Y or N....groom turning to watch you walk up ailse

Omg haven't even thought about this!

I would probably want him to turn round and watch as then i'll be focussed on him and not everyone else!

I will be a bit disappointed if he doesn't turn round to watch me walk up aisle to be honest.

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Yes I think that is how I would feel!

I think I would want him to watch me walk down the aisle, if I see that he's nervous too I might not feel as nervous!

Definitely turn around and watch cos a) I want to see his reaction when I walk in and b) hopefully it will distract me from the 100 pairs of eyes on me!!

Another vote for turning around and watching you walk down the aisle....I'd have been really disappointed if he hadn't!

Our vicar had quite strong views on this - he told my husband not to turn around. He said it was because it showed impatience and was not the best way to start married life. The real reason he says it though is that if they turn round it usually sets either the bride or groom off and you either have nerves or tears. He said he didn't mind them at the vows or afterwards but at the beginning of the ceremony he wanted to see smiles. Maybe it's a bit twee but it worked!

I would like him to look at me, It will hopefully ease my nerves

I heard that it was unlucky for the groom to turn around??

I want my OH to turn round

1 - because i want him to see me and the BM and my Dad walking down the isle

2 - so i can concentrate on him and not all the people looking at me - eek im going to be so nervous with all them eyes on me!

I want him to turn around and look, in fact I've asked to my tog to see if she can capture that look when he first claps eyes on me!

I have read somewhere and I can't remember where....that it's bad luck for the groom to turn and watch you. I have told H2B that I will kick him in his bad leg if he turns to watch me.lol

I read its bad luck too...and i'm more swayed for him to stay firmly facing the front lol...on top of being scared that i will have a nervous reaction of some sort we have his little boy carrying the rings infront of me too and i have this fear if he turns around his little boy will go daddddddddddeeee and run to him dropping rings, carnage all over the place!

Yes, i want him to because i think i'll be even more nervous if he doesn't!

Honestly can't remember whether he did or not. I bet if I ask him he won't be able to remember either.

The whole ceremony is a complete blur as we were both so nervous!

I hope he turns around to watch me walk down - and hopefully he will shed a tear - otherwise might have to pinch him to get a tear once I'm next to him! lol ?

I'll be turning round to see my bride walk down the aisle - totally unfair for everyone else to see her walk down and not me! I wouldnt be able to see the whole picture of what she looks like either if I wait until she's at the front...

Aye from me...want to see his face when he sees me the first time in my wedding dress

I think it would be rude not to surely?

Makes for great photos too from the back of the aisle, the bride walking down and the groom turning round. magic! ❤️

Just had to ask H as I can't remember, his reply (this is via skype)

me: did you turn and watch me coming down the aisle or did you wait till i was at the bottom

him: eh?

him: are you on that bl00dy forum again?

me: aye

him: i looked for a bit then turned round

me: what did you think?

*still waiting for his reply, think he is eating! *

Cheska you really make me laugh.

I would like him to watch me and my Dad but if it means he'll be a blubbing wreck by the time I get to him he can keep looking forward!!

Gotta say I'm stunned that it can be dictated to a H2B not to look at their bride as she walks towards him! I'd not be at all happy with that!

I'd say yes - he should watch you walk down the aisle - for sooo many different reasons!

When I got to the top of my 'aisle' (the top of the beach) Mr SP was laughing (in a good way!) at the fact I'd bowled up with this gaggle of singing and dancing local wimmen throwing flowers at me and he did something that I'll never ever ever forget - gave me a thumbs up ... which I returned and the tog captured it. Just that one little gesture made me feel like a MILLION dollars. OK this might not be the done thing in a more traditional ceremony, but for me that was one of the most special moments of the day for me. We were both surrounded by strangers (me the local wimmen, him the hotel guests, minister and a few randoms from the village) and for that second it was like there was just me and him in the whole wide world. ?

If he'd be facing the other way I'd have been gutted.

Mrs SP, that photo and your explanation of it just brought a tear to my eye! ? indeed!

As i reached H at the end of the aisle, he turned to me and said "You look gorgeous", I don't think he'd have got the same effect if he hadn't watched me walking towards him.

I asked my OH this a few nights ago and he said he wasn't going to turn around because he might cry ? ?

Mrs SP gorgeous story and what a fantastic picture! you kept all that quiet unless i had missed some posts!

Oooooh moomin ... not long for you now, how are you feeling?

I initially didn't want my H to turn around and see me because I thought I'd cry but he really wanted to and said it would be the only time he would see me walk down the aisle and didn't want to miss it. The compromise was he would turn around when I was a little bit down and hopefully my nerves would have settled. The registrar actually said to him 'you can turn round now' and he looked and saw how nervous I was and had to turn back around before I set him off. The dvd shows it off wonderfully and my H is glad he saw me walk down.

Lx

Personally I think it's up to the groom. I'd never tell Iain to look or not to look. It depends how he feels on the day.

So I'll just wait and see.

Kept what quiet? That I'm married??! ? .... I'm an old married hag of 18mths and 5 days! Few other piccies on the 'CALLING ALL OLD MARRIEDS' thread if you wanna have a lookie.....

? hardly!

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Apparently it is bad luck for them to turn around...don;t know what the theory behind that is hehe.

Whatever plan you take honestly just agree before you go into the church....H was going to look at me walking down the aisle he thought but wasn't sure. There was what can only be termed as an almighty row between H and his parents the night before (I wasn';t there but got the jist by text, and my MIL being rude to me in the hairdressers when we met there). H's best man had persuaded him not to turn (not sure why) and so I spent the time walking down the aisle wondering what the hell was going on as he hadn't turned knowing there was an atmosphere!

The moral is make sure you talk first and find out what the other one wants so as to avoid any disappointment.

I would want my h2b to turn around and look at me, just so that I can get that smile that says everything is ok...then I won't be an nervous ?

My hubby turned around to watch 'the parade' as we called it, and his best man turned around to watch his wife (my bridemaid!) walk up the aisle - our view was I'll only do it once and he wanted to watch see me and i wanted to see him...

Claire xx

debs you hit the nail on the head - i have just found this photo, my hubby (the taller one!) and his best man watching us walking down the aisle.