Bridal Party Meet and Great

That sounds forced and more awkward than just letting them get to know each other normally...

Are you willing to pay for their rooms and meals for the unnecessary extra day? They don't need to know each other. They are there for you and your FI. They may never see each other again.

@muriel the house sleeps 18 to 20 ppl on the property

I feel it's a little extra.

That sounds like my personal hell lol. No but really don't sweat it, they will meet at the rehearsal dinner and it won't be awkward.

I just went to a wedding last week where they did something similar and the bride and groom grilled up some steaks and stuff for us to eat. We had a blast and if you think your friends would enjoy it, then totally go for it.

I'm in a wedding this weekend. I've met 1/2 other bridesmaids and 2/4 groomsmen. If I have to walk with or sit by someone I don't know? Oh well. Adults can coexist with people without being forced to do icebreaker games.

I think that they can meet & hang out during the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.

It's too much to ask. I feel bad even having my bp drive up the day before for the rehearsal... don't make them take off work just to get acquainted. The rehearsal dinner will do just fine.

It's totally true that bridal parties can meet at the rehearsal dinner -- or at the ceremony! -- and it all be cool. Been there, done that, no issues.

But the favorite wedding I was in had the 8 person WP meet up a few times wedding week to hang out at bride/groom's condo or wander around Boston or go out for drinks. (We were all from out of town, but we all came in a few days to a week early.)

It definitely made the wedding day a lot more relaxed, since we no longer had to worry about getting to know each other.

What I'm saying is: couldn't hurt, might help.

I read the posts and knew what the comments were going to entail. @OlivaP first comment made me about snort. Lol.

No no no. I was in a wedding last summer where the bride made us get together a few weeks before the wedding to "bond" with each other. So we went camping. -_- It was forced, I didn't know most of them, and I didn't feel the need to get to know any of them. Unnecessary. IMO

@OliviaP i was initially just going of what i saw on pinterest. I reread it and adjusted it to what i was mostly interested in and that was getting them together and hang out.

I totally see where you're coming from! But they'll be fine without the extra day.

I would start to feel a bit overwhelmed if someone asked me to do that on top of everything else.

I would not do that. They'll meet at the rehearsal dinner and that should be enough! Anything else I feel would be too forced

How is it too early to have a bridal party?

JFC another obnoxious extra wedding event that is sure to blow up into a never ending trend....

No. If people want to meet each other, they will find a Starbucks and meet up. Stop forcing social interactions on people for no reason.

I think meeting at rehearsal dinner is enough. Personally I'd feel a little inconvenienced if I was asked to do more than that (especially on top of a bridal shower and bachelorette party).

I know pinterest is compelling, especially when you're planning a wedding, but a lot of it is nothing more than nicely staged, totally fake, run of the mill BS.

Does it matter if none of your friends have met your GM? No, not in the least. Long term friendships between her friends and his attendants are not the concern of the bride or the groom. Or...consider this...what if the worst happens and your friend/friends tell(s) you that GM #1 and #4 are creeps -- something they discovered on field day -- and they'd like you to keep them away from them. Besides, why would you plan something like this for the day before your wedding? Are you doing a rehearsal or rehearsal dinner? Where's the room for field day? And what are you going to do with your "friends" if there is a RD?.

Listen, a bride gets one day (maybe three if she is hosted with a shower and a bachelorette party), but that's as big as it gets. Your friends and attendants will be there, but they don't want to suffer the embarrassment caused by declining an invitation they don't want to accept. Please, leave them alone the night before your wedding.

And pinterest is not the wedding gospel -- anyone can post anything, but from what I've noticed, everything that's posted is meant to impress upon a bride that she has to do more, more, more...when she's already done enough. Those people, your friends and his GM, are there for you and him -- respectively. They aren't there to build a social group based on your wedding.

Then, I'm thinking at it from the perspective of your friends. Chances are these adults have zero interest in meeting FH's GM. Why should they? Yes, it's beyond too much to ask that anyone comes up to lodge the night before your wedding for a meet and greet field day.

I hosted a Mix and Mingle for my wedding party and it was indeed a success! I provided a catered meal and drinks. We also played silly games like Taboo. WP loved it and we plan on having more game nights. I also used it as an opportunity to match folks up. OP...do whatever you feel comfortable with. Don't let some of these posts discourage you. Best of luck!