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The wedding I was in last year, the grandmother of the bride threw a luncheon for all the bridesmaids and the mom's the day of the rehearsal dinner. It was a nice touch.
I on the other hand had no time and sadly no desire, to spend yet more money on food for people. By that time I was so sick of spending money there was no way I could stomach paying for another couple hundred dollar bill.
I'm having a bridesmaid brunch thing the morning of the wedding. I'm in the same boat as you, that we're not all in the same place, so it was what worked best and I'm excited to spend that morning with the girls and my mom.
I'm also having a casual luncheon the day of the wedding. Since our ceremony doesn't start until the evening, we're having a bridal luncheon that morning/noonish for the bridesmaids and close female family members of myself and FI. We'll have to eat anyway, so I figure it'll be a good way for everyone to have some downtime and enjoy themselves before the craziness starts.
I never did a BM luncheon, but I helped A LOT with financing travel and such, so I didn't really think about it. Maybe you could do a breakfast the day of the wedding?
I think I might do something very informal, like breakfast at a diner...but sooner rather than later, so they can get to know each other b/c they're all from diff. parts of my life!
My girls are all in the same place so we are having a "sleepover" the night before and staying at the hotel we will be getting ready at. I imagine we'll grab breakfast of some sorts before we start getting ready!
I am doing the sleep over the night before the wedding - all but one of my bridal party is married but none of them mind!
I would have loved to, but time did not permit! I would recommend it to any bees that can fit it into their schedule, as I think it would have been great to have some bonding time before the blur that is the wedding =)
I'll do a luncheon the day before the wedding. Everyone's from out of town, and hopefully they will be able to come in Thursday night/Friday morning.
I'm doing the sleepover the night before the wedding as well. I'm really looking forward to it. Just have to try not to stay up too late with the girl talk.
I had never heard of a bridesmaid luncheon until my grandmother, very stressed, informed my mother that she didn't think she'd be able to throw one for me when she flew in for our wedding. I was like, "What?" I think these were popular in the South, where my family is from. I can't really imagine having a planned luncheon on the day of the wedding, with everything else going on. I told my mom all I want is some bagels and snacks in the bridal apartment where we'll be getting ready so we don't die of starvation all day. Oh and champagne of course. :)
You're sweet to want to plan time with your girls, and I think all of your ideas are good, though you're correct that your married friends' husbands won't want to have to pay for their own hotel room if their wives aren't with them. Lunch on the Sunday after the shower/bachelorette sounds like a great option.
BM Luncheon, yes! It's my mom's doing, really, but it's the morning of the wedding. I'm excited... I'll actually get FOOD on the wedding day!
I really really want to!!!! Two of my BMs, however, live out of town so I'm really hoping that we can all find a time when everyone is free for just a basic lunch to get together.
We're date twins!! :) I'm probably not having a bridesmaids lunch, just because we're together for the bridal shower & again at the rehearsal & the wedding. I didn't really feel it was necessary. & especially since your bridesmaids mostly are out of town I wouldn't do it.
I am renting a room (Suite with two attached rooms) for the night before the wedding and the girls are invited to stay with me. I think it'll be so much fun!
I made lasagna and margaritas and had them all over to do invitations.
Bribery works =]
I always thought the Bridesmaid luncheon was always the day of the wedding or maybe a day or so prior to the wedding. If we have time, we will do something simple and easy the day of, if not most of my BM's will be down the Thursday or Friday before and we will go to lunch then.
I'm having one the day of the rehearsal dinner when everyone is in town.
It's so funny, because I thought these were ALWAYS done - like with the same popularity as the rehearsal dinner! (Yes, I'm from the South ;-)
All BM luncheons that I've attended happen the day before the wedding - the same day as the rehearsal dinner.
My mom is cooking food or maybe catering the morning of the wedding at her house which is where we will be getting ready so I guess thats good, cannot afford any extras
Word of advice for all the brides-to-be: if you're having a luncheon on your wedding day, WATCH YOUR TIMING. I know there would have been no time for us to do one, and we had our wedding at 5:30.
I had a Bridal Luncheon for all my bridesmaids and my mom, stepmom and MIL. This is where I gave all the ladies their gifts. I took them to one of my favorite little cafes, the day before the wedding. We had a destination wedding, so they were all in town by that point. We did a fun charm cake, and I made up funny rhymes/fortunes for all the charms. My baker did an outstanding job on the cake. I loved having that time with my ladies and they all loved it.
I am having breakfast and mimosas brought in for our "getting ready" party. I think if we snack all day (the wedding is at 3) while we do our nails etc it will be a blast!
I am thinking of manis and coctails the afternoon/evening before the wedding.
When I asked the girls to be my bridesmaids, I had them all over my house, cooked them dinner, and gave them compact mirrors engraved with a word that represents their presence in my life (compassion, optimism, wisdom etc...)
Cooking for friends is always appreciated!!
My girls and I are all over so we aren't able to get everyone together to have a bachelorette night, so my MOH and another BM are hosting a small Bridal Brunch on Saturday morning the day before our Sunday afternoon wedding. (We'll invite moms, grandmas, aunts, sisters, etc.) I really want to do a charm cake, thanks for the idea missomally, super cute!! Right after that I am hosting a tea for all of the other ladies who have traveled to be with us on the porch of the inn where we are getting married. Then a night before the wedding sleepover for just us girls and manicures in the morning!
A packed schedule but it will be worth it to spend a little time with everyone who has traveled to our destination.
I had the same problem, 2 BMs lived on the east coast, 3 on the west coast where I am. We had a destination wedding and people were arriving at different times so it was impossible to try to organize something formal so instead I just had a catered lunch delivered while we were getting ready and served mimosas. It was fun and we were all able to eat something before an afternoon/evening of photos, ceremony, reception.
I think I might end up doing a bridesmaids brunch the day of the wedding. All the bridesmaids are in different places so I dont think well have time to do a separate thing in addition to the shower and bachelorette. Since our ceremony wont be starting until 6 or 6:30 I think we could easily do a morning brunch at like 9:30 or 10.
I did but rather than a lucheon I took my girls to brunch the day of the rehearsal which was actually a week before the wedding- it was just a better date/time for all of us. We did brunch, rehearsal and then spent the afternoon doing favors/centerpieces/crafts and had dinner.
I gave them their gifts, cards and we did a ribbon pull. I think they really enjoyed it!
I had a breaskfast with my BMs, grandmother and Mom the morning of the wedding. It was nice, although I was too nervous to actually eat much!
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This is something that sounds like fun, but 3 of my 6 girls are out of town and I don't think I'll be able to get them all together. The wedding is March 13 and the bridal shower and bachlorette party will be about 2 weeks prior. I feel like I can't ask them to come down AGAIN before that. How can I incorporate some special "girl time" to show them my appreciation? I was thinking maybe the Sunday after the shower/bachlorette taking them to lunch. Or doing that the Saturday of the wedding. Maybe even the Friday before, renting a hotel room and having a "sleepover"? FI and I weren't really planning on not sleeping in the same house the night before, but that could be fun. The problem also is that 3 of them are also married, so I feel like asking them to do a sleepover isn't being very accomodating to their husbands. Other suggestions?