Nailing Your Wedding Day Look: Hair & Makeup Timeline

Bridal hair and makeup are purposefully scheduled about midway through the wedding beauty timeline. You should have had a few hours to enjoy your morning with your besties by this time, and several of your bridal party members should be done with their glam. This time slot should allow plenty of time for your artists to create your dream wedding beauty look without feeling rushed. Once hair and makeup for the entire bridal party are completed, your stylists may have time for final touch-ups before they pack up.

Time for trial - 2.5 hours for hair and makeup trial

Bridal hair and makeup are purposefully scheduled about midway through the wedding beauty timeline. This is to allow plenty of time for your artists to create your dream wedding beauty look without feeling rushed.

You should have had a few hours to enjoy your morning with your besties by this time, and several of your bridal party members should be done with their glam.

If you’re getting both hair and makeup done, 2.5 hours is a good amount of time to allow enough time for changes, as well as time at the end for going over the contract. If you’re getting just hair or just makeup done, 1 to 1.5 hours should be plenty of time.

Be aware that the amount of time we spend with you at the trial is often longer than it will take on the wedding day since we are talking through it and making changes.

They will usually arrive about thirty minutes before their scheduled time to familiarize themselves with and set up their spaces so they can work efficiently. The first one to two slots in your hair and makeup schedule will likely belong to your bridal party.

Time for touch-ups - Final touch-ups after hair and makeup for bridal party

Bridal hair and makeup are purposefully scheduled about midway through the wedding beauty timeline. This means that you should have had a few hours to enjoy your morning with your besties by this time, and several of your bridal party members should be done with their glam. This time slot should allow plenty of time for your artists to create your dream wedding beauty look without feeling rushed. Once hair and makeup for the entire bridal party are completed, your stylists may have time for final touch-ups before they pack up. This can be anything from refreshing a few curls for those who had their hair done at 7 a.m. to touching up with a little extra powder and lip gloss.

The first one to two slots in your hair and makeup schedule will likely belong to your bridal party. They will usually arrive about thirty minutes before their scheduled time to familiarize themselves with and set up their spaces so they can work efficiently.

If you’re getting both hair and makeup done, it’s recommended to allot up to about 2.5 hours to allow enough time for changes, as well as time at the end for going over the contract. If you’re getting just hair or just makeup done, 1 to 1.5 hours should be plenty of time.

Unfortunately, I’ve also worked with quite a few that just aren’t as conscious about time. This is tough & a really fine line to walk because… without the bride’s hair and makeup complete, the rest of the day can’t really start! I have seen hair and makeup be completed 30 minutes ahead of schedule...

Start any professional facial and skin treatments no later than 6 months out. Keep them regular and consistent. Don’t plan on doing any skin treatments so that you won’t be healed/recovered from too close to your day.

Time for setup - 30 minutes before appointment to familiarize

Bridal hair and makeup are purposefully scheduled about midway through the wedding beauty timeline. This is to allow plenty of time for your artists to create your dream wedding beauty look without feeling rushed.

You should have had a few hours to enjoy your morning with your besties by this time, and several of your bridal party members should be done with their glam.

The first one to two slots in your hair and makeup schedule will likely belong to your bridal party.

They will usually arrive about thirty minutes before their scheduled time to familiarize themselves with and set up their spaces so they can work efficiently.

If you’re getting both hair and makeup done, 2.5 hours should be plenty of time to allow enough time for changes, as well as time at the end for going over the contract. If you’re getting just hair or just makeup done, 1 to 1.5 hours should be plenty of time.

Time for bridal party - First 2 slots in hair and makeup schedule for bridal party

Bridal hair and makeup are purposefully scheduled about midway through the wedding beauty timeline. This means that you will have had a few hours to enjoy your morning with your besties by this time, and several of your bridal party members should be done with their glam. This time slot should allow plenty of time for your artists to create your dream wedding beauty look without feeling rushed.

The first two slots in your hair and makeup schedule will likely belong to your bridal party. They will usually arrive about thirty minutes before their scheduled time to familiarize themselves with and set up their spaces so they can work efficiently.

If you’re getting both hair and makeup done, it’s recommended to allot up to about 2.5 hours to allow enough time for changes, as well as time at the end for going over the contract. If you’re getting just hair or just makeup done, 1 to 1.5 hours should be plenty of time.

Be aware that the amount of time we spend with you at the trial is often longer than it will take on the wedding day since we are talking through it and making changes.

Unfortunately, I’ve also worked with quite a few that just aren’t as conscious about time. This is tough & a really fine line to walk because… without the bride’s hair and makeup complete, the rest of the day can’t really start! I have seen hair and makeup be completed 30 minutes ahead of schedule...

Time for bridal party - Midday for hair and makeup beauty timeline

Bridal hair and makeup are purposefully scheduled about midway through the wedding beauty timeline. This is to allow the bride and her party to enjoy their morning and have several of the bridal party members done with their glam before the midday hair and makeup appointment. This time slot should allow plenty of time for the artists to create the dream wedding beauty look without feeling rushed.

The bridal party will usually arrive about thirty minutes before their scheduled time to familiarize themselves with and set up their spaces so they can work efficiently. The first one or two slots in the hair and makeup schedule will likely belong to the bridal party.

It is recommended to have the appointment 1-1 1/5 weeks prior to the event. Start any professional facial and skin treatments no later than 6 months out. Keep them regular and consistent. Don’t plan on doing any skin treatments so that you won’t be healed/recovered from too close to your day.

The amount of time spent with you at the trial is often longer than it will take on the wedding day since we are talking through it and making changes. If you’re getting both hair and makeup done, 2.5 hours should be plenty of time for changes, as well as time at the end for going over the contract. If you’re getting just hair or just makeup done, 1 to 1.5 hours should be plenty of time. Be aware that without the bride’s hair and makeup being completed, the rest of the day can’t really start. I have seen hair and makeup be completed 30 minutes ahead of schedule.

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