Hotel??

NatalieErinRaines

I am thinking about doing a hotel room for my BMs and I for the night before the wedding, to have a kind of sleep over and we will all get ready the next morning together...is anyone else doing this? I can't decide if its worth the money or not. Also should I pay for my girls to have their make up done along with mine? thanks guys!

Debbydew

I was thinking about doing something similar, or atleast staying at place together, be it a hotel or my house.

ungraceful13

We are having a sleepover at my apt with atleast the out of town bridesmaids and myself. I'm not paying for my girls to have their makeup done but Im making it optional.

dschuck23

I am doing this but our hotel was very reasonable and it's basically for any of the girls who want to stay there.  For sure my out of town bridesmaids and my sister.  My goal is to make the day as least stressful as possible and I'm NOT a morning person at all.  I figured this would cut out a little of the hassle so we could wake up and start getting ready.
As for make up, we went with Jean Folchi so I'm pitching in for it to make it more affordable for them.
Good Luck!!

hrparker

In terms of the hotel room, I think it depends on how old all of you are, what personalitites you have, and what type of friendships you have with one another.  There is NO way that my bms would have all wanted to have a sleepover the night before the wedding - they were all in their mid-twenties to early 30s and all have husbands/SOs and children that they'd rather be spending that time with.  Plus, no one LIKES sharing a bed with someone who's not their SO, or sleeping on one of those crappy rollaway beds, or sleeping on the floor.  It's fine to let them know that you have a room available if they want to hang out with you the night before, or if they want to cut down on travel time the morning of, but I don't think you can ask them to stay with you, nor can you expect it.

In terms of paying for the MUA, etiquette dictates that if you are requiring them to have their makeup done for the wedding, then it's your responsibility to pay for the MUA.  If, however, it's something that they can decide to do or not do on their own, then they pay; it's stil nice if you can pay (provided you have the funds), but it's not required.

jobryan0831

I am doing a hotel room for myself for the day before, if anyone else would like to stay with me they are definitely welcome, but most of my bridesmaids are out of town so they will get their own rooms anyway.
Also, as part of the gifts for the bridesmaids I am paying for their makeup on the day of the wedding.  I have seen some tacky wedding makeup at other weddings that were worn by the bridesmaids (Hot Purple to match the dress...ugh!) plus I thought it would be a nice treat for each of the girls.
Good luck!!

glassslippergirl

We are doing something similar. Our wedding is at the Hilton Netherland Plaza and we rented out 2 suites and 2 jr suites for me and the bridesmaids and then one for my FI and his groomsmen. This way we will have a livingroom area between the bedrooms that is big enough for all of us and the hair/makeup 'squad' and no one will have to share a bed. Plus they have small kitchens. Plenty of room for fun and relaxing!

As part of my bridesmaids gifts and groomsmen gifts we hired Kneaded Touch Massage Therapy to do massages before makeup and hair. Email me if you want their info. They are way cheaper than the people that the hotel recommended.

~Laur