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If you became pregnant before your wedding....

Miss S., on November 3, 2013 at 10:11 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 69

Lets assume you got pregnant in time to be saying "I do" with an enormous belly, what would you do? Would you still get married like planned, maybe a new dress to look better with a big belly? Or would you move your wedding to a different date?

I don't know why I keep thinking about this but I think one of my biggest worries (rational or not Smiley winking ) would be to get pregnant right now. Nevertheless, I am pretty sure I would still have the wedding and not move it. I would be ok with waddling down the aisle...

What about you ladies?

69 Comments

Latest activity by Emily, on February 16, 2022 at 10:48 PM
  • TheOGJesse's Girl
    Master March 2014
    TheOGJesse's Girl ·
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    I would have the wedding and not move it. I was pregnant the last time I got married, but nobody but me and my ex H knew. I was only 6 weeks pregnant though.

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  • JustMarried'14
    Master September 2014
    JustMarried'14 ·
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    I have the same fear!!

    I think I would probably keep my date. I hope I don't have to deal with thinking about this seriously.

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  • mc4dj13
    Master November 2013
    mc4dj13 ·
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    I don't have much time left, but I think it would still be pretty nice. Fiance would be overjoyed!

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  • StephGoods
    Super July 2014
    StephGoods ·
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    I would keep everything as it is. The only thing i might possibly change would be the dress and that would really only depend on if it still fit.

    I luckily dont have to worry about it Smiley smile

    ETA: I hadnt even thought about the due date possibly affecting the wedding. In that case, i would move the wedding if the due date was right around the same time.

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  • FutureMrsForbes
    Super August 2014
    FutureMrsForbes ·
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    I might adjust the date depending on my due date. You wouldn't want have concerns about going into labor on your big day!

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  • kellyami
    Savvy June 2015
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    My sister was about 4 months pregnant for her wedding. She kept the date and added a couple layers to her dress. You couldn't even tell she had a huge baby bump!

    As for myself, I would probably move it. But that's because SO has a very traditional family, and they would never be okay with a pregnant bride. If it weren't for them, I would keep it. At least my little one would have gotten to be part of another special day!

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  • MrsT
    VIP March 2014
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    I am so scared of this. All Fmil has said is "don't get pregnant." Ugh. We both love and want children, but not for at least 3 years or so.

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  • Chloe
    Expert April 2014
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    I got pregnant when we were engaged and we definitely decided not to do the whole pregnant bride thing. I want to look and feel amazing on my wedding day and I would be so worried having to be on my feet for so long. I would probably just be tired. Good thing too because I was put on bed rest at 6 months pregnant so I wouldn't have even been allowed to walk down the aisle. The only thing I would say about being pregnant when getting married is you just have no idea how you are going to feel. Some days you feel great, other days you have morning sickness, other days you are too tired to stay on your feet. So I am very glad we didn't try to have the wedding during the pregnancy. And now I am really glad that our little girl will get to be in our wedding pictures and be a part of the big day. It will definitely be worth the wait!!

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  • Lacey
    Master May 2014
    Lacey ·
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    That's part of the reason why we're waiting to have sex - another part is for religion reasons, but children are a big fear. I wouldn't want to get pregnant before I was married!

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  • Myra
    Devoted May 2014
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    Well as for me my mother, family and friends are excited that I am getting married but they would be more happy if I was pregnant. When I went shopping for wedding gowns I was only looking for one, but then my mom was like you should get a reception dress and I was like ok. But then when we got the dresses she was like I bought it just in case you got pregnant. I sure dont want to be a pregnant bride but I would be happy if I was pregnant.

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  • MissMadeline
    Master June 2014
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    In all honesty, I would probably get an abortion.

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  • Katie
    VIP May 2014
    Katie ·
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    I would still get married. Depending how far along I was I would change my dress to a soft empire waist dress. If I could still fit my dress, I would still use it!!!

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  • Erika*
    Super October 2015
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    That's a really big fear of mine! If I didn't lose out on a lot of money, and if it was close to the due date then I would change the date. Otherwise I would just keep it and hope, pray, cross my fingers, to feel great the day of the wedding lol.

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  • Kayla
    VIP September 2014
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    I would embrace it! A baby is a beautiful blessing and I would never postpone our wedding date because of how I "look" while pregnant. I would just purchase a new dress to accommodate my body like a pretty, flowy dress and make the best of it!

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  • PattyCakes
    Super June 2014
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    I would be completely overwhelmed. We'd probably move the wedding date up and do something small at a B&B with just our immediate families.

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  • WeddingDestinationItaly
    Master May 2014
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    I would cancel the wedding and postpone for at least a year.

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  • M
    Master August 2014
    Miss S. ·
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    I agree, I think the due date would play a huge role in postponing or not. I wouldn't want to be due right around the wedding day. However, if I were around 7 months or so by the time the wedding is, I wouldn't postpone Smiley smile Oh well, lets just try to NOT get pregnant.lol

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  • Just Dee
    Super May 2015
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    We're so worried about this to the point we were gonna stop until the wedding. But... Well anyway, lol. If it happens so early I'd be showing at the wedding, we're gonna elope ASAP and leave the party part where it is. If it happened close to the wedding date (under 2 mths) all would stay the same, especially because we wouldn't tell anyone until 3 mths anyhow.

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  • Tiffany M. ( Tiffany P.)
    Master August 2012
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    Our families would have been pretty stoked, especially my parents. They want a grandchild like now.

    It would have depended on the due date and it's relation to the wedding date. We got married in a church, though the United Church is pretty open to most things, would have had to check with them "their policy" about this.

    DH and I agreed from about a year or two into our relationship if I got pregnant, we would have had the baby. I was pushing close to 30, DH had a good job at the time and our debt was pretty much paid off. So an upcoming wedding wouldn't have stopped us from having a baby, just might have changed the wedding plans.

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  • Mallory Abroad
    Master October 2014
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    Honestly depending on how far along I was I may put wedding forward or back but for no other reason apart from getting married miles from where we live and not being able to fly.

    When we decided to ttc we set deadlines about me being able to fly at the time the wedding was booked for not because we didn't want me to be pregnant while we were getting married.

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