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hey chicas - I'm 20 years old and just got married Saturday! wahoo!
I just want to encourage you all - because I know it's really hard dealing with people who think we're too young to get married. I got told that sooo much during my engagement. People said I would regret it, and it's such a big decision, I should wait yada yada yada.
At my wedding, my husband and I decided to write our own vows. When we read them to each other, there was not a dry eye in the room.
At the reception, my great aunt told me that she could literally feel the love in the ceremony. She said the love on that stage was so unbelievable she had never seen anything like that...we got that from soo many people after our wedding.
It isn't about age girls, but maturity. My husband and I were ready to get married and I feel great. We love each other so much and I was so ready to start sharing my life with someone else.
So don't let people get you down girls, but instead show people your love with grace and poise. People respect my husband and I now, so much. And it's an amazing feeling!
Congrats miss-spunkin! Thanks so much for this post. I'm having a bit of a down week and this was really encouraging. :)
Congratulations, and good for you for holding your head high and being confident in your decision! I think it's absolutely the bride and groom who set the tone for the whole day, not the flowers or the dress or any other detail, and I'm so glad that your guests appreciated the love over all else!
Thanks for sharing!
Congrats! I hope you have a wonderful and happy marriage!
Congratulations! I wish you a long and happy marriage!! :)
Sounds like a beautiful, intimate time. Best wishes for the rest of your marriage.
AMEN! I didn't get the "you're too young" thing too much during my engagement, but I know some who have. I'm 22 and I feel just as you do, very mature for my age. I knew it was the right choice for me. My husband got the "it's about time" line from a few of his friends and co workers. They still call him "Married Man"!
Congratulations!
I am also a young bride, younger than you actually, I am 18. I know a lot of people will think I am crazy and too young and everything else but its what me and my fiance want. What people don't know is that I have been with him for over 7 years and engaged and living together for 2 years. We are also paying for this wedding all ourselves. No one else is contributing. We are also going to be having a nice, simple, intimate wedding with mostly family attending as were not into big crowds, parties etc.
I think as long as its right for you then go for it. Afterall no one else knows whats best for you.
thanks for your post!
An old acquaintance of mine got married to her on again off again boyfriend about 1 1/2 years ago, and I heard last week that they are splitting up.
Now, I know that WE are NOT them, but it was disheartening nonetheless.
I wont be getting married until 10 days after my 24th birthday, but I still feel really young. But your post has really cheered me up!
Congratulations! I am so happy to hear that someone the same age as myself is in the same position and loving and enjoying it!
CONGRATS GIRL! :)
and THANKSSS for the post.
im SEVENTEEN- and getting married in NINE days! and ive heard so much crap about my age- the "you should wait""you dont know what your getting into"-"your too young""thats terrible"rude comments.
your post really made my day!!
i am SO ready to be his wife- he is my best friend and the most amazing person i have ever met.
THANKSS FOR POSTINGG!!! :)
I am 17 and will be 18 when we both get married and he will also be 18 when we tie the knot :). The comments aren't always easy to take but we have been together since we were 14. We know we are going to last because we have made the commitment to do so. :) Your post was a great encouragement!
Thank you for the post and congratulations!!! I am almost 20 and will be 22 when we get married, he'll be 25 and are also pretty tired of the rude remarks. Its almost as though I would be more accepted if I was the crazy-party-girl-drunk-college kid-sleeping around-stereotype-for-my-age-range-kind-of-girl than the way I am. It is actually really sad. We have been together for almost 3 years and living together for a year and a half. We can't wait to be married and make that commitment to eachother. Thank you again for the post!
Congratulations!!!!!!
LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE RULESSSSSSSSSS
I just read your post and THANK YOU SO MUCH! I will be 19 by our wedding date and FI will be 22. We are financially, religiously, and emotionally stable. I am so happy that you are so proud! Everyone I know (besides my grandparents becuase on both sides they got married at 18!) my family doesn't say it - but I know they think I am too young. I have been told by a few people we are too young... BUT we have both gone through so much in our lives that it has made us mature in ways you couldn't imagine. (I lost my mom my freshman year of high school and my dad was a truck driver so I was home alone and fended for myself for about 4 years. I love my dad - I don't blame him. He was still paying for anything I needed.) But it has made me more mature for my age. Nathan has lived on his own since he was 18 and has moved up in his job at Biochar Engineering and he makes us plenty money. The things we have gone through made us grow up.
I can't say how glad I am to see that there are a lot of girls who agree with us. Amen! :)
Ill be 20 by the time I marry the man of my dreams. Its like we know each other bc I have told everyone the same thing. I work at Hooters and a lot of people I talk to everyday tell me im too young. The thing is love doesnt have a age limit. There is no rule that says you cant marry young. Its a commitment you make when your mature enough to decide what you want to have for the rest of your life. I love this post and it makes me so happy that im not the only one!!!
I have had soo many people,not telling me Im too young (Im 21) But telling me that marriage is a huge mistake and that I should never go through with it. I just tell them that Im really sorry that it didnt work out for them,but each relationship is different, but it does bug me a little bit x
Aw congratulations! I've had people telling me I'm too young as well, I'm 22, but I've just been brushing it off. I understand that other people may have "rushed" into their marriages and I honestly feel awful for them but I cannot wait to marry my fiancé, he's my very best friend and I'm so excited!
@mannellal: EXACTLY, I see lots of people tell young brides that they need to wait, enjoy their 20's, go to clubs, date around...uh...we don't WANT to. You should be proud that we aren't going out drinking, partying, and dating 30 guys.
Thank you for the words of encouragement! It's so nice to hear such a positive story, and you're right, it doesn't matter what the age is. It's just a number. If you know you're in love, why not show it?! :) Congrats!
congrats and thank you. this brightened my day :) good looking out.
Congratulations and nice post! I was 26 when I got married and STILL a few people commented that I was 'too young' (really???) I find it frustrating when people place a judgment based on age. What's right for YOU might not be right for the person you are judging.
Thank you so much for posting this! I just joined, and was worried that I'd be the only 18 year old who is engaged, but I'm finding out that people are getting married younger and younger, because we're maturing at a younger age. You made my day, especially with the vows. We're writing our vows, and everytime i start to write them I bawl. You are an inspiration, and I hope everyone feels the love in the room at my wedding like they did at yours :) A Belated congrats to you!
Aww!!! I love this post! God knows we need all the encouragement we can get. It really can sting when people are so critical and judgmental about something you are so excited for.
Also, that's so sweet that you had such a touching ceremony : ] Makes me look forward to my special day even more!
I am also a young bride! And I just love this post! :-) I am turning 20 this spetember and my husband and I got together in December of 2006... I was just barely 15 when we first started dating... & we got married this past December 2010... He is my best friend and I've grown up with him!! We got our own apartment a lil over a year ago and had been living together 8 months before we got married so I think that might had alot to do with people not questioning us getting married or maybe because we was together 4 years before we got married & our family and peolple from where I'm from do tend to get married is there 20's or younger.. BUT I got my nails done the other day and the woman heard me mention my "HUSBAND" and said oh my you look way to young to be married ... I just said well i'll be 20 this september.. She didn't say anything. I do agree it has NOTHING to do with age... But everything to do with LOVE! YES some young women DO get married to young or to early .... BUT THATS NOT THE CASE WITH EVERY YOUNG BRIDE!!!! ..
I am not going to lie, I almost started crying while reading this. I am only 22 right now, and my fiance is 28. When we get married I will be 24 and he will be 30. I absolutely love him and this story is amazin :) Congratulations on your marriage and finding the perfect person for you to spend the rest of your life with. Luckily for me we have been getting good encouragement from both of our families. His family was shocked when they found out how old I was after meeting them for the first time. They thought I was older, which made me feel good. Hope you two have a great life together, go us youngins
Thank you so much for this post.... I've had so much heartache hearing negative things from my family... this made my day.
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