didn't feel as guilty.

 

[zoebartlett]

I just asked my FI what he thinks his favorite moment will be and he said, "when she [the officiant] says ''you may now kiss the bride.''" Aww...

Mine -- there are a few:

-- Seeing our friends and family together. I don''t get to see my extended family or my sister too often, so I can''t wait to hang out with them.

-- I have stage fright in a major way, so (this may be awful to say) I''m sure I''ll actually be glad once the ceremony is over. Once the pressure is off and people are mingling, then I''ll be able to relax.

-- I know I will be looking forward to feeling like myself again once we''re in our regular clothes after the reception.

-- I know I''ll have a few other favorites once it actually happens. I''ll get back to you.

 

[bee*]

The moments that I anticipate the most are:
sipping champagne with my bridesmaids and mother that morning.
hearing the gospel choir sing as I''m waiting just outside the church
Seeing all our friends and family at the church and of course, meeting D at the alter.
The swing band playing that evening and dancing the night away.

 

[musey]

Date: 5/7/2008 3:14:24 PM
Author: choro72
I''m not married yet, but my favorite was at my friends wedding when the bride and groom were sobbing their eyes out while saying their vows. I was flooding too.

I''m actually nervous that I WON''T be emotional--how weird is that? I kinda want to get teary, but knowing me, I probably won''t.

 

[KimberlyH]

I have several:

The vows. DH said them with such intensity and emotion, it was such a special moment.

Walking down the aisle with my Dad. Goodness I adore him.

My dad giving the toast. It solidified all of us, my parents, my husband, my sister and BIL and I as a family. He managed to wrap all that up into a 1 minute speech that he wasn''t too keen on giving.

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 5/7/2008 4:13:03 PM
Author: surfgirl
Selkie, I never saw that photo, it's amazing!

Ditto love it!

Well my favorite moment was a picture w/my grandma who passed away a few years later but she came to my wedding and she had not been traveling much but she came to my wedding (yay), it was wonderful to have her there and have a keepsake picture of her w/me in my gown!!!

Another favorite moment was when I was walking down the aisle I hated that people were looking at me (I got so nervous). I love my family but I did not like everyone looking at me; well, when I saw my husband and the way he looked at me I melted because I knew he was melting. That was my favorite moment *looking at each other* and KNOWING how the other was feeling, pure bliss

and my fear melted away.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Oh wow, Selkie! What a photo!!!

I really can''t name one--but I CAN say that my favorite moments weren''t what I thought they''d be!!

1. When my little tween neices challenged my 30-year-old cousin to a dance off. The man can''t dance. HILARIOUS!
2. When (at 5 a.m.) we found out that my BIL, who was convinced he broke his leg and needed to go to the ER, was diagnosed with a bruise after sitting in the ER for 4 hours.
3. Turning to look at my family during the ceremony.

Walking down the aisle to meet D was also one of my favorite moments, but I was so overwhelmed with emotion--nerves, relief, joy, anticipation. It all came out in the form of tears the moment I saw him. And I forgot a kleenex. I didn''t want to start sobbing, so I had to really hold it in. It was hard!

 

[sumbride]

Date: 5/7/2008 8:56:31 PM
Author: musey

I''m actually nervous that I WON''T be emotional--how weird is that? I kinda want to get teary, but knowing me, I probably won''t.

Musey - I have cried at almost every wedding I''ve been to... EXCEPT MY OWN!!! I was SURE I would be so emotional... but we were so busy smiling at each other that I didn''t have a single tear! Not ONE! It was such a happy day! There was no crying at my wedding! There was happy laughter. I think that''s kind of funny actually....

 

[Elmorton]

Oh my gosh - so many -

Walking down the aisle, seeing old friends and family in the same place, and everyone turned to see my dad and me - and everyone was BEAMING.

When my dad and I reached DH, my dad took our hands, put them together, and said to DH "I''m giving you the best I have." (I''m an only child). It was a beautiful moment that neither of us will ever forget.

Hearing one of my closest friends sing at ceremony - she''s currently finishing up her master''s in opera, and it was BEAUTIFUL. Absolutely stunning. Oh - and hearing our readings - we had 4, read by close friends and each reading really fit their personalities.

DH''s vows - they were perfect. I actually sent him back to revise the night before (everyone I know thinks this is horrible, but we''re both writers, and revision is an important step - neither of us are bothered by this!), and they were so absolutely perfect and right on. I listen to our ceremony (it''s on my ipod) sometimes just to hear them over and over again.

Dancing with my mom to NKOTB at the reception - she took me to their concert in 2nd grade, and she was so cute and excited when she was dancing with me and all my girlfriends (my parents are NOT dance people)

DH''s aunt and uncle (who DO love to dance) doing a two-step to "Gin and Juice" (DH made the last 30 mins of the playlist and I had no veto power).

My reception was in an old theater and we had an ipod, not a DJ, which means we also had wireless microphones...my BFF and I jumped on stage for "our song" and belted it out. DH had chosen that moment to go out to the bar, and while he was out there, his step mom said "Uh, just so you know, your bride is singing on the stage." He dropped everything to run up with us and start sining along. That was really fun.

Leaving the reception - we played "Send me on my way" - all of our friends were dancing, and we turned to wave right before we walked out the door, and seeing everyone waving back - it was wonderful. We knew we''d probably never see all of those people in the same place again, and I can almost visualize all of them having so much fun and "sending us off."