10. March 2026

Lets Talk About The Yes Moment.

"Am I supposed to cry"

"Am I Supposed To Cry?"

If I had £1 for every time a bride asked me this question I would be loaded...

So the easy answer is NO...

Not all Brides break into floods of tears & have an emotional breakdown in the middle of the shop. And that is OKAY. And totally normal.

Yes...Ofcourse some Brides do cry, it can be an extremely emotional moment, but emotional moments look different for everyone. And here's why...

We are all different people, with different personalaties and different ways of expressing our feelings & emotions.

Let's face it girlies, most of us have had times in our lives when we literally cry at ANYTHING. I say most of us because honesltly, some peaople just don't really cry at ANYTHING... But our hormones - you know the power of those!

Some of us hold emotions in, and some of us let them allll out! And this can stem from all kinds of things from our personality types to how we learnt to hold & express our emotions throughout our lives to what this moment actually means to us.

Some of us have a calmer, more logical approach to making decisions. Think practical - is it comfortable, can I wear it all day, is it age appropriate, will I be too hot, too cold, will I be judged, will he/she like it....

And some of us don't really think that deeply because our enotions go crazy and break us down into a melting mess because every hair on our bodies stands up and we just know in our gut that this is meant to be.

There are so many things that make this moment special and so many things that impact that internal feeling, reaction & expression of feelings from deep within - OR NOT.

Lets go deeper, if Sally has been searching for a dress for a year now and still hasnt found the one because she has torn herself apart in more ways than one in every dress, then finally she tries a dress on & boom - tears! This doesn't come from just putting a dress on and crying, it comes from a deep internal release of worry & pressure that in all honeslty just provides relief. So she cries.

This moment is not unusul- but it doesn't mean the same for everyone.

Hannah, she maybe thought she would never get married . Maybe shes had a bad few relationships & never thought she would ever get to this stage, and here she is standing in the most beautiful dress that she never thought she would ever wear, and the excitement, the love, the wholeness - it makes her cry.

On the flip, Millie is calm, quiet, certain on her style, knows what she likes and doesn't like and just isn't the type to break down easily. She loves wearing all things statement & isn't shy of wearing something that draws attention, so she is confident in her yes and no, and does't feel the tears as much as another.

Georgia has never been one to show her emotions. She takes time to process things and maybe she doesnt shed a tear until the actual day of the wedding... So many things can factor into this I literally could go on forever - but I think that you get where I am going with this now. We're all different.

We're all running on different frequencies.

We're all programmed & wired differently.

We're all at different stages in our lives, and have experienced different things. Lord knows, some of us might even be on meds that numb those feelings.

But ladies, and gents because hey, we live in a modern world...

The main thing to remember is this...

It is your moment.

Don't focus on what this looks like for other brides.

Focus on you.

And honesltly, don't rule a dress out just because you're not flooding the boutique with tears.

Alot of brides do not cry. And that is perfectly normal, and oerfectly okay.

If you go searching for that moment, you may just overlook the perfect dress & end up feeling overwhelmed, dishearted & fed up.

Know you. When you know, you know. Whether its on the spot or a day or two later. You know.

Whether it's a calm yes to the dress, an exstatic celebration. Or a complete and utter arm trembling, river crying moment, it's still a very specisl moment.

If you're worried about your yes moment then get intouch, we mught be able to help you fugure out whst your feeling and why.

Already married or already said yes? We want to hear from you too! Tell us how you felt and what thst looked like to you. Tgis helps us help other Brides too!

Whatch out for our Bridal Guide to searching & Saying Yes - coming soon to Yorkshire Bridal Boutique York.

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With love,

Yorkshire Bridal Boutique - YORK.