When to Book Your Wedding Hair and Makeup

Congratulations if you've just got engaged! Planning your wedding day should be both fun and exciting, but it's easy to get overwhelmed and how just early is too early to start booking everything?

Chances are, the first thing you’ll do is find your perfect wedding venue, after all, this can determine the date of the ceremony. The other details will then follow; cars, reception, catering, music, dress etc etc. Recently though, I have been inundated with last minute enquires from frantic brides desperate to find a Hair and Makeup Artist for their big day because they’ve left it to the last minute. With the rest of the wedding industry booking up so early, it’s just as important to sort your Hair and Makeup Artist for the day as we get booked up early too and it’s horrible turning a bride away!

It’s so easy to get swept away with it all and the big day comes around far quicker than you expect, but you need to allow plenty of time to liaise with your Hair and Makeup Artist:

·         Once you’ve found your Artist, make sure you take advantage of the free consultation to introduce yourself, discuss your ideas and arrangements for the day and most importantly; to make sure you’re completely comfortable with person! If you’re happy, this is then the time to pay your deposit and secure your date which will ensure nobody else get’s in there first.

·         A trial then normally takes place 6-8 weeks prior to the wedding day, but talk to your Hair and Makeup Artist about your expectations and any plans for cut’s, colour’s or spray tans as they may suggest alternative trial dates. A trial then allows you to try different looks and ideas, often with the help of images, accessories and of course the style of your dress. The trial is the perfect time to discuss the requirements for the rest of your bridal party and any other concerns you may have.

·         The Hair and Makeup Artist will then work out a schedule for the morning for you depending on the size of your bridal party, styles chosen and the time of the ceremony.

·         On the day, the Hair and Makeup Artist will arrive with all your photo’s and notes from the trial and will re-create the look exactly. Now isn’t the time to go changing your mind as it’s often a case of last minute nerves; but if you do have any concerns, please let them know!

www.vicky-brown.co.uk

Vicky Brown Hair and Makeup Artist Hertfordshire available for weddings