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pumpkingirl
Dedicated October 2016

Night before wedding with no place to sleep!

pumpkingirl, on October 4, 2016 at 3:06 PM Posted in Planning 0 23

So, I'm trying to decide what to do. Hotels are so friggin expensive. My fiance wants to sleep at our apartment cause his parents will have a full house. Which leaves me with no place to sleep except at a hotel. I found a few that were close, but, I seriously don't want to pay $200 to sleep there. I need one hotel for the night before the wedding and the wedding night. Can't stay with my family because they have a full house. So, there's me. The Bride. Without a bed. Anyone else in this situation? Should I just go ahead use my credit card for the hotel?

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Latest activity by pumpkingirl, on September 19, 2019 at 1:01 PM
  • Jennifer
    VIP July 2016
    Jennifer ·
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    Why can't you stay with your FH? I mean, I get it... I didn't sleep with my DH on the night before our wedding, but if you can't find a hotel or a place at your family's places, then sleep together...

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  • A
    Devoted October 2016
    Amber ·
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    The only reason I'm not staying at OUR (key word) house the night before the wedding is because I have a hair appointment in the town of the wedding in the morning and don't want to be up any earlier than need be. If it is also your apartment you are allowed to stay there. I mean, you are already living together before marriage anyway, what's one more night?

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  • San
    VIP September 2017
    San ·
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    I'm sleeping at home. I want to be well rested and my pattern is sleeping next to FH. I feel like I wouldn't sleep well away from home and him with the excitement of the wedding the next day. Is that absolutely not an option for you?

    Do you have a bridal party? Can you crash at your MOH's place?

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  • SummerS
    Master January 2016
    SummerS ·
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    Agree with Jennifer, but also consider this...it might not be a bad idea to have the room the day before the day of the wedding. We booked for 2 nights because we didn't want to show up at the hotel from our reception in our wedding-wear and have to stand around in the lobby waiting to check in. LOL, just didn't feel right Smiley smile So, DH booked the room for the night before and the night of the wedding mostly to avoid just that situation...and he ended up sleeping there the night before while I stayed at our house with a couple of my OOT BM's.

    ETA: This way, I was also able to send my overnight bag and my after party dress with him so it was ready for me at the hotel after the reception. It was really convenient...worth the extra $$ in my opinion.

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  • MelissaErin
    Master December 2016
    MelissaErin ·
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    Where do you live that the cheapest hotel is $200?

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  • Erin Wood
    Master July 2017
    Erin Wood ·
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    Do you have friends or a bridal party getting rooms nearby? I plan on staying with some girlfriends the night before.

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  • JoRocka
    Master September 2016
    JoRocka ·
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    Get a hotel for Thursday.

    I slept with my best friend in her room Thursday night because H stayed at his house.

    Then we stayed in our own suite Friday/Saturday. It worked out really well being fully out of the house the night before. I liked it.

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  • pumpkingirl
    Dedicated October 2016
    pumpkingirl ·
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    I really don't want to sleep with fiance night before wedding. I may just get a cheap hotel room that's safe and close to my venue.

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  • Seale
    Master November 2017
    Seale ·
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    Eh. FH and I are staying the night together the night before. I plan for us to share breakfast and coffee before going off to do whatever we need to do.

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  • MoweryMe
    VIP April 2017
    MoweryMe ·
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    I'm not understanding how you have to have a hotel for $200...

    Best Western

    Quality Inn

    Holiday Inn

    Hampton Inn

    To name a few...

    All under $100 for your average room.

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  • JoRocka
    Master September 2016
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    Maybe where you live- many of those are 150-250$ rooms in NJ. LOL

    just because they have the same name doesn't mean they have the same price.

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  • ELK
    Master March 2018
    ELK ·
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    For the wedding I was in a few weekends ago, the bride got the hotel's suite for the night before the wedding. It was so nice (even though I didn't sleep well - felt out of place) the next morning to have all that space for everyone to get ready together. Then she and the groom shared the suite the night of the wedding. We could all store our stuff there and retrieve it after the wedding. That being said, a regular hotel room cost $150.00 for the night of the wedding, so I understand there is an issue with cost.

    What time is your ceremony?

    I personally think it's perfectly fine to share a bed with your FH the night before your wedding.

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  • OGJessieJV
    Master July 1867
    OGJessieJV ·
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    LOL I was going to say that Jo. Those hotels in my area are about $150 - 200 depending on the time of year.

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  • JoRocka
    Master September 2016
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    JessieJV_ exactly- I don't think I've seen any reasonable hotel in NYC for less than like 200-250. Even a La Quinta type place.

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  • O&L
    VIP September 2016
    O&L ·
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    How about Airbnb? There's nothing wrong with staying with FH the night before either. If you want, you can wake up before him and leave so he technically doesn't see you.

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  • OG Dianna
    Master March 2017
    OG Dianna ·
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    Maybe check Airbnb? Besides that, a hotel would be the only option I can think of.

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  • A. L.
    Master July 2017
    A. L. ·
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    What the heck? Just sleep at home with your FH. You're adults.

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  • SarahL2T
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    Haha yeah I just checked out of a Hampton Inn in Austin where the rates were $210/night - on a Monday!

    Where were you and your BP planning on getting ready in the morning? I would start by deciding that. Ideally, you would stay there the night before so you can wake up and get ready.

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  • Mrs.massiah2be
    Super February 2017
    Mrs.massiah2be ·
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    Check groupon. I don't know which part of NYC you're staying but I stayed at the Pennsylvania hotel for $89.

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  • Van Pear
    VIP January 2017
    Van Pear ·
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    Stay at home in separate rooms if you don't want to share a bed the night before. Like another PP suggested, one of you can leave early in the morning before seeing each other.

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