Here’s the thing.
I cry at the drop of a pin. Sappy commericals. Movie previews. Puppies.
Other people’s weddings.
But not my own.
Not a tear.
Not even when I saw how proud and nervous my Dad was.
Not even with all our guests beaming back at me.
Not even when the boy teared up saying his vows.
Not a drop.
But.
I haven’t been able to listen to our processional music all the way through since the wedding. 3 seconds in and I’m a watery puddle of snot blowing mush.
Go figure.
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Now I feel better for not crying
the pictures made me cry
I fully expect to ugly cry because I cry at everything. I find this fascinating.
Oh, I’m actually kind of glad you didn’t cry. I thought it was required by federal law, or something. I don’t know what to expect at my wedding. I could either bawl my eyes out or remain stoic the whole way through. I really hope I don’t. The idea of public crying terrifies me.
I was fully prepared to cry, as I teared up in the months beforehand every time I listened to “Calico Skies” (our processional) or read through our “in memoriam” names. I was sort of shocked when I ended the day completely dry-eyed. The only time I even started to feel teary was during set-up, and that was from stress.
I also expected B to cry, and he didn’t, though he did get choked up reading his vows. Me? My voice never sounded calmer. I guess it was a relief, since I disklike crying in public… but not what I expected.
I’m wondering how I will react. I cry at the drop of a hat too. When I listen to our ceremony music now before the wedding I get teary. So either I will be exactly like you and not cry a drop or I’ll be gushing buckets. You never know how your emotions will strike.
I keep wondering about this and if it will feel too huge to react to at the time, if my face will just hurt from smiling (in a good way), or if I’ll be a teary mess. I expect to be a mess, but now, as friends are starting to get married, I don’t know anymore. Maybe I’ll just be a big ball of mush for months thereafter. I’m still wearing waterproof mascara though. Just in case.
I bet I’ll be too nervous to cry. I can never cry when I am *SUPPOSED* to, only when I am definitely not supposed to. And when I’m mad. But (I hope) I won’t be mad.
I’m with Becca I do think I will be overcome by the hugeness of the moment.
My stomach is in knots just thinking about it now!
I cry at everything, I swear I do. I cry over birthday cards. And movies I’ve seen a billion time.
I didn’t cry either. I did cry at the rehearsal though. And I did tear up a little after me and The Candyman ran out of the church and around the back of the church, but just a tiny bit. After that, I was dry as a bone. It was weird. I think I was just so happy.
P.S. You’re still stalling. Pictures.
Louise,
We don’t have our photos yet. It will probably be another month or so.
Ha! I went out and bought the most super duper industrial-strength mascara (read: *expensive*) because I cry more than anyone else i know… and? Not a drop! But that mascara is an absolute bloody nightmare to remove. I had to keep on using it after the wedding, though, to justify the cost. On the plus side? Because of it’s ultra-stickability, I only need to apply, like, every three days. (erm, that last sentence is a joke)