Wedding Day Timeline Help for a 2 pm Ceremony

I think this is going to hinge entirely upon how many people want to have hair and make up services done. If all nine people want both services, you are looking at many hours, in which case you will need to get ready early at a location other than your venue. If only a couple people want services, you can use your venue for hmu. I would poll your wedding party and find out how many services you need so you can get a better idea of your timeline.
You could definitely still do first look photos and bridal party photos. Just make sure your hair and make up is done first, then the mothers, then the bridal party. That way you can do your first look photos while the remaining people are getting their hair and make up done. If the mom‘s hair and make up are done first, you can then take photos with them, and then photos with bridal party last, once everyone is finished with hmu.

Someone suggested to me to start with what time things need to end and work your way backwards. That definitely helped me! Also, talk with your planner and photographer. They should be very helpful in determining when to do what and how long it should take. I am having a 2:30 ceremony this weekend and I think we finally have our final timeline!

So this was my timeline! I just got married this weekend

7am - hair and makeup at venue (7 girls total, bridesmaids, mothers, and bride)
*We had 4 hair and makeup artists. 2 did makeup and the other 2 did hair to keep the ball rolling for the next girl. Therefore, it depends on how many people need to get hair and makeup done and how fast the services are. That is why the company sent us 4 girls to get it rolling since I told them that we all need to be ready by 12pm and no later than that.
**When there was a girl or 2 done I gave them tasks to help where it is needed for setting up and what not to help.

12pm - time of when hair and makeup need to be done for everyone and all girls need to be ready before 1pm
1pm - first look
*I LOVED that I did a first look with just me and my now husband. It was SUCH a beautiful moment that my husband's cousin and photographer were able to capture when it was just us two and the moms. It was so special and intimate that we got to do before I walked down the aisle. It really helped to take the pressure off of feeling even MORE nervous. So I HIGHLY recommend this if you could
1:30pm - bridesmaids
*We kind of did a fake getting ready photoshoot so I reapplied my accessories where it seemed like I was either doing it myself or my girls were helping me. We also had time to do some cute shots of our customized denim jackets that I got for all of us
2pm - groomsmen
2:30pm - entire wedding party
3pm - family pictures
3:30pm - guests starts arriving
*We were still doing some family pictures so we had the guests wait inside until we were done and gathered where we needed to enter before the ceremony.
4pm - ceremony
4:30pm - cocktail hour
*while cocktail hour was going on the bridesmaids and groomsmen set up tables and chairs (we did a backyard wedding so ceremony and reception were in the same areas) and then while that was getting set up me and my husband took sunset pictures while the guests mingled.
5pm - dinner
6:30pm - cake, toasts, dances, etc.

My advice due to crunch time:
-Do wedding shots either before the ceremony like I did or to do it during cocktail hour
-Make sure you are familiar or know of your photographers work. For example, my photographer has been in her field for YEARS and has done a lot of weddings and basically helped us pose and what not because we didn't know what we were doing so she just kept setting us up shot after shot. She also did our engagement shots so we know how she operated. She is GREAT!

-Communicate with your hair and makeup artist/company on what they suggest to do based on YOUR timeline and then can accommodate you where is needed. They have me an average time frame of how fast their girls work and how much they have to do to style hair and makeup. So make sure to ask them about this if anything. If it is too much then just opt in for yourself to make it easier on you. I couldn't let my girls do their own hair and makeup because they like to really take their time and I needed them done and done lol.
-I gave everyone a screenshot of the itinerary so everyone knew when they needed to take pictures which helped a lot. I gave the photographer the itinerary as well.

-Have a day of wedding coordinator. My husband's cousin was our coordinator so she was helping me get things going and what not throughout the day and night. SUPER helpful and I was stress free!

Hi Nicole! I definitely think that working backwards from the end of the night is the easiest way to come up with your wedding timeline!!

I'd also nail down exactly how many people are committed to professional hair and makeup so you can hire accordingly! We blocked 4 hours for hair and makeup for myself plus 7 bridesmaids and had 4 stylists working!! So you can always hire more staff to help with the timeline.

You should also check out these articles with awesome tips and a sample timeline you can use as a starting point:

9 Wedding Day Timeline Rules Every Couple Should Follow

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