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BeachyBrideToBe
Devoted April 2017

Spending the night before the wedding with your groom to be?

BeachyBrideToBe, on July 14, 2016 at 8:24 AM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 100

I know the old tradition is that the groom doesn't see the bride before the wedding.... But with things becoming less traditional, just wondering what everyone's take is on sleeping arrangements the night prior? My FH and I are getting married out of town and would obviously need to book hotel...

I know the old tradition is that the groom doesn't see the bride before the wedding.... But with things becoming less traditional, just wondering what everyone's take is on sleeping arrangements the night prior?

My FH and I are getting married out of town and would obviously need to book hotel rooms. Trying to decide if we should stick with one, or go the more traditional route. What's everyone else doing?

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  • FutureMrsMaidenName
    VIP August 2017
    FutureMrsMaidenName ·
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    We will be together the night before in our suite we booked. I have a hard time sleeping without him.

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  • Jacqui76
    Master May 2016
    Jacqui76 ·
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    I slept in a hotel room with a few of my bridesmaids, and my husband slept at home. It was less about being traditional and more about logistics. We had to start hair and makeup at 6 am, and we couldn't get into the bridal suite before 7. I booked the hotel room as a getting ready location, and any bridesmaids who wanted some extra sleeping time in the morning stayed with me so they wouldn't have to get up early enough to drive over.

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  • DAK
    Expert May 2016
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    Our plan was to not see each other after the rehearsal dinner until I walked down the aisle. We had a DW & had several condos so he stayed with his brother & I stayed with his Mom. The morning of I got up early & was supposed to go to the cemetary to visit my Mother's grave with my sister but she wasn't awake. I was sitting outside having my morning caffeine when I heard this noise. I thought it was my sister's condo door being slammed. It was not...it was my DH! When we laid eyes on each other we both just started laughing! So, we spent the day together until I left for the cemetary & afterwards had to start getting ready.

    I'm all for tradition, but it's a personal preference. Like @MrsSasswood it's what you put into your marriage what makes it not necessarily what tradition dictates.

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  • SoontobeMrs.2017
    Expert April 2017
    SoontobeMrs.2017 ·
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    After the rehearsal and dinner we will go our separate ways...my girls and I will be going out and then heading to the hotel to spend the night. He and the guys Im sure will hang out and then stay at one of the friends house which is close to the venue. I would rather stay at home but our house is a little far from our venue.

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  • Nicolette
    Expert August 2016
    Nicolette ·
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    We are having a small dinner with his parents before hand and then he's staying at his parents and I'm staying at my maid of honors house. We won't see each other from about 6pm to when I walk down the aisle at 1pm the next day. He doesn't want a first look either, so anticipation will be high.

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  • Lynn
    Super April 2017
    Lynn ·
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    I want to spend the night with him and then join my family the next morning. But it depends on if his family is staying in the same hotel. They don't know were sleeping together so we wouldn't be able to share a hotel room.

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  • WHO? Mrs. Jones
    VIP December 2016
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    I haven't thought that far ahead, but my initial reactive thought is to spend the night before away from one another. We are getting married in town

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  • John
    Dedicated July 2017
    John ·
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    We live together with our cat, so yeah, I assume we'll even walk over to our ceremony together. We chill like that.

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  • JillR
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    We're staying together at our rental house. Getting ready together in the morning.

    I'm just not putting on my dress until we get to the venue.

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  • ChocolatierKT
    VIP September 2016
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    We are spending the night together. I sleep better with him next to me. I don't wanna be stressing and not have any sleep because he isn't there

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  • Katherine
    VIP June 2017
    Katherine ·
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    We're getting married in my hometown, so I will stay at my parent's house and he'll stay at the hotel. Probably a mixture of tradition and logistics for us!

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  • Liz
    Super December 2016
    Liz ·
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    Haven't gotten to deciding that part yet. We're staying with the FIL's so I think we're staying together unless we decide to get our night of hotel room for an extra night an one person stay there.

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  • Katie
    VIP February 2017
    Katie ·
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    Haven't thought about it really, but I like reveals and surprises so I will probably not spend the night with him. I think there is something so special about walking down the aisle and seeing each other on your wedding day.

    We are not traditional by any means! But, I have always wanted the "reveal" shot. So maybe I'm biased haha

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  • OG Brittany
    Master December 2016
    OG Brittany ·
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    We are staying at different places. It's a DW, and we rented a house, but he is going to a hotel the night before.

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  • FutureMrs.Dyson
    Super December 2016
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    We're spending it separately, but the wedding party is staying with me at the hotel and he and his friends are going out.

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  • mimitrue
    Master January 2016
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    We've been together 6 years and have 2 kids and we still spent the night apart. We saw each other in the hallway in our hotel for 5 seconds to give each other a kiss before getting ready the next day and then that was it until our 1st look. It was our first night apart in 5 years and I loved the anticipation of seeing him the next day.

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  • LadyPearl
    VIP November 2016
    LadyPearl ·
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    Honestly haven't even thought about it yet. Our ceremony venue is about 20 minutes away from where we're staying so getting a hotel room seems like a waste. But I do think a sleepovers with my sisters, SILs, and nieces might be fun. Hmm...

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  • Kristina
    Super April 2017
    Kristina ·
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    We are both staying home. Our thought is that we already live together and we are doing a first look so we will be spending the night together. Then my mom is having the BP and parents over her house for breakfast that morning so that everyone eats since it will be a long day

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  • Crystal
    Devoted September 2016
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    We are following tradition. The girls and I are staying at my mother's house and the boy's and FH are staying at our house

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  • Christina
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    We are having a DW in the mountains and our families are renting large five & six bedroom cabins. I am going to stay with my family and he is going to stay with his. He thinks it's absurd but I think it will be romantic to not have seen each other until we get married.

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