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Angel_D
Master October 2015

Walking down the aisle jitters!

Angel_D, on September 16, 2015 at 10:04 PM Posted in Planning 0 31

I have to say, for some reason the part im most nervous and anxious about is walking down the aisle when all eyes will be on me! 0_o

Im terrified that i will be so emotional that i wont stop crying, I keep telling myself-- million of brides have done this and do it everyday. itll be ok! but im nervous lol yikes!

did anyone else feels or felt that way and how did you handle it on your day??

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Latest activity by Brianna, on September 18, 2015 at 9:14 AM
  • Kim
    Dedicated September 2015
    Kim ·
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    Yes I am afraid that I will be the same way. My wedding is on Saturday, and I hope I can keep it together...

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  • SwoleMates2016
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    Are you walking alone or with someone? If you're walking with someone then just focus on their touch to keep you grounded and your partners eyes at the end of the aisle to keep you smiling. If you aren't walking with someone then you'll just have to focus on the end of that aisle. You'll do fine, it's emotional but mostly exciting to finally be there and quite a sign of relief to be done with the planning madness. Don't expect to remember your ceremony though, haha, I don't remember a single word from the first time around.

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  • Ebony502
    Super November 2015
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    I'm nervous I'm going to trip lol. But my FH is terrified about being too emotional at the ceremony. I cry at commercials so I'm expected to be a mess lol

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  • Angel_D
    Master October 2015
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    SwoleMates Im walking with my mom - thanks for the advice.

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  • Chantel
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    This is me lol. I'm walking with my dad but I feel like if I think about his touch or he says something to me I'm gonna lose it. We are doing a first look so I hope that helps the nerves!

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  • Elyse
    Master September 2015
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    I'm definitely feeling this way. My immediate reactions is to avoid eye contact with everyone, but I know I have to try and keep my head up and smile.

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  • FutureMrsD.
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    I can only imagine how you are feeling....walking down the aisle while I was touring the venues made so soo nervous. Ack!

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  • JCB
    Master September 2015
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    I'm such a cry baby and know I'm going to cry. It makes me cry just thinking about it. Oh god.

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  • Melissa
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    I was nervous about this as well, but on the day it wasn't bad at all. Once I got to the end of the aisle and caught DH's eyes, that was my main focus. I was still emotional, but I was no longer worried about everyone there...I actually have no clue who actually made it to the ceremony because I saw no one but DH.

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  • Angel_D
    Master October 2015
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    This is what im hoping for Flaherty

    JCC me too i cried a little when we got our marriage license. smh lol

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  • Amanda
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    I get emotional just thinking about what that moment is going to be like for me. I'm gonna be a mess, plus my son giving me away. Lord, I hope someone has some tissues at the end of aisle waiting for me lol

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  • MrsMcD
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    I was unbelievably nervous about walking down the aisle. I mean to the point where I would break out in hives just thinking about it!...even 5 months before the wedding. I was nervous in the car on way to the ceremony and waiting to walk.. but once I started walking I was completely fine. It goes by so quickly, just focus on your FH. Its really not as bad as you think! Good luck!!

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  • Aver
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    I have anxiety (and a host of other things to enhance it), so I very much get being nervous about it. I kept my eyes on my partner (who walked me) and where we were going, and held onto him.

    I did find it was less bad then I expected, not just because it's hard for things to be as bad as you guess but because as soon as it's happening, that's kind of it, it's happening. You can't really walk back or anything, and then you're at the front listening to the officiant and probably looking at your partner and it just kind of goes on. Once it's happening, you're not anticipating it anymore.

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  • Lara~N~Love
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    I'm super nervous about this too. I get nervous and shaky when I'm the center of attention, even sometimes answering questions in class. Sometimes I'm fine though. There's no rhyme or reason to it. I'm thinking about just having a glass of champagne right before I walk out to calm my nerves.

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  • Laura Marie
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    I was SHAKING right before walking down the aisle and I was so nervous that I don't remember much about the actual walk. I think I might have had a terrible resting bitch face. OOPS? Either way, it ended up being fine once I got to the end. I do remember wanting so badly to look at everyone in their seats because, well, I knew all of them and hadn't seen most of them that day. I just wanted to be like "OH MY GOD HEY!!!!" but I couldn't.

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  • MrsMem<3
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    I told my dad that he was going to have to hold me up as I walk and he responded im the old man with fake hips you have to hold me up! ( he had both of his hips replaced before 40) So we will see, I think for this reason I am deciding to wear flats so I don't fall flat on my face. I am a CLUTZ!!!!

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  • OG Kathryn
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    Maggie- I am wearing flats too!

    I am so scared of having an anxiety attack. I am in the same boat as all of you. I get so nervous some days when I am thinking about it that my stomach hurts. Hopefully, it turns out like all the other brides on here have said and its not as horrible as I am playing it out in my head.

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  • Ostrich
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    YES! This was my one "regret" I had. I was so nervous I looked down and walked pretty fast. Take a deep breath and try to enjoy it! Make eye contact with DH rather than not thinking about where to look

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  • S
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    OMG I was a nervous wreck!!!! Mostly because we wrote our own vows and I was terrified to read them (but SO glad we did)

    Just try to remember you are marrying the man you love. Me and the BMs did a (super weak) shot at the hotel right before we left, that helped. Then my dad was awesome and just kept telling me I looked beautiful and to relax. He was perfect.

    Like others said, take a deep breath, walk slow, smile, look at your finace. Honestly, Once I saw him my nerves were mostly gone.

    ETA - I didn't cry when I was walking down the aisle, but I did when I was reading my vows. Our officiant was great and just said "take your time" and allowed me to reign it in versus rushing myself through them.

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  • Katie
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    Omg 2 weeks and I'll be that ugly crier at the end of the aisle. I'm so nervous but FH is so confident in these situations I always feel better by him, but if he cries I'm gonna lose it!

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