Wedding morning prep times

[Mummyme87]

How long do you allocate for wedding prep on the big day? I mean for hair and make up?
I just had a panic about it this morning and realised I haven’t really left enough time.. ceremony at 1 and not able to get into bridal room until 9. Venue is 1hr away from home so want to do it all there. Will have me, 3 bridesmaids and a mother of the bride (although she won’t have anything done with her hair), 2 young bridesmaids (basic hair only). Thinking of calling registry people and changing time to 2pm

Are you doing or do you have a hair and make up artist?

Sorry I didn’t clarify. Having a hair and make up artist. Not booked yet but looking

I think you should be fine, but the people you should talk to are the hairdresser and makeup artist.

I had me, two bridesmaids and my mum, I was ready by 1, and I think people only arrived at 10/half 10. They take turns: so one will do makeup while the other does hair and they swop. Say 15-20 min makeup and 15-20 min hair for everyone but the bride, and less than ten minutes for the flower girls. That would be a bit over an hour for hair, less for makeup for the flower girls, then that gives 45 min each for them to do your hair and makeup meaning a total of about two and a half/three hours. Start at 9, done by 12 at latest, time to have breaks to chat and drink champagne and have yourself be laced up and travel to venue. Unless you want something very elaborate that all sounds very do-able.

Watching as I was wondering the same things...
Which comes first, hair or makeup?

Our ceremony was at 3. We started at 8 and still were rushed at the end! Me, moh, my mum, 3 bms and a flower girl.

My biggest tip (from hindsight) is to work out the time you need to be starting make up and work back from there. You don't want to be the rushed one.

I had me, MOH and 2 flower girls, started at 8 for a 1pm departure to venue. It was just the right amount of time.

Thank you. This is helpful. My OH doesn’t quite understand

My hairdresser set out timings for me. Ceremony at 3pm, bridal suite next to ceremony room:

10am hairdresser arrives and sets up
10:15 my hair in rollers, out at 10:45
10:45 bridesmaid 1
11:45 bridesmaid 2
12:45-1:45 my hair finished
1:45 I do makeup, get into dress
2:45 interview with registrar

Myself, 3 bridesmaids and my mum all had to be ready to depart at 12.30pm, all had hair and make-up done (1 hairdresser and 1 MUA) here's our schedule:

7.40am: Bridesmaid 1 make-up, Bridesmaid 2 hair
8.30am: Bridesmaid 1 hair, Bridesmaid 2 make-up
9.15am: Bridesmaid 3 make-up, Bride hair
10am: Bridesmaid 3 hair, Bride make-up
The bridesmaids then helped me get dressed once my hair and make-up was done - this took 45 mis (complicated dress!)
10.45am: Mum hair and make-up to follow

12pm we were ready for my dad to take some pictures of us all; 12.30pm we all departed for the church in separate cars.

Good luck! The morning honestly goes by so quickly x

Thank you, very helpful. Think I will move ceremony to 2pm, don’t want a rush d and panicked morning