Hair and Makeup

ellie_spoutz

Did you ask your bridesmaids to get their hair/makeup done? 

jagore08

I offered to pay for them to have it done (at my cost).  None of the BM had their make up done and all but one had their hair done.

bablingbrooke

I offered to make them appointments with my stylist but none of them took me up on it.  Two went to their own stylists and the other two did their own hair.  They all looked fabulous.  Everyone, including me, did their own makeup.

Viczaesar

In response to your poll choices, you don't get to require/expect professional hair and/or make up and not pay for it.  If it's their choice then they pay; if you're requiring it then you pay.

SassyBrass

I only had one girl and my brother. She's a hairstylist, so she did her own hair and mine.
I didn't care how it ended up looking. When I was planning on more girls in the WP (who couldn't come for different reasons), I figured however they wanted to look was fine with me. They all looked just fine in real life, so no big deal.

In the weddings I've been in, we got our hair done professionally. I paid both times. Honestly I didn't mind since I got to do whatever I wanted with it.

vsgal

My wedding party did their own hair and makeup.  They know what they like and what looks good on them.  I did my own makeup because I was on a budget.  The cheapest artist I found was $50 for trial and $85 day of.  Everyone looked great.

quotequeen

I made my own appointments and told them where it was and that if they were interested in joining they could make appointments.  I don't care in the slightest whether they get their hair and makeup done or not.

mbcdefg

I gave them the pricing/appointment info on the makeup girl and hair salon I was using and told them that they were more than welcome to come with me, or find another stylist, or do their own.

They both decided to get their hair done but at different salons. They both decided to use the same makeup artist that I booked for myself.

I didn't pay for them. However, I gave them their BM gifts the night before at the rehearsal dinner, and part of the gifts was a Visa gift card, so IDK if they chose to use it toward their hair (we paid the makeup girl in cash) or if they put it away for future use.

suz62984

I told them I didn't care how they did it...or if they wanted it professionally done; however I did offer my hairstylist for hair and makeup on location as a treat to them if they wanted to opt in. Everyone took me up on it.

heyimbren

The easiest way to approach this topic is to leave the choice up to them: some girls may love getting their hair done, others may not (or may not want to spend the money).

They'll look beautiful either way.

My friend is getting married in the spring and has decided to leave it up to us if we want our hair or makeup done. We can go to a salon with her, a different salon, or just do it at home. It worked out really well so that everyone is happy with that.

TheCranberry

I will let my BM's decide whether to get their hair/make-up done, and if they want it done they can pay for it themselves.  I will probably get professional hair/make-up, but I definitely won't require it of them. 

aerinpegadrak

They didn't have the option of going to their usual salons (destination wedding), so I brought in a stylist and told them they could either use her for hair/makeup or take care of it themselves.  All of them opted to use her for hair but not makeup.  I wasn't initially sure that I could pay for it, so when finding out if they were interested in pro hair I also asked how much they could comfortably contribute toward it, but luckily I did a lot of research and found someone in my price range.

meganyani

I offered hair and makeup to my BMs. They all only wanted hair. I could've made them pay for it and they would've, but decided just to cover it. It wasn't required though so they had the choice.

I'm doing hair AND makeup though

mcornelissen

I am getting my MOH's make up done by professional, but no trial. I will go for a trial with the same MUA and take it from there. I will pay for make up, so I will save a little by leaving it to chance.

RuthAnne27

I've offered to pay for one or the other. I can't afford to pay for both hair and make-up for my bridesmaids. And my sister is doing my make up for me the day of so I'll save a little that way. But I'm leaving it up to my girls what they want to do.

miaka51

My best friend went to cosmetology school and my MOH is dying to get her hands on my face for makeup so I am not doing pro stuff.  If my girls want to, that is their thing, but I wont be paying for it if I am not paying for it for myself.  I have considered picking up their manis and pedis the day before, however.  We will see how it all shakes out.