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Master October 2017

Would you let OOT friends stay at your house after wedding?

Must Love Cats, on April 15, 2017 at 6:07 PM

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We are having quite a few OOT family and friends come to the wedding. FH's best friend and his girlfriend live in Vancouver. FH is paying for their hotel stay as the ticket prices are high. We don't know how long they'll intend to stay. I have a good friend in California coming. She wants to come in...

We are having quite a few OOT family and friends come to the wedding. FH's best friend and his girlfriend live in Vancouver. FH is paying for their hotel stay as the ticket prices are high. We don't know how long they'll intend to stay. I have a good friend in California coming. She wants to come in on Saturday and fly out Wednesday night. My house is small with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. I know FH rarely sees his friends and same goes for me. Would you extend an invitation to either? I have a twin air mattress but would have to spend money on a queen air mattress, additional pillows, mattress pad and a bed set. I think it's cheaper if I helped out with a night for his friends which would be $139 instead of spending money on those things. FH would prefer his friends stay a night after the wedding and my friend stay a night after they leave, but again I don't know when that would be. Nor do I think it would be fair to have my friend stay at the hotel the whole time. What would you do?

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  • Maybride
    Expert May 2017
    Maybride ·
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    I agree that it is not ideal, but when friends and family are literally flying half way around the world for our wedding, and it's what they always do when they visit, it is hard to say no. We will have guests 3 days before, and the week after. Honeymoon will just get pushed back. It is a ton of work to get our new house ready, but I think it would be a lot of work to coordinate the scattered crowds if they stayed in different places. Our wedding is about joining 2 families so I'm excited to spend more time with my new crew! Good luck which ever way you decide to go!

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  • milinovemberbride
    VIP November 2017
    milinovemberbride ·
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    Hellllllllllll no. The day after my wedding? My FH would have a cow. And I want my privacy.

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  • MrsCalderon
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    Honestly for me it would depend on who it was. My husband and I would only be okay with close family or maybe a close friend. Only way it would be okay tho is if it was because they truly were broke

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  • FutureMrs2017
    Super May 2017
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    UO I'm sure - but we'll be having MIL, SIL, a bridesmaid, and her BF stay with us in the lead-up to the wedding. They are all from overseas and I have no idea when I'll get time like this with them after the wedding...Plus, I love a full house! ETA: we won't be staying in our home on the wedding night or the night after. While I do love a full house, there's levels to this shit. lol

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  • Cass
    VIP August 2017
    Cass ·
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    Honestly I dont care who it was, if I was going back to the house on my wedding night no one would be staying with us...

    They are adults. They can ALL find a hotel room somewhere and you can see them when you are not busy with wedding stuff.

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  • TimeLadyErika
    Master May 2017
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    We are. There are so many people coming from out of country. The honeymoon isn't until the end if the month so we can spend time with everyone.

    We are spending our wedding night in a hotel. I didn't want to be around anyone else that night.

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  • MOB
    Devoted May 2019
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    Not a chance! Won't you be "busy" anyway?!

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  • Lindsey
    Dedicated June 2017
    Lindsey ·
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    No I don't think so. There's going to be too much going on to have extra people in the house.

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  • Laura
    Master July 2017
    Laura ·
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    No. Some of my OOS friends are staying with me at my parents house for the shower, but that's it. Everyone has a hotel room for the wedding.

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  • Teresa
    Super September 2017
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    I vote no.

    I went to NY from FL for my brothers wedding, we had multiple people offer to house us but declined. We ended up splitting an airbnb with my parents which actually worked out great. There wasn't the awkwardness of intruding in someone else's personal space.

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  • Futuremrswilson
    Master June 2023
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    Yeah I'm gonna pass on that. They can find a hotel room. I want to enjoy time with FH after the wedding. Not share house space with my friends.

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  • Natalie<3Chris
    Super September 2017
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    My mom and sister are staying with me but I wouldn't want anyone else. The other guests will find hotels don't worry.

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  • FinallyMrsFlax
    Super August 2017
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    I agree with everyone else. I would say no.

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  • Mrs.HeThinksI'mBossy
    Expert May 2018
    Mrs.HeThinksI'mBossy ·
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    Probably not, especially if I had to go back and stay at my house. If it was a special circumstance I would. If they have made plans to stay as long as they have then I assume they have done the financial planning to afford it. If you don't want to, you don't have to and it's not expected.

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  • xray12280
    Master June 2017
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    No, I think it's important to have time with just the two of you after the wedding.

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  • MrsDrum
    Master June 2017
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    Nope! All of my guests booked their own rooms and paid much more than $139 a night. In our area hotels are $150-350 a night and all of our out of town guests booked their rooms on their own accord months ago. We booked a hotel block with different room options and they all have ALL booked.

    We have too much going on to worry about house guests. We have a family brunch the next day then our honeymoon begins 3 days later.

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  • Jay Farrell
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    Are you joking? No.

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  • Sarah
    Super September 2017
    Sarah ·
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    Hell no

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  • Andrea
    Devoted September 2017
    Andrea ·
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    I would, but it's a personal choice... we are paying for a few people because we want them there

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  • J
    Expert May 2018
    J ·
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    My FMIL said don't tell anyone where your going after the wedding ( but obviously tell like your parents) that way you get alone time! And your not in any of those situations.

    If you are really worried about it get yourself a hotel lol and let them stay at the house! I would maybe do that if they were super super close and I could trust them!

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