Stupid question, but what do you do on your wedding day.. in the morning.

[Gypsy]

I just sent off my contract with the makeup and hair artist (will do a trail later on but she books up fast and I wanted someone good) and it says that she''ll do me and two other people, so my MOH and my mother most likely. She''s coming with two assistants and she''ll do my mom and MOH first the contract said.

I really should have thought this through... because honestly, I don''t need any of them to be ready before me. So, I''m going to ask her to come later and get me ready first.

But either way, she''s not starting me till 11 am.

SO... what do I do until 11? I mean... okay so I will shower and I guess I will dry my hair (unless she wants to do that, will have to ask)... but other than that, and try to eat... what do I do?

 

[mimzy]

haha good question! i was wondering the same thing myself because my ceremony isn''t going to be until 5:30, and won''t need to be ready for pictures until like 3:30.

if you have an hour or two to spare before you need to get ready you could have mimosas with your BP, go for a walk, watch father of the bride or some other sappy wedding movie, get a massage, or go out to eat for breakfast? i am going to keep myself busy by helping decorate the reception space (if i can sneak past my parents that is)

 

[October2008bride]

Hey Gypsy! I totally see where you are coming from - especially with weddings we tend to want or expect to book up every free hour, and then when you get a free one, you don''t know what to do with it!!

My sister had a similar timeline to her wedding, and we actually woke up early with just the immediate family and snuck into the car and drove to the old greasy spoon that we used to go to. My dad surprised her with "Going to the Chapel" playing in the car, and there was not a dry eye that is for sure!

It was kind of nice and unplanned that we got to spend that time together before the day got crazy busy with a million other people.

Anyways - I just think that maybe taking some time in the morning to just stay quiet and reflect and do something personal and family oriented can be a nice way to prepare for what will be a huge moment in your life.

Either that or get a massage

haha

 

[October2008bride]

Date: 3/12/2008 11:38:32 AM
Author: mimzy
haha good question! i was wondering the same thing myself because my ceremony isn''t going to be until 5:30, and won''t need to be ready for pictures until like 3:30.

if you have an hour or two to spare before you need to get ready you could have mimosas with your BP, go for a walk, watch father of the bride or some other sappy wedding movie, get a massage, or go out to eat for breakfast? i am going to keep myself busy by helping decorate the reception space (if i can sneak past my parents that is)

haha mimzy we were writing at the same time! Great advice The song my dad played in the car was actually from the Father of the Bride soundtrack.

That movie still makes me bawl. When they are outside playing basketball and it starts snowing. I get teary thinking about it! Clearly I''m a daddy''s girl.

Anyways - back to Gypsy!

 

[NewEnglandLady]

I slept in, ate breakfast with the family, had a manicure and pedicure with my only bridesmaid and tried to relax

The time honestly flies--I remember being completely obsessed with the weather. And despite me telling myself I was not going to worry about a thing, I spent a lot of time thinking about all the vendors that were arriving that day. It was emotional, I felt overwhelmed and excited, but it was great. Trust me, if you''re having your hair done at 11, it won''t seem like much time at all. By the time you wake up, start talking with family, have something to eat, take a shower, get dressed, it will be 11 before you know it.

 

[enbcfsobe]

two words: Mad Libs

 

[Gypsy]

No sappy dad moments I''m thinking. But with any luck, we''ll have sappy mom moments. I''m spending the night at my parent''s house that night (I really need to tell them that, LOL). I''m not usually an early riser by any means. And I''m pretty much not having any alcohol until the toast... so the mimosas are out that day. I guess I''ve got my answer... try to relax, stress a bit... lol and then get caught up in the drama of it all.

Okay. I can handle that. We''re doing mani pedi''s on Friday or Saturday I think.

Oh and John did talk to his mom and we are having an informal rehearsal luncheon on Saturday that I need to plan.

 

[Gypsy]

Date: 3/12/2008 11:58:21 AM
Author: enbcfsobe
two words: Mad Libs

I''m stupid, forgive me. But what does that mean? Sorry!

 

[OUpearlgirl]

Oh man, Mad Libs are fun! Basically, it''s a book filled with short stories, but you get to write the story. An example is "One day me and my ______ (and then it will tell you to put a noun in) went to the ____ (place) where we ate lots of ____ (food item)." Ok, that was a terrible attempt.. but they get really funny and the stories never make any sense. It''s a great time waster!

 

[dani13]

I got started a little earlier than you will (9am). I woke up at 7am, had my coffee, then went to the gym for my last (single!) workout before I got hitched! I just wanted to start my day the way I always do...I really enjoy working out- does wonders for my stress! I had a great run, then came back to the hotel room, took a shower, and by then the hair and makeup artists arrived and were ready to start! I just stay do what you would normally do.....or just hang out with your party and just chill. The rest of the day will be a whirlwind and go so fast, you will really need some chill out time before the events of the day start....

 

[neatfreak]

One word: MASSAGE!!!!

That is what I would have done if I had the time!

 

[krisvrn]

Relax and enjoy the day!!!

 

[Gypsy]

Mad libs sound like FUN! Gonna have to look into that.

Chilling and relaxing are not really in my personality-- too much of a control freak, but a massage could help with that!

Thank you all!

 

[TravelingGal]

Gypsy, go for a nice long walk...alone...to your favorite place.

Think about how far you and John have come to get here and how lucky you both are. Smile and think about your future. Take time to smell the roses. It''s the first beautiful day of the rest of your married life....

 

[Gypsy]

Date: 3/12/2008 12:54:20 PM
Author: TravelingGal
Gypsy, go for a nice long walk...alone...to your favorite place.

Think about how far you and John have come to get here and how lucky you both are. Smile and think about your future. Take time to smell the roses. It's the first beautiful day of the rest of your married life....

Oh I like that suggestion. I like that a lot T-gal. That sounds just right. Thank you.

 

[AmberGretchen]

Ditto on trying to get some quiet time in, however you want to do that. You won''t believe how quickly things do get crazy, what with vendors and coordinators asking you questions, and everything getting crazy, etc...

I actually woke up really early the morning of mine (6am), even though the ceremony wasn''t until 4:30pm and I didn''t need to be ready until about 1:30pm. I shared a suite at the hotel where we were getting ready with my two best friends in the whole world. When I woke up, one of them was awake too and she and I played Trivial Pursuit (our favorite game - we used to play a lot in high school...yeah, we''re nerds

) for about an hour. Then we threw on some clothes and met up with my mom (also an early riser) and took a nice walk together the three of us and got stuff for breakfast for all the ladies for the morning. Once we got back to the hotel everything got crazy, but I think I will always remember that two hours or so at the beginning of the day fondly because they were so peaceful and I really valued spending some quiet time with those people who were so important to me.

 

[FrekeChild]

Personally if it were me Gypsy, I would have her do my makeup 2nd or third unless she''s going to stick around to do touch ups. I''d want to look as perfect as possible until the last minute.

I say Mad Libs too. Laughing with your BMs will have everyone relax.

 

[HollyS]

Sleep in for gosh sake''s!! You''re gonna need it!

Relax; write a heartfelt card for FI and/or Mom and Dad; make sure honeymoon bags are packed and ready; make sure you have everything you need. Watch a great old movie; take a long walk; read a favorite book; reflect on the upcoming nuptials.

Believe me when I say that it will go by so fast, you won''t have to make plans.

 

[choro72]

Date: 3/12/2008 11:30:20 AM
Author:Gypsy
SO... what do I do until 11? I mean... okay so I will shower and I guess I will dry my hair (unless she wants to do that, will have to ask)... but other than that, and try to eat... what do I do?

Kind of OT, but I suggest you NOT to wash your hair that morning, unless you have ultra greasy hair. It''s easier for the stylist to shape it. So I heard...

 

[zoebartlett]

Date: 3/12/2008 2:36:01 PM
Author: choro72

Date: 3/12/2008 11:30:20 AM
Author:Gypsy
SO... what do I do until 11? I mean... okay so I will shower and I guess I will dry my hair (unless she wants to do that, will have to ask)... but other than that, and try to eat... what do I do?

Kind of OT, but I suggest you NOT to wash your hair that morning, unless you have ultra greasy hair. It''s easier for the stylist to shape it. So I heard...

I was just going to say the same thing. I can''t imagine NOT washing my hair but I have heard that it''s easier for the stylist to work with and it will hold better.

I think that would be the first thing I''d want to do after the reception -- wash my hair.

 

[Gypsy]

I have ultra greasy hair. MUST WASH day of. No other option. It holds a styling and curling well though so she''ll have to deal, I''m paying her enough to.

 

[sumbride]

I got a massage the day before and it calmed me down for the whole thing. I wouldn''t recommend it the day of unless you''re used to it because it can actually make you puffy! Who wants to be puffy on your wedding day?

I ended up running around trying to get some last minute music that the MOG HAD TO HAVE and didn''t tell us about beforehand. Then the car I was borrowing had to go to the shop so I was transferred in and out of cars about three times that morning. But I was very happy to get my manicure the morning of (I damage nails quickly) and then just chill with my MOH at the hair salon.

Make it sweet, make it calm and make it you.

 

[Selkie]

Sleep in (if you can!) Eat a good breakfast (again, if you can!) I took my best friends and my MIL and SIL to a salon where we had manicures and massages (I was SOOO happy after mine and not too puffy as far as I can tell

) and I had my hair and makeup done. It was really nice that I was able to find this one little salon that did all of it for us. We had the whole place to ourselves and they even brought in pastries and served mimosas. Mmmmm...I want to do it again now...

 

[fisherofmengirly]

We got married in the morning to avoid the "waiting game/ build up of nerves and anxiety" thing. It worked well.

If I were you, I''d sleep as late as possible, to help get the time to go by faster.

 

[Rhea]

DH and I had breakfast together and ran a couple of errands, picked up flowers and whatnot. I didn''t have any hair to do so I had a lot more time to fill, until about 4pm that day when I started getting dressed. I basically just hung out, watched a couple of TV shows, read the paper, drank tons of coffee...the usual.

You''d be surprised how quickly the time passes. By the time you wake up, have breakfast, call your FH at least 3 times to confirm things, have no less than 20 conversations with your mother/best friend, and have a conversation with the wedding planner assuring you for the billionth time that everything is great the time will be well over.

 

[Courtneylub]

Date: 3/12/2008 12:45:01 PM
Author: Gypsy
Mad libs sound like FUN! Gonna have to look into that.

Chilling and relaxing are not really in my personality-- too much of a control freak, but a massage could help with that!

Thank you all!

*GYPSY* I found some Mad Libs from a road trip we took a year ago. Here is one story from the book just for laughs. I bolded the words that were given to fill in the blanks before the story was known.

FOOTBALL BROADCAST

Good afternoon, ladies and gentelmen. This is your favorite sportscaster bringing you the big football game between the Columbia University gerbals and the West Point butts. The center has just snapped the boob back to Columbia star halfback, Brad Pitt, who is running around his own left fingernail. There he''s tackled hard around the armpit. Now it''s West Point''s ball and 3 to go. They''re coming out of the huddle. The ball is snapped back to Angelina Jolie who fades back and throws a long, scary pass which is caught by Bob Barker, who is West Point''s ancient quarterback. He''s in the clear, and he races over the corn for a touchdown. No, no, wait! The referee is calling the play back to the 35 trucker line. He''s going to penalize West Point for farting.

Good memories!

 

[LauraSLP07]

HaHa....I love Mad Libs!!!

I am planning on bringing a deck of cards to play Euchre/Go Fish/War/etc. with my BMs while we kill time before the wedding!

 

[Independent Gal]

FI and I are planning to take a walk together, early in the morning, before going our separate ways until the wedding (me: veggie burgers with sis, mom, sil, & moh, then off to the salon; FI: museum tour with his parents, lunch and site-seeing).

 

[NewEnglandLady]

IG, I think taking a walk with your FI the morning of is something you''ll always cherish. I know most brides don''t like to see the groom the day of, but if you''re not traditional, I think it can be one of the best parts of the day. We were staying at the estate where we were married, so that morning we woke up and after chatting with my family for a bit, we walked all around the grounds and finally ended up at our ceremony spot before parting ways for the day. It was very emotional and I was excited to come back to that place again in a few hours and be his wife. I had a great time with my MOH getting our hair, nails, etc. done that day, but spending the morning with my husband when we were just calm and excited was my favorite part.

 

[LegacyGirl]

SLEEP! But I love sleep