12 Unforgettable Wedding Moments

What was your favorite moment from your wedding (or weddings you’ve been to)? Mine was probably the few seconds right before our wedding kiss, when my heart was about to pound out of my chest. Here are 12 amazing photos from Moment Junkie, my favorite place to browse amazing captures.

Here, the bride and maid of honor have a drinking race before the ceremony.

Ten more below…

The bride had been nervous and shaky all morning. Right after her dad walked her down the aisle, the groom gave her an unexpected kiss to calm her down.

“The bride fist pumps after she wins an impromptu game of rock-paper-scissors with the groom over who would get to read their personal vows first.”

The column.

The weeping groom.

“This moment happened at the end of the wedding ceremony, during the ‘vidai,’ when the bride bids farewell to her family, as she leaves her home and begins a new chapter of her life at the groom’s home. This part of the Hindu ceremony is always emotional, and you can see the bride and her two sisters sharing a very teary but loving hug.”

The fun adult. Every wedding has one!

An awkward moment. Ditto.

“This wedding had the best [Gaelic] ceilidh I’ve ever seen. Their friends here were enthusiastically encouraging the groom to dance down the ‘tunnel’. I love that the bride wants him to as well, her expression is great.”

Dance floor action.

The bride and groom doing the worm and nailing it.

How sweet are these? See many more here.

P.S. More unforgettable moments: A groom does the splits and a first look that will make you cry.

(Photos via Moment Junkie; The awkward moment by Ian Weldon; The arrival by Sergio Cueto; The dance tunnel by Fiona Walsh; The fist pump by Carly Chaney; The fun adult by Jen Ochwat; The race by Jason Shum; The rice fight by Shelley Hartman; The worm by Amanda Kopp; Three sisters by Rahul Khona; Tickle monster by Stori Heleen; Unexpected first kiss by Roberta Matis; The elated groom by David Tam)

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Jorge Marquez

May 29, 2020 6:34am 6:34 am

Que imagenes mas bonitas! Me encanta!

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Amy

May 10, 2016 6:05am 6:05 am

Love these moments, beautifully captured – I’d love to see the ‘after’ pics from ‘The Column’!!

Sergio Cueto

July 1, 2015 4:05am 4:05 am

Oh my godness!
My picture featured in your wonderful blog. It’s an unexpected honor that will make my day.
:-)

Meghan

May 17, 2015 12:06pm 12:06 pm

One of the funniest moments was when my husband and I had our first kiss as husband and wife. My oldest brother-in-law gave all the bridal party and both sets of parents score cards. Once we kissed, we looked up and everyone was holding a sign with scores between 8.0 and 10.0. We had a little chuckle at that.

Meghan

May 17, 2015 12:03pm 12:03 pm

I have so many fond memories of my wedding day: Holding onto my Dad for dear life right before the church doors opened, having to pause for a good minute in the middle of my vows because I just couldn’t get it together, our first dance as husband and wife and the very touching speech that my little sister gave as my MOH.

Mollie

May 16, 2015 8:47pm 8:47 pm

My favorite moment happened during a wedding ceremony when the bride and groom included a time for the rings to be passed along each row so the guests would have a chance to both see them and to provide well wishes/prayers/happy thoughts for the couple. They had budgeted enough time for an acoustic “I want to hold your hand” and the passing took MUCH longer than expected. The singer was fantastic and did her best to stall before finally saying, “alright, let’s do one all together now!” and the entire room joined in to sing this favorite Beatles song during the duration of the ring passing. A complete surprise serenade for the Bride and Groom!

Nicole

May 15, 2015 10:42pm 10:42 pm

Top 3 moments: a) one of my bridesmaids leaving our rings in the hotel hallway b) my dad stepping on my super long train while giving me away c) my husbands amazing vows.

Carolina

May 15, 2015 10:18am 10:18 am

Mine was when I started walking down the aisle and saw my hubby’s very emotional face. He is usually very reserved in that sense, but throughout the whole ceremony he was teary. I, on the other hand, could not stop grinning, it felt like I needed a bigger face so my smile could be bigger! Ohh, I miss it!

Lyndsey

May 15, 2015 6:11am 6:11 am

I love this post, cant wait for all this summers weddings coming up. A weeping groom is the best, as soon as I saw my Brother crying as he saw him wife coming down the aisle I couldnt stop crying myself.
xxx
Lyndsey
http://www.labeau.co.uk

Mun

May 15, 2015 5:03am 5:03 am

Favourite moment has got to be walking down the aisle :)

Lindsey

May 14, 2015 1:11pm 1:11 pm

I was able to peak out of the bridal room window and watch from across the pond all of our friends and family arrive to our ceremony. My heart was so full as I saw all the people we love show up to support us as we made this big commitment. Our 1 year anniversary is in 10 days and I’m feeling nostalgic for that warm day in May that we said I do. Loved all these photos!!

Brittany

May 14, 2015 12:07pm 12:07 pm

Our wedding day was wonderful. The sun came out just as we were saying our vows. Fireworks randomly went off across the lake during our reception. Half of our wedding part and guests (we only had twenty people total) decided to give toasts including my nine year-old brother. There were so many awesome moments.

Jessica

May 14, 2015 8:22am 8:22 am

Our Catholic wedding was officiated by a priest who struggled with the English language. His homily included a story about an armless and leg less man. After we exchanged our vows he began a series of prayers asking the congregation to pray for us in our new life. As he finished up he added one more saying “we pray for peace….(long pause as he tried to find the right words) in the Middle East”. Needless to say our friends still giggle about our strange wedding ceremony.

Jenna

May 14, 2015 7:26am 7:26 am

These are beautiful! My husband and I got married overlooking the ocean at Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia and my favorite moment was when our officiant made us pause for one whole minute mid-ceremony and said “…feel the ground and how strong it is, feel the breeze and the warmth of the sun on your face and remember always how you felt in this moment.”. I remember looking out on the water and seeing sailboats far off in the distance and really thought “I will never forget this.” Stands out the strongest in my mind every time I think about that day nearly five years ago.

Betty

May 14, 2015 1:48am 1:48 am

Mine would be at the end when we got back to the hotel, it was a sigh of relief we’ve gotten married and the day was done. The events leading up to the day was stressful for us both and felt more for our family than us.

prudence marule

May 14, 2015 1:10am 1:10 am

I really, really want a weeping groom – future hubby, take note!

Shevon

May 13, 2015 11:20pm 11:20 pm

Walking down the aisle and seeing my husband bawl his eyes out when he saw me. He doesn’t cry easily do that was very memorable :)

Susannah

May 13, 2015 10:24pm 10:24 pm

We had a loooong wedding ceremony and finally the priest whispered to us “now is when you kiss,” so I stood on tip-toe to kiss my new husband and the priest said “no, not RIGHT now. In a minute!” and the whole church full of guests laughed. At the time I was really embarrassed, but looking back I love that it happened. My husband still brings it up at least once a month. He loves it.

belinda

May 13, 2015 9:12pm 9:12 pm

a few things, 1st my husband made my bouquet and delivered it to me an hour before the wedding. it got lots of comments cause it was beautifully done (he is not a florist). 2nd was when i turned the corner to walk down the aisle with my mum, dad, son, nieces and nephews and saw the 80 most important people in my life all there waiting for me. third would have to be walking hand in hand with my new husband from the ceremony to the reception venue.

Chelsea

May 13, 2015 9:09pm 9:09 pm

During our kiss, the music crescendoed. I got caught up in the moment and grabbed my husband, and we started walking down the aisle together immediately. There’s a picture of my maid of honor leaning over to tell our officiant to announce us. He yelled after us, introducing us as we made our exit. :)

Alina @eclecticalu blogspot

May 13, 2015 9:06pm 9:06 pm

My moment was when I was walking down the isle with my dad and I noticed that he was nervous. He is a very tough and self confident guy but since I (his little girl) was getting married he couldn’t handle the emotions and I realized that this was the first time I saw him feeling out of control.
Beautiful posts! Genius Joanna! :)
Alina
http://www.eclecticalu.blogspot.com

Morgan A.

May 13, 2015 8:25pm 8:25 pm

This isn’t technically an at-the-wedding story, but we went out to Vegas for a quick 48 hour trip to get married just the two of us. And the night before we had to go to the marriage bureau to get the marriage license and we were so giddy and nervous and excited. The place was packed. People out front trying to sell us stuff, and inside tons of couples all waiting with their paperwork. Some were dressed up obviously about to get married right after, it felt like we were part of some special club. We couldn’t stop smiling it was the most bizarre experience. And even cooler, was that literally the day before the ban on same sex marriage was lifted in Nevada, so most of the couples were same sex couples. I felt so happy for everyone in that room!

x. Morgan

Stephanie

May 13, 2015 7:55pm 7:55 pm

I just got married on SATURDAY and I’m still so excited about everything. The moment I think I’ll remember the most though is when we walked OUT of the room together and this huge wave of relief hit me- We did it! We didn’t cry, we didn’t fall over, no one puked, and OHMYGOD we’re married! It was the clearest feeling of the day and I was just so happy.

Gabriella

Reply to Stephanie

May 14, 2015 5:58am 5:58 am

CONGRATS! And lol to the “no one puked”! :)

Bri

May 13, 2015 6:22pm 6:22 pm

My favorite moment, of my favorite day ever (4 years ago next week), was my walk down the aisle. I entered through an ivy covered arch into an old open-air, above-ground wine cellar, with ‘Don’t Fear’ by the Honey Trees playing in the background. My dress swish-swished as I walked toward my teary husband, seeing my future in front of me, and my friends and family all around me. There were a million other favorite moments that day, but this is the one I replay most often.

Alex

May 13, 2015 5:34pm 5:34 pm

We swapped letters around the door, as he wasn’t to see me in my dress until I walked down the aisle. I loved our vows. I wrote our entire ceremony (I’m a writer) and it felt like it embodied our relationship entirely.

Jill

May 13, 2015 5:28pm 5:28 pm

When I came around the corner and down the aisle, my stern and collected fiancé burst into tears and bawled the entire length of the aisle and barely collected himself throughout the vows. He’s not a man of many words, so if I ever question how my husband really feels about me (as many of us do when we feel blue), THAT’S the image I ALWAYS picture – it’s the most articulate he’s ever been.

Claire

May 13, 2015 5:20pm 5:20 pm

One of my favorites was a mistake moment in the ceremony – our vows were a series of questions, to which we answered either, “I May” or “I Will” “We will” etc. One of the first questions was “will you cause each other pain?” and the answer was supposed to be “we may” (let’s be honest, right? and the next question is “is that your intention?” answer: “no”), but my husband answered soundly and resoundingly “I Will” and it cracked everybody up, including us. Caught on camera: http://bit.ly/1FlcDNG

Lendy

May 13, 2015 4:51pm 4:51 pm

My favorite moment is when we are walking out of the church and my husband says “now it’s time to celebrate baby!” And at that moment he raises both are arms up in the air. This impromptu moment of happiness was captured by our photographer. We have plenty of beautiful traditional moments, but the arm raising all smiles moment is by far my favorite!

Pearl

May 13, 2015 4:48pm 4:48 pm

Getting married in the spring of next year and selfishly would love to see more posts like this! I remember reading when you were getting married and with some distance now, I would love your thoughts on what surprised you, what you would do if you could do it over, what advice would you give people (both brides and grooms!) who are planning, etc. Know there are lots of wedding blogs out there but I feel like this space and the people who comment are such a great community!

CeeBee

May 13, 2015 4:08pm 4:08 pm

This post put me in such a great mood! My husband wept during our first look, which was so adorably captured by our photographer. He also had everyone in tears with his vows during the ceremony. I danced old-people style, think embraced slow dancing, with each of my three bridesmaids/very best friends, and it was so great to do that. The photographer captured each dance and we’re having the best time, laughing our heads off. During the first dance with my husband, he was spinning me around when the best man yelled out, “Advanced maneuvers!” And my quick witted husband quipped back, “I’m saving those for later!” Of course my father was standing right there! We still laugh really hard about that. But the very best moment of that whole day came when we were standing in our kitchen during the after party (we’d gotten married in our backyard), and we started kissing and totally forgot about everything and everyone else, until all of our friends started whistling and cheering at us.

Marla

May 13, 2015 4:05pm 4:05 pm

The limo we took from the wedding reception to our hotel broke down on the side of the road. It was about 2:00 in the morning. I had to stand on the side of the road with a flashlight while still wearing my wedding gown. Ultimately, we rode to our hotel in the back of a police squad car. Unforgettable!!

Dee

May 13, 2015 4:03pm 4:03 pm

My wedding is two weeks away so I really loved this post!!! I can’t even imagine all the moments that’ll turn into sweet memories in my head but I hope no matter what I’m able to burn every second of it into my memory forever.

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