Time between getting ready and ceremony

I was ready at 12 pm for a 3 pm start time. Our photographer was on site at 12 to get "getting ready" shots, detail shots, and shots of me with the girls, my mom, and my dad seeing me for the first time. That was done by 2 pm. We had a mimosa and then left for the ceremony at 215 (half hour drive).

If you are not doing first look, aim to get ready by 3:30 or earlier. You will want to build in some buffer and have sometime after the mad rush to collect yourself before the ceremony!

The longest part of me getting ready was the makeup. Took maybe 15 min. The dress took like 10 min at the most to get on and adjust, and then jewelry. I'd give time to be dressed and to relax after being 100% ready though in order to calm nerves, take it in, etc.

We did our pictures beforehand so I'm not much help! Definitely give yourself extra buffer time for everyone to finish getting ready, and then think through transportation time (if there is any) to the ceremony venue, and if there's a certain time you need to be tucked away by at the ceremony location!

I've got an hour and a half between the finishing getting ready and the ceremony. There are a ton of factors to consider, including:

-how much time it will take you to get from where you are getting ready to the next location

-if you are doing an additional location to take pictures with your bridesmaids/family before the ceremony

-how many people you will be having with you (more people=more time to organize)

We are at the same location all day, and I only have two bridesmaids. So, a total of seven people for pre-wedding photos and 3 for hair and makeup, so an hour and a half should be good.

Our ceremony is at 5:30 p.m. and I plan to be ready by 1:30 at the latest. However I am doing a first look with FH and with my dad. I would give yourself at least an hour extra of buffer time because the last thing you want is to be running late!

I did not do a first look either.

My ceremony was at 2:00PM and I was pretty much done hair/make-up by 11:30-12. My photographer arrived around then, and did some detail shots and bridal shots after I got dressed, but it was not rushed at all, I didn't really need to leave for the ceremony until 1:45. It was nice to not be rushed!

My ceremony is at 4:30 and I plan to be ready no later than 2:30

Our ceremony was at 5. I was ready by 3:30.

Depends on how many photos you want to take, how big your family is, when sunset is, etc. Talk to your photographer about these things. They should be able to say 'ok, sunset is 1 hour after your ceremony and you've both got big families to wrangle for multiple photos. That means we'll only have time for family groupings and couple portraits afterward. BP photos and everything else has to come before the ceremony, I need X amount of time for those, so you should be out of makeup and in your dress by X time'. Remember that you'll need time for your dress to be laced up/buttoned and getting the veil placement and accessories just right! And you'll have to get people from wherever they are for various photos - like if I want to do photos with the GM before hand, they'll have to be fetched from their getting-ready area in another building and whatever they're doing with their families and kids.

I'm planning to be out of hair and makeup 2 hours before the ceremony start-time. That gives 20 minutes for getting-ready photos with mom as I get into the dress, etc, an hour for bridals, BP photos, immediate family photos and First Touch, and still has a buffer for logistical issues, moving to the ceremony site, etc.

You could still get photos done beforehand with your bridal party both getting ready and then bridal party photos once you are all dressed and ready...plus your bridal portraits by yourself, with you parents, etc... I would be ready at least 1.5-2 hours beforehand.