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I think this story should be funny by now, but I still can’t seem to shrug off this one very important, crucial part of our wedding…

The one moment of the wedding day that I was most nervous about was walking down the aisle. Don’t trip, don’t walk too fast, don’t take your eyes off the groom, and most importantly—try not to ugly-cry. And I remember it all too clearly. I took my dad’s arm and waited in front of the doors. It was the moment when the doors opened and everyone started to rise… and then… someone started clapping. LOUDLY.

And it wasn’t a light, celebratory clapping; it was the big, jock-like, goofball clapping. I don’t know if I have super great peripheral vision or not, but I was completely aware of how it started and how it ended. I saw from the corner of my eye that the guy next to him yanked his arm to make him stop. Then the guy finally figured out that he was the only one clapping and made a big “OOPS, MY BAD” shrug. But from that moment, my mental status was not to trip or cry, it was fighting the thoughts of turning to him and saying, “WHAT THE *@^# IS WRONG WITH YOU?”

(In this picture, my mind is thinking, “WHO was clapping?!”)

To this day, I’m not sure who that person was but I know he was probably a friend of the groom. But I will always remember that moment. Who even thinks about CLAPPING while the bride is walking down the aisle?!? As if we don’t see weddings on TV all the time and notice that people are supposed to be in a hushed silence when the bride walks down the aisle.

I did forget all about the clapping right after the ceremony. You could definitely see the look of relief on my face when it was over. After the ceremony, all there was to do was eat and party!! And then came the honeymoon! Woot!

One thing I do advise for those who are still preparing for their wedding day and what I tell my brides-to-be all the time is to not verbalize what is going wrong throughout the day. Saying it out loud makes it more real, and as for myself, once I start verbally saying something is wrong, I start to feel terrible about it. I knew all sorts of things were going wrong, but I could have just smiled and pressed on. There is nothing you can do about things going wrong, and saying it out loud makes others aware of it, and so on. I never told anyone about The Clapper until maybe a few months after the wedding, when I started to remember all the details!

Plus, once you’re done with your wedding day, you can come back on Weddingbee and tell us all about it!

Also, if you didn’t know, a good piece of advice is that you are NOT supposed to clap until AFTER the ceremony is over. It would be much appreciated for the bride, as this is the moment she’s dreamt about ever since she was little. Thanks! (Seriously, in case you didn’t know!)

Anyone else have any “wrong” moments you’d like to share about your wedding day?