Are you seeing your DF before the wedding?

[sunsh1ne]

i also did not see dh before the ceremony. i stayed with my moh. we stayed up late talked and ate pizza on the boardwalk. i will always remember those hours it was special. dhstayed with his brotherand i am sure they had a nice time. themorning of i did not see him untill those doors opened. i remember looking up and just smiling it is such a cool feeling.

 

[hope1826]

My DF and I have lived together since the first week we met, but every time we do sleep apart for more than a night, we miss each other sooooo much that the night we reunite is beyond AMAZING.

So we we are planning on staying in different hotels for the 3 nights we'll be there before the wedding and not seeing each other on the day of the wedding until our 5 pm ceremony. For me it will be incredibly exciting to wait.

And I am DYING to show him my dress. It's hanging in his closet. (Mine is too full already ) But he doesn't want to see it until the doors open.

But it is definitely a very personal decision. Good luck!! And I am sure he will be positively stunned when he sees you on your wedding day, regardless of when he sees you. I also think that the notion of getting ready together (which someone else said they had done) is very romantic.

I'm so excited for all of us!!

 

[Skylarr29]

We're doing a reveal as well. I think it will be incredibly romantic and intimate because the photographer will be there to capture the look on our faces, and we can also hug and share in the moment as opposed to being in the front of everyone and not being able to say anything. I think it will also be very calming, we can relax and not have to worry about being nervous in front of everyone.

 

[Missy Mouse]

We are going to see each other and spend the night together the night before. We've lived together for two years, we know each other inside and out. Neither of us are superstitious and we will probably want to be around each other and share the excitment!

 

[Keira1387]

We are not going to see each other before the wedding. I am looking foward to them opening the doors, and taking his breath away when he sees me. I don't think there could be anything better than that moment. It is very important for me. It is a very personal decision though, and I'm sure you'll take his breath away no matter when you see him.

 

[DigitalLove]

We're staying apart the night before the wedding. I booked a seperate apartment for him, my Dad and my son to stay in the night before and us girls will stay in the original apartment. There is only going to be 7 of us in total at the wedding, so the only people who are actually going to see me FULLY dressed is going to be my parents. Call me a show-off, but because there will be so few of us there, its kind of important to me to have some sort of WOW factor when I walk down the aisle. I also really want my OH's jaw to drop.... I'm really not a girlie kind of girl at all.... I'm happy in my jeans and converse, and even happier slobbing around the house in my pyjamas.... So i'm really looking forward to seeing the look on his face when I walk in. The reverse is I actually can't wait to see him looking his best in his tux

*Goes in to giddy overdrive mode just thinking about it again*

 

[JandJ]

I'm traditional and a little superstitious so no, we didn't see each other before the ceremony. We moved into our house about 4 months before the wedding, so we were living together, but I went to stay with my daddy 4 days before the wedding and the night before my MOH and I shared the honeymoon room. So after rehearsal dinner, DH and I were apart until I walked out onto Sunrise Terrace. To me it was completely romantic DH didn't care but he knew how important it was to me.

I did what felt right for me, and you need to do what feels right for you - if that's staying together or seeing each other before the ceremony (the staged reveal sounds cool!) - then do it! It's your big day you should have it the way you want

 

[Island Mouse]

We are having our MK photoshoot the moring of our wedding so of course we will see each other. To us it's not a big deal. Everyone is different so do what feels right to the both of you.

 

[MickeyAnne]

My photog suggests that we see eachother before the wedding so that we do not take time away from enjoying our cocktail hour (NJ wedding) but I am soooo looking forward to seeing DF's first reaction as I walk down the Isle toward him! I haven't let him see anything of the dress but I have talked about it a bit with him so he has some idea but its important to ME to have that moment in church. We are complete traditionalists though because we aren't even going to live together until we are married so thats OUR relationship. What works for you may be different - go with what you feel!

 

[BaBeeCee14]

We have decided not to see each other before the ceremony. Not so much because I'm superstitious, but its the excitement that the first time DF sees in my dress, I will be walking down the aisle. The night before all my bridesmaids are going to be staying with me and we are just going to hang out and have fun. DF is going to be staying in another room with his family members.

 

[PrincessBride010103]

I've decided to definately see DF before the wedding. I love the idea of the staged photographed viewing of eachother
Now to convince my family and his that we're not crazy

 

[caryndisneydiva]

I've decided to definately see DF before the wedding. I love the idea of the staged photographed viewing of eachother
Now to convince my family and his that we're not crazy

you are NOT crazy! the whole reason to not see each other before the wedding, the whole reason why it's bad luck was because in the "old days" the bride didn't want to scare the groom away with her looks. i think we can all agree that that's pooey and we should see each other if we want!!!

 

[cryssi]

We did the "first look" as well. We stayed together the night before, anyway, since we had a suite at the Grand Californian. We were walking around Downtown Disney the morning of the wedding (our wedding was at 7pm) and saw some relatives...they said that we weren't supposed to see each other, and we just laughed! We went over to the DLH together, then went to our separate dressing rooms. We did our photos ahead of time, so they planned the first look. The pics are great! Plus our videographers were there, too (although I still haven't seen the footage! lol!).

DH didn't see my dress beforehand, though (unless he snuck a peek on the computer)...all he knew was that it was strapless and poufy (didn't think he liked that! LOL) but in the end it was all good...

 

[hulagirl87]

since it was just me and my DH that went down to Disney to get married, we didn't have a choice but to see each other the day that we got married! I saw him in his tux, but he left the room before I started to get ready. It was nice because it started out feeling like a regular day and that made it feel more relaxing I think.

 

[sconnell]

My DH & I decided that we were going to be so excited and emotional during the ceremondy already and we met before the wedding and that was nice. Got some nice pics from that. Then we got the rest of the family shots out of the way. We really don't regret it at all!

 

[Skylarr29]

Another reason to see him before hand is that I can get my crying out then lol. I know I am going to lose it so I would rather do it before and be only reasonably emotional during the ceremony lol.

 

[cp_princess]

Just subscribing - love hearing all the different options people are picking. My DF says he doesn't want to wait till I walk down the isle but I'm feeling more traditional on the topic. He says that's fine but wants me to stay with my parents the night before which could be kind of sweet for old times sake since we currently live together. I'm also loving all this talk about having a girls night before but knowing us we probably won't get much sleep if I do that! Since I probably won't have a traditional bachelorette party because my friends all live so far apart it could be a nice alternative. I hope the answer comes to me soon though.

 

[poteat_3177]

My husband and I had agreed together to not see each other before the wedding - it was wonderful to see the look on his face as I walked down the isle, I remember tears whelling in my eyes as I approached my soon to be husband as he first looked at me in my dress - i wouldn't have changed it for the world. we also didn't stay together the night before the wedding or anytime before then either - our honeymoon night was our first night together and it was completly worth the wait and beautiful!

 

[Beep]

We will be stopping at the Boardwalk or Y&BC. My Mom and I will get ready in one room and my Dad and hubby-to-be Tim will be in another. We are then going to meet up and the four of us are walking to SBP. My Mom is going to walk infront to the seats with Tim and then my Dad is walking down the aisle with me.

It is as much my parents day as ours as they are our best friends and we love the idea of doing this.

 

[Pomlover2586]

DF and I will be sleeping together the night before the wedding. However once I get up and shower and head off for hair/makeup he will be going over to his parents house and we won't see each other again until I walk down the isle. DF has not seen my dress but he's seen the shoes etc. We've lived together for the past 3 years so tradition isn't a huge deal for us and we're not superstitious at all. I just want to see that look of surprise on his face when he sees me for the first time! I think thats going to be my favorite wedding present of all! [well except of course for the Disneymoon!]