Wedding Day Timeline

stargazerlily Posted: May 04, 2009 02:00 PM

Wedding Day Timeline

I am getting my hair and makeup done at 9:30 in a salon. Photographers are coming at one. Do I get dressed before they get there or when they come so that they can take pics? The ceremony isn't until 3. Does hair and make up seem too early?

springsandra Posted: May 04, 2009 02:05 PM

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Hair should always be done first and should last the longest, so that makes sense.

Depending on how you do your make-up and if you know how to do your own touch-ups, that should be fine for first thing in the morning, too.

As far as the dress goes, you'll want to be ready to put it on when the photographer gets there, depending on how many pre-dress pictures you'd like him/her to get. Is he documenting your every move? Or are you just doing posed shots? Do you want any pictures of the dress hanging in the window or anything?

Your timeline seems fine because it's not rushed and a nice steady pace will make the day less stressful for you. Depending on where the locations are from each other, you may want to tweak your times, but you've got 5 months to see what fills in the gaps and where / how you're doing your photos.

debzy Posted: May 04, 2009 02:06 PM

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How many people are getting their hair and m/u done? And how many people are working on you all?

You will prob need about 2 hours for yourself to get made up. Figure from there, travel time to get home. 9:30 seems a little early to me, but I am an early person. I'd rather be ready early than have to hurry and worry about being late.

Juhgail Posted: May 04, 2009 02:06 PM

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be ready to put the dress on when photog comes.

dazey Posted: May 04, 2009 02:13 PM

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I'd say wait until the photographers come before you put on your dress. That way they can take pictures of you getting ready, and maybe even a picture of your dress laid out before you put it on. Plus once you put your dress on you're gonna be anxious to get to your wedding!!! as for hair and make up, i don't think that's too early, my hair and make up was exactly the same all day, it's not going anywhere.

SusiBtoM Posted: May 04, 2009 02:20 PM

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Your timeline seems good, enough to give you time just in case hair/make-up run late.
Get yourself home, have a snack, then you can leisurely get yourself ready.