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Maybe you could offer to pay for their hair and just let them do their own makeup but get ready together in case any one is having a hard time with her makeup? Do you care if they have their makeup professionally done?
I'm paying for my girls to have their hair done and FMIL has offered to do everyone's makeup (she's good) for free so that's my plan. I guess it all depends on how matching you want your girls to be!
I wish I could afford to pay for my bridesmaids, because I was shocked by the prices. Unfortunately, I'm not able to, but luckily, I have a really understanding bridal party who have volunteered to pay for everything themselves, even when I gave them the option of opting out. In your case, I would pay for the hair. I would think that it's much more noticable than makeup.
I guess I feel torn, because I want both my hair and makeup professionally done. However, if I pay for them to come out, I need to guarantee that X number of bridesmaids will also get theirs done as well. Like I said, I really want to pay for each person and am trying to see if it will work out in my budget, but it will be $100/person for hair and makeup plus tip and travel fees (which I would definitely cover).
I am having this debate now too. Interested to see what others say. It's soo much money for hair and makeup (like $100+ for both per girl!) I don't have that kind of money!
I guess it depends on if you are dictating a certain hair style and make up look for all your girls. If you are doing it that way, then you should pay for both.
For me personally I told my bm's I was getting my hair and make up done and if they wanted to have theirs done professionally they had to pay their own. 2 out of the 3 did, and the one who didn't. You could not tell that she didn't have her hair and make up done professionally. All my girls looked good.
I'm not asking mine to do a certain look for hair or makeup, however I want them to have it all done anyway. I know for a fact that FSIL is already self conscious standing beside the other two girls in the wedding party, so I wouldn't want her to look at their hair and makeup and think her look isn't as pretty/well done.
Instead, I'm just paying for their hair and makeup myself :)
@louisianablue: I gave my bridesmaids the option of my covering their hair or their makeup and they both chose to have their hair done by my stylist and to do their own makeup. I think hair was just more cumbersome for each of them which I totally understand. Each hairstyle is different, mine in a full up-do and theirs half-up, but I think we benefited from the similar artistry of the stylist that comes through in the photos. We also benefited from getting ready altogether so the bridesmaids could match their general makeup application. I didn't plan our getting ready together for that purpose, we just wanted to hang out and start partying early! But that did work out nicely for makeup. So, it is great that you are planning ahead for this concept whereas we just lucked out. Phew! Don't mind my brother in the second photo! Of course none of this applied to him but he was my third "bride's attendant." Ha! :)
Unfortunately it is not in my budget to cover this. If I did, I would be paying $960 which I just can't afford.
If it is not in your budget you shouldn't feel bad. I gave my girls an option of going to the salon (Which I will book) or do their hair and makeup themselves or by someone cheaper. Paying for these things, in my opinion, is just part of being a bridesmaid. I have my friends wedding in a few months and I fully expect to pay for my own hair and makeup. That is something I prepared myself for when I accepted.
Thanks for all of the advice. I think it makes sense for me to cover the cost of hair and let them know that I would like to hire a makeup artist if they are interested (and tell them there needs to be at least three people who want this service). I just don't want to offend anyone or make it seem like I am trying to nickel and dime them. The hair is $45/person and the makeup application is $55/person for the bridesmaids.
I was lucky enough to find a 2 person team in my area who will come to us. One does hair and the other one does make up. I was quoted $300 flat, and that will be makeup and hair for me, 3 bridesmaids, my FMIL and hair for my 3 flower girls. We are doing pictures before the wedding at 11:30 and the plan is to meet us at the church at 8:30. I just hope they can do all that in 3 hours!
Out of hair and makeup, I'd be more concerned about the hair. You could ask the ladies to do their eyes with a certain color pallate? Or maybe gift them a good quality set of eye shadows (sephora, clinique, mac etc) and ask that they wear those shades for the wedding.
I am paying for both hair and makeup for my bridesmaids, but luckly, i only have two. I think it is a really kind gesture, because they are doing so much for me already - buying a dress, hosting showers, etc.
I covered all of my girls hair and my MOH’s makeup. My 2 bridesmaid did their own makeup and they looked great. They weren’t as “done up” as my MOH was but I honestly don’t think anyone could tell. My MOH tends to wear more makeup than my other girls do anyway so it looked natural for her to be a little fancier. It may have been more noticeable if it was hair over makeup but in my experience, they all looked amazing and you really couldn’t tell that some were professional while others were not.
What about paying for a portion of the entire cost, like you will contribute $60 and they only have to pay $50 each for their hair and makeup. I think That would sound very reasonable to everyone and maybe all will get hair and makeup.
i'm having the same issues. i have a bridal party of 6 bridesmaids, 2 godmothers, mob, mog and a friend is marrying us. that's 11 girls getting ready together the day of the wedding. plus me!
i don't have any requests for their hair and actually have told them that i prefer everyone just wear their hair simple and clean - straight down or slicked back into a pony or bun. so i'm not paying for their hair.
but i am paying for their makeup bc i want everyone to look real sharp and put together for the pictures (half the group isnt very prissy and would turn up to the wedding in chapstick and some mascara if left to their devices - myself included!). but just makeup is about to bankrupt me too!! the cheapest i've been able to find is $100 per girl for just makeup. i like the idea of paying for most of it and then asking them to pay the rest though. i might do that.
@louisianablue - what makeup artist did you find for $45? where in ny are you?
@FMCollado: hi, I just wanted to contribute that the make up girl that is coming to our hotel is charging $65 person, $175 for me, and has a $300 minimum. My Make up does include a trial.
@Amy43026 that's a steal!!!
i'm having SUCH a hard time finding reasonably priced makeup people in NY. i'm in the city but we're getting married in the hudson valley so i thought i'd be able to find something cheaper out of the city in this department - so far no luck :(
@FMCollado: I'm actually getting married in New Orleans. I know NYC prices are way different. I have to pay $110 for my wedding makeup, but I think it's fine. The girl I was originally going to hire was only $35, but more inexperienced.
I am considering the same thing, between hair, nails and makeup that is a lot to cover! Additionally my little sister is a bit finicky so what works for some won't work for all.
I was thinking of telling them I would pay $50 toward these things, does that sound bad, or is it better to be like "I will cover makeup" etc? My bridesmaids were very emphatic about having their makeup professionally done, and I assume most will want their hair and nails done as well. I have also made them bracelets and plan on getting them another gift so they'll have something nice after all the wedding stuff is over :)
Does this wording seem okay?
Hi girls!
My girls are already paying so much to come to the wedding and be in it (flights, dresses, rental cars, hotels) I felt really bad about them paying for hair and makeup on top of everything, but they all seemed interested in having it done for the right price... I shopped around and found someone who was a little more expensive $75 for hair OR makeup, $150 for both... I felt that was a little too high for them so I am offering to pay $75 towards them getting one of the services, if they want to only get one that's cool, if they want to get another done then that's up to them... I wasn't requiring them to do it anyway so however much money they want to spend it up to them, but they also get a little pampering as a part of their gift.
Also, by doing that I meet the minimum service quota to get the stylists out there for the wedding, so it kind of gives me piece of mind even if I had to scrape around in the budget for the extra money.
I just sent an email to my girls (I have 5) saying that I would like to cover the cost of either hair or makeup for them, and if they'd like to have both, the extra service would be $85. I also have the issue of needing bride + 3 for each artist to come out (my mom will be getting hair and make up, too), but I only vaguely touched on it in the email. I don't want to force people to get one or the other done...I'm hoping it'll work out that the minimums get covered and if I'm short I'll cover the cost to make it.
@louisianablue: Why dont you ask if they would be willing to go halves in hair and makeup? Total is $100 and you will pay $50. I would be more than happy to pay $50 to get hair and makeup done.
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I'm trying to decide if I have it in my budget to pay for all of the bridesmaids to get their hair and makeup done. If I decide to pay for just one service and give them the option of paying for the professional, which do you think will have a bigger impact?
For instance if I pay for all of them to get their makeup done, and only some of them get their hair done, a few of them will look less fancy than the others.
What if I paid for them to all get their hair done? Will it look weird if only some of them have their makeup professionally done and the others do it themselves?
I just don't want half of the bridal party done up and the other half to look like they rolled out of bed.