Did you keep the tradition of not seeing your spouse the night before the wedding?

Answer 1

My husband and I lived together before our wedding, but the night before I slept in our bedroom and he slept in the family room and my out of town maid of honor was in the guestroom. She and I got up early and left to get our hair done and finish getting ready before my husband got up. I don't know what prompted me to do it that way, whether it was tradition or superstition, but it really added to the anticipation of the first moment we saw each other at the ceremony.

Answer 2

Sry I haven't got married yet, but I know that if I did, I would keep the tradition of not seeing the spouse the night before, just as a superstitious thing, but nobody has to, its just tradition in some families, and superstition in others, some people just do it for the Air of mystery the night before.

Answer 3

There are alot of couples doing this even though they live together. One finds another place to stay the night before.

I conducted a small wedding Friday night. The couple drove 3 hours to get to this place where they wanted to have their ceremony. When I arrives they were both still in jeans. But as the wedding preparations began, he dressed & came downstairs. The bride then didn't see him until she was ready for the ceremony to begin. Though they had spent the day together, he was definately NOT disappointed when she walked into the room. Soooo cool.

Answer 4

We spent the night before the wedding apart, but did most of our photos before the ceremony, at a beautiful garden just up the road from where we were married.

I am so glad we did our photos pre-wedding...it meant that seeing each other for the first time, that day was a very personal, private, and intimate moment, without a crowd around, without the distractions. We got to really look at each other, and share a very special moment ourselves, and not with all our guests. It was beautiful.

Answer 5

Yes, it is traditional, and I believe in the whole bad luck to see the groom before the wedding. I have been with my husband for almost 17 years, and we are still happy. So maybe it was the tradition, and maybe not, but I loved the whole idea, and I liked the fact it was old fashioned, It is totally up to you, but it is not so bad to go the whole night with out seeing him. Is it?
I mean you will have your whole lives to be together. Go with tradition.

Answer 6

no I sneaked up to the house he stayed in the night before cause i just wanted to tell him how much i loved him. I'm not traditional either, my wedding was in vegas and I wore jeans there. Now i"m proud to say we've been married for 26 years

Answer 7

No. Didn't have a traditional wedding at all, anyway.

Wore a blue wool dress. Married by a Justice of the Peace, with my brother and his friend (also male) as attendants. Afterwards, went to my folk's cabin. Had a dinner of beaver stew (home canned wild beaver) and salad fresh from the garden. Chocolate cake, apple pie, champagne, wine & beer........... 46 years ago. Still married.

Answer 8

I'm getting married on Saturday 3/17. We won't be keeping that particular tradition, but that's solely a matter of practicality. My fiancee is a quadriplegic and needs some assistance with daily-living activities.

However, I won't see the dress, or her in it, until she starts her walk down the aisle. (She does have some friends coming to help her get dressed.) That was one thing I absolutely insisted on.

Answer 9

We aren't. We are spending the night together, doing last minute things that night & the next day for last minute set up, as well as taking some pictures before the wedding.

Answer 10

ive been married twice and did follow this tradition both times...so based on that id say its the person you're marrying not the traditions you follow, although my first husband saw me in my dress twice by mistake before wedding...so who knows which traditions work till you break them!! :s