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Devoted October 2019

What to do and when

Star, on June 2, 2019 at 2:00 PM Posted in Hair and Makeup 0 10

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So we’re trying to get into a salon to get our hair done professionally since I have no luck with hair and would like to be pampered/not risk anything especially if I have a bad hair day ( having some issues booking places since I lucked out and picked one of the most popular weekends in fall for my wedding 😫 lol & also with that a lot of salons are booked/booking up quickly so hopefully we can get into this local one as well as a nail salon however I’m having an issue with some bridesmaids etc I digress since that’s another story entirely 😂) anyway if we’re able to get into this salon we won’t be paying for makeup to help save some money. Should we see if the salon won’t care if we do our own real quick in the bathroom? Like right after a girl gets her hair done go to the bathroom and slap some makeup on real quick then the next girl etc? Or should we just do it at the church where the ceremony will be? The issue with that is that there isn’t much great lighting in their bathroom and I don’t want to risk my FH seeing me before/after my trip to the bathroom and makeup escapade. There’s also the option of just doing it at my house that morning however it would have to be in the morning and before we get our hair done. I just didn’t think hat would work well though since while we’re getting our hair done the stylist might accidentally swipe our face etc while she’s curling hair or something. Idk. Just not sure what to do or when with the doing our own makeup part. I wish I could just afford to get our makeup done professionally so we could just knock it out at the same time as our hair at the salon. 😔

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Latest activity by Pattie, on June 5, 2019 at 4:40 PM

Devoted October 2019
Star · on June 2, 2019 at 2:01 PM
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* that 🤣 not hat 😂
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Star · on June 2, 2019 at 2:12 PM
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Also would love advice on possibly doing our own hair as well. Not just because salons are booking up so quickly but also due to having issues with bridesmaids and mainly to save money. However I’m still not sure. It would help since we’re paying for everything ourselves with no help from anyone besides the rehearsal dinner and that’s it. We can afford all of this so it’s not like it’s out of our budget for the bridal party to get their hair professionally done the amount along with bridesmaid drama just makes me want to say screw it and have it done at home haha but also again my hair has a mind of its own and I also don’t want to risk looking back on pictures and not necessarily hating it just regretting not getting my hair professionally done since it’s my wedding after all. Just need some words of wisdom on all of this and advice. Also would love to know what to do about difficult bridesmaids that include my family members 🤣. Seriously considering sayin forget it kicking everyone out and just eloping to Montana.
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Sara · on June 2, 2019 at 2:30 PM
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Hey girl! To make it easy on my girls, I gave them the option as to if they want to get hair/makeup done. Most of them decided to get it done but a few are doing their own. On this site I found a lot of girls who just do wedding hair/makeup and will travel to you the day of, they don’t have an actual salon so I never would’ve known they existed otherwise. Back to the girls, they’re paying for whatever they want done. Some of us are getting our nails done before the rehearsal but I left it open since we have a large bridal party and wanted it to be easier on everyone—both financially and logistically. Some are traveling and won’t have a lot of time, one will have a newborn, and some just prefer to do their own hair and makeup and are very good at it. As for doing your own makeup at the salon, I was in a wedding once where we all got our hair done, but some girls (including myself) opted to just do our own makeup. At this place, they allowed us to set up in the corner of the lobby and just do our makeup there so hopefully it won’t be an issue for you either! (But can’t hurt to ask so you’re prepared, I agree it’s much easier to do makeup after hair). Talk to your girls and see what they prefer to do as well, but don’t be afraid to make yourself a priority in this situation! It’s your day after all. Good luck!
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Devoted October 2019
Star · on June 2, 2019 at 3:30 PM
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Oh that’s awesome! And yeah I didn’t honestly know they existed nor could do that either. However depending on where they’re traveling from that just may not work with our budget to have hair and Mua travel to us. Otherwise I would prefer that over having to go to a salon and plan accordingly. And yes hopefully they won’t mind if we do our own makeup somewhere in the salon after each girls hair is done! Like you said it won’t hurt to at least ask to make sure. So we’ll see 🤞 and yeah for some girls though (surprisingly a lot of my family members) are acting like it’s not my day though 🤣 soo yeah hopefully it gets better however with each day we get closer it’s like something else goes wrong and there’s still bridesmaids who think it’s their wedding day (mainly my sister) and how they don’t like the dress color, or they don’t want me to do this or that for my wedding day, blah blah blah. I love them all to death but again I’m on the brink of choosing the next flight out of here so FH and I can get married and call it good and be done with all this haha....we’ll see. A lot of other things have planned out like vendors and such so hopefully my bridal party will follow suit. ❤️❤️😬
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Devoted October 2019
Star · on June 2, 2019 at 3:32 PM
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*panned out not planned out. Sorry. This is like one of the few apps that for some reason my spelling/grammar are always terrible and I don’t notice it until it’s sent then we can’t even edit it 🤣 😂
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Expert October 2019
Jennifer · on June 2, 2019 at 7:27 PM
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I would definitely say to do your nails the day before. Just focus on hair and makeup. If you don't have a vision of everyone being in an updo, it's not hard to just blow dry your hair nicely, maybe with a pretty barrette or headband? You can also give your bridesmaids the option of getting their hair done and paying for it themselves, or doing it themselves. My hair stylist told me to do makeup before hair, if that helps.
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Hannah · on June 2, 2019 at 7:37 PM
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What Jennifer said. You want to minimize things you need to do on the wedding day. Get your nails done earlier in the week.

Also, it isn't clear in your post, but you don't have to pay for the bridal party's hair/makeup if you are not requiring they get it done or a specific style. I gave my girls a choice and the cost of the service. It's completely optional for them, and all of them opted for it, but I wouldn't have cared either way. This is another option if you are on a tight budget. Obviously, it's really nice of you to do so, but if its causing you so much anxiety, that is another option.
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Melle · on June 5, 2019 at 3:49 PM
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I would think the salon would be fine with you doing that!
so initially i wanted to do my own hair too just because i am super nonchalant and low maintenance when it comes to my appearance.
my maid of honor suggested the magic bun maker and i managed to make it exactly like this left picture: https://image.dhgate.com/0x0s/f2-albu-g5-M01-4F-79-rBVaJFmpDW6AI3N9AADtNMC7zPU541.jpg/diy-hair-tool-bun-band-hair-curler-wig-donuts.jpg
took me a wee bit of practice but not too long before i got it down just like it.
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Emilee · on June 5, 2019 at 3:58 PM
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I would definitely look into someone coming to you so it reduces travel on the day of! We had someone come to us for my sisters wedding and it definitely made it a lot less stressful, but since 4 of us were getting our hair done we went to the salon and got it done all at once. I’m planning on having a couple of HMUA come to the BnB where I will be staying prior to the wedding and all of my BM will get theirs done.
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Pattie · on June 5, 2019 at 4:40 PM
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I am getting my nails done one or two days before.
For hair and makeup I think ill just go to Ulta to have it done! I gave the option for my bridesmaids but left it up to them if they wanted to get it done professionally or not.
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