Hair and make up - who pays

If you aren’t paying for it then it’s their choice if they want it professionally done or not. In my case I want all of our hair and makeup to be similar including the mothers so I am paying for it. But that is because I am insisting and most of them are from out of town and don’t know anyone here anyway. Otherwise you let them decide what level they want to do.

I am paying for my bridal party to have hair and makeup done professionally. I’m not doing it because I am “requiring” them to look a certain way. I want them to relax on the day of and feel like they look their best. It’s a lot of extra money but FH and I budgeted for it and cut back in other areas because it reminds us that our wedding and marriage isn’t only about us.

I wanted to treat the moms and my MOH so we paid for their hair and makeup. It was a great time in the morning and we all has mimosas and chatted away. .I was very nervous so looking back it was a great thing for me to have company and be surrounded by people all day.

I’ve never had a bride pay for my hair and makeup when I have been a bridesmaid. But they have usually gave pricing for the salon they were going to or for the person they had coming to their house so we could if we wanted.

I am having hair and makeup available telling them the price and leaving it up to them if they want it or not. They just have to tell me because the artist need to know but the ones that are getting their hair and or makeup done are paying for themselves. Now If you are requiring it or requiring a certain hair style than etiquette says you should pay for it.

I was the moh in my best friends wedding and she gave us a choice for hair and nails. I ended up doing my nails and her nails myself, and then I got my hair done since I'm horrible at it. One of the bridesmaids moms was great at doing hair so she did her daughters hair. I would say give them the choice.

It would be a LOT for me to pay for everyone's hair and makeup as I have 7 plus moms - if you want to do this I'd consider doing it in lieu of other gifts, unless you have a very small party.

I offered everyone a choice to either get HMU onsite with me, go to the salon of their choice, or do their own, and they'll have to pay for themselves. I'm also not requiring any specific hair style or make up color; I think if you do you may want to pay for them to get it.

We're covering Hair/Makeup for all the girls and our moms. Everyone is traveling far for our wedding so I felt it was important to cover. They can choose how they want each done.

I was in a wedding recently where we had to cover our own (not common in my circle) which was $200! The people did a horrible job too, all of us girls were fixing our own makeup after, and my hair looks horrible in photos, money wasted.

I think we have to make the decision based on our budget. I'm including it as a gift but I am not dictating what their makeup looks like. I just want the ladies to be comfortable.

I have been part of a wedding party 4 times, all minus one (paid for makeup but not hair) paid for the hair and makeup for the entire party plus female family members. I will be doing the same and covering for the entire party since I want my girls to relax the day of given that I was a BM and knows how it feels and would hate to have them have one more thing to worry about. This would also make for a good photo op as well.

I found a reasonably priced salon where i'm doing my hair and will ask the girls to pay for them to get their hair done there, but allow them to choose an updo. The salon also does makeup (but i may be using a separate MUA). I won't require them to get their makeup done. Anyone who wants to do their own can, or they can go to a sephora or the hair salon and have their makeup done there.

I have a large bridal party and a tight budget, so i'm trying to be as flexible as possible. Everyone has different hair lengths and textures, so i thought getting it done would make it look nicer and be less pressure on them to style it nicely.

I am paying for both for my 2 BM and my mom. They will enjoy the pampering so it will be part of my gift to them. I will also get each of them a personal, small gift.

So I offered my girls to choose to get their hair or makeup done (or both) That they would pay for.. i let them know if they didnt want to it was okay.. but they all chose to have one or the other or both.. i think they would appreciate the option, and if money is tight they can do their own...

I'm going to be paying for my MOH's dress, not sure about the bridesmaids yet. My sister-in-law is a hairstylist, so she'll be doing our hair for free. I'm not sure about makeup yet. I don't want to have to do my own that day, so i'll be having someone do it. If I can get a decent price that includes us all i'll pay for us all

It's up to you i guess. if you require it, you can pay for them in full or you can also either pay half and they pay the other half

I read that traditionally if you are wanting the bridal party to get dolled up that the bride pays. I have 11 girls and one guy. I know the prices but don’t know if I could cover that many girls.

View Quoted Comment That’s what I offered my girls.

Other than the dress, anything you require you pay for.