Whos getting ready with you

Bridesmaids got ready with me, along with the younger bridesmaids Mum's who were in a flat next door (much to my Mum's distain). H's Mum kept well out of the way......as she didn't want to see me until I was walking down the aisle.

See i think i just want my bridesmaids and my mum getting ready with me but i think my h2b's mum will be offended if i dont ask her - its not really that i dont want her its just i dont want too many people.... do you think its a bit mean if i dont ask her??

I don't really know. The adult BMs will definitely be with me as we're having hair and make up done in my hotel room. My mum will be staying at the hotel the night before as well so I'm sure she'll be around. Don't know about the inlaws.

With 90% of the weddings I do, the Bride has bridesmaids and their Mum getting ready with them. If the MIL is getting her makeup done then they usually pop in get it done then go back home to get ready. Just explain to her that you don't want too many people getting ready in the house, I'm sure she will understand.

My fsil is having her hair done at her own hairdressers, my sister is doing the same. After this I believe they will be coming to my mums. My mum is going to have her hair done, whilst my friend comes over to do my hair and make-up. I think everyone will be getting dressed at my mums though

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I will be at my parents' house. Have just one BM so she will come and get ready with me and my Mum will probably be there with us too. Have only met H2b'S Mum once. As she has to travel she will be staying in a hotel with other family memebers and will just go straight to the church. Have no sisters etc so that will be it.

I went to the hairdresser on my own, although my sister & BM arrived later that morning. My BM helped me into my dress, along with my sister. My mum doesn't do the whole make up thing (I have never seen her in make up - ever) and to be honest, I really didnt' even contemplate 'getting ready' with her. Likewise with my MIL. WTF - why would I want to get ready with her?!

I am thinking i am going to have MIL there because she is on her own, her daughter is my BM and obv her son is groom so will be getting ready with his BM who is his brother and Ushers.

Also we are all staying in the hotel of hte wedding the night before (at seperate ends of the hotel) so i think it would be a bit mean to let her get ready on her own,,, also she is really good to me and i get on great with her,,, just worried that having lots of people in the room will stress me out

I amhaving my mum and bridesmaids.....they all live miles away so will have to stay the night - god knows where i will put them!

I didnt even think about asking MIL to be there too, but i think she is needed elsewhere - getting herself, my FIL ready, and my h2b!!! Also our 2 kids will be there too.... if she wasnt there to get everyone organised i would have my children turn up in jeans and h2b wouldnt make it on time, so no, i think she can get ready at hers with them all!

I'll be getting ready on my own. And that's just the way I'd like it! Can't stand being fussed around, so that's really the best option for me. I'll pop round to the hairdresser first thing and sort out the barnet, then back to my house to stick some slap on - bung on dress and presto! I think I'll then be driving to my Mum and Dad's hotel, and picking them up and driving to the venue.

A bit anti tradition, but I don't have one of these dresses which I need help putting on, and don't have any bridesmaids, so it suits me just fine.

Plus I'll have to be talking to people all day, so a bit of time on my won will do me the world of good.

Ali x

Ali - you are hilarious, each any every one of your posts makes me laugh my head off!

Glad to be of service, Shoegal - although I do feel that I'm the official grumpy old woman of the forum today! Blame it on too much overtime - I'm bloody knackered!

I really don't know what I'll do about this. I'll be getting ready at my parents' house and my Chief BM lives right near our wedding venue so it seems a bit awkward for her to come down to my parents to get ready with me and then go all the way back, (even though it's only about a half hour drive) but then it will depend on whether she stays over at my parents too the night before, which is possible as I imagine we'll have wine and nibbles that night. Then there is the whole hair and make up thing, I don't even know if my bridesmaids will come to my hairdresser with me or sort their own - the younger ones will most likely come with me but then they only live round the corner from my mum and dad so that won't be a problem. The same with H2B's sister, she lives close to my parents so will most likely come to get her hair done with me but will probably finished getting ready at hers, then my mum will pick her up on the way to the venue or she will just go with PIL2B.

So the short answer is - haven't really got a clue! ? I think it will end up just my Chief BM getting fully ready with me if she stays the night before, then the others will get their hair done with me and then finish off at their own houses.

I've got ages anyway to sort it out!

Your posts always make me laugh! Dont worry about being the grumpy old woman - that was my role yesterday.

I got ready at my parents house. Myself, mum and 4 BMs all had make up done there, also there was my dad and BIL! MIL got herself ready at her house.

Stazzle you were useless hahahaha!

Yeah i have ages aswel but i kept getting asked these questions!

My h2b and our daughters

My step-daugether and my MOH will be with me on the morning, as the hairdresser is coming to the hotel room.

I stayed at the hotel the night before with my sister who was BM, I got ready with her then my mum and flowergirl arrived at the hotel about 11 on the morning.

I thought it would be quite stressful having us all in the one room but it was lovely in the end.

I would never consider my mil2b being there on the morning of the wedding! ?

She doesn't live that near me anyway and will be travelling in with her own daughter and rest of the family but even if she lived close I would only want it to be my bm and my own mum with me.

Hadn't really thought about it!! I do need someone to help crow bar me into the dress though? Will just be me and kids I guess and maybe get mum to help with the dress when she gets here with my dad.

My sister is my CBM so she will def be there as will my Mum. ? I'm looking forward to spending two days and nights with Mum and Sister before my big day. Other than H2B they know me best. I live 300 miles away from them now and I think it's important for us to have this time together.

H2B's two daughters are BM's as well but I'll get someone else to sort them out. The children are lovely but they have me 24/7 a couple of days with their Mum will be nice for them. Def no MIL. Just got different ways of doing things

?? I know, think that's pretty much how I'm going to be making all my decisions about this wedding...I'm terrible, so indecisive!

My mum will be there and my only sister who's also my only bridesmaid. I didn't even consider having my mil2b. I'm not that close to her, and think she'll prefer to get ready at home with her daughters anyway.

Just me and my mate getting ready at my house. Think my neices will get ready at my mothers but I havent asked mother if thats okay yet. (I dont think she likes visitors as that means cleaning, LOLOL!)

Me, mum and bridesmaids are going to the hotel the night before and having a girly night and they will be there in the morning getting ready with me. My younger bridesmaid will be coming later in the morning!

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I will be getting ready with m mum, dad, little bro (pageboy), 2 bridesmaids and my FG at my mums...never thought about MIL2B [:&], she will probably get ready herself with H2B at our hse...never actually though how she wad getting down to the venue though!, she might get a lift with h2b's sisters or something or could she go in the mens car?

I think it will just be me and the bridesmaids. I will probably be so stressed that having Mother and MIL there may be fatal!!!