Getting-ready room... how important is this?

I think that's a personal decision. We opted for early check in at our hotel to get ready. I couldn't see myself paying for another night.

View Quoted Comment That’s what I would do, but 12:30 already is the early checkin, but since our wedding starts at noon we’d need to be in the room by like 10 to get ready, but they don’t allow that early unless you get the room the night before too

It depends on your budget obviously, but if you can afford it I would go for it. A huge selling feature for our venue was the bridal suite & grooms suite. Both were large and comfortable. We are paying an extra $250 to get into ours an hour early (11 AM instead of 12). All the bridesmaids, moms and I will head to the venue to get our hair & makeup done, eat lunch & mimosas, take getting ready pictures, and get in our dresses.

Hm...personally, I would bite the bullet and pay the $279 for peace of mind. You don't want to be stressed that morning. Just personally speaking! I will be getting ready at my parents place, going to salon for hair/makeup, then heading to venue where I can access their bridal suite 2 hours before ceremony.

I think it may be worth it so you don't have to transport yourself and your bridal party to the venue. Plus if you wanted you can invite your bridal party to stay with you the night before and get ready in the am. If you have the money, I'd go for it even for just convenience/less stress.

I did get ready at home and my church is only 5-10 minutes away. We got a party bus to take us around that day (reception is also at a different venue), so it wasn't as if we didn't need to get transportation anyways.

If you can afford it, I would recommend paying for the extra night. The last thing you want is to be feeling rushed the day of your wedding to get ready. This way, you have time the night before as well to set the room up how you want it, get all of your things ready that you'll need for the day of and to make sure you have everything that you need.

I booked my room for the night before bc my venue couldn't guarantee what time they could let me in and I didn't want to worry about it. I didn't like having to pay the extra money and I'll probably be in there by myself but it was worth it to not have to worry about it.

I am paying $250 for the bridal loft at my venue. There are 7 of us getting ready so no where else worked and I think its worth it.

We decided to use a room at the church to get ready. All of my girls live all over the country and I want to be with them the day of totally and unstressed. Already being at the church makes me feel better too, just to know I'll be there already.

I probably wouldn't want to wait in my car in my dress either, but can you ask the venue if they have a room where you can "hide"? Most venues have something for the bride.

For us it is worth having. We are setting up our centerpieces for the reception. So, getting in extra early that day with the guest suits is nice. But with our venue it wasn’t an extra cost even being able to get in early and using it.

Is it possible to rent another room (not the bridal suite) in the same hotel that maybe cheaper? Otherwise I would recommend if you can afford it to just book it. The last stress you need is worrying about where to get ready. Like you, I dont want to ride in the car with my dress, I'm walking across the street to our venue from the hotel

I cant check into my bridal suite until 1 (early check in) and that leaves 3 hours. My mom booked another room for the night before that is down the street so her and my daughters can get ready and those 3 hours will be saved for me

Is there anyone (wedding party or parents?) staying in a suite or large room on site?

I would pay the $279. That way everyone has a place to put their things before the ceremony and you all don't have to worry about driving to the venue in your formal clothes.

Anything could happen between the house and your venue.

View Quoted Comment Not sure, there will almost definitely be some of our guests staying at the hotel but not sure who. My MOH is staying with me, other bridesmaids live local and so does my mom :/

As a wedding gift my fmil is getting us a hotel suite for the night of the wedding. And I’ll either get ready there, or in my family’s room, I live 30 min away from my venue and don’t want to ride in my dress either, one option is to ride in a robe and your dress be there then just slip into your dress when you get there

Our wedding is at 11:30 on a Saturday morning. We're doing our first look and bridal portraits, etc. at an arboretum that's about 15 minutes from the venue (and also 15 minutes from my parents' house.) FH is going to spend the night before with his dad in the hotel, while the girls are spending the night at my parents. With having 2 young flower girls (my daughter and my neice,) it made the most sense for us to all stay somewhere where the little ones can be comfortable and able to sleep in a bit later since we're starting hair and makeup around 5.

If you have it in your budget, I would definitely spring for it. That'll take the stress of getting ready and showing up since you'll already be there. It'll especially be easier if you have people getting ready with you as well.

If you're comfortable with it, I think it would be a good decision. Our venue has no getting ready space and I live 10 minutes away from it. I would much rather be able to get ready there, but if given the choice that you have, I wouldn't be able to fit that in the budget.

I’ve been in two weddings where there was no bridal suite to get ready in (both outdoor weddings) so we all got ready together at a house and it was fine! $279 would be too much for me to pay, but it is totally your call.