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    lilkimmie    September 24, 2011   Frederick, MD

    Is the bride supposed to pay for their BMs hair & make-up?? I'm not requiring that they get either done, but letting them have the option to use my on-site vendors.  Im working with a very tight budget but didnt want to show poor bride etiquette, either. 

     
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    SapphireSun    July 9, 2010   Vancouver, BC

    I offered to make arrangements for my salon to do their hair as well if they chose, but did not require it.  One decided to do it herself, and the other three paid to have it done.

    I was MOH in a wedding last year, and it was the same arrangement.

     
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    MrsE.ToBe    October 1, 2011   MA

    imo, if you have the $, then i'm sure they'd appreciate it. if $ is tight, and you don't mind them doing their own hair & make up as they choose, then letting them decide if they want to use your hair/makeup ppl at their own expense is totally fine! 

     
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    Ms.Teddy    April 2011   South Carolina

    I am paying for their hair and make up...but it is certainly not required!

     
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    lilkimmie    September 24, 2011   Frederick, MD

    Thanks for the feedback, ladies! I really appreciate it :)

     
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    socalmeli    September 17, 2011   Los Angeles, CA

    Yeah, I'm paying for mine as part of their gift.

     
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    sn01uh    April 17, 2010   Fredericksburg, VA

    I didn't require my girls to get their hair or make-up done, so only my MOH got her hair done with me at the salon. We all did our own make-up. Everyone looked beautiful, too, so it worked out well for us. :)

     
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    bride2beIn2012    February 12, 2011  

    You are only expected to pay if you are requiring it.

     
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    mcnetn3    August 13, 2011   North Carolina

    Since you aren't requiring it to be done, I would say that you in no way are obligated to pay for the services.  I am not paying for my girls' hair and the only wedding where the bride paid for the hair and makeup was when my sister got married and because my mother is crazy and paid for everybody without us knowing.  She is on strict orders not to pay for my BMs hair. I'm not getting my makeup done, so I'm not scheduling appointments to have anybody else's done either.

     
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    eileen marie    6/27/09   Chicago

    I wasn't planning on it, but 3 of my 4 BMs were blood relatives, so I paid for everything.  You absolutely aren't expected to, but you could offer it as their gift.

     

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