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10th Jun 2016

Getting Married? Brides and Grooms share what they were REALLY thinking at the altar

Wedding bells don't ring for everyone...

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Wedding bells don’t ring for everyone… 

Making the decision to spend the rest of your life with another human is tough. Well, I don’t actually know that but I’m speculating. I’ve heard things. I’ve watched the movies. (And I’m never getting married).

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Marriage can be a mixed bag for those taking vows, and as all eyes are on the bride and groom, no one actually knows how they’re feeling or what they’re thinking…

Is it actually the happiest day of their lives?

Whisper, an online forum that allows people to share secrets anonymously they’re too embarrassed to say aloud, has asked brides and grooms just

Some of the responses read like they were straight out of a Nicholas Sparks novel:

“I’m a 20-year-old guy, I cried when I saw my wife walk down the aisle on our wedding day, and when she told me that she’s pregnant I was so happy that my eyes filled with tears of joy. I’m a big softy, but I don’t really care.”

“I got married and the priest asked if I was sure because he kept joking during the ceremony. Yeah, I’m pretty sure. I love my goofball.”

“The whole time I was saying my vows, I was thinking, Wow, my grandmother would be proud.”

“My husband and I waited seven years to get married and I couldn’t be happier. I know that when we said our vows we meant every word. I have nothing left to worry about.”

But then there are the others, where the honeymoon period was well and truly over:

The unsure.

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The regret.

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The love triangle.

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The brutally honest.

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Have you a wedding day story to share with us? Email us on [email protected] or drop us a mail on Facebook.

You can check out the rest of the honest wedding secrets on Whisper.