Is your wedding the most important day of your life?

I understand the point of the post. However, when I see statements like "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. " I think some people need a reality check. Buying a house is awesome, but most likely you will do that at least 3 times in your life.

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

Really, you hate it? So people shouldn't be happiest on the day they get married and if they are they don't have a good marriage?

Amen Merfy Lou!

Miss Tatto - I totally get what you are saying.

Mouche - Thank you for your service.

This is the second time I have become one with someone. Shyte happens to some.

I love Frank and our committment to one another began about 9 years ago. Our marriage legalized it.

The most important days in my life have been when I gave birth to both of my daughters. I have devoted my life and am still devoting my life to raising two intelligent, strong willed, strong spirited and fiercly independent young women. My faith aside, I am a mother first and Frank has always gotten it.

Most important day? Nah. But as of right now it is one of the most exciting things I am looking forward to for now!! It is very important to both of us, but it will be the official start of our lives as a married couple. I think it was more important when we both decided to get married. He asked me, but we both talked about it before. I think the wedding will be more like a reflection and celebration of all of the best days we had apart and the ones we had together. We will have many more too after that!

I can see how some people could have it in their top 5. I don't think that is a reason to spend a ton of money on it though unless that is what both people want.

Wait a second... isn't the wedding day and the marriage two separate things? I am on this website to plan my wedding. I am planning out the celebration part. I am not buying personalized napkins to prepare for my marriage. I am buying them for the celebration of the day we are getting married. To me, the wedding and the marriage are different. We are in the process of getting married now- taking the classes, deciding what we want to do after, etc.. but the wedding is the day the marriage is taking place on. My marriage is MUCH more important than our wedding. I am excited to see my family and friends, but I am more excited about the official marriage part. I just wanted to try to clarify that a little bit.

No. It's not.

It will be the biggest day of my life when it happens, but I would imagine that when I have kids that will be the biggest day of my life.

Kimpy- yes, I think that is what most people are referring to Unfortunatly, some people have a hard time telling the difference between marriage and wedding.

Thanks so much Mrs. Carole M, that means a lot!!!

Every day that I live is important. I don't think you can peg one day as the most important. All life experiences are important. They shape who you are. I am grateful to the man up in the sky for my health and happiness.

I wouldn't say the most important day of my life.... Thus far? Probably. But of my entire life? No, I should hope not, because now what do i have to look forward to? lol

Pumpkin if the happiest day of your life is your wedding day, that means it's all down hill from there, which doesn't speak very highly of your marriage. If I'm never going to be able to be as happy as I will be on my wedding day, why not pull a Romeo and Juliet and just kill myself then?

Judith-That's actually an interesting way of looking at it.

@ Lindsay L. - I feel the same way. It's hard even looking back to say this DAY was the best/most important day.

Even the simplest things provide joy. Boxing Day last year I was at Lake Mc Kenzie on Fraser Island and yes I was just relaxing it was so nice to enjoy everything without a care in the world.

The wedding, no. The marriage, most definitely.

Well, we had most of our closest friends and family from all over the country all together at once, so it was pretty wonderful. So far it has been the most special

I look at it like this....

When I imagine saying the vows to my FH, I can't even imagine looking into his eyes and saying those words (which we haven't chosen yet) to him, and hearing him say them back, without tears in my eyes. I am that happy about it.

I am so incredibly happy that I found the man that will be with me until we die. He's my best friend and I can't imagine me without him.

As far as the celebration - I am looking forward to it, and I hope it's as much fun as I've been dreaming it will be.

The part that matters most to me is beginning my life with FH as his wife.

I can't say for sure whether that will make me happier than anything else in the entire course of my life. But right now, that will make me pretty effin happy.

A special day but not the "best" day of my life. My greatest day to date was the my graduation from school! I accomplished something that had nothing to do with another person. I have always known that I would get married so the day will be special but not the "best". I'm sure when I have children that will take the cake!!

I'm pretty sure that Pumpkin understands the difference between the marriage and the wedding. But in most cases both of them take place on the same day, so to say your wedding day will not be the "best" day of your life is the same as to say the day I begin my marriage will not be the "best" day of my life. They're two different things yes, BUT they're both happening on the same day.

This wedding will be the best day of my life. I don't think I can pinpoint the most important day of my life, though. But I know the happiest day of my life is when I met my FH!

I feel like the most important day of my life will be the day my baby is born. And FH agrees. lol Someone actually asked me the other day why arent you spending 1000's? Isnt it the most important day? And we both said at the same time uh no. It is a very important day and extremely special to us but we also feel that you do not need to spend thousands even if it is the most important.