Older brides

Girl have your special day! You deserve it no matter your age!

I have had the exact same thoughts. I'm 36 getting married for the first time after watching all of my friends marry in their early 20s. Always a bridesmaid right? Enjoy the day you've waited for. Congratulations!

Don't feel guilty at all! I am 36 and this is me and FH 3rd wedding....we are having our dream wedding. Because we want to and we can. Both first marriages were really young. The second...just didn't work out. I am so happy I get to have my dream wedding with him and my children get to be a part of my dream as well

I had the same thoughts especially being older and having been married before, but it's whatever makes you happy

Enjoy your dream day!

Girl no!! You're as much of a bride as anyone else regardless of age!! Age is just a number. You can have any wedding you wanna have and it'll be amazing. Just cause you waited doesn't mean you are any less deserving. Have that wedding and live it up!

Hey, I totally struggled with it. I'm 46 and just got married for the first time! Totally understand the money concerns (I was freaking out about the expense), but there are ways to keep a wedding reasonable. Just decide what you're willing to spend, then build around that, and let go! Celebrate! Marriage is a huge commitment after all and worth celebrating no matter your age.

OMG... I know exactly how you feel I'm in my 40s getting married to. That feeling of I could be spending this money on something else has crossed my mind several times. However I decided I'm worth it and I'm going to get what I want and you should too!

I'm a first time bride at 54. Do it. You will always regret it if you don't. And it's a memory that you will always cherish.

Gosh! I am 33 and I feel like an "older brider", because all my friends got married in their mid-20's!

My point is, age is just a number and a matter of perspective. When you and I are 60, we will look back at our wedding day and reminisce about how young we were :-)

Please listen to all other comments- your special day is your special day, no matter how old you are. A good relationship is timeless, and that is what you are celebrating when you get married. You deserve to be happy and spoil yourself a bit.

Good luck with your planning. I hope you can put your worries aside and enjoy yourself.

Thank you everyone, these comments made me tear up and just what I needed to work through my anxieties. Thank you for all the support.

I'm 42 and FH is 51. Second marriage for both and we're going bigger and better than our first weddings - within our means It's a celebration of how we got to be "US". We can't wait to celebrate with our family and friends who have loved and supported us from day 1. Girl, you enjoy it and don't feel bad.

I'm 27 and struggling with spending the money too—we're trying to save for a house. But love should be celebrated no matter who you are or how old you are. You should have the day you want with FH! Friends of mine have said they felt the same way but that afterwards they wouldn't change a thing about the money they spent.

I'm 42 and not an older bride. This is my second marriage and his only. He wants a big wedding, that's what we are doing. Who cares?

This is my first marriage. I am 50. I'm doing it up. Premium bar, dj and upgraded food. I have done for everyone my whole life. This day will be amazing. Do it up!

I'll be 44 when I marry for the 1st time. I will admit that I do look at things differently than if I were in back in my 20s. We are having a simpler/less stressful wedding than I would have planned in my 20s n I'm grateful for that (not knocking younger brides...just my own experience). I wasn't sure about a shower n just really want to hang with the girls! I totally don't feel guilty about our wedding, rings or honeymoon. Enjoy it!!! You deserve it like any other couple

I am 47 and a 2nd-time bride, this will be my FH's first marriage. We are so excited to celebrate this day with family and friends ! The money aspect does bother us somewhat, but we are keeping the budget in check. From what all the married brides and grooms have suggested...step back during your wedding day and take all the beauty and celebrating in for a few moments, enjoy the day!!

I am so grateful to be given this chance to marry my FH, my first marriage was a fiasco! Scratchy dress, terrible food, and the groom disappeared for most of the night....

Girl please. I got married last Friday. This is my second marriage. I didn't have a wedding the first time and I felt like maybe we should just go to city hall. We both had houses and children. I thought this money could be going towards something else. Friday was the best day of my life. Everything was perfect and while I danced with my husband it all hit me. I cried for the first time and said I deserved every bit of this. Do do you. You can have a wedding at any age. Do what makes you happy.