When is your mom/dad arriving on the day of the wedding?

I know this won't be much help, But my parents are flying in the week of the wedding. Chances are my mother will be attached to my hip with a box of tissues all week.

My mother will be with me starting the morning of. My father is not a part of my life, so he will arrive when the other guests arrive at the ceremony.

My mom will be with me all day, the whole day.

My mom will not be getting ready with me as we don't have the best relationship and I'm sure she would just be negative and stress me out. However, I think it's typical that moms spend the whole morning with the bride. My dad will also not be getting ready with the groomsmen, he'll be at home getting ready with my mom.

We started our day at 8AM. My mom did not come over to watch us get our hair and make-up ready. She has arthritis and its hard for her to get her joints moving so early and since they were out of town with only one car she didn't want my dad to drive back and forth. She did arrive at the Chapel around 11AM. We didn't arrived until 12:30.

At the Chapel my dad and my husband mingled with everyone before the wedding. We had to send multiple people to round them up!

My mom will prob be in once she wakes up, lol she lives 8 min away. Guessing she will be getting all morning to get things ready. We are not starting too early in the morning since the reception will be going until 2am.

As for my dad he has a paper route that takes until noon to finish. Then he has to wait for my one brother to get done with the chores(they live on a farm) As long as they are there in time fir pictures I am fine with what ever time they get there.

I want my mom there from the very time I wake up in the morning LOL. My dad and FH are in love with each other so I'm sure they'll hang out the morning of too.

That really depends on what your plans on for the day.

My mom will be at the resort already and is going to help me set up the morning of, then get makeup, hair and dressed with us. She will probably be with us until 3pm really.

Future Mrs D, I almost peed my pants laughing at the in love with each other comment.

I'm expecting my mom to be with us all/most of the day. I feel like my dad will be doing day-of errands, last-minute things before he gets ready and joins us. He might spend some time with the GM especially since my brother is a GM but I don't see him spending all day with them.

I stayed with my parents the week of the wedding, so my dad woke me up around 8 am for my 6 pm wedding. My mom was already up and worrying about things (breakfast, relatives, the schedule). I think it depends on what you're doing (DW, getting married where you live with your parents as OOT guests, etc). For my situation, it was good to have my parents around all day (even though my mom was stressing me out), because there was so much going on at the house with vendors and the BP and I also gave their home number to vendors in case there were any issues so that I didn't have to deal with the lack of cell reception at their house or anyone calling my cell while I was getting ready.

My mom will probably come meet up with the bridesmaids as we are finishing our hair and make up at the hotel, I'm guessing around noon. She will come with us to the venue to help me get dressed before pictures begin. I'm not sure when my dad will get there, but probably not until closer to when we are taking family pictures around 2:30pm.

What will work for YOU to cause the least amount of stress for you? What will be most helpful?

I'm least stressed when I have alone time -- so for me, getting ready with ONLY the hair/makeup person (who had a laid back style) was heavenly bliss. I know others might be mortified to do that and/or it might stress them out.

My mom died 20 years ago, so I got ready alone at a hotel (getting ready with my bridesmaids, though I love them all dearly, would have made me batsh*t crazy and unfocused). My dad was also at the hotel, in the hotel room next to me. He flew in from out of state two days before the wedding. I was able to gently tell my MOH how I felt about getting ready and she was WAY cool about it and so my other two BMs.

The point is...do what you think will work best for you. You want to be at your best -- do what will accomplish that, know yourself, and do what will produce the most serenity for you. Good luck!

@FMDickinson, Ha ha :re husband and dad in love with each other! LOL. My husband and dad were the same way - mutual admiration society from the minute they met!

My Mom passed away two years ago, but I would love for my FMIL and Aunts to come see me once I'm dressed just to share a few moments...

My dad has a friend getting married