Someone asked about how to stop yourself from crying...

I've heard a wives' tale that if you cry during your wedding, there will be more happiness during the marriage than pain!

Ya, I have been thinking about that, because I am definitely a crier. But I don't want to zone out and miss anything!

Thanks for the tips! I'm a huuuge crier, so much that I was sobbing as MOH in my sister's wedding, and she turned around to laugh at me. I don't mind a few tears, I just don't want to be a red, snotty mess!

I have heard you are so busy, and happy, and pumped up, there is no time to cry

FH and I are writing our own vows. I know as soon as he gets one sentence into his I'll be sobbing hysterically. Thanks for the list! Will try to keep it together on the big day, lol. Still going to invest in some waterproof mascara.

I'm prepared to cry - we're going to be one big mess of crying people at my wedding, at least for the first 5 minutes of the ceremony where we honor my decased father and other passed relatives and friends. So, we've bought stock in tissue companies (jk lol - but with the amount of tissues we've bought it feels like we own them!! lol), and I've prepared my hairstylist and makeup artist so they know to figure out a way to keep the makeup from streaking and the hair from going limp (I sweat alot when I get upset and nervous lol)...I have a feeling I'll be looking like the bride of frankenstein by the time the ceremony's over anway lol

Like Nicole I am going to have everyone crying, and there will be tissue boxes in the Pews. My Dad and I are stopping at the pew my grandmother sat in until she passed away last year. (my mom and I both grew up in the church sitting with her) there will be a vase of her favorite flowers on the pew and it will be blocked off so no one can sit there. that will start the flow. Then my FH and I are writing our own vows so that will keep me crying. My hair dresser is doing my makeup and we are planning on some high end fake lashes. she says they are better then mascara and don't run. Good luck to eveyrone else :-)

I've been crying over the drama in my current life...I just want to fight today's tears let alone the wedding day (whenever that day is lol)

8 Blink a few times and look into the light; this makes your pupils constrict and keep tears from falling.

9 Cross your eyes. This is also another way to prevent tears from forming.

10 Also, rolling your eyes works the same way.

....okay I just have to say....your pupils constricting does NOT stop you from crying....and I think the only way crossing and rolling your eyes stops you from crying is that you've just turned psycho and won't be in a crying mood! lol

Can you imagine a bride at the end of the isle crossing and rolling her eyes during the ceremony? ....I'll talk a few tears instead...

@ hillary Im envisioning a bride looking deeply into her mans eyes and then all of the sudden she crosses them..... that would make him laugh and in turn her sooooooo there you got it. Make a funny face!

I know I'm going to cry so I'm not going to worry about trying to prevent it. I allowed my step-daughter to read what I've written so far and she started crying which made me cry. As long as no one cries I'm okay but I know my family WE'RE A BUNCH OF CRY BABIES

I sing the Smurf song in my head. You can not be anythng but happy when you are singing that tune. It has really helped with the prewedding stress.

@Hillary I warned y'all that some of these would not work during a wedding. I was more interested in stopping my current tears...and they are all gone. *Praise Ye the Lord*

I'm a crier and proud!!!!

I will shed tears hear me roar...or cry!!!!

Give up the fight girl, some of us are gifted lacrimationists!

Embrace your tearful mess with waterproof mascara!!!