Get ready with me 👰🏾‍♀️

My MIL went to the salon for hair and makeup with the rest of the bridal party, but she wasn't in the bridal suite with us at the venue. She and my FIL hung out at the hotel for a bit before coming to the venue. My mom spent the day with us, as did my SIL's fiance (also female).

I am not having my FMIL get ready in the bridal suite with us. I like her and all, but we aren’t super close or anything. I would much rather have that time be special for me, my mom, and my closest friends.

My bridal party, mom, and FMIL are all getting ready with me! Our venue has a 'bridal suite' are to get ready in. I'm also paying for hair and makeup for myself and both of the moms!

View Quoted Comment Chrysta, I understand! I know that at the end of the day it’s up to me but I didn’t know what was customary. Thanks for your feedback and congratulations 🎊

Heck no! My FMIL will not be getting ready with me. No one will, I'll be getting dressed at my mom's house in her guest bedroom.

View Quoted Comment That is very nice of you, I’m sure they will appreciate it!

Yes, my MIL got ready with us in the bridal suite at the hotel. The people there were: me, my bridesmaids, my mom, my MIL, my grandmother, and the older of my 2 flower girls (the second was too little and stayed with a babysitter). Everybody except for my grandmother got hair and makeup done (the flower girl had her hair done only). My DOC was also there with us in the bridal suite as well. I covered the cost of everyone's hair and makeup.

I'm not going to ask my FMIL to get ready with the bridal party. We are close and I know she would be happy to be asked but I also know that she respects that it's a special moment between mom and daughter and she wouldn't want to take that away from my mom.

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Thanks! At first, I didn't want her to get ready with us just because we weren't super close in the beginning, but we're very close now, and since I'm paying for her to get her hair and makeup done, it would just be easier to have her there with us.

It's up to you on who you want to include when getting ready! Some brides have their whole bridal party, the mothers, flower girls, grandmothers, and others get ready by themselves. Customize it to what fits you best!

I asked my mother-in-law if she wanted to get ready with me, but she didn't want to pay the cost to have her hair and makeup done so she went to have her hair done at Walmart since it was cheaper and her sister did her makeup. My mom, grandmother, bridesmaids, flower girls and the groomswoman got ready with me.

No, my mother in law didn’t get ready with me, but we did pay for her hair and makeup services.

Yes my FMIL will be getting ready with me, my Mom, and bridesmaids (MOH). It was more my decision to have her get ready in the bridal suite with all of us, because she is the kind of person who thinks she would be in the way or a burden if in the same room/area with everyone else as we are getting ready. I want her to feel just as special as the rest of us as we do get ready. Thankfully we have a bathroom in our bridal suite so anyone can have that extra bit of privacy if wanted.

No, she will be at her house with my fiance and they'll all get ready there, and my bridal party and family will be at my house getting ready. I think it just makes it simpler.

I haven't really decided yet, but probably not. I'm not super close to my FMIL. She'll probably join us for hair/makeup, but once hers are completed, I'll likely send her over to where the guys are. My fiance may want some pictures with her and his dad while the guys all hanging out before we do our first look.

We're getting ready at our "first look" location down the street from our wedding venue. My FMIL will not be getting ready with me but I'm thinking my mom might.

They only people who got ready with me in my bridal suite was my bridal party and my mom.

I hadn’t even thought of asking my FMIL. I have a total of 3 (1 MOH & 2 bridesmaids). My sister (MOH), my daughter (bridesmaid) & I are getting ready at my dad/stepmom’s house- my other bridesmaid wants to get ready at her house’ meet us at the venue. I get along great with my FMIL & we’re really close but this is her only son. He will be sleeping at their house the night before the wedding & I know she will want to get ready with him.

I’m going to have me mom , mother in law and my three bridesmaids getting ready with me.

I invited my future MIL to get ready with us, and although we are not super super close, I want to show that I am looking forward to our relationship growing and I am grateful to be merging families!

I'm going to only allow my bridesmaids and mother to get dressed with me. I am going to invite my FMIL, stepmother, and Godmother to come in afterwards to mingle though since the bridal suite at our venue opens up the earliest.