What was the single MOST memorable moment of your wedding.

[RhiChiChi]

- Getting photos taken with my Grandfather who couldn't come due to health reasons
- My Dads speech - he kept breaking down (crying) which set me off.

[beckoes]

waiting for every one to sit down for the meal and the best man was going to introduce us as mr and mrs so we were waiting outside. we had a pig on a spit, which was outside where we were waiting, it smelt so good and i was so hungry, dh go me a huge piece of pork crackling and i have photos of me in my beautiful white dress chewing on a huge piece of pig skin...mmmmmmmm....dh and i had a good laugh!!
watching dh's face as i was saying my vows, he never writes anything down and insisted he would wing it and it would be fine, he couldnt think of anything to say but i had mine all planned out...and he thought they were awesome!!
really the whole service, i cant pick a moment,it was just all magical, relaxed, intimate, beautiful, perfect.

[~Kim~]

Can't do just one.

Having to vote in a federal election in full regalia and my normally very shy sister dragging me up to the front of a verrrry long line and telling the people as she pushed past them, 'sorry but we have to get married in an hour!'....no-one said anything but smiled.
The view from the alter in our chapel (we got married in Watson's Bay in Sydney on South Head at the navy chapel and the window behind the alter looks out at the ocean)
DH crying and not being able to speak
Dancing with my husband to my mum and dad's 'song', she had sung it my whole life.
Not getting a piece of wedding cake because it was so good everyone else devoured it, then cutting open the saved tier when our daughter was born only to find out it wasn't a flavour we had requested (ie fruitcake instead of the banana it was) and was awful!!

[Olive]

that people still talk about how much fun the had at our wedding...it was 9 years ago and we still get compliments!
it wasnt huge or expensive

[Party-of-five]

The look on Dads face when the celebrant read out the special bit about him in our vows

[alish]

i just loved how in love we were that day!
my man just looked so handsome & he couldnt stop kissing & cuddling me..
our wedding reception - it took my breath away when i walked in, it was beautiful

good luck for your wedding day xxx

[LuluHB]

The ridiculously huge grin on my soon to be DH's face as I walked down the "aisle" towards him. As soon as I was standing next to him he went to kiss me - got huge laughs from everybody (A) for his impatience in not waiting until we actually WERE married and (B) cos he got tangled up in the veil hanging over my face that he hadn't taken any notice of. The whole day was amazing. I know what everything looked like (including me!) because I have photos to show me, but otherwise all I remember of the day is fun, happiness and a whole lot of love.

Seriously, don't sweat the small stuff - flower arrangements, colours, whether to have this sash or that sash on the chairs. None of it matters on the day.

[kimmi]

Awww, I'm in tears again!

You are all playing a HUGE part in helping me to forget the stress of organising it and just falling into the moment!

[Samcougar]

ahh there are so many!
- our gorgeous ceremony place, on top of a hill surrounded by breathtaking hills and trees
- our photos taken at the local rodeo arena, my bridesmaids all climbing the high fence in their dresses and heels (awsome photos!)
- the look on the guy at the bottleshops face when the whole bridal party walked in to get some roadies! (also great photos! )
- our first dance to Tim McGraw's 'It's your love' and the whole bridal party dancing and singing at the top of our lungs!
- our honeymoon
our wedding was so laid back and relaxed, if we forgot anything too bad. Most of it was done on favours and didn't cost us much at all. My wedding dress was $2000 at the bridal shop but i found a similar one on ebay for $120!!

anyway just make sure you have fun and remember the day is about you and your soon to be DH!

[Roryrory]

When someone threw rice at us and I said "what the %*#$ was that?"

My excuse is we had a very low-key, student wedding. I didn't have rice/confetti in mind at all (we got married in a park and even forgot about music LOL!)

[*Ang*]

Our wedding day took place in 40 degree heat so a lot of my memories revolve around that! Having photos in my full wedding gown standing on a chair with a portable fan blowing up my skirt because I was so hot! attempting to drink some water at the alter of the non airconditioned church cause I thought I was going to faint and the amount of alcohol that was consumed that night because of the heat! Funnily enough there was no trouble at all with drunkedness because I think everyone sweated it out!

Watching my DH watching me walking up the aisle was a pretty special moment, he didnt take his eyes off me. I in turn had the biggest grin on my face - think Muriels wedding!

When we were announced at the reception as Mr and Mrs .... that was a pretty special moment too. Also being called by my DH as "his bride" cause as he said I have the rest of my life to be his wife yet only one day to be his bride. I really liked that part.

[Emma09]

Oooooohhhhhhhhhhh.......Great thread.

My memories:

* DH's nan and mum have the same name, part of our ceremony was for the parents to stand up to "give us away"
Celebrant said "Mr and Mrs Smith please rise" or something like that.
DH's elderly nan stood up cause she heard her name.... SO CUUUUTTTTTEEEE
She passed away soon after.

*Having tonnes of guests telling me how beautiful I looked, and being surprised that my mum made my dress, and the bridesmaids dresses.

*My dad crying through the ceremony.

*My DH's speech on the night- most of the guests were bawling, cause he spoke from the heart

*Dancing the night away.

[kimmi]

I love that about DH's nan!

[Miss.September]

Seeing DH for the first time as I entered the chapel - I just wanted to run to him. And crying through the ceremony and having the gorgeous celebrant cover his microphone to whisper "Do you need a tissue" in the sweetest voice. Dancing with my pop at the reception when a few months before he was so ill he couldn't walk, but not only could he walk, he danced all day. DH singing "Liva La Vida Loca" as we danced and the band singer put the mike in front of his face. Us stuffing up our wedding song - we did a fancy dance and stuffed up the moves but all we could do was laugh.

You'll get memories after, from other people. My brother told me how he choked up. He was a groomsman and when the song came on that I was walking down the aisle to "Pacabel's Canon", my pop started to cry and my brother could see him and it broke him up too. I didn't know it was my pop's favourite song.

Have a wonderful day. No matter how big or how small, it will be spectacular

ETA - I know you said "single most" but that was way too hard

[RainbowBrite]

Best moment - Our bridal dance to Newton Faulkners Dream catch me...it rocked

Worst moment - Spending my wedding night sitting in the dark on my own in my bridal gown with a bottle of champagne by the hotel pool listening to the wave roll into the beach near by because he had spat it over something

[~TT40~]

1. We got married outside at night, DH and his best man and my matron of honours husband were there early to set up, all i expected was the place to be mowed and our solar out door lights to be out, but when i got there they had put hundreds of tea lights out and around the place, it looked amazing and i was in so much shock and awe at how much work they put into it. it was beautiful.

2. When i had walked down the aisle and my dad was about to give me away, he couldnt because DH kept turning his head away, was cause he was crying and didnt want anyone to see!!

3. Everyone commented (and still do) about how our reception was the most fun they had had in ages, and if that day represented the rest of our lives, we would be one very happy couple.

Worst moment - Spending my wedding night sitting in the dark on my own in my bridal gown with a bottle of champagne by the hotel pool listening to the wave roll into the beach near by because he had spat it over something

my DH had a spat at something too on the night of our reception, I ended up going out with all my mates while he went home alone. I still dont know what was wrong as he refuses to tell me.

[helle]

Our first dance. Everyone else ceased to exist and it was just us. We scored some pretty good photos of that ^^;

[Kazbah]

Good memory : The celebrant carrying our son up to my DH to hold. The celebrant's wife drinking my ****tail while we were getting photos. The fun the night before with my family as we set up the room with lollies (liquorice allsorts) as favours.
My godfather telling me later that of all the weddings he's gone to, mine taught him the most (we had a handfasting ceremony and the celebrant explained all the traditions and how they fit into Aussie & Scottish culture)

Best memory : The way the rose bought for me in memory of my uncle bloomed that day, and we placed the bud at my aunt's place.

Bad memory : telling my (only) bridesmaid's housemate to get out of his dad's car and ask someone else for directions cause I was due to get married in 15 mins and neither I nor my bridesmaid were dressed.