Wedding Hair & Makeup Who pays?

I will have my bridesmaids pay on their own for $50 hair and $65 for make-up. I will cover the travel fee, also bought their shoes, accessories and coach wristlet for their gift.

If you're requiring them to have a certain look on your wedding day, then you should pay.

If you want them to all look the same way then I feel you should have to pay for it.

I was only in one wedding, my older sisters. She told us how to get our hair and make up done and we had to pay for everything and find places (we couldn't go where she went because she didn't want it crowded). Then we met her at the church shortly before the ceremony. I've never heard of the bride paying for the bridal party for anything.

It depends on the gifts you want to get and if you're making hair and makeup mandatory. I personally feel like if you're making it mandatory, you should pay because it's not fair to your maids to have to pay that extra just because you want them to.

Give them them option to opt out if you don't pay for it.

2/3 of mine opted in, one opted out. The one who opted out did her own and she looked amazing - and spent $175 less than we each did!

I paid for my 3 bridesmaids and my and my husbands mother's hair and makeup. It was part of my gift to them. I got a great deal because I used the same hairdresser I've been going to my whole life. I let them all choose their own look because I wanted them to feel comfortable. The only think that was the same was their dress. They all looked beautiful!

If you are requiring them to get their hair and makeup done, i would say it's on you to pay for it. if you are giving them the option and they decide they want to... then it's ok to say it's their responsibility to pay for it.

i'm paying for my hair and makeup only. for everyone else, i let them know how much it was going to cost and left it up to them if they wanted it or not. they all decided they wanted hair done, but were going to do their own makeup. and they are paying for it.

my MOH is a licensed esthetician/mua herself. so i have no doubt that she will look fab anyway. haha. she's the only girl in my bridal party.

I think you should pay if you want everyone to have their hair and makeup professionally done. It seems very unfair to me that you're asking them to pay potentially over $100 (depending on the cost of hair and makeup and tip) on the day of your wedding especially after they've already paid for a gown, and potentially new shoes and jewelry...oh and likelier than not bought a gift for you too!

I'm personally paying for everyone to have their hair professionally done, including my FMIL, mom, and the flowergirl. It's costing me nearly $800 (including hair and makeup for myself plus a 20% tip). Sure it sucks to pay for, but if you want it, then you should be the one who covers it.

If you want them all to look a certain way you should be the one who pays for it. And it does not count as a gift.

I am paying for all of my girls to get there hair and make up done, but they had a choice I would pay for hair, shoes, and makeup and they paid for there dress or I paid for there dress and they paid for hair shoes and makeup....... They all picked to pay for the dress so I am paying for the rest.

I just had this dillema, and went with the: If it is required, you pay, if not they pay. I have a gorgeous, and totally competant group of BMs who can all do their hair and makeup and I just care that they look "good" on my day, which they will because they always do...

That being said, I have ONE BM, who is my MOH, my best friend, love her to death... but the girl can NOT do her hair. What I said above about my gals all being capable and competent about hair.... does not apply to her. And of course, who is the ONE girl who gave me a "I might do my own hair" answer when I asked my BMs about their hair? Her. Hahaha. So I may just pay for her hair as a special MOH present, because, like I said, love her to death, but her hair is just out of control...

In agreement with most previous posters, my experience has been:

If the bride requires a certain look and makeup/hair to be professionally done, then it's been paid for. Other times, the brides said it was up to us whether we got it done professionally or not, some of those resulting in me paying for my own hair or doing it myself.

Yep in agreement with the rest- if you "require" them to all have the same hair and makeup you should pay, if you just want them to look nice they should pay. I am going to give my girls the options on what they want to do. I am wanting a few things to match but their hair and makeup will be their own thing.

I gave mine the option. 2 of the 3 opted for make up. My MOH is my sister and she opted out because she is amazing at doing makeup.

They all 3 opted to have their hair done.

It was to expensive to me to pay for all of theirs...I wish I could but its just not in the budget. I am not requiring a certain look from them.

Future Mrs D im in ur boat! Lol wow i wasn't expecting so many negative responses. Im not requiring them to do it but my MOH and niece and bless her heart my sister cant do hair and makeup! If they won't look like something out of the 80's then they probably well god only knows lol I just know my MIL when she got married last year she paid for all of us (but she has the funds unfortunately we do not yet :'( thats why she wouldn't let us pay and helping us w thw cost) so I am going to ask them if they want to do it if they dont then I guess ill figure out what to do from there.

I am planning on bringing one or two people in (I have 5 BMs) and paying for at least most of it. I will give them the option, but depending on cost I was hoping to gift it to them. My hair and make-up person hasn't gotten back to me. She's an old friend who went to school for it, but I know she just got a new job and has a child. I figure I will give her another two weeks after trying to get a hold of her again and if she doesn't respond I'll find another way.

I'm also not requiring a certain look, just something done, at least half up is what I want. Otherwise the choice is theirs.

I'm paying for their makeup and i don't care how they wear their hair.

Wow, that is high but i guess its because of all the ladies.

I paid for their makeup and let them do whatever they wanted with their hair. I think if you want them to look a certain way, you should just pay. For 8 people, that's really not that bad. Although the 4 year old and 13 year old could probably but some lip gloss on and be fine.

Also, just as a reminder, make sure you think about the timing for all these people to get their make up done.

If you require them to use a particular HMUA, then you need to pay. I understand that you're beginning to regret wanting to pay since it's so expensive, but you can't ask them to pay for something your ask for. To get out of this situation, give them the option to do their hair/makeup themselves or go with your HMUA if they want. That way, if they choose the HMUA, they pay for it themselves.