Cry Me a River

If there is one thing that Mr. Cupcake needs to love and accept about me (because I will never change), it's that I cry. A lot. A bit more than even the most hormonal average person, I think. Sometimes I cry because I've been running myself ragged and something sets me off, like spilling something on a favorite shirt. Sometimes I cry if I'm upset about something happening in my or someone else's life that I can't control.

My tears don't always come as a result of feeling sad or upset, though — I often cry out of happiness, like if someone gives me a really unexpected and generous gift that I'm touched by. I also cry when I hear a moving story of overcoming great odds, or when watching a movie with a sweet ending. I am a little ashamed to admit this, but I pretty much always, always cry when watching any episode of Made on MTV. (You have to admit that some of those kids really turn their lives around and learn great life lessons! At least, that's what I tell myself while watching in order to avoid feeling completely pathetic during a sobfest.) I still cry every time I watch Love Actually, especially when the little boy Sam calls his stepfather "dad" after he has victoriously talked to (and gotten a kiss from) the love of his life. I cry when I simply hear the opening credits to Steel Magnolias, because I know what I'm in for. I can't always explain it, but some things just "get" me.

As a result of my tearful reputation, it is pretty much a given that I will break out into the "ugly cry" at least once on my wedding day, and I'm not ruling out two or three times. I'm sure additional less ugly tears will make an appearance as well. Luckily we live in the age of waterproof mascara and airbrushed makeup that can hopefully outlast my tears on the big day, but my biggest worry is that I will have red, bloodshot eyes for the rest of the day.

I wear contact lenses, so my eyes are already prone to redness. I've used eye drops in the past which have made my eyes not feel as dry after a long day with my contacts in, but the redness never really goes away. It would be nice to not be a bloodshot-eyed-bride, so I'd like to find something that is suitable for contact lens wearers that can take away the redness that will result from the crying.

Visine "gets the red out," as they say, but Visine for Contacts mentions only lubricating and clearing my lenses, without the famous slogan. As a contact lens wearing bride, am I destined to be stuck with red eyes? Will using regular Visine irritate my contacts at all?

Do any of you contact-wearers have a solution to my irritated eyes?