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BeyondTheUpdo is a wedding hair and makeup business based in DMV. This on-location beauty service provides luxury wedding looks that make you look and feel your best on your special day. Owner Ciarrah Fittro will work with you to bring your vision to life on your wedding day. Her style is classic and romantic, and modern resulting in timeless looks that will never go out of style. Professional yet personable, she'll work tirelessly to ensure your experience is stress-free and fun.

Services Offered

BeyondTheUpdo offers luxury wedding hair and makeup services to suit any desired style. They encourage interested couples to book a trial session two to four months before the wedding day so they can answer any questions you may have and give you a preview of your wedding look before you walk down the aisle. They can also provide makeup and hair services for the wedding party if desired.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the base price for updos/styling for brides?

$150

What is the price of trial service for updos/styling for brides?

$125

What is the base price for updos/styling for attendants/family members?

$100

What is the price of trial service for updos/styling for attendants/family members?

$125

What is the base price for traditional makeup for brides?

$150

What is the price of trial service for traditional makeup for brides?

$125

What is the base price for traditional makeup for attendants/family members?

$100

What is the price of trial service for traditional makeup for attendants/family members?

$125

Does makeup price include false lashes?

Yes

What hair services do you offer?

Textured Hair Styling
Updos / Styling
Hair Trial
On-Site Hair

What makeup services do you offer?

Contour Makeup
Eye Makeup
Natural Makeup
On-Site Makeup
Wedding Party Makeup
Makeup Trial
Fake Lashes
Tattoo Coverage

Reviews of BeyondTheUpdo

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Beyond The Updo is highly praised for responsiveness, professionalism, and flexibility throughout planning and trials. The hair and makeup team is talented, punctual, calming, and makes the getting-ready process fun and stress-free. Styles held up all day—even in rain and dancing—while accommodating large parties on time; highly recommended.

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Beyond The Updo is highly praised for responsiveness, professionalism, and flexibility throughout planning and trials. The hair and makeup team is talented, punctual, calming, and makes the getting-ready process fun and stress-free. Styles held up all day—even in rain and dancing—while accommodating large parties on time; highly recommended.

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Morgan Sent on 05/25/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Hair Services

Beyond the Updo, and specifically Ciarrah, were absolutely amazing to work with. She was timely, so responsive, and so professional! Also just such a fun person to work with! We changed up what I wanted for my hair between the trial and day-of, and Ciarrah was so unbelievably easy to work with and made my hair look amazing! Could not recommend her or her team enough!
Katheryn
Katheryn Sent on 05/22/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Loved it!!

I worked with Ciarrah, Laken, and Nancy. Ciarrah was super responsive and helpful over email. She helped to coordinate 2 trial runs for me because I changed my mind. They was accommodating with their schedules. Laken and Nancy came on the wedding day and were absolutely amazing. They knew I was a bit nervous about the style I chose and helped coach me through it and decided whether I wanted pins or not. She was really kind and great to work with. I’d recommend them for sure! All the girls hair turned out very pretty.
Leah
Leah Sent on 05/15/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Team!

I cannot say enough amazing things about Beyond The Updo team! From the moment Katie, Jordan & Amenda arrived, they brought such a calming, fun, and positive energy to the morning of our wedding. They made everyone feel comfortable, confident, and absolutely beautiful.

They truly listened to what each person wanted and executed everything perfectly. My bridal look was beyond anything I could have imagined — I felt like the best version of myself, and my hair and makeup lasted flawlessly all day and night through happy tears, dancing, and everything in between.

Booking them was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding day, and I would recommend them to absolutely anyone looking for a talented and reliable beauty team. Thank you for making us feel so beautiful and special on such an important day!
Jessica
Jessica Sent on 05/07/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing hair and makeup company!!

I used Beyond the Updo for mine and my bridal parties wedding hair and makeup, and the entire experience was absolutely amazing from beginning to end. The team was outstanding — everyone was so talented, professional, and made the whole getting-ready process feel fun, relaxing, and stress-free.

They did an excellent job with both hair and makeup, and everyone looked and felt beautiful. The team also timed everything perfectly throughout the day, which helped everything run smoothly and kept us on schedule without ever feeling rushed.

The girls were so fun to have around while getting ready and truly added to the excitement and happiness of the morning. Ciarrah was especially wonderful to work with — she was organized, responsive, and communicated so well throughout the entire planning process, and she went above and beyond to ensure that I was satisfied with my services.

I would highly recommend Beyond the Updo to any bride looking for a talented, professional, and enjoyable beauty team for their wedding day!
Lea
Lea Sent on 03/26/2026
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect HMU services for my wedding day

I could not recommend BeyondTheUpdo enough! From the very first conversation, Ciarrah went above and beyond. Before I even officially booked, I spoke with her on the phone to explain exactly what I was looking for. I had a particular vision due to some mixed past experiences with professional makeup services, and she immediately reassured me. Ciarrah personally checked on me during my trial to make sure my look ended up how I wanted and followed up the next day to make sure the look lasted. She and her team took notes on any corrections I wanted post-trial to make sure we could incorporate them on wedding day. On the morning of the wedding, the team was incredibly professional, calm, and talented. They showed up early and finished on time. Between the magic of Amanda, Erica, April, Kristin, and Nicole, all of our hair and makeup looked amazing. I truly felt like an elevated version of myself. BTU made getting ready a true joy, and I am so thankful I trusted them with such an important part of my wedding day!
Antonio
Antonio Sent on 12/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Hair Review

Working with BeyondTheUpdo was such a smooth and incredible experience. They were very flexible with all of the details, from scheduling my hair trial around my tricky work schedule, to working with us through our original venue cancellation, to last minute increasing the number of girls whose hair my stylist did on the day of the wedding– their communication and flexibility was always so appreciated. My stylist Jordan is incredibly talented. My hair trial was flawless, and she effortlessly made the few changes that I requested on my wedding day– and my hair stayed put into the night. I felt like a princess all day! All of my bridesmaids and family were also obsessed with their hairstyles as well. In fact, my sister showed her an inspiration photo of a complicated-looking flowy braid, and Jordan took one glance at the photo and recreated the hairstyle without taking another look. Jordan was extremely quick with her work- she did a total of 9 services, starting at 8 am and ending around 1 pm. She was also able to a variety of hairstyles: half-up-half-downs, updos, and a flowy braid. She did a beautiful updo on one of my bridesmaids who has very curly hair, using 46 bobby pins! Overall, my experience working with Jordan was amazing, and I would highly recommend working with her or anyone from the BeyondTheUpdo team for your wedding day!
Danielle
Danielle Sent on 10/24/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Timeless bridal waves

I can’t say enough amazing things about the BeyondTheUpdo team! They truly brought my wedding hair vision to life it was exactly what I wanted and made me feel like such a princess all day. Erica absolutely nailed my hairstyle and made me feel so beautiful. The communication with Ciarrah throughout the process was easy, effortless, and so professional. The entire experience was seamless from start to finish, and I’m so grateful for their talent and care. Highly recommend them to any bride!
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Katie Sent on 09/18/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Ciarrah is the best!!!!

Ciarrah was so great to work with! She is extremely responsive and accommodating to any changes needing to be made. I did 2 trials to test different hairstyles and she was so receptive to feedback and tweaked anything needed. I had her do both rehearsal dinner and wedding and both turned out perfect.

It ended up raining on our wedding day and my hair did not move once. From 80 degrees during photos, torrential downpour, taking my veil on and off so many times along with dancing the night away my hair stayed the entire time.

All my bridesmaids also loved how their hair turned out, would highly recommend!!
Stephanie
Stephanie Sent on 09/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Simply The Best!!!!

Ciarrah is the one that I had the pleasure of working with for my wedding. The first time I met her at my bridal preview she brought a sense of calm!!! My hair looked awesome that day and I couldn’t wait for my wedding day to arrive! Then on the wedding day, she did my whole Bride Dream Team and they were thrilled with her as well as myself….plus the work ethic she brings with her! She is a blast and we all hated her to leave us! Do yourself a favor and book them now!!! You won’t be sorry!!!!!
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Paige Sent on 08/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Ciarrah is truly AMAZING!

Ciarrah outdid herself!! She made myself & each of my bridesmaids feel beautiful! Not only was Ciarrah professional, timely, & organized, but it felt like you were getting ready with another best friend! She was so sweet & personable. I would recommend her to any & every bride!
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