Photography: Nastya Nikolaeva, Chamore Creations
The pre-wedding evening has its own irresistible charm. It’s bittersweet — one chapter is closing while another, thrilling and unknown, waits just around the corner. Yes, the nerves are real, but so are the promise, the hope, and the electric anticipation humming in the air. Too often, this fleeting moment slips away with tradition, seperating lovers for their last night as one, but it deserves to become a memory you and your partner will treasure forever. So spend it together, savoring every second. Here’s how to do it in the most wonderfully rom-com way.
Photography: Be Yourself, Katarina Fedora
Enjoy a Romantic Rooftop Dinner
What could be more romantic than a rooftop dinner beneath a sunset sky, where soft pinks and blues melt into the city skyline? It could be that luxury rooftop restaurant everyone’s talking about, or, if you’re craving more intimacy, a tucked-away Airbnb loft with rooftop access. You can hire a private chef to cook something special for you, or keep it low-key with your favorite takeout and a bottle of wine. Just the two of you, the world quietly spinning below, and that surreal stillness before new chapter begins. Feels like a movie, and this is your scene.
Benoit Paris / Bertille Chabrolle, Yesly
Capture Your Love on Camera
There’ll be cameras everywhere on your wedding day — obviously. But what’s often missing is intimacy. So why not have a calm, romantic love story session before the main event? No fanfare, no tuxes, no over-the-top dresses. Your wedding photographer might be the perfect person to capture it (just make sure you plan ahead!), or you can keep it beautifully DIY with a Polaroid or a camera on a tripod and a timer. Be real. Be silly. Be insanely in love.
Create a DIY "Time Capsule"
The night before the wedding, press “record” and film a message to your future selves. Talk about what’s going through your heads. The hopes, the little worries, the can’t-wait-for-tomorrow excitement, all of it. Then, save the video and set a reminder to revisit it on your first anniversary. A year from now, watching yourselves in that special moment — wide-eyed, emotional, and on the edge of something huge — will hit different. It’s sweet, slightly surreal, and honestly? One of the most meaningful and priceless keepsakes you’ll ever have.
Photography: Mcf
Book a Private Cinema Night
Watch your favorite movie the way it was meant to be watched: on the big screen, hand in hand, with zero strangers blocking the view. Rent a private room at your local boutique theater and make it yours for the evening. Popcorn, candy, cozy blankets — bring them all. It might be a nostalgic rom-com, a timeless classic, or that random film that somehow became "your" movie. Whatever you choose, it's your moment!
Take a Golden Hour Walk
Call it simple, call it cliché but in the soft, golden light of the setting sun, simplicity becomes extraordinary. The world turns tender: faces glow, shadows stretch long, and time itself seems to exhale. Walk slowly, side by side, and dream out loud about everything ahead. Forget the to-do list and the vendor emails, this moment belongs only to you.
Photography: Miles Leavitt, Sasha DK
Make a Playlist for Two
Curate a joint playlist of your favorite songs—the ones that have scored your love story. The tracks you kissed to, stayed up all night to or sang wildly off-key during that spontaneous road trip. And then? Dance, dance, dance! It's the perfect warm-up for your after-party moves. Save the playlist to replay on anniversaries, long flights, or random Wednesday evenings when you want to relive that pre-wedding excitement all over again.
Create a First-Year Bucket List
The first year of marriage will be its own kind of adventure, filled with new experiences, fresh emotions, and small discoveries about each other every day. But is there something special you’d love to try together as newlyweds? Grab a notebook or open your Notes app and write down 10 things you want to experience in your first year. It might be something big, like a weekend in Paris, learning to surf, or adopting a dog. Or it could be something beautifully small, like making Sunday morning pancakes or planting a balcony garden.
Photography: Pavel Golubnichy
