Is your wedding the most important day of your life?

I think when my wedding comes, it will be the most important day thus far, but if that is really the most important day when my life is over, what did I live for?

I HATE when people say their wedding day was the happiest day of their lives. Seriously? What does that say about your marriage?

I know it will be relatively up there, but definitely not number 1. Ultimately the birth of my future children will be the greatest day in my life!! The wedding is really just a big party to me where i get to feel extra special and spend a lot more money on than the average party.

My wedding day is ranking right up there with the day I was born, the day I graduated college, and the days that my future children will be born....

@Cavan - Thank you

When I really take a look at the most important times, they tend to be the ones where it was a hard road getting there.

And honestly, to me even the day he proposed is more important than the wedding itself. That is the day we decided we were going to commit the rest of our lives to each other. The wedding, to me, is more of a celebration and reaffirmation of that commitment.

Having my girls those were the most important days to me!! Each milestone they reach is more important. Just this fall I have watched my oldest go off to college, my middle one get her driver's license and my last one well she just started 3rd grade so just this year I've already had 2 more important days then my wedding day. The wedding will great and it will be a wonderful party but most people are so focused on the wedding when it's the marriage that will be more important. That's my take on it anyway.

Nope, that would be a tie on the days I had my sons. This, however, will probably be the second best day.

Not the most important but its up there

I wouldn't say the most important but I'd say one of my most SPECICAL days. More important would be the day my baby (ies) is born, graduating college and buying our first house ...

No it's not the most important day in my life but I'm like you, I'm older so I've had some big milestones already. I do think it will rank up there with some of the happiest days though like when I graduated USMC bootcamp, gave birth to both of my sons, started my business, sold my business, bought a home, sold a home.

Not the most important but it is a wonderful moment sorta like graduating from HS.

If you don't see it as an important day then you probably shouldn't get married and you probably shouldn't spend a lot of money on it.

I also think it is not anyone's place to tell someone else their wedding shouldn't be the most important day of that person's life or judge him/her if it is. Maybe they aren't going to have children. Maybe the day they make a commitment to God to become one with your husband is the most important day of your life. It's not about the party, it's about the commitment and how you change from two people into one.

Our wedding day was definitely up there, but not the most important day of our lives. When we have children, that will be. When we celebrate our 50th anniversary, that will be. I'm actually really excited to see what adventures life will bring us that will top that day.

At 51 years of age, I have been through a lot of important days, but for me the wedding will not be the most important day, but it is important, the most important day of my life was when I gave my life to Christ and became born again and realized what it was to have a personal relationship with Him. (Thank you Lord!!!).

I do not have children yet but I do beleive when/if I have them those days will be the most important days of my life. But the wedding is most certainly a very important day in my life. It's the day I commit myself to the man I love eternally. The committment that FH and I will make that day will be held in such a sacrade place in my heart.

@Marie I'm a former Marine too, and I know what you mean about graduating boot camp, that was a very important day!!!

I think comparing getting married (and I'm not talking about the party aspect of it) to graduating HS is completely absurd. I guess there are people out there that finishing high school was a big accomplishment, but for me high school meant nothing to me (and I say that as someone who graduated 3rd in her class, gave a speech at graduation and everything). High School comes nowhere near becoming husband and wife with the man of my dreams. Heck, graduating college doesn't even come close for me.

I'm with the mindset of Jacklyn. My marriage will be the foundation of all the wonderful other things that happen in my life. When I have kids, it will be because I am starting a family with the love of my life.

I know different things are important to different people, but Miss Tattoo, I am also a little taken back that marrying your FH won't even rank in the top 10 in your life. I can't imagine 10 other things that could possibly be more important than committing to my FH.

FutureMrsOhler- but I think that Miss Tattoo means the wedding, not the marriage. I could be wrong, but I assume that her marriage is very important to her, but her wedding day doesn't top other things that have happened in her life.

Calm down Pumpkin. No one is judging anyone (not that I see) And just because I don't feel like it's not one of the most important days in my entire life doesn't mean that I shouldn't be getting married. What kind of crap logic is that?

I never said the day wasn't important, I'm just saying it's not the most important day for me.

And for the record, I'm pretty sure we will still be TWO people when we get married and not ONE. I will still be my own person with my own identity.

Cannot speak for other people but maybe it is because I'm a little bit older and lived a bit more but there are other important moments in life. I'm not saying that the day I marry FH will not be important because it absolutely will be!!! It will be in the top, but it's not everything. I cannot wait to spend my life with him, but I have to admit watching my girls reach their milestones tops this. At least for me.

My wedding day is important because I am making such a huge commitment to the love of my life. Its not the most important though. I think he and I are both more excited about what comes after the wedding day though. We are looking forward to being married and having children. It will take a while to top it, but I think once we have children, their births will be the most important and special. Its going to be an amazing day nonetheless.