How Did You Cope the Night Before Your Wedding?

My weddings still a long time from now but I'm thinking the same thing lol. I'll be staying at my house and I think fh will be at my brothers. Hopefully my mom or someone will stay stay with me lol

My night before was fun. We played board games, nibbled on food and wine, and went to bed early. There's nothing to be nervous about - unless you're worried he'll leave you at the alter! Remember, the ceremony will be nice and the reception is just a party.

FH and I stayed together the night before the wedding. After the rehearsal dinner we went back to our suite and relaxed. We snuggled up and watched tv. I did take Tylenol PM to make sure I slept soundly.

I had no problems sleeping the night before my wedding. I expected to, but by that point I felt like everything was done that could be done and I was just sick of the family drama and reached the IDGAF stage.

We'll be busy that whole day. Rehearsal, then bowling, then rehearsal dinner. That night, if i cant calm down and sleep, i'll take a benydryl. It knock me out, without any fuzz.

I really surprised myself the night before and the day of lol. I completely thought I wouldn't be able to sleep at all but I slept like a baby. I had my rehearsal and rehearsal dinner and then my bridesmaids stayed at a hotel with me and we had some wine and talked for a little bit but we were all pretty tired and fell asleep fast!

You may surprise yourself as well. Try not to worry too much

I would recommend mentally preparing yourself to *not* be overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, etc. If you tell yourself you will be, you will be much more likely to go that direction.

To answer your question, the night before my wedding we had a rehearsal, then did some set up stuff we couldn't do before the rehearsal, finished getting things ready, then around 11:30 my sister and I went back to my apartment and went to sleep, no trouble. I was just excited to be marrying my man the next day, not worried at all, and told myself that everything would be perfect since we would end up married. And it was.

Well if worse comes to worst, you can always take a tylenol PM lol.

I didn't sleep much before my first wedding. I didn't even notice the exhaustion the next day. That being said, I'm not taking any chances and bringing melatonin with me to make sure I sleep lol.

Best thing I can tell you is to give your wedding to your higher being right now. There are going to be things that will pop up at the end/will go wrong on the day of, and probably in the days leading up to it. Just own it, and roll with it. It won't have any impact on the actual day. Enjoy your engagement, and enjoy the night before at your rehearsal/rehearsal dinner.

Personally, I went to sleep around 10pm the night before our wedding using two sleeping pills. Best decision I ever made. Give yourself plenty of time in the morning to shower, eat something, and be ready to head to your venue. Make it relaxing.... as relaxing as possible. It helped a lot for us to have our hair and make up done on sight because by the time we got there, they were ready to roll, and the fun started.

Some of the best parts of my wedding day took place during the hours leading up to it. I also told my DOC to leave me out of any last minute "uh oh's." I told her to handle it as best she could, and let it roll. Best decision ever.

By that time, the decorating was done. We had rehearsal. Family was in visiting. We sat on our back deck and talking with my MIL for hours. It was awesome actually. I got up and went to bed at my normal time because I was worn out from running around all day on Friday.

We planned to go bar hopping with our guests on the island the night before the wedding. The ceremony is later in the afternoon the next day and neither of us plan on sleeping a lot

I scheduled for my hair to be dyed after the rehearsal dinner, which took about 2 hours. I had been running around all day so I was pooped. Passed out by 2 AM and up at 6:30 AM.

The adrenaline got me through the day.

I didn't sleep at all the night before. My sister stayed with me and fell right asleep and snored lol. I slept maybe two hours. However I was not tired or bleary eyed on my wedding day. I was way too pumped to get married!! The adrenaline kept me going right through the wedding and the after party.

@Shelby H...did I miss your BAM? Don't try to slide up in here with a name change and avatar change without the bam!! LOL!

I was pretty anxious. DH (FH at the time) spent the night before at a hotel near the venue, and I was at my parents' house (we had our wedding out of state from where we live, but my parents happen to live there). My parents, my brother, and one of my MOHs were all in the house with me that night. It was especially great having one of my girls with me - just having her there to talk with really kept me calm/non-hysterical.

I was so nervous the whole week before, but it really wasn't as bad as you expect. Once you wake up the morning of your wedding day (even if it's 5 AM) adrenaline will keep you going. Make sure you do have a plan for the night before/morning of and include some time to relax. I painted my nails the night before and watched an old movie while I did stuff (Anastasia). Having a comfort movie on in the background was great.

I was in complete denial anything was happening the night before the wedding. Didn't really hit me until I was putting on my wedding dress the next day.

We got married in Vegas on a Saturday. Fri morning we woke up SUPER early (like 430ish) and left the house at 5. I kinda slept on the way up there but not really. Up all day with friends and family. Plus one last hoorah with a couple friends at a club. I was DONE by like 12ish and slept great.

I wasn't nervous until we got to the hotel, checked in and I was just hanging out with my BP. My coping mechanism....booze. haha. My parents were also staying in the hotel so I went down and hung out with my dad and had quite a few shots of tequila and then went to the bar connected to the hotel with a bunch of people from the BP including DH and tried to squash my nerves with many glasses of wine. I drank just enough to make myself able to sleep.

Not recommended for everyone of course, but it worked for me. I woke up the next morning ready to go. Though the nerves did hit me again while i was getting my hair and makeup done..

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I'm going to TRY to be in IDGAF mode at that point. If my brain won't shut up, I will stay up through a horse tranquilizer (no joke....I've popped pills that are to sleep through seizures, and I couldn't sleep). I'm going to try to workout, eat well, and be busy so I can't help but sleep. And at that point, everything will be done so I'll have nothing else to worry about