Bride Crying

I think people just mean they don't want to be bawling and also don't want to ruin their makeup.

I didn't cry during our ceremony. We did a first look for pictures and that's where I totally teared up. The photographer did capture that moment. For me, that was the emotional release I needed for the day. The rest of it was easy.

I wouldn't consider a first look anything special, but it helped me. Kleenex on hand is always a good thing.

I am so worried about this as well. I already cry easy, like when I look into his eyes and think about how much I love him. Is there makeup out there that is harder to cry off? I am so worried also on spending money on getting my makeup done just to cry it all off.

I don't know if there were tissues nearby, but H just dabbed my tears with his handkerchief.

I am a massive crybaby and fully expect to ugly cry at least twice :-/ I have a handkerchief and tons of tissues to have my MOH hold on to.

I actually didnt cry. Me and my husband both thought i would. But it ended up being him. He cried so much that i just knew that i couldn't cry too.

I was really surprised that I didn't cry at all. I'm a huge cry baby. I've teared up watching commercials.

H and I made jokes the entire ceremony to each other and just laughed. It was a better emotional release to me!

Oh I know I will ugly cry the whole time, I'm so stressed out about it. Lol

Crying will make a great memory photo!

I was really worried I was going to blubber.

I actually ended up not crying at all. My H did cry though, but I think I was just overwhelmed with being the center of attention and with everything else going on that I didn't cry.

Yeah, I think people just don't want to go into that "ugly cry" and have red blotchy eyes and/or face for their pictures. So they want ways to hold back the tears. A few tears okay, and even cute, but the full on crying - I look like a completely different person!

ETA: Also, when I cry my eyes swell up and get irritated and sometimes my eyes look funny even the next day. And wearing contacts and crying - not a good mix.

I didn't cry at all. I cried all year leading up to it and by the time the ceremony started I just felt relief and pure joy. No it's not a big deal when a bride cries unless there's makeup running down her face.

CRAP!! This is my biggest worry.. that I will be in tears the whole time. I cry when it rains, when I see a dead spider, I run out of Iced Tea.. so the day of.. FREAKIN'-A, I am going to be a mess. My BFF/bridesmaid is a makeup artist, so I asked her to bring the best of the best when it comes to makeup because I need good makeup that will last. If I can't find this post later, I will create a new thread with the products she is going to use. This was another reason I wanted to do a first-look with FH, get all the jitters out.. he has a way of calming me, but if we were just to skip the first look I don't think I would be able to hold it together and I AM NOT A CUTE CRIER! Ugly as ugly can be lol.. that's probably why he tries to calm me right away so he doesn't have to see it either ha!

Well, at least we're all in the same boat! lol

We did a first look which gave me a chance to get all of my tears out before the ceremony. I am a huge crier but I got through our ceremony without a tear. It was such a surreal moment that the whole time I was thinking "holy shit this is actually happening!!" My husband had one of my grandmother's antique handkerchiefs in his pocket just in case but I didn't need it.

You both should carry a handkerchief. I have had grooms sobbing away without a handkerchief -- it is not pretty!

I am a huge crier. I didn't cry at all that day. H cried after the ceremony but that was it. Didn't even dawn on me until like a week later

I cry about everything and anyone who knows me even a little bit knows that so I wasn't too worried about doing it at the wedding. I cried 3 times and I just went to the bridal suite to blow my nose etc. Do bring some of your regular makeup if you remember! I blew my nose and you could see where some of the makeup was coming off at the tip of my nose but luckily one of my bridesmaids had some power to fix it right up!

I was worried I would cry and the only time I started to was when I got to the venue for our first look and I saw the space decorated with the items we picked out for the first time. After that I was fine. I think for me there was so much going on that it kept me from getting into my emotions too much. DH teared up when he first saw me and then right before we said our vows during the ceremony. But he took a deep breath each time and was fine after.

I always thought crying was to be expected