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xRApril
Expert May 2018

Night before the wedding?

xRApril, on February 3, 2018 at 3:45 AM

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I’ve been looking through forums, but I haven’t really seen this be addressed. But I’m so curious about this! Couples that live together, what are your sleeping arrangements for the night before the wedding?! Should one of us go stay somewhere else? Or do most couples just spend the night together...
I’ve been looking through forums, but I haven’t really seen this be addressed. But I’m so curious about this! Couples that live together, what are your sleeping arrangements for the night before the wedding?! Should one of us go stay somewhere else? Or do most couples just spend the night together like normal? I had one friend that had her FH go stay at his parents house. I just don’t know if that’s what usually happens? We’ve only been apart 2 days since we moved in together so I’m not sure if I could sleep the night before if he’s not there?! But will I even be able to sleep anyway? Do you see if BMs want to stay the night (we all live pretty close)? I guess I’m just curious what other couples are planning on doing!

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  • Liesl
    Dedicated September 2018
    Liesl ·
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    Our venue is about an hour drive from our house, so we actually rented a suite for the night before that's on the same street as the venue. A few of the bridesmaids are staying the night with me and then we'll get ready there.

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  • Mrs. Fall Bride
    Master October 2016
    Mrs. Fall Bride ·
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    We got separate hotel rooms for the night before at the hotel where we had the room block. I stayed in the bridal suite, because hair and makeup was starting early the next morning there, and my H got a regular room for himself for the one night. Obviously he joined me in the bridal suite the night of the wedding.

    But he and I are both notoriously late for everything, and I didn't want either of us to be rushing around the morning of the wedding, plus the rehearsal dinner was 5 min from the hotel, so it just made more sense for us to stay there vs. home.

    I honestly loved having the night to myself. I needed the alone time to sort of zen out and get ready for the next day. I love my husband dearly but I also sleep just fine without him. That's a personal call, though, you have to do what you're comfortable doing.

    3 of 5 BMs stayed at the hotel that night as well, because they all lived 45 min to an hour away, and the rehearsal dinner was 5 min from hotel, so they didn't want to go back and forth twice. They all had their own rooms with their husbands. The other 2 just came to the suite in the morning at their scheduled hair/makeup time.

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  • Sally
    Devoted March 2018
    Sally ·
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    My FH is staying at our Home with his Brother and My MOH and BM and my daughters are staying in a suite at the Hotel where we have our block of rooms we will also be doing HMU in the suite and then MY Husband will join me in our Suite for the wedding night!

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  • Kee&He
    Super May 2018
    Kee&He ·
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    We are staying apart. I will be at the hotel and he will be at our house.
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  • Ashley
    Dedicated January 2018
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    H and I have lived together for almost 5 years. We actually woke up together like normal the morning of the wedding, had breakfast together and then went our separate ways. We didn't text or anything after that, but it was nice to have a little quiet time together and reflect on the day before everything got crazy. It really put into perspective what we were doing and why, rather than just focusing on the immense list of things waiting to be done and appointments to be gone to.

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  • Lauren
    Expert June 2019
    Lauren ·
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    FH and I have lived together for 4 years now. We'll spend the night together but we'll be getting ready separately so he won't see me made up or anything till the ceremony
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  • FutureMrsW
    VIP March 2018
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    I'm going to stay at my house with a few bridesmaids and then the rest will come over in the morning to get ready. My FH is going to stay overnight with his BM at his house. All of my bridesmaids are out of town, and we need the space, so it makes more sense for him to stay with his friend.

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  • O
    Master October 2017
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    . No separation for us. We were calm and centered, and got to talk (mostly our game plan for the next day), and make tip envelopes before going to bed. We slept well, I think if we slept apart my anxiety would have been terrible.
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  • K
    Savvy August 2018
    Katrina ·
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    We will be in separate hotel rooms with our sides of the parties!
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  • MarleyAnne22
    Super October 2016
    MarleyAnne22 ·
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    My bridesmaids and I stayed at the venue together the night before, he stayed at our house with his family.

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  • C
    Beginner June 2019
    Clarissa ·
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    Hmmm... I never thought about it, that is definitely something I will have to discuss with FH.
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  • Married and Loving It!
    Super February 2018
    Married and Loving It! ·
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    We are both staying at the same hotel but he will stay with his parents the night before and my bridesmaids will be staying with me in the room and getting ready the next day.
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  • rica
    VIP September 2018
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    I’ll be getting ready at my aunt’s the day of the wedding so I originally thought it would be fun to stay there with my cousin and be up early where we need to be the next day. I liked the idea of staying with tradition, eliminating the half hour drive in he morning, going to bed early, and having some girl time with my cousin (who’s a bridesmaid). But now I’m thinking I’d rather be home in my own bed. FH would be bored here alone. I don’t have to worry about bringing my shampoo and hair stuff to my aunt’s. It’s one less day to worry about taking care of my cat. And it would be some quiet time with FH before the hectic ness of the wedding.
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  • K
    Super March 2018
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    Not sure where FH will sleep but i plan to have a sleep over at my apartment with my 14 year old sister (MOH) and my two bridesmaids.

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  • FME
    Master March 2018
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    I'll sleep at the hotel near the venue, he'll stay at home. It's mainly because we don't want to leave the dogs alone for that long. And I'll have to be at the hotel super early anyway to start getting ready and he doesn't have to show up until like 6 hours later.

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  • Teresa
    Super September 2018
    Teresa ·
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    This is what we are doing. I'm staying at the hotel while FH stays at our house.
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  • Eva
    Dedicated July 2018
    Eva ·
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    We will be with each other the night before 😊 I will be out the house before he has his morning coffee lol
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  • Mrs. Haug
    Devoted June 2018
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    My FH is staying at his parents will his brother and Dad and I am staying at a hotel with my girls.
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  • K
    Just Said Yes September 2018
    Katie ·
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    Me and my fiance love together and have done so for 4 years. The night before my wedding i hope to get a hotel room with all of my bridesmaids. My fiance will stay in our house, ill be in the hotel lol. Ill have one last sleep over with my girls, we'll all leave the next morning, where we will be shuttled from hotel to venue, we'll get ready together at the venue.. the boys will come n get ready at the venue at a later time... everyone needs to be off the venue by 11pm. The send off is at 945pm. Then the hotel shuttle will show back up, to pick up myself n the bridal party and whoever else. Well go back to the hotel to drink at the bar, n then me n my future husband will spend our first night together as a married couple in a nice room. Its nice this way for us bc the hotel thats shuttling everyone is the hotel everyone is staying at, including my out of town guests. Even if they are not staying at the hotel, this way they can drink and not drive!!! Or at least have some sober up time lol. Plus im getting married on a friday, i do not have my venue for the entire weekend, and absolutely NO car can be left there over night, bc of a wedding the next day. Hope this helps!
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  • T
    Savvy October 2018
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    Me and my FH will be staying the night together. We will be in a suite at the local Inn close to our venue. Our wedding party will be staying there too.
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