What was the scariest part of your wedding?

Question

I'm going to be married in 6 days! I'm not good at doing public speeches or anything like that. I think the scariest part of the wedding will be walking down the aisle. What was the scariest part of yours?

Sorry guys, so many good answers here, I have to put it to vote. :-) Thanks to everyone for your great answers!

Answer 1

actually your not alone, i was scared of the walk down to. i get nervous around alot of ppl. when i started going down the aisle i just looked at my soon to be husband. i looked at him and no one else and that helped me alot. i got halfway down the aisle i realize that it wasnt as bad as i thought it would be. the rest of the time i wasnt nervous anymore, because i knew he would be there for me. :)

Answer 2

I thought the scariest bit was going to be walking into the church and having everyone turn and look at me, but actually although it was really emotional it wasn't scary at all - everyone is there because they love you and want the best for you and can't wait to see you looking lovely.

The actual scariest bit for me was more daunting than scary which was after the ceremony and when you need to talk to everyone who is there and all you really want is to be with your new husband. Just make sure you get at least 10 minutes alone together to have a memory of the day with just you two.

Good luck, being married is so much more than a wedding and you'll love it!!

Answer 3

I'm not good with public anything either so I was worried that I'd be all red in the face and blotchy from embarrassment. Nice for pictures, right? But, the morning of I was extremely calm and relaxed. I wasn't nervous or worried or anything. I knew that no matter how much you plan something may still go wrong. But who's going to notice? Only you! (unless it's something huge) Don't panic. Relax and have fun!

Just watch the groomsmen and the alcohol. One of our best men took the microphone and talked about himself and my husband. He made no mention of me or congratulations, nothing. The last part of his speech was "if I had a vag---, he'd have married me instead." Nothing like offending most of your wedding guests to start out the evening. Then we were babysitting him the rest of the evening!

Answer 4

The bride doesn't have to say much.....so if you've gotten yourself into something that is making you anxious, change it. The vows can be traditional so that they only require a few "I do's"...and the rest of the public speaking is done by other people making toasts, etc. When you are not sure what to do, hold your head up high, take a breathe and smile. I have to say, I was worried about tripping on the runner....it just seems like an obstacle....You've got your dad on one arm, your big ol dress, high heels and so they put down a runner that you have to worry about...I kept thinking my left foot was going to catch the edge and I would come down in a tumble..but thankfully, that didn't happen!

Answer 5

The scariest part of my wedding day was that I broke my glasses that morning! I was so worried people would think I was snobby or something if I could not respond to them when they were farther away from me, and were beckoning me or something. It really put the pressure on for me, and was uncomfortable.
I solved the anxiety of walking down the aisle - by walking in with my husband to be!

Answer 6

The scariest part was right before i walked down the aisle. MY sister was first then my uncle came and got me . After it was all over i laughed about it . Why was i scarred this was the man i loved.

Answer 7

When I thought my mother was going to deck my new FIL in the face. That was a tense moment. My FIL says stupid things that are offensive to everyone except him, and he truly has NO CLUE that he is being offensive.

If we had had the big wedding/reception I have no doubt that someone would have gotten injured. We eloped to Vegas, but both sets of parents were at the wedding. So I suppose in reality we had an ULTRA small destination wedding.

Answer 8

The wedding night... We had never made love to each other before then, and there was a lot of anxiety leading up to the big night. I loved my finance for her great personality, but not so much for her physique. She was pushing 315 at the time and I was afraid that her self consciousness would ruin the experience. It all worked out in the end and we have lived happily ever after.

Answer 9

I was the most nervous right before they opened the doors and I started walking down the aisle.

I heard the priest tell everyone to stand, I heard everyone stand and I heard the music start, and it was an instant rush of adrenaline.

As soon as I saw my husband at the end of the aisle and the smile on his face (and him trying not to cry), I was instantly so excited that I wanted to RUN down the aisle and hug him. It was awesome!

Congratulations and best of luck to you!!

Answer 10

I usually love being the center of attention, but walking down that aisle was SCARY! I couldn't look at my dad, or I'd cry. I couldn't look at the guests, or I'd cry. Instead, the second I latched on to my soon-to-be-husband's eyes, I just stayed there. If I got a little teary, it wasn't going to be a big deal. Lucky for me, he had a HUGE grin on his face, so all I did was focus on that one face until I made it to the alter.

I saved the tears for when I said my vows. :) They were a little bit quiet, but not too sniffly. :)

Good luck! It will be wonderful no matter what, because at the end of the day, YOU'LL BE MARRIED!!! :)

Answer 11

just arriving; i thinks it's all more the anticipation of what the wedding and cereomony will be like etc. i thoroughly enjoyed mine.
however, i did refuse to do any speeches myself, as i also hate and am terrified of public speaking!! i thought; this is my wedding, and if i don't want to do a speech, then i don't have to!! my wedding, my rules!!
if making a speech will ruin you enjoying the day leading up to the speech, then just don't do it. no point in feeling sick with nerves throughout the whole thing, and then worrying later if it was ok etc.....