This won't be available everywhere, but me and the wedding party got ready at the CUTEST bed and breakfast. It only had 3 rooms for guests to reserve, so we reserved all three rooms for the night before the wedding and the night of the wedding. Only my husband and I stayed there overnight, but we got ready there and also had breakfast there. It was the best experience ever and was such a nicer vibe than a generic hotel. I also checked ahead of time to verify there was enough parking for everyone. Highly recommend looking into local bed and breakfasts if you can!
My only issue with airbnbs is parking. Typically they and their neighbors have gotten so strict. If I have 7 bridesmaid, plus my mother and MIL, makeup artists, hair stylists; that’s a lot of cars and there’s not a lot of Airbnbs that can handle that many. Of course carpooling/ubering is an option but just something that ppl miss sometimes.
I just have to say I love your channel! The RUclips algorithm delivered your videos to me before I knew that my boyfriend was thinking of proposing, and now I watch every week. I’ve also begun telling others. Great stuff! May 2025 bride here, and I think our budget is going to be very similar for around 100-ish people (we think), here in the Bay Area. We have five teen and young adult kids, and three of them are providing music or DJ services free of charge. We have two photographers in the family who insisted on shooting the wedding at a reduced rate. Our venue was only $2,100 for 12 hours. And I went with caterers who are looking to expand in our area; they came in right at budget.
The bridal party (bride, bridesmaids, and mother) usually get ready together. Partly as a social activity. Partly as a bonding/ supporting the bride thing. Mostly because there is usually a hair and makeup person hired to make them look professionally made up. Logistically, it makes sense for the group to take turns with the hair and makeup people. They have one set up, and can get all of the women done quickly, and also looking identical or coordinated. Also it is a way to keep an eye on things that may turn into a snowballing problem. Drinking too much before the wedding, random hair and makeup things as a surprise, showing up late, getting cold feet, overslept, hungover, doing other activities that don't need to be done immediately before a wedding. If everyone gets ready separately they are all going to look very differently, be on a different time schedule, and more last minute issues can arise. So partialy so that everyone in the bridal party is monitored so that the wedding ceremony proceeds the way it is supposed to. And partly to avoid logistical headaches. And then all of the blah about 'I love you guys', 'thank you for being here' sappy part of it. Which can make a group feel closer.
Def would do an AIRBNB over a hotel room, we did that when I was a bridesmaid and it was great having so much space for suitcases and hair products 😊
This won't be available everywhere, but me and the wedding party got ready at the CUTEST bed and breakfast. It only had 3 rooms for guests to reserve, so we reserved all three rooms for the night before the wedding and the night of the wedding. Only my husband and I stayed there overnight, but we got ready there and also had breakfast there. It was the best experience ever and was such a nicer vibe than a generic hotel. I also checked ahead of time to verify there was enough parking for everyone. Highly recommend looking into local bed and breakfasts if you can!
My only issue with airbnbs is parking. Typically they and their neighbors have gotten so strict. If I have 7 bridesmaid, plus my mother and MIL, makeup artists, hair stylists; that’s a lot of cars and there’s not a lot of Airbnbs that can handle that many. Of course carpooling/ubering is an option but just something that ppl miss sometimes.
I just have to say I love your channel! The RUclips algorithm delivered your videos to me before I knew that my boyfriend was thinking of proposing, and now I watch every week. I’ve also begun telling others. Great stuff!
May 2025 bride here, and I think our budget is going to be very similar for around 100-ish people (we think), here in the Bay Area.
We have five teen and young adult kids, and three of them are providing music or DJ services free of charge. We have two photographers in the family who insisted on shooting the wedding at a reduced rate. Our venue was only $2,100 for 12 hours. And I went with caterers who are looking to expand in our area; they came in right at budget.
I appreciate your videos! I’m getting married march 2025! My whole budget is to stay under $5k. We have 150 guest count
In kiddo's defense, this grown (alleged) adult can also be motivated by cheese 🧀
Another great, informative video. Thumbs up 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿❤
Is the spreadsheet available to use?
Just curious about the getting ready thing, why don't people use their homes? I'm from Zim and we generally get ready at home then go to the venue
The bridal party (bride, bridesmaids, and mother) usually get ready together. Partly as a social activity. Partly as a bonding/ supporting the bride thing. Mostly because there is usually a hair and makeup person hired to make them look professionally made up. Logistically, it makes sense for the group to take turns with the hair and makeup people. They have one set up, and can get all of the women done quickly, and also looking identical or coordinated. Also it is a way to keep an eye on things that may turn into a snowballing problem. Drinking too much before the wedding, random hair and makeup things as a surprise, showing up late, getting cold feet, overslept, hungover, doing other activities that don't need to be done immediately before a wedding.
If everyone gets ready separately they are all going to look very differently, be on a different time schedule, and more last minute issues can arise.
So partialy so that everyone in the bridal party is monitored so that the wedding ceremony proceeds the way it is supposed to. And partly to avoid logistical headaches. And then all of the blah about 'I love you guys', 'thank you for being here' sappy part of it. Which can make a group feel closer.