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This is my one HUGE splurge for the wedding. I'm paying for my bridesmaids (8), moms and grandmothers to get their hair and makeup done. This is going to cost me a fortune but it's something I really wanted to do.
I am having to hair stylists drive 100 miles to come and do me and my bridesmaid's and my mom's and my FMIL's hair. Haha. But I am only paying for my hair and their gas, tips, and time. The other girls will have to pay for their hair.
The reason I am doing this is because me and most of my BM's are from a small town, so the prices we are used to and willing to pay, are much different than the prices of the city I am getting married in. So, instead of making each girl pay $70+ for their hair (which is absurd!) They only have to pay $30, and I am taking care of tip and travel costs. Make-up they can do themselves. I don't like people doing my make up and have pretty sensitive skin, so I am not hiring a make up artist, I am pretty confident my girls can do a decent job at make up, they are all in their 20's lol.
One of my BMs is a hair dresser, so we will all be doing our own hair and makeup with her help. I'm sure the BMs would do their own hair and makeup even if we didn't have a hair dresser as a BM.
I'm going to pay for mani/pedis but my girls don't really go for the done up hair and makeup. They prefer to just do their own so they look natural. If they wanted it I would say sure, but they'd much rather just go with their natural look and that's totally fine by me.
I offered to pay for hair for everyone, three girls took me up on my offer (1 girl is picky and wanted to do her own, the other wanted to go to a salon of her choice and wouldn't take reimbursement from me = to the cost of the other girl's hair).
I splurged for my makeup, but didn't for them just because I didn't find it necessary. They were capable of doing their own makeup, and looked gorgeous.
My girls wanted to do their own hair/makeup (they are both picky), so that was fine with me. I'm paying for a professional for my hair and my daughter's hair (she's the flower girl) and I'm doing my own makeup.
I haven't decided. Right now I'm thinking about doing MY OWN hair and makeup (is this a faux pa?) so then obviously they would do theirs as well. I could definitely see paying for their manicures and pedicures, but I haven't put much thought into it yet!
i'm personally not paying for their hair and make up, but luckily the wedding party consists of my sister and sil, so i'm pretty sure my mom will cover them.
Oh my, I haven't thought about this one. Man, I feel like I'm bleeding money but I guess it's the 'right' thing to do.
My fiance and I are having our Saturday-night ceremony and reception at a B&B, and we've rented out the entire facility for Friday and Saturday. It will hold our entire bridal party, and since we're paying for everyone's lodging for two nights, we really can't afford to also pay for hair & makeup. Plus, I've told the women to choose their own dresses, with the hope that they'll be able to wear them again. I'm doing my best to make it affordable for them!
I'm going to pay for hair and nails for my MOH (I don't have any bridesmaids). I haven't found anyone reasonable to do makeup yet. We might do our own, but if I can find someone, I'll pay for that too.
My BMs did their own hair and make-up. I paid for their dresses and shoes.
This can be a tough decision. I am in the same boat bit I think I have it sorted.
One of my bridesmaids had her hair done for another wedding a couple months back and he hair turned out NOTHING like she wanted and had to get 2 stylists to fix it as they were running late for the ceremony. She said she could of done it better herself and still had to pay the stylist $80.00 for the hair. And then she went to get her makeup done and it was also totally not what she wanted!! Eye Shadow was too dark and she had to fix it herself. Which was another $70.00.
So as this case was exspensive and went totally wrong! Most importantly the brides hair turned out perfect! So I think if you have a bridesmaid or a few that are good at doing hair or there own hair you can do that and if they want their hair done they can have the option. And same with their makeup. I think you should talk with them and see what they think is fair for pricing as this could be very exspensive!
For my wedding 2 of my bridesmaids want to d their own hair and makeup and the other "maid of Honor" will have hers done!
Hope this helps!
I am paying to have my bridesmaids hair done (3 of them) in addition to mine. The stylist and an assistant are coming the house for $30 a head. We are doing their own makeup, but I am also paying for mani/pedis the day before.
haven't decided yet (depends on my final count for bridesmaids) but i'd love to pay for their hair and makeup.. plus manicures the day before.
I am paying for the hair, makeup is something I am afraid we won't have time for and most will prefer to do on their own anyway.
On a side note - where are you getting your hair/makeup done? I am a philly bride too and just curious..
Because I want all of my bridesmaids (6 of them) to have their hair done, I have offered to pay. The stylist also does airbrush makeup, so the girls can add that on and pay for it if they wish.
@moderndaisy - I am having my makeup done by Aleksandra Ambrozy. Another bee recommended her and I really liked her makeup. Here is her website: www.MakeupByAleksandra.com
I also think I am just going to pay to get their hair done. I think it's probably more important than the makeup, and I'm sure they can do a great job doing their own makeup.
I can't afford to pay for my girl's hair and make-up and so I gave them the option of getting it done or doing it their self and they said that wanted to get it professionally done.
so they are paying for it themselves!
I gave the option of getting their hair/make-up done professionally, and I told them not to do it if their only reason was to make me happy. I didn't want to pressure them to spend the money.
I considered gifting them all their hair/make-up for the day, but since I could only afford to either do a tangible gift, or their hair/make-up, I decided to go with a tangible gift. I had three girls, and one decided to get hers done, and the other two did their own, and they looked beautiful. One was already kind of a make-up expert (has taken some classes) and she helped the other one. It all worked out.
I really wish that I could pay for everyone's hair and make-up, but we're on a tight budget so that's really not a possibility.
I told each of my bridesmaids that they could go to any salon they wanted to or even do their own hair. Since I'm not paying for it, I don't want to be too strict about it. Fortunately, all of my girls opted to go to the same salon that I'm going to. I'm very happy about this since we'll all get to share the expierence together!
I can't afford it. My mom and one BM already use my stylist since I sent them to her years ago, so she'll prob do their hair but that's about it. If any of my other BM's want to come with me, they're more than welcome but they'll have to pay for it themselves.
My make up artist is one of my BM's little sister. I'm sure she'll do her sis and I'm paying for my mom. If any of the other girls want to use her, that's cool but once again, they'll have to pay her. I think most of them will do their own makeup anyway.
I'm going to throw a gift certificate into their BM presents to use toward a mani-pedi but that's about it.
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If you are hiring a professional for your hair and makeup on your wedding day, are you also paying to have your bridesmaids hair and/or makeup done?