Getting-ready suite: a wedding guide
A getting-ready suite is a room for the wedding morning. You get dressed and do hair there.
When couples book this
About 12 months before your wedding.
Still deciding the wedding
Your wishlist
Answer these before you meet anyone.
What kind of space are you picturing?
What you are hoping for — compare it against each space's own type, below.
How many people need to get ready here?
What do you want the room to have?
What you are hoping for — compare it against what each space actually has, below.
Comparing your options
What to ask each one
What kind of space is it?
Address of the suite
Hair, makeup, attire delivery, prep photos, and the departure ride all read this address.
When can you get into the space?
The whole morning runs inside this window.
When must the space be cleared?
Hotel checkout or hand-back time.
How many people does the space comfortably hold?
What does the space have?
How it’s usually priced
Usually priced as one flat amount.
Possible extras: Early check-in / early-access fee, Security / damage deposit.
Booked and settling details
What you settle once booked
Food and drinks in the suite
What to look over
Correct these details as needed.
How many people getting ready here?
When does the suite open?
The week of the wedding
The day-of sheet
Confirm arrival, finish, who to call, access, a meal, and what is due.
Across the whole day
Choose which moments to include.
- Getting ready
- Leave for the ceremony
For businesses
The brief a couple sends you has these sections:
- The event
- The space
- The morning
- Contacts