Wedding Superstition/Tradition: The Night Before The Wedding

Tradition and superstition be d*mned. I'm not ashamed to admit that we're both Christians. I'm a pastor, and she's going to be a pastor's wife. We will be staying apart because we made the decision early on to wait.

One of the things I'm eagerly anticipating is seeing her all gussied up the first time! I can't wait to see how beautiful she looks, introduce her as my wife with my name, and and spend the rest of our lives together.

Together! I mean we already live together so I feel separating the night before is kind of silly lol

Omg that is such a great question we haven’t even really discussed yet but I am so glad it got brought up now!!

View Quoted Comment That totally makes sense on why to stay separate for that night! Very cool that you'll both get to have the type of night you're looking for.

View Quoted Comment Awesome! This seems like an interesting tradition to follow. I'm sure it's worth the anticipation!

View Quoted Comment That's very considerate of you to not want to wake him earlier than he needs to be!

Loving the traditional night apart. I have a suite booked & going to have my cousins over for champagne the night before !! My fiancé has his own room & going to have the extra room on the wedding night just in case someone needs it

We will be separated that night. I’m having my bachelorette party the night before the wedding.

View Quoted Comment That's cool how everything worked out!

View Quoted Comment The surprise will be totally worth the wait! You bring up a good point about downtime, it'll be nice to just relax, reflect, and anticipate the moment when you'll finally both be together again!

View Quoted Comment I love the idea of following tradition! Especially since he won't see you at all that day until you walk down the aisle. It sounds like it'll be a beautiful moment!

View Quoted Comment Thank you for that. Plus it gives me time to connect with my mom. This is my second go around but I still feel like a first time bride so I want to lean into the reflection of my journey and how it brought us here if that makes sense.

View Quoted Comment A similar situation for my fiance and me! We're not really superstitious, and this tradition wasn't one that either of us felt strongly about. Plus, we didn't want to pay for two separate hotel rooms, so we decided that we will be staying together the night before our wedding.

We are religious and conservative..we will have rehearsal and dinner the night before..after our good nights we won’t see each other until I walk down the aisle..our venue is local so we don’t need to get hotel rooms.


16 days left!!
How is everyone else managing stressful moments?

We will be together have breakfast then going our separate ways to get ready with our parties but I do love having breakfast with our wedding party

We will be staying separate the night before the wedding.

We will stay together the night before as we are living together. I think it's an outdated tradition, personally.

View Quoted Comment Sorry to hear that staying separate didn't help you get more sleep that night!

View Quoted Comment The beach house sounds awesome! Is that where your ceremony and reception will also be held?

View Quoted Comment I love the idea of doing breakfast together the morning of the wedding! My fiance and I will likely do this as well.