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Kathryn
Super December 2014

Who are you letting see you on your wedding day?

Kathryn, on October 24, 2014 at 12:15 PM Posted in Planning 0 39

After you're all done getting ready and guests start to arrive and mingle, are you going to allow any of them to come to your suite/changing room and see you before the wedding? Even if it is just to say congrats, good luck, you look beautiful? My bridal suite is right outside the ceremony area, and I am afraid of the domino effect! Someone comes and says "Hi, oh you look so beautiful, I can't believe you're so grown up.... etc" and leaves then tells their date/another guest they saw me and said hi and then that person wants to wish me good luck too, and its a never ending cycle of people standing at the door way trying to say hi and good luck! I might be thinking the worse, but you never know!!! Smiley smile

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Latest activity by DeniseD, on October 29, 2014 at 5:16 PM
  • Alyssa
    Master April 2015
    Alyssa ·
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    I think I might do a first look with my dad and grandpa, but other than my bridal party and grandma will be the only ones.

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  • P
    Dedicated November 2014
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    Just bridal party and immediate family (also FH since we are doing pictures before)...I don't want to see anyone else before, plenty of time after.

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  • Munashi
    Super October 2014
    Munashi ·
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    I was only seen by my mother, my bridesmaids, and 2 of our guests (old friends - a mother and daughter) who agreed to help us distribute bouquets and boutonnieres. The photographer was also there to get shots of me getting ready. My dad actually tried to come in to "talk to my mother" about something, and my bridesmaids had to kick him out! Lol

    Edit: I want to note that it was his idea to not see me until he walked me down the aisle.. and he still attempted to barge into my dressing room . Lol That's my father for you.

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  • GoneAndMarried
    Master August 2015
    GoneAndMarried ·
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    Just my bridesmaida, parents, close aunt and grandma.

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  • kaylarae
    Master April 2015
    kaylarae ·
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    Only my mom & dad - possibly FH mom & dad if they want. I'm also worried about the domino affect. If one aunt and uncle come say hi then all the others will want to too. They can't wait and see me later

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  • Kathryn
    Super December 2014
    Kathryn ·
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    Ya, I might just make a little sign that says "Bridal Party and Family Only Please" and hang it on the door. Maybe that will work!

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  • J
    VIP June 2015
    JHazel ·
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    Probably just my parents and my good friend that is doing my hair (and who also introduced me to my FH). Maybe my sisters too if they make it to the hotel.

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  • soontobeamrs
    VIP July 2015
    soontobeamrs ·
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    Only my bridal party. I would love a moment alone with my sons but I do want to see their face when they see me in the chapel

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  • Andrea
    Devoted November 2014
    Andrea ·
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    Bridal party, FH (we're doing first look), and parents. Everybody else can go away. And will go away.

    The domino effect happened to my girlfriend back in August. I could tell she was getting upset - not to mention we were on the completely opposite side of the church in the preschool area. I finally stepped in and told everybody they had to wait. I was in full on "back you heathens" mode.

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  • P
    Super November 2014
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    Just my bridal party, my dad and his GF, along with my future in laws (getting ready at their house)... I mean if people accidentally see me, it isn't a big deal as long as FH doesn't see me!

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  • AndixLyn
    Master June 2015
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    Only the bridal party and the amazing gf of mine (who is a guest) that is doing my makeup. my friend dad is walking me down the aisle since i have no family so he will get a glimpse along with his wife, they are the closest thing i have to parents. everyone else can oooh and ahh as i walk out. haha

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  • Lisa
    Expert September 2015
    Lisa ·
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    Bridal Party, my parents, and maybe my FMIL. Maybe my SIL's father as he will be coming to get her daughter as both she and my brother are in the wedding and their baby will be only 9 months old then.

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  • DisneyNut
    Master October 2014
    DisneyNut ·
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    I didn't really care. I was having so much fun with the people there it didn't matter. It started with my family but my son brought my best buddy in and then my DH's nieces came in. We were laughing so much. It's actually a great memory for me of the day. For the record, I had planned that it would just be my family and maybe my MIL.

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  • Jillian
    Master May 2015
    Jillian ·
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    Just my bridal party, my father will see me at somepoint, and I'm thinking of asking my close aunt to be there help me get ready.

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  • jnissa
    Expert September 2014
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    I think probably 1/3 of my guests saw me before the wedding in various states. The salon we went to was right across the street with big glass windows so lots of people who were out and about during the day (the venue was a hotel) stopped in to say hi. I walked through the hotel lobby in my wedding dress to go get outdoor pics and people saw me and talked then. It's a totally personal preference. Most of our guests were OOT and from oceans away, so it meant more to me to get time with them then to have a big reveal. But I could see it going the other way, too.

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  • Macksgirl
    Master August 2014
    Macksgirl ·
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    I only let my bridesmaids, mom, dad, and in-laws see me. Everyone else waited Smiley smile

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  • Maltese
    Master June 2015
    Maltese ·
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    Only my mom, bridal party, FMIL (who may be getting her hair done with us) and possibly my dad.

    If I were you, I would make a cute sign that said something like "Pampering in Progress"

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  • KimS
    Master September 2014
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    I saw my sons while waiting for the first look pics, plus DH's bro/SIL picked me up from the hotel to take me to the ceremony/reception venue. There was no one else at our hotel where I was getting ready. Smiley smile

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  • Staci
    Master September 2014
    Staci ·
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    If you're concerned I would task one of your BMs to keep people out Smiley smile

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  • Mrs.Temme
    VIP September 2014
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    I was SO nervous waiting in the bride room. I could not handle even looking at anyone. a few women popped in although I was trying to avoid it. best to not plan to have people come in in case you are a ball of nerves like I was.

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