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Tiffany
Savvy May 2022

Staying apart on for the night before the wedding?

Tiffany, on July 24, 2021 at 3:55 PM

Posted in Planning 215

Hi everyone! Wondering what everyone is doing the night before the wedding? My fiancé and I have been together 9 years (it will be 10 years before the wedding) and we’re trying to figure out what we should do the night before the wedding! Our wedding is semi-destination. It’s about an hour from our...
Hi everyone! Wondering what everyone is doing the night before the wedding? My fiancé and I have been together 9 years (it will be 10 years before the wedding) and we’re trying to figure out what we should do the night before the wedding! Our wedding is semi-destination. It’s about an hour from our house and the rehearsal is taking place within the hotel, the night before, so we will already be there. We want to stay together the night before however I worry that we will regret it and wish we stuck to “tradition.” If we stay apart, this will also double our hotel expense which isn’t a huge deal, but worth noting...


What’s everyone else doing?! Also, if we stay together, he will be leaving the room bright and early and we won’t be seeing each other until our first looks later in the day.
Thanks!

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    Beginner March 2021
    Briana ·
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    We're having a destination wedding and although I have an extra suite booked for two nights so that the guys can get ready in that on the day of the wedding (hotel wouldn't let me just use the room for the day so have to spend two nights worth of $$ on it *eyeroll*) we will be spending the night before together.

    I would have way too much anxiety sleeping apart before such a big day. I also think its special to be together that morning even if it is just for coffee or breakfast or a pep talk. i've had friends who planned to spend the night before apart and it was a bit overwhelming for them.

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    Beginner March 2021
    Briana ·
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    We're having a destination wedding and although I have an extra suite booked for two nights so that the guys can get ready in that on the day of the wedding (hotel wouldn't let me just use the room for the day so have to spend two nights worth of $$ on it *eyeroll*) we will be spending the night before together.

    I would have way too much anxiety sleeping apart before such a big day. I also think its special to be together that morning even if it is just for coffee or breakfast or a pep talk. i've had friends who planned to spend the night before apart and it was a bit overwhelming for them.

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  • Charrisa
    Just Said Yes August 2021
    Charrisa ·
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    We’re separating (staying the night at separate locations) the night before.
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  • Caitlin
    Just Said Yes October 2021
    Caitlin ·
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    I’ve been with my fiancé for 4 years and we live together. He was wanting to share the room before but I opted to stay with my mom. She has moved out of state and because of Covid, I haven’t been able to spend a lot of time with her.
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    Just Said Yes October 2021
    Nicole ·
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    My fiancé and I are staying in separate rooms the night before. I got a suite and invited my bridesmaids to stay with me.
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  • Brittany
    Beginner October 2021
    Brittany ·
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    Not spending the night apart. I’ve been with my fiancé for over 17 years. (We we’re going to get married, never got around to it, finally decided to) we’ve lived together for years. If people don’t know by now that we’ve been together before, I don’t know what to tell em.
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  • Vanessa
    Just Said Yes November 2021
    Vanessa ·
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    My FH and I have been together for 6 and a half years, own a home together, etc., so we so far have not really done anything in a 'traditional' sense haha. I always dreamed about doing the traditional stuff like no first looks and sleeping separately the night before, but everything has honestly come down to logistics. For example, we are doing first looks because of how we need to schedule photography around lighting. We have not made an 'official' decision about sleeping apart, but I think I would like to; and, we have many friends staying at the same hotel, so I think what we might do is just have him stay with a friend because many likely will have an extra bed. We'll see though, my friend changed her mind literally the night of and I can see myself doing that too lol. All of this being said, though, that if we actually had to pay for an extra room, I doubt we would, just because for us I don't think it's a 'must' on our list.

    Happy planning :-)

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    Beginner November 2021
    Brittany ·
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    My fiance and I have been together for almost 16 years so we will see eachother the night before and morning of. He's never seen me in a dress or makeup so there will still be some surprise to the day! Smiley smile
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    Just Said Yes October 2021
    Priscila ·
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    We have been living together for 6 years, but we are doing the night before apart, because I live so far away from my parents, I usually get to see them only once a year. So I thought will be nice to spend the night before with them and watch their wedding video. My sister will be spending the night at my parents too, so I think it will be like the old days.

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    Just Said Yes August 2021
    Syncottia ·
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    We decided to spend the night apart and wait to see each other when it’s time for the wedding ceremony. #WeddingTraditionals
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    Just Said Yes August 2021
    Syncottia ·
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    You could also book one room at the hotel or spend the night at a friend/relatives.
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  • Ada
    Beginner August 2021
    Ada ·
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    Definitely sticking with traditional spending the night Apart...that way our getting ready into meeting for the first look will be even more exciting!!
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    Just Said Yes October 2021
    Angel ·
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    We will be spending the three days before our wedding apart as his best man is coming from a different state they are going camping and our wedding is the opening night of elk season so my goons line will be leaving bight and early at 3 am to go up the mountain (our weddings not until 6)
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  • Sydney
    Just Said Yes October 2021
    Sydney ·
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    We are staying apart the night before!! I will be with just my mom in a hotel, while my fiancé will be in a room (by himself but will be with groomsmen during the night). Hope this helps!
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  • Courtney
    Dedicated July 2021
    Courtney ·
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    We didn’t sleep apart. We actually woke up and went to get the marriage license together the day of the wedding before all the craziness started. It actually was one of my favorite things on the wedding day have some alone time together!
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  • LeKisha
    Dedicated January 2022
    LeKisha ·
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    We will stay the night together - he will have to kick rocks as the bridal party gets ready; however, my resort has a place for the girls to get ready as to not incur additional cost. The room is already $500 a night.

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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    We stayed together! i didn't really care for the superstition and just wanted to stay with him

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  • Alejandra
    Super March 2019
    Alejandra ·
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    My hubby and I rented a huge house near the venue which was about 2 hours from where we live and we hosted our out of country/ state guests which consisted of his grandparents, parents and sister and my aunt, mom, sister and 2 cousins. We all got to relax and get to know each other well, we hung out and ordered food. my husband I stayed together that night, woke up had breakfast with our families and went our own ways. I went to the venue with my half while he stayed at the house with his. We did this because #1 we were leaving to our honeymoon two days after our wedding very early in the morning so we wanted to spend time with these close family members of ours that had traveled to come see our wedding. Our wedding was Sunday, we got the house Saturday through Tuesday and left to our honeymoon Tuesday morning. When we returned our families had gone back home so had we not done this we would not have really been together.

    Yes this means that our wedding night we had a full house but we had partied so much at the wedding that we were fine with it. We had already been living together for about 2 years so when we actual got to our honeymoon we did it big as we were alone as a newly married couple.

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    Savvy October 2021
    Nadija ·
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    I think if you’ve already lived together and spent nights together and been intimate there’s no reason to pretend like the wedding night will be your first together. I can see staying separately if you really are a couple who’ve put it off till marriage. But couples marrying have all sorts of histories and there’s no need to pretend otherwise.
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  • Abigail
    Savvy September 2021
    Abigail ·
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    I am wondering the same…
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