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KellySD
VIP September 2015

The night before the wedding - Bridesmaids?

KellySD, on May 18, 2015 at 4:38 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 23

I was thinking of getting a suite or two for my Bridesmaids and I for the night before the wedding. Two of them have SO's that are invited to the rehearsal dinner and the wedding, three are not bringing guests (as of now anyway). Is it rude to expect them all to stay together with me the night before when they have SO's coming with them? Should I nix the idea and just let them get rooms with their SO's the night before and we can meet up first thing in the morning on the wedding day? What are you all doing?

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Latest activity by Zoni, on May 19, 2015 at 4:54 AM
  • M
    Master July 2015
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    I'd ask.

    I think most people are good to go for the bridal suite, but it was NOT for me (hate sleepovers, like my privacy, more comfortable at home, all bridesmaids but one are engaged/married/prettydamnclose, so I opted not to, and my BFF said "Oh thank GOD."

    So, it's the type of people we are to not do that. If you're not sure, just ask!

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  • Lauren B.
    Master October 2015
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    What M said.

    I will probably have my MOHs stay with me (I stayed with one MOH for her wedding, other one is my sister) but my other BMs will stay with their SOs and we will meet up.

    I don't want to be alone the night before the wedding so it's my preference.

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  • BringOnMay!
    Super May 2015
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    I asked my girls. Three wanted to stay home, which was find with me. I was happy to stay with just my BFF/MOH. :-)

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  • Futuremrsw
    Super October 2015
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    I debated this too. I would ask. As of now, I have enough rooms blocked off that are all right next to each other. They can either take those rooms, or once we finalize game plans, we can cancel the extra rooms and bunk up!

    For my bffs wedding, we all stayed in a suite together and it was great. The significant others crashed in the suite the night of the wedding but not the night before.

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  • Team Dean
    Super September 2015
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    I think one of my BM might be staying with me in my suite the night before, because she can't stay over night after the wedding (due to other obligations), so I didn't want to ask her to pay for only one night all by her self (the rooms are pretty pricey).. but other than that the rest of the BMs have their own rooms, and one is even in a different hotel.... as long as they can get to my suite by 7 am I don't mind where they are.... plus if I had a bunch of giggling girls in my room the night before, I'd never get any rest!

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  • From Mi to Mo
    Super May 2015
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    I'm getting ready at the house and FH is staying at his parents' house. I told all of the BMs that anyone who wants to can stay here but idk if anyone will lol.

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  • KellySD
    VIP September 2015
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    Thanks ladies! Of course - I'll just ask! Another classic case of me overthinking things Smiley winking And good points about not wanting a sleepover/giggle fest the night before. I'd never get any sleep!

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  • Theresa Beale
    Master November 2014
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    I knew I wasn't going to stay with my DH the night before the wedding. I didn't want to stay alone but I also didn't want a "bunch" of people in the room with me. I opted to have my sister/MOH and nephew stay with me the night before the wedding. The hotel did extend the group rate the night before the wedding so one of my bridesmaids (with her husband and their 2 daughters) stayed. The best man also spent the night before at the hotel (he shared a room with a long time friend of my DH's "group" that had drifted away from the group when he got married. I was able to hunt down an address and telephone number so they will be able to reconnect). DH also stayed the night before the wedding at the hotel but we made sure to let one another know when we were out of the room so that we didn't see each other before the wedding.

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  • Mrs. Hunnibear
    Master October 2015
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    I would definitely ask. I'm lucky enough to be able to stay at my house and maybe have one of my ladies stay with me.

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  • FFW
    Master August 2016
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    All of my girls live out of state from the wedding. FH and I are getting a mansion for us, my parents, ( who are also out of state), and the BMs. Many of the GMs are local and the ones who arent will probably want to stay w/ SO or can stay in the mansion. As of now my BMs are single/not engaged and bc they are mostly family they probably wont bring a SO to the wedding due to the cost of travel. But I already told them we are covering their travel and stay (charter bus and stay in mansion). If they dont want to or by that time they rather stay w/ their SO thats on them. Including the cost. If the wedding was in someway local for the wedding party it'd be different but this worked best for us.

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  • Mrs. Coon
    Devoted March 2015
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    I offered my room up if anyone wanted to stay but said it was totally fine for them to stay with SO's. A couple of the girls were all for it until the day of and said they will probably just stay with their SO's because their stuff would be there. Honestly it was nice to have a room to myself and relax. I did a face mask, took a bath and went to sleep. Having a sleepover the night before might make you more tired than you realize! Smiley smile

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  • ChildressAtLast
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    Im going to stay at my parents house the night before because that's where I'm getting ready in the morning, and Ill ask my sisters if they want to stay there with me, but either way would be fine with me.

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
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    I think you should ask, and make it optional.

    For me, all but 2 of my BM are married (except my sister and FSIL) so I would not ask/expect them to pay for a room for just their husbands to stay in the night before the wedding. Most of them are OOT too, so they wouldn't have the option of *not* spending the night.

    For my bff's wedding in Oct., she is getting a suite even though all have SO's or are married. Its about an hour away from where I live, so my other bff (the other MOH!) and I are planning to split the cost of a hotel room both Fri and Sat night, and our husbands will just sleep in the hotel room Fri. night. Do these 2 friends know each other well enough that maybe their SO's could do that?

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  • Mayhem
    Super February 2016
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    My bridesmaids are my daughter who will be 14 and my F-stepdaughter who will be 16. So us three will stay at the hotel/venue the night before. Having a girlie bonding night x

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  • Sarahdell
    Master October 2014
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    I reserved hotel rooms for me and my girls. I also included the SO's of the groomsmen. We had a relaxing evening and it was nice that everyone was together.

    My H had all of the groomsmen, ushers and the SO's of the bridesmaids with him in hotel rooms.

    This way, everyone was together and was included. As SO of someone standing in a wedding, there is nothing worse that being pushed aside during the festivities.

    ETA: Based on what others have said, I wanted to note that our wedding was out of town for almost everyone (even just by 45 minutes). It was the right thing to do to not make SO's find a way back to wherever they were going and to be left to fend for themselves. Also, its ONE NIGHT. You can have a relaxing girl's evening without your SO for one night.

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  • future mrs hall
    VIP May 2015
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    We had a sleepover at my place for any girls that wanted to or could come, one stayed home. 2 others and my mom stayed at my house.

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  • LilBit8915
    Devoted August 2015
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    My sister/MOH is saying with me the night before. She is the only person who will be able to keep me calm and sane the night before. Both of my BM'S are in relationships and from out of towb-so i assumed they would probably want to stay with their SO's. The suite was offered to them but neither really responded.

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  • C
    Super March 2016
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    The wedding I was MOH in made it optional- I liked it (even though I was really sick with a cold, ugh) so I didn't have to get up extra super early and drive at like 5am the next morning. We all ended up staying there... we had a bunch of stuff planned, but we just ended up alternating using the shower and then crashed. Everyone was beat already and we needed the sleep lol. I think I'm going to do it for mine: one BM is OOT, my sis/MOH won't want to stay with our mother that night, and I know I won't really want to stay at home that night. Other BM may stay as well, not sure. Totally optional as long as they can get to the hotel in the morning =)

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  • Mallory M.
    Devoted May 2015
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    I think you should get a feel for what they want to do. I gave all of my girls the option of staying at my parents house with me (there are 4 bedrooms upstairs) and only my MOH, my sister and my SIL are staying over. The rest will just meet us at my aunt's house to get ready. For my MOH's wedding, I was the only person who stayed with her (my fiance stayed in a friends hotel room that night).

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  • Whitney Wingert
    Expert April 2016
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    We will be staying at our house the night before and my parents will be staying at our house as well. My parents will be watching our pets the night of (we got a hotel room) unless they don't want to in which case I will get a pet sitter. We have a bridal suite for the night of the wedding. I plan on letting my bridal party stay with their SOs unless they want to crash at my house (I don't really have room though). If my budget allows I will pay for their hotel rooms.

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