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I got married when I was 21... No one IRL told me I was too young, thank goodness (although lots of ladies here did ;)) Congrats!
I married last year. (been married for 1.2 years) I was 23 when I got married and a lot of people told me that I was too young. People really get a surprise look when I say I'm married. I'm often asked if I have a boyfriend and I'm like no.... I have a husband! A lot of people have made comments and even tough the comments annoy me, I always think of my parents. They were so happy for me when I got married and I need no more approval. I think people marry when they feel ready. It is a socially constructed thing, like if you hit 30 you're to old... etc, etc. Don't listen to other people, only you know when you are ready.
Congratulations!
I was 21 when I got married and I rarely was told I was too young. However, I'm 22 now and we're about to TTC and I get told all the time (by "friends") that I'm too young to have kids yet.
I am 21 and when we get married I will be 22. I absoultey think it depends on your maturity. I, too, am very mature for my age and if you never saw me, you would probably never know how young I am! If you are sure of your decision, then that is all that matters. I get a ton of crap for it too. In fact, I think a few family members won't be at my wedding and that is one of the reasons.
congrats to all of you, I really think its a beautiful thing
@amoret11 my parents are thrilled for me too and to me thats all that matters. I totally agree!
I got engaged just after turning 21, and I'll be 23 when I get married. Some people look at me like I have 3 heads when they find out, but I consider myself lucky to have found my partner so early in life!
@JennBug89: I'm not TTC but whenever I say I'm married people tell me "oh... but you don't want children yet right? so regardless of what you do, there is always someone who is not happy with it lol! good luck in your new journey!
I'm still going to be 21 (22 shortly thereafter) and FI is 23 (24 shortly thereafter). Our birthdays are 13 days apart. Lol. But we haven't been told IRL that we're too young by anyone, because we don't act our age, and honestly people that don't know us would NEVER guess our ages. Also, we have been together for almost 4 years, so we got more of a "finally!" reaction than an "are you serious?" reaction. Luckily.
I'm 22 but I will be 24 when we finally get married. We haven't gotten any comments, but that might be because we both work full time jobs so Mabey they think we will be ok? Lol
@JennBug89: Ugh, I can't stand people so freely giving opinions on how old people should choose to have children. I have fertility disorders so we have considered trying sooner than we'd thought, but ultimately decided to wait a bit longer. I just thought it was pretty appalling that people were so judgmental of it. They have no idea how difficult the decision to TTC is no matter WHAT your age is. Good luck btw!!
i'm turning 21 2 months after my wedding
I'll be almost 22 and he'll be just short of 29 when we get married. I never imagined being a young bride. We'll have been together 4 years when we get married. We haven't had much of a bad reaction because everyone saw it coming. One of my best friends' brother told me I'll be getting a divorce and I'm just another statistic. Steam starting rolling out of my ears but I just walked off. He's never met us before and I don't think he knew FI's age, plus he can't even stay in the same city for more than 6 months so he's not much for settling down. I know we're ready to be married. We basically already are but without the legal paperwork. It has really taught me that you can't plan life. There's no reason for me to wait to please the world just because of my age.
I'm 20..looks like I'm the youngest so far! No one has mentioned to my face that I'm too young but I'm pretty sure there were some raised eyebrows. Meh, I've got the rest of my life to "prove" us.
I am 21 and my FI is 19 (but will be 20 when we get married).. We come from a big church so I get that we are too young occasionally, but not too often. His and my parents are fine with it, though I'm sure they wish we would wait a bit.
I'm 23, but don't really consider myself a super young bride. Fi is 25. No one has questioned me and everyone (besides off-her-rocker FMIL) is thrilled.
We've been together 8 years now so it's not a huge shock, honestly.
I got engaged on my 21st birthday and will be 22 when I am married. My fiance will be 27 though so I dont know if that changes things. People always tell me Im too young, but Im finishing college and being an adult, so it dosent matter what they say lol
I was 20 when we got married, and will finally be 21 in July.. I don't think age matters as long as you are happy and you are ready to work and talk through any difficulties you might face. Our families couldn't have been happier for us either, it's just right.
I am 21 and will be getting married in September. I don't have many people telling me that I am too young. I have my bachelors degree and am finished with university. We have been together for 4 years by the time of the wedding.
@littlelucygoose: I'm 20 also!
I got engaged at 19 and will be 21 when we get married. FI just turned 23. We've been together more than 3 years. Actually only one person in real life has told us we're too young, and it's someone that we hardly know. Nobody that knows us has had anything but congratulations and well-wishes. I'm excited to be a young bride- I'm glad I found the person I'm going to spend my life with so early :)
@galloway111: Aww, I love your response. I feel the same way; couldn't be happier. Congrats to us young'ns!
Im 23 and we are getting married 10-11-12. We have been together for 7 years as of last November. We live together & have a daughter who will be 5mo on the 2nd of Febuary! I do not think we are too young to get married. We have been together for a very long time so the only thing people say to us is "its about time" lol
If I hadnt been with John for so long I would wait for 2 years before considering marrying someone. it takes at least a year to truly know someone. You are the only one who truly knows if your ready for marriage or not, no one can tell you either way. My friend got married after being with her bf for only a year & they are already divorced but Ive got another friend who has been with her now husband almost as long as John & I have been together, they got married a year ago & are still happily married.
I dont really think age factors in as much as how long you've actually been with the person & how close the two of you truly are. John and I are best friends, we spend every day hanging out together. =)
I'm 22(will be a month shy of 23 for the wedding) and Mr. Boa is 23. My parents got married 20/22 and have been married for 25 wonderful years. They are completely supportive of our relationshipour impending nuptials and.The reaction of our friends and family was more along the line of "Finally " and "It was about time" since we have been together almost 5 years and have been living together for 1.
We have only heard the "You're sooo young" reaction from strangers or casual acquaintances who probably think I care about their unsolicited opinion. I just ignore them, though Mr. Boa gets really pissed off.
was 19 when got engaged and i'm now 20 & will be when we get married. when you know you know, if people dont like what i'm doing with my life they dont have to be a part of it.
I am 21 and will be 22 by the time FI and get married. I don't really get a "you're too young" response. I guess it has a lot to do with being finished with school and our maturity levels. FI and I have been together for six years and have only grown closer and more mature together and I think everyone has seen this. Both of our parents think we are doing the right thing and are extremely happy for us. Like PPs have said, this is what really means the most to us in the end anyway.
Ill be 22 and my FI will be 25. We are both really young and I know as soon as I break the news to the rest of my family there will be some oposition (not just because I'm "young" but also because we come from very different backgrounds), but my parents and his parents are very supportive and I'm very thankful for that :).
I am 23 and no one has said a word to me about age. Well jokingly maybe but they were close friends and I know they approve. I think it is different for everyone and as long as you act like and adult (and are legally an adult) no one should give any grief about it!
Congratulations to all of you! :)
I am 23 and no one has said a word to me about age. Well jokingly maybe but they were close friends and I know they approve. I think it is different for everyone and as long as you act like and adult (and are legally an adult) no one should give any grief about it!
Congratulations to all of you! :)
Im 25... will be 26 for the wedding... nobody has critisize me and i feel like i'm old and behind on my timeline though.
Ugh, unfortunately I just experienced my first "young bride" bs a month before the wedding. Lol. It was on twitter and it was people I don't know anymore (went to hs with) who decided to quote a whole bunch of divorce statistics (wrongly) and tell me "Well don't be a statistic then!!" and then, when I responded that I think marriage is about being realistic and not all rainbows and sunshine, another negative as* said, and I quote, "No, It just can't happen, just, no! We're different. Haha" And then I deleted and blocked them. So stupid and immature. They forget that not all of us mature at the rate of a snail. I mean, these are 22 year old guys that want to be TEACHERS. Jeez.
FH & I will be 22 when we tie the knot. We got engaged at 18 (officially), but we'd been planning a future together since we were 17.
We used to get a lot of "but you're so young!" comments when we first got engaged, but I haven't gotten any recently.
We'll have been together for exactly 6 years when we get married. That's longer than a lot of the relationships older brides have!
I got married two weeks before my 21st birthday and my husband had only been 20 for about a month at the time. A few people told us that we were too young but you just have to let it roll off. If you read nothing else, read the following sentence-- YOU WILL NOT CONVINCE THOSE WHO SAY YOU ARE TOO YOUNG THAT YOU ARE NOT. So do not try and you'll save yourself a lot of grief and frustration. It doesn't matter if others think you are old enough or mature enough. All that matters is that you love each other and are in it for th long haul. I argued with so many people trying to prove the point that we were mature enough or old enough and it just gets tiring, don't waste your time honey (:
@taylor.ashleys: Awesome advice, and so true! Especially: YOU WILL NOT CONVINCE THOSE WHO SAY YOU ARE TOO YOUNG THAT YOU ARE NOT. So true. People only believe what they want to. :) No need to waste our time or breath on the naysayers.
Getting Married at twenty two (this August) and engaged at the age of 20. It is all up you. I do not believe there is a thing such as "right age" for everyone. The right age varies from person to person. When I got engaged, people looked at me like I was to young, but now eveyone accepts it. My soon husband to me makes me so happy and brings out the best in me. I am a better peson with him by my side, because we inspire each other. We have the same career goals and same values. We are teaching old couples how to love and be good to one another, lol.. Seriously though.. So take everything into consideration, but not everyone's opinion, take everything YOU know into consideration, and if this is the guy then there is no such thing as too young.
I'm 19, and I turn 20 in June. My man is 21. We have been dating since I graduated High school 2 years ago, and we went to the same high school and had mutual friends!
We are "unofficially engaged" (I'm just kinda waiting for the question) We are planning on getting married in the fall. It's been kinda hard to wait because we are both religious and want to marry virgin.
Where I live it isn't uncommon to marry young and many of my friends have been getting married, so we shouldn't get many negative comments. I am just nervous how his family will react!
Up to you when to get married.
No one can decide how ready you are apart from yourself. So forget outside opinions and think of yourself. I know I was mature enough to get married by age 21 (thats when I moved in with my OH), but I just needed to get all of university out the way because it was all very time consuming and I didnt want to 'neglect' my hubby.
Now its out the way and we're planning and it makes no difference whether we's have done it 3 years ago or now. either way we've only gotten stronger xxx
Only you know your making the right decision dont let others bring you down when i have realized alot are just jealous even if they wonnt admit that.
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Im 22 and getting married, a lot of people tell me Im too young and but Im mature for my age and im confident and happy for my decision. Are there any other young brides??