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Bridesmaid Hair Question

Courtney, on July 30, 2019 at 7:08 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 13
Should I offer to pay for everyone's hair on the wedding day? My cousin will be doing my makeup and the BM's are just going to do their own makeup. I have one BM that will be driving 6 hours and I have offered to pay for hers because she is already spending money on a hotel room for two nights for the wedding plus other travel expenses and her dress.


The hairstylist is the one that I use regularly and she said she would charge $55 for everyone. I will say there isn't a specific hairstyle I want them to have and I don't care how they wear their hair, but I would like for it to look nice. I will have myself and 5 BM's so that goes up to $330 for everyone if I paid for it myself.

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Latest activity by Nichole, on August 2, 2019 at 12:55 PM
  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    It would be nice but I don't think it's necessary if you don't want them to have a specific style/look
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  • Cristy
    Master May 2021
    Cristy ·
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    It's certainly not required, as you don't care how they wear it. But it's a really nice gesture, if you can afford it.

    I hope to be able to pay for my girls' hair also. I want them to feel beautiful and pampered too, right along with me.

    I think that's really nice that you want to do this. And that's a really great price from your hairdresser!!

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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    It’s not required unless you’re making it mandatory for them to have it done professionally. I’m sure it would be appreciated if it’s within your budget. Yeah
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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    Not sure how I typed yeah at the end of my sentence 🙃
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  • Danielle
    Devoted October 2021
    Danielle ·
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    We can’t afford to pay for everyone’s hair and make up since I’m getting them robes and toasting glasses and stuff and we have a tight budget. My only rules for my girls were, just make sure everyone’s dresses look good together, if they want to do their own hair and make up that’s fine too but since they will be paying for their dress, and hair and make up if they want. We told them not to worry about any gifts. Paying for their stuff is a gift enough considering I can’t be spending close to 600$ for trials and day of and stuff
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    Devoted April 2020
    Courtney ·
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    Yeah I totally get that. I wanted to buy pajamas for the girls and that is going to get expensive as well although I know that's not considered an "actual gift."

    I think I will pay for my OOT BM since she has gas expense, dress, and hotel costs for two nights. My sister will be in wedding along with her three kids.... I'm gonna have two of them as jr BM and GM and one to carry a sign before I walk out. I feel like I want to help her with some of that expense because that's 2 dresses and 2 tuxes although idk how much kids tuxes will cost..... undoubtedly they wont be same price as the adult. My niece will be 12 and will get same dress as my sister.

    So yeah I think I'm going to say if you want to get your hair done it is $55 or you can just do something on your own 🤷‍♀️
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  • Krissyl
    Devoted October 2019
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    It's definitely required but a really nice gesture! If it's in the budget, what about covering a portion of the service instead of the whole thing ($20-$25)? That way it's part of your gift to them and they only have to spend half what they expected! This is what I'm doing since I cant afford covering a $70 service for all my BMs.
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  • Krissyl
    Devoted October 2019
    Krissyl ·
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    Definitely not required***
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    Devoted April 2020
    Courtney ·
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    Ok yeah that could be an option to think about
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  • Cher Horowitz
    Master December 2019
    Cher Horowitz ·
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    If you would like to pay and have the means to, go for it! It's very sweet of you to consider this

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
    MrsD ·
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    If you can afford it! If not, make it optional and the girls can decide if they want to or not. If it's required they get it professionally done, I'd pay.

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    Millicent ·
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    Are you going to require that your bridesmaids all get their hair done? If so then yeah you should pay, but if its an optional thing, then they can pay.

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  • Nichole
    Devoted August 2019
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    That is a great price!!!! My hair lady charges 100 per bridesmaid.
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