Bridesmaids Hair and Makeup - how to pay and tip?

kapkap113

I am having someone come onsite to do hair and makeup for my wedding. Someone is coming for hair and another person for makeup. I am not covering this as I am not making anyone get this done, although I would love to cover it if I could.

In terms of paying, do you get checks from the bridesmaids before hand? Are they supposed to inlcude tip or tip day of? Or do you not have to tip the same as you would in a salon?

Any insight?

stina93446

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[QUOTE]I am having someone come onsite to do hair and makeup for my wedding. Someone is coming for hair and another person for makeup. I am not covering this as I am not making anyone get this done, although I would love to cover it if I could. In terms of paying, do you get checks from the bridesmaids before hand? Are they supposed to inlcude tip or tip day of? Or do you not have to tip the same as you would in a salon? Any insight?
Posted by kapkap113[/QUOTE]

<div>If you are not paying for it, then you don't need to get checks from them either. When adults go to salons, they get their hair done, and then they pay. </div>

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I was wondering this too but I don't have hair/makeup people yet.  My plans are to have at least myself, my mom and maybe my FMIL for makeup and whoever else may want it.  Then for hair I'm having some people come and I know my mom and I will have ours done, then I have FMIL and 7 BMs.  I'm telling them that if they want their hair/makeup done they need to let me know ahead of time.  I also decided today I'm likely going to tell them that f they want their hair done I'll chip in $30 for each.  I don't have enough money to pay for all of them in full, I'm restricting them to the hair stylist I'm choosing since I'm bringing them on site, and also I know that the majority will get it done no matter who's paying for it so I thought it'd be nice (I've always been expected to get hair done and pay for it myself).

Ask your hair/makeup people how it works.  Some may welcome checks, some may want cash but then you need to worry about having exact change, etc.  And I'd assume you can't use a credit card.  If I were one of your BMs I'd want to know what they expect (cash, check, etc). 

bablingbrooke

Ask the makeup/hair person how she'd like to be paid and let the BMs pay individually.  But see how many take you up on the offer; if you're the only one, she's not going to block out three hours of her day.  If it's everyone, she needs to make sure she leaves enough time.  If you say, "We have three people, should each girl bring a separate check?" she will tell you.  

Manwaithiel

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[QUOTE]I was wondering this too but I don't have hair/makeup people yet.  My plans are to have at least myself, my mom and maybe my FMIL for makeup and whoever else may want it.  Then for hair I'm having some people come and I know my mom and I will have ours done, then I have FMIL and 7 BMs.  I'm telling them that if they want their hair/makeup done they need to let me know ahead of time.  I also decided today I'm likely going to tell them that f they want their hair done I'll chip in $30 for each.  I don't have enough money to pay for all of them in full,<strong> I'm restricting them to the hair stylist I'm choosing</strong> since I'm bringing them on site, and also I know that the majority will get it done no matter who's paying for it so I thought it'd be nice (I've always been expected to get hair done and pay for it myself). Ask your hair/makeup people how it works.  Some may welcome checks, some may want cash but then you need to worry about having exact change, etc.  And I'd assume you can't use a credit card.  If I were one of your BMs I'd want to know what they expect (cash, check, etc). 
Posted by PhotogBride[/QUOTE]

Funny. I didn't realize that you got to make that decision. Your BMs are adults and they can choose to do their hair however they see fit. If that means going somewhere else before then, then that's their perogative. You can make it an OPTION.

aerinpegadrak

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[QUOTE]I was wondering this too but I don't have hair/makeup people yet.  My plans are to have at least myself, my mom and maybe my FMIL for makeup and whoever else may want it.  Then for hair I'm having some people come and I know my mom and I will have ours done, then I have FMIL and 7 BMs.  I'm telling them that if they want their hair/makeup done they need to let me know ahead of time.  I also decided today I'm likely going to tell them that f they want their hair done I'll chip in $30 for each.  I don't have enough money to pay for all of them in full, I'm restricting them to the hair stylist I'm choosing since I'm bringing them on site, and also I know that the majority will get it done no matter who's paying for it so I thought it'd be nice (I've always been expected to get hair done and pay for it myself). Ask your hair/makeup people how it works.  Some may welcome checks, some may want cash but then you need to worry about having exact change, etc.  And I'd assume you can't use a credit card.  If I were one of your BMs I'd want to know what they expect (cash, check, etc). 
Posted by PhotogBride[/QUOTE]
If you don't give them the option to go elsewhere, it's still on you to pay in full.  Sorry, them's the rules.