Wedding Day Schedule?

lhoffa221

Does anyone have tips for how to plan out the wedding day itself?I haven't seen anything about this on the board, so figured it wouldn't hurt to ask (especially since I know many of you had your weddings already!) I should preface by saying that I haven't been to a wedding in two years, have never been in a wedding party, and none of my bridesmaids/close friends are married (though i am 27)...so we're all a bit in the dark!

I'm getting married at Castle Hill on June 4th.  The Ceremony starts at 5:30, so guests will start arriving (we're providing transport from hotels) around 5ish.  We want to do photos before (so we can enjoy our family and friends as much as possible during the reception! We'll step out for a bit to take advantage of sunset later on, but want to do all the family/bridal party ones pre-wedding) but aren't planning to go on any sort of grand tour-- will prob just do pictures around Castle Hill as the property is gorgeous.  I'm 99% sure we're doing hair/makeup off-site since we can't get into the suite at CH until 2 PM and that wouldn't be enough time to do hair, makeup, get dressed. 

I promise there's a question here :-) How early should I do Hair/Makeup?? Did anyone take more than an hour of photos pre-wedding? How long does it actually take to get dressed if hair and makeup are done? I definitely don't want to be rushed, but I'm also nervous about being done with everything hours before the wedding and just sitting around!

Suggestions (or the timeline you used!) much appreciated!

Thanks,

Lisa

jlsimon56

Your hair and makeup people should be able to tell you when they should start so you're ready on time. 

My pics took like 15 minutes, but we did them after the ceremony.  I think 1 hour is more than enough time, especially if you're doing family AND BP shots then.  Definitaly take some pics of just you two afterwards - the best time for portraits is ~1 hour before sunset.  We timed our entire day based around the sunset!  Pics taken AT sunset aren't really that good - and if you still want them, you really only need one. 

My ceremony was at 3:30 and my hair girl showed at 10am, makeup girl at 11am.  It was ~30 minutes from the getting-ready place to the ceremony place.  I wanted enough time to eat lunch too.  The actual getting dressed part takes a lot less time than you think, and your BMs will be there to help out. 

Also, your photographer should have a good idea of the timeline, too. 

KBinRI

My ceremony was at 3 and my hairdresser came at 10 and makeup came around 11:30. Our photographer and her assistant showed up at noon to take a few "getting ready" pics and detail shots of jewelry, dress, etc.

I left the hotel a little after 1 and we met at our venue at about 1:20-1:30 for pics. We did a "first look" and then about an hour of pics with just the two of us at other locations in the area. We got back to The Meeting House a little after 2:30, I'd say, and then I hid out in the arts center across the parking lot while guests were arriving. We stepped off right at 3 or very close to it. Luckily, my DOC was keeping track of all that stuff so I didn't have to watch the clock.

It was just me for hair/makeup so your timing will be different based on how many BMs and such you have being done, whether someone is coming to you or you are going to a salon with multiple stylists working at once. My stylist did a wedding the week before with eight girls and she started at 7 a.m. and finished at 1:30 I think she said. She'd do the hair and then send them over to makeup.

When I had my trials, that helped us adjust the time, too. My hair took a little longer because she set it in hot rollers first, so we built that time in. I didn't feel rushed at all, so the timing was perfect.

massetobe

hi there. we got married at castle hill a few months ago. here's our breakdown if it's hepful!

10am-1pm: hair & makeup at the house we rented

1:45: limo's picked up me & bridesmaids/mom and went to castle hill.

2:30: i got into my dress & photo showed up.

2:30-4:45: pics at castle hill (the groom took photos in newport with his guys and showed up around 3:15-3:30ish. then we did a first look and group/family photos). 

4:45-5:15: relax in chalet suite before ceremony w/ gals

5:30 ceremony

5:30-6:30 cocktail hour

6:30+ reception.

good luck!

lhoffa221

Thanks all for your helpful tips! This is incredibly useful

Magdala9

I sat down with the stylist and the makeup artist to find out how long each appointment would be. There will different times for different needs.

We were coordinating 12 appointments (6 hair and 6 makeup) in one hotel suite.  Then add delay time because one of the attendants will be late.  Next add travel time to the site. They figure out if you need a lunch or breakfast period.  (You generally do and so does the stylists/artists)   We had an evening wedding and ran into problems with the restaurant where we had lunch.  The bloody restaurant took forever to get us our check.   We had travelled in one car so we couldn't just leave one person to pay and get the rest back.