Day of wedding/getting ready

I am having them all there all day to hang out. I plan on getting finger foods for breakfast and lunch and just to relax, have a few drinks and hang out while we are all getting ready.

Most weddings I’ve been in, everyone came around the same time. It’s not super important to me that everyone is there right on time as long as they aren’t the first ones for hair and makeup.

I had 14 people getting hair and makeup done and I had everyone get there at the same time. I didn’t want to have to stress about oh what time did I tell this person to get here and are they on time etc. I had a bunch of food, drinks, and a college football game on the tv.

It's totally up to you! At my FH's brother's wedding we all got there at the same time and hung out all day and it was super fun! I would tell your bridesmaids that you would like them all there to enjoy the day, but if they don't want to they don't have to.

I also have 6 people.getting ready! Since we are doing a first look with our ceremony at 5pm, hair and makeup has to start at 7am!! 🤪🤪🤪. Because of this, I am putting my early bird bridesmaids (gals I know are up early everyday) first, then having the others come a little later. I am telling them if they want to come hang out earlier they can, but if they want to sleep a little they can as well. We have time built in to be a little flexible so I'm not too worried about it.

Sounds good on the food front as well!!

It's normal to have everyone there at the same time! Plus, you're providing food, which is awesome!

My wedding starts at 6:30 p.m. hair and makeup will start at 11 am. There's only four of us getting everything done. We're all going to be at the hotel at the same time. We'll just spend the day hanging out, eating finger foods and relaxing. I think what you have planned is perfect. Enjoy the day with your girls!

Either way is fine. Some people get really antsy sitting around for hours to get ready, and prefer to either do their own, or make appointments with the bride's hairdresser and MU and just come to the appointments but not hang out. Or even arrange their own person, like own regular salon. So they get ready in different places during the same couple of hours, rather than spending the day waiting around. And others enjoy spending hours and hours all together . One thing I have learned from being in many wedding parties: people who like being in a group all day , and some who absolutely hate it, are often in the same wedding party. And the surest way a bride can end up with angry or unhelpful friends is to require all do the same thing, if some do not want it. Group make up and hair on site is a relatively new trend. Most if the previous it was a celebrity and rich person thing. And people took care of their own arrangements, 1 or 2 at a time, sometimes helping g each other and rarely with all pro makeup. And lits of people still do have a set time when everyone must show up ready, and before that the show only if they made appointments. So people have different expectations. Some people by far prefer to spend most if the day til 2-3 hours before pictures or ceremony, with their own family or SO, which used to be most common. So letting different people do different things, provided they all do you the courtesy of letting you know well in advance, and all show for any services they want, may be better than any single plan for all.

For my wedding, all but MOG who has extremely short hair, nothing needed, took care of themselves. The 5 of us and my mom have at some point been in jobs where formal hair and makeup was a job requirement, self done. So everyone did their own thing, together for lunch only, all day until about 1.5 hours before their time for pictures, pre ceremony, or our time for pics as a couple, a photoshoot on the Inn grounds. Then all showered , hair, makeup, dressed on their own in 1-1 1/4 hours. We we're ready for our photographer at 5:30, others for group shots without us at 6 pm. Wedding party gathered at 7 pm, started 7:15. Nobody started getting ready til at least 4 and all ready for pics by 5:30 or 6 as needed. But til 4om, everyone did their own thing at the Inn or the nearby resort motel. It suited our personalities. So slept late. Some were up early, went somewhere, and napped in the afternoon. One nursing mother went to bed at 2 am, rest of us at 3am. Be flexible, whatever you and your individuals want, rather than trying to fit a predetermined schedule . Whether all together, or each separate.

Yea most come at the same time to hang out anyway and help you out if you need

We're all getting together at about the same time, minus the bridesmaid who is the flower girl's mom. I said keep her in nap time for as long as possible haha. We're going to hang out, have mimosas and get ready together before finishing up at the venue.

We are all arriving to the bridal suite at 10 AM, even though only 4 girls will start at 10 AM. I think that's pretty typical! I'm providing breakfast & lunch from Panera, mimosas from our venue, then I'll bring water bottles & a speaker for music. I also hired a chair masseuse so that should be fun!