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Melissa
Super April 2015

Night Before the Wedding

Melissa, on January 21, 2015 at 3:16 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 1 25

What is everyone doing for the night before the wedding regarding accommodations? I'm just trying to get a ballpark idea of whether people have their bridesmaids stay with them, get separate rooms, stay at home, etc. For some context, three of my bridesmaids will be coming from approximately 2 hours out of town. I was planning on getting two connected hotel rooms for us to stay in the night before (not all the girls know each other so I don't want to have two in a room who don't necessarily know each other), and then we have to wake up early for hair and makeup to start at 7 AM. My fourth bridesmaid lives right down the road so she'll just come to the hotel that morning. Now one of my bridesmaids has said she'll be staying in the hotel but in a different room with her boyfriend that night, which is totally fine. The other said she may be living in our town by then. Obviously I'm not going to force anyone to stay with me, but I just didn't know what most brides did.

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Latest activity by m, on January 22, 2015 at 5:48 PM
  • Ashley
    VIP May 2015
    Ashley ·
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    I will be staying in FH and I's apartment with my mom and my younger sister (MOH). FH will be staying at his parents with his GM. My two other bridesmaids live no more then 20 minutes away so they are going to stay at their own homes. Plus our apartment isn't big enough to sleep that many people. Then they will be coming over in the morning and we will all get ready together.

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  • FutureMrsWalton
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    FutureMrsWalton ·
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    I'm living at home with my parents until the wedding night. I'll be spending one last night with my family and I am looking forward to that.

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  • OG FMP
    Master August 2015
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    My BMs are staying at my house with me....FH is sleeping at his mother's house.

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  • JaKLyn
    Master November 2015
    JaKLyn ·
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    The hotel we have our room block at offered us the bridal suite at the normal block rate for the night before so I'll be staying there with the girls, then I can get it all ready for me and FH on our wedding night. They're giving us the room for free the wedding night, so it's nice to know that I'll have all of our stuff just waiting there for us. Plus we have a shuttle to and from the hotel and reception site.

    ETA: FH will be staying out our best mans house with the rest of the GM. He's also going to keep our daughter so I can relax and try and get some sleep since I'll have to start the day sooner than he will.

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  • Christina
    VIP October 2015
    Christina ·
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    FH and I will be staying in 2 separate suites in the hotel where we have our room blocks. Our bridal party is welcome to stay there too and most of them probably will. The next day, those suites will be where we all hang out and get ready.

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
    annakay511 ·
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    Before my friend's wedding, she rented a big suite and most of the BM (the ones without kids) spent the night the night before. I'm actually a pretty introverted person and even though I still am a very social person, introverts "recharge" by being alone. I know that I'll need a break between the rehearsal dinner and all the wedding hoopla! I would actually prefer to just stay at my house, I just think it will be so much easier to not have to pack for an extra night! Plus I only live about 25 minutes from the hotel where we'll be getting ready and we are getting married in the evening so won't need to be there super early. My family can meet me at my house, pick me up, and we could ride over together.

    I am not sure yet if my fiance will just stay the night with me (its our house together) or if he'll want to stick to tradition and stay at the hotel.

    I have 8 BM, 3 that are "local" aka in state. The tricky thing about my BM is that they are nearly all married/engaged so will be bringing their husband/fiance with them for the rehearsal dinner and need to stay the night. I'm thinking they will stay with each other- my sister and childhood friend at my parents' house, my high school friends will stay together at the in-state friends' house, my 2 college friends can hopefully stay with my local college friend at her house. Or, if they prefer, they can just pay for another night in the hotel!

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  • Mrs. Hunnibear
    Master October 2015
    Mrs. Hunnibear ·
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    FH & I will be spending that night together. We live with each other and it would be weird for him to stay some where else. So I plan on having my brother come get him that morning or I bring him to the venue so he can do any last minute things that need to get done before getting ready.

    I have 7 ladies and most of them live in the same town. 2 of them live in the city but one has family there and the other will probably stay with me.

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  • Vanessa
    Super March 2015
    Vanessa ·
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    I'll be staying in our weekend suite by myself that night. FH will be in another hotel. My family will all be crashing at my house. Our OOT BP have significant others coming with them so they booked other hotels.

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  • D
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    Devin ·
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    Im staying at home hubby gets the couch and will be gone before i get up

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  • OG Ruth
    Master October 2015
    OG Ruth ·
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    Everyone in the BP are local so they will all stay at their houses the night before the wedding. FH & I will be at our house. The big day I'm getting ready at my sister's house with BMs and FH will get ready at our house with GM.

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  • Michy
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    Michy ·
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    I am staying at home. I am lucky, 3 of my 4 bridesmaids live like 5 minutes away from me. Smiley smile The other just lives in the next city over, so not very far. I am the kind of person that cherishes alone time so I would prefer to be alone the night before and go to bed early and just relax before the events of the wedding day start/get me flustered etc. Hopefully I get my wish.

    My FH is staying at his parents house the night before (also about 5 mins away lol).

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  • karebear87
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    FH is gonna stay at his parent's I think..I will stay at home...alone. Will not sleep well out or with other people.

    One of my BM is getting married 2 months before and her MOH suggested we all have a sleepover at her house the night before the wedding...My only thought was "I'm going to die because I will get no sleep" haha Luckily that idea got kiboshed.

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  • NewMrsWesely
    Master September 2016
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    Lol I am staying at my house since it's a couple min away from the venue and the hair salon. A few of the bm live in the same town and most if the wedding party lives 35 min away. I am going to let them sleep in and in there own bed.

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  • Chris
    Super May 2015
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    I've been mulling back and forth over this. I only live about eight minutes away from my venues, so I was going to just stay home the night before, but my sister (MOH) said we should book a suite at the hotel. We would get it at the reduced block rate.

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  • Mrs Ronco
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    We would be renting two rooms at our hotel. One room for the dudes and the other for my ladies. Our venue is a three hour drive from home, so we rather just spend a few nights at the hotel that is five minutes away.

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  • Thecane428
    Expert April 2015
    Thecane428 ·
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    Fh will stay at our home and I'll stay in our wedding suite a day before with my mom. I'm excited to not see him for one day until the wedding Smiley smile

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  • Christine
    Master October 2015
    Christine ·
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    Everyone's from out of town so we'll all be in hotels. I'll be at the hotel the reception is at for sure, the bridesmaids may or may not stay there as well, my MOH is staying in one that's close by.

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  • Melissa
    Super April 2015
    Melissa ·
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    Ok, I'm glad to see people are doing different things! I don't know, I just had some weird idea in my head that most people got all their bridesmaids together for the night before. I don't care if they stay with me or not, but I am concerned that they'll be late to the 7 am make-up and hair appointments lol!

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  • Lawmom
    VIP June 2015
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    I'll be staying at my parent's house with my daughter (flower girl) & 2 bridesmaids (sisters) my other two bridesmaids have their own hotel rooms

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  • ValZtoB
    Master March 2015
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    We are getting married out of town. We will be staying together in our room the night before. We are 45 and 50 and we have been together for 13 years. At this point, staying separately the night before the wedding just seems unnecessary. We will separate in the morning on the day of the wedding and get ready separately. I will stay in our room and he will go to where his parents are staying.

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