It's no surprise that the bride often steals the show on her wedding day. That's as it should be, some might say.

But I've found there to be another moment in the ceremony that leaves guests just a little breathless or perhaps more teary-eyed.

And that's when the groom sheds a tear or two!

And yes, it's been known to happen to the most stoic of grooms, the ones who swear they're not emotional, the ones who laughingly dismiss their bride's suggestion that they may need a hankie as we begin planning their wedding ceremony during our consultation. Some are so unabashedly in love with their brides and so deeply grateful for the connection they share that I get a glimpse of this emotion during our meeting. So if they become a little choked up during the ceremony, I'm not surprised. I can still remember one groom who actually leaned over to ask me if I had a tissue mid-ceremony because he couldn't keep the tears from streaming down his face.

But I can assure you that whatever awkwardness or discomfort he may have been feeling at such a show of emotion, the guests observing it were even more moved than before, more caught up in the richness of what they were witnessing.

For those guys who tend to "keep it together" or are more private about their feelings, to see them so overcome by the profound depths of what they're experiencing is a beautiful, heartfelt moment.

I'm not saying that every groom will be reduced to quiet, seemingly undignified blubbering on his wedding day (and let's face it, there's nothing undignified about it), but I'm just giving fair warning: Guys, there's something about seeing your minutes-to-be wife in her wedding dress standing before you pledging her entire being to the life you are building together that's staggering — staggeringly moving and beautiful.

So don't be afraid of a little waterworks. She's got the dress, after all, and after hearing all the comments about how gorgeous she looks once the ceremony is over, I can just bet that the second thing everyone else will be talking about is how absolutely touched they were when the groom began to cry.