When to bustle up?

I feel I am different the most people as I am obsessed with my train. I will be doing the bustle after the dinner. My sister will be trained to help me so we will quickly slip away to do it. My FH will be in charge of making sure nobody notices we are gone.

I will bustle mine before the grand entrance of the reception. It is quite tight between the tables as we make our way to the head table so having a long train will only be a recipe for disaster!

For me I’ll probably bustle it before we enter our reception, as cocktail hour is coming to a close. My FH and I are doing a first look before the ceremony because we don’t want to be gone for too long, and we want to spend as much time with our friends and family as we can. So during our cocktail hour we will do quick family photos and then mingle (rather than a big receiving line.)

Thank you all for the advice. Seems like the most reasonable time is to bustle up before the Grand Entrance. It really makes sense. Now, I have to figure out where I should get the bustle done as there is no changing room and to go to the rest room, I have to pass the dining hall. The layout of the reception place is just odd.

After being a bridesmaid more times than I like (12). I have seen that bustling up before grand entrance is best. because it will be difficult to get out of the reception hall after your grand entrance to bustle. and depending on your bustle you may not want people around when you do it.
if there isn't room to change. go into the bathroom. lock the door.

I’m going to be bustling after our photos are done before the grand entrance. Some people I know have actually gotten a couple photos done where their dress is bustled so it may happen even earlier but this is for sure the latest it will be bustled.

I bustled after our first set of photos going into dinner. It would have been difficult to sit for dinner with the train of my dress hanging.

This is something that I didn't even think of! I don't have a dress yet but I would love a train on it - and I was already thinking that I would go straight into the first dance; which would be a little hard if it wasn't bustled!

I'll be doing mine before the entrance as well, that way when it comes time for sitting down. That way no one has to help me fiddle with that so the evening can run smoother without too many small delays.

I'm doing mine before the grand entrance! Were maybe doing the first dance as the grand entrance so I want to make sure it's all tucked up for it!

I did it before the grand entrance. My friend, who had a shorter train, bustled hers right before the dance started.