Who else is spending the night before with OH??

I think you might be in the minority but if it works for you, why not?!

We're spending it apart but that's a good thing. We'd only end up talking about it all night and not get any sleep! At least this way, we'll have a bed each, room to sleep (or not sleep due to nerves!)

I'll see him at the rehearsal on Friday night then the next time will be at the alter!

I am spending the night before with my otherhalf, and we're getting ready together and also arriving at the Town Hall together.

Got my first fitting tomorrow and H2B is going with me. He helped to choose the dress.

Im not...i'll be at my parents house...my OH will prob stay at ours along with his best man.

Just tradition rather than superstition for me if that makes sense.

We're spending the night together. He'll see me getting ready too.

I wouldn't call myself superstitious but I won't be spending the night before with OH. I suppose at the mo, as I am staying in a hotel the night before, the master plan is probably a glass or two in the bar with my best friend - purely as a night cap of course! And then the following day spent primping and preening. I have children and OH has very kindly stitched himself up with looking after them for me during the run up. He won't of course be doing this single handed, lot's of friends and family around to help him out.

I suppose if I am honest I am looking forward to the final build up and anticipation of it all.

....i'm wondering if it's an 'alternative' thing. No offense to any other hitchers, but my friend is very alternative and is planning her wedding too and she'll be spending the night with her h2b and arriving together lol. xx

I've had friends who've spent the night together before their wedding. I think it tends to be more frequent for second marriages.

It's my 2nd marriage, h2bs first, and my friends first time wedding too. I seriously don't plan to do this again though! in fact i never thought i'd get married again after the first time ?

Hmm, not sure. None of my "alternative" friends are getting married, as apparantly, they are TOO ALTERNATIVE for that ?

We're not bothered about it being bad luck or anything like that. I need him there to zip my dress up ?

Nah same here, i'm not a one for believing it's bad luck. I've been married before and i didn't see that ****** before the wedding and the whole thing turned into a nightmare! lol

We're not spending the night before together. I'll be at the hotel where we're getting married and OH will stay at home with his BM. Mainly because it means I can have all my stuff at the hotel, get ready there and then just be able to walk down the stairs to the ceremony. But also because all my family will be staying at the hotel too so we'll be able to have a bit of a get together as we don't all see each other together very often.

We were going to spend the night before together and then H2B was going to his best mans to get ready but we have friends coming over from America now so H2B has made plans with them to stay at a local hotel, it means my mum can come and stay over with me and we can spend some quality time together, she is giving me away so we can natter for hours about everything. Wont see H2B until 2pm the next day but think it all adds to the excitement of the day ?

We originally wanted to spend it together, but the more along the planning has gone we decided to spend it apart. We will be in the same hotel, but i will be sharing with my sis (MOH) and OH with her friend.

Defo spenting the night apart! Im having my bms round for the night

I got married abroad and we stayed together the night before.

Well we haven't booked anything as of yet but the venue we want is a hotel and so we'll be spending the night before at the hotel (or a hotel) and so will some of our family but we wont be sleeping in the same room together. We'll all meet up for breakfast the next morning and then it'll be off to get ready and we wont see each other until we're at the alter!!

Chrissy xx

P.S. It's my second wedding and his first.

Thanks girls for all the replies

My 1st time it was apart for tradition, but I think I'm happy the way as it is xx

We are spending it together we have 2 small kids and not getting wed untill 4pm so he is getting kicked out at 12 noon and not seeing me untill i walk down to him.

I like the idea of spending the night together, but in terms of practicalities - OHs family will want to be fussing over him, and mine over me, and doesn't matter what we do, mom's house is never going to have 10 bedrooms! haha.

Getting ready together was never an option - he needs to have his dad and uncle help him into his uniform and I want that "wow" moment when he see's me at the alter.

We haven't quite decided yet. We have the house for the whole weekend and our families are staying there too. We are having the rehearsal on the friday and then dinner etc. I think the girls will probably then be having a bit of a beautifying session whilst the men 'bond'.

H2B thinks it would be nice to not stay in the same room the night before so I may stay in a seperate room and use it to get ready the next day.

We're spending it apart (and I'm a second timer). My OH is off to stay at the hotel and I'll have the kids here because I want them getting a decent night's sleep. Then on the morning of the wedding the boys will be delivered to him at the hotel so I can get ready with my daughter. Loads of OHs family will be stopping over at the hotel so I'm a bit jealous he'll be practically having a party! Think I'll get my BMs round for a take away..

I was quite happy to have it be a normal night with us together, but OH has specifically said he would like to keep the tradition of not seeing each other on the morning. His reasoning was he wanted to be as stunned as everyone else when I appear at the end of the aisle, as it marks the start of our new life together. Its just a loody hassle for me as it means one of us not being around and him probably forgetting everything he will need and be late if I am not there to keep reminding him! He has such a bad memory and is ALWAYS late for everything!

We'll be spending the night together, getting ready together, sharing a the limo, and walking up the 'aisle' together.

We'll be apart, I'll be at home with my girls and he will be at his Parent's house with his boys.

We spent the night together at the venue and then went our seperate ways in the morning he went off to get his hair done etc while I moved into another room before he came back

We are spending the night before together at our own house and even going to the registry office together. I know this isn't very traditional of us and I guess nothing about our wedding is traditional!

He is my best friend and I wouldn't know what I would do without him when it comes to my dress, the colour scheme and ideas! I don't have a close female friend to share that with and I'm not overly close to my family so the event really is just about the two of us, right from the planning stage up until the day.

I am staying at home with my son and sisters, OH is staying at the venue with his overseas family and best man. I don't want him to see me until I glide up the aisle but the chances are we will bump into each other in the morning as I will want to inspect the work of the suppliers prior to the ceremony/reception.

Im spending the night at my parents with my CB, my other half will be staying at home. I think not seeing each other on the morning will add to the excitement of it all.

Jx

Im staying at the hotel with my 2 lovely bridesmaids and OH will be in our house with the best man and our 2 year old son

We are spending it apart, mainly just as its traditional. Plus I want it to be a total suprise when I walk up the ailse for him. I really diddnt think I was that traditional but the more I plan my wedding the more I seem to find out that I am!!

Each to thier own though, I think it would be quite cool to turn up together and be like "alright, were here to get married?"