What to Do the Morning of the Wedding

I could list off all the big to-do’s that you probably should do before your wedding really gets going, but I think I’ll start this off with my biggest suggestion for the morning of the wedding:

Relax.

Yep, I said it. Chill out. Take a breath. You’ve spent at least a year (if not more) planning this entire day so it would go off perfectly. You deserve to just enjoy it and not be stressed over the minor details. That’s what your wedding party (and wedding planner if you hired one) is for!

If you are choosing to DIY some aspects of your wedding and want to do them the morning of, I highly recommend limiting the number of things that need to be done, or delegating them to a member of your wedding party. For example, I have a friend who wants to DIY the florals for her wedding day. Basically her vision is that the morning of the wedding, each bridesmaid gets to make their own bouquet during the getting ready part of the day. I think this is totally fine, as long as the wedding couple is not stressed, as that’s ultimately the number one priority.

It’s well-established that weddings are not a walk in the park. They can be stressful if you’re not prepared for them, or if you don’t have a support system in place. If you’re thinking that there's a list of things that you need to do and that you can just do them all the morning of the wedding, don't. Do it the night before, do it a week before, do it as much time in advance, or delegate it to someone else. Even if it’s something that must be done the morning of your wedding, I’m sure someone else can do it for you. You should be as relaxed as possible because your wedding day is one of the most important days in your relationship, and you deserve to enjoy it because it’ll fly by before you know it.

Now, in terms of fun activities to do the morning of the wedding, there are some classic ideas (that are frankly, somewhat heteronormative) that will keep you laughing and having a good time. For example, it’s very common in the Midwest for grooms and their groomsmen to go golfing the morning of the wedding. Most men don’t need as much primping the day-of so they have a lot of time to kill before saying, “I do.” For us, even though our wedding is in the Midwest, my fiance isn’t super tied to the idea of golfing, so he wants to lead a Dungeons & Dragons campaign with his favorite dudes. I think this is honestly perfect for him, since it’s one of his favorite hobbies anyway!

For me, I’m planning on trying to sleep in (because let’s be real, it’s like being a kid on Christmas morning), and I’ll probably host brunch for whoever in our wedding party wants to join. Maybe I’ll make a blanket fort and watch a movie – who knows! But I do know that I won’t be stressing about my vendors or anything that needs to be done.

Logistically speaking, there are a few must-do’s that will make your day that much more enjoyable, but they’re all things you can do the night before:

1. Go to sleep early and sleep in as much as you can. Especially if you’re like me and planning on partying all night, you’ll need as much sleep as possible to keep going!

2. Practice your vows. The last thing you want to do is trip over your words in front of your fiance and all of your guests.

3. Organize your accessories and get them ready for your photographer and videographer.

4. Steam your apparel. If you or anyone in your wedding party has to travel to get to your getting ready area, your attire might develop a wrinkle or two. 

5. Tidy up where your hair and makeup artists will be working. They need a good amount of space to work, and you definitely don’t need your wedding photos to look too messy!

Overall, set yourself up for success so you can just relax and enjoy the ride of your wedding day! And the last major thing you can do to make sure your wedding day goes off perfectly is hit that button below ;)