What is the difference between Bridal and Special Occasion hair and make-up?

February 17, 2023

Well… what’s the difference between…

A wedding cake and a birthday cake?

A wedding dress and a prom dress?

Wedding invitations and baby shower invitations?

Wedding catering and graduation catering?

The SERVICE, the experience. It’s the amount of time, work,

and attention put into each one of them that makes the difference.

And I can honestly say, it’s because I have limited availability for wedding days. There’s A LOT of stress working weddings year after year and it requires more £’s to make it worth it to me to continue to strive for excellence in bridal services. I have limited number of weekends I can offer for weddings which warrants the price difference

 

In my experience as a seasoned Bridal Make-up Artist there are steps required to achieve a high quality bridal look. You gotta look your best, right in ALL lighting settings, survive all weathers conditions and most of all be camera ready all day. This takes time and attentions, after-all your wedding photo’s will be with you FOREVER. 

Here’s a list of what is included:

Bridal Hair and Make-up Services:

  1. Complementary discovery call before you book
  2. A contract
  3. In-depth consultation
  4. Pre-preview appointment questionnaire
  5. Preview (trial) appointment in-person
  6. Personalised beauty advice
  7. Professional hair and make-up
  8. Expert bridal look composition and styling advice, I help pull the look together
  9. On-location wedding day service at your convenience
  10. Veil and hair accessory placement
  11. Luxury skin prep
  12. Additional attention and steps to ensure longevity
  13. Chest / shoulder / body make-up
  14. The many emails, calls and messages back and forth!
  15. Handling your concerns, flexibility to changes
  16. Ordering hair accessories, hair pieces and wedding day make-up kit
  17. Unlimited communication prior to the event
  18. Bridal party designs and concerns
  19. Early morning, travel, time crunch, creating timelines and dealing with changes, staying on schedule, more people.
  20. And planning, dialogue with other suppliers
  21. Touch up’s before you and your bridal party leave
  22. And my expertise, extensive skills and high quality tried and tested bridal kit at our disposal 
  23. V.I.P treatment, I make your dreams become a reality
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Credit Anna Clarke Photography

Also I have to bring an ENTIRE salon with me when I do bridal. There is additional insurances for my travelling salon. Special occasion and non-bridal services are usually just done in-studio and there isn’t a year long planning process for those services.

Hair and make-up for an occasion is different, you ultimately get the same skill and products used.

Special occasion hair and make-up service is for those who want to look their best, be pampered or need a helping hand. Typically they’ll be a wedding guests, heading to the races, having a baby shower, engagement party or celebrating a big birthday or wanting to put their best face forward for a dates, interviews and I’ve even done make-up for going to court! Yes my client wanted to look her best in front of the judge.

The special occasion services are mostly done in-studio, but not limited to, and are very much in-and-out appointment, self- service book online and involves very little, if any, pre-appointment consultation.  Ultimately special occasion hair and make-up design is created with the type of event in mind, it’s setting whilst taking into consideration my clients natural style, comfort levels, hair and skin type, bone structure, age etc. You’ll get the VIP treatment just in a much shorter timescale.

 

 I encourage you to do your research fully and make sure

you are getting the right level of service to meet your needs.

No one like’s a half job or to be rushed.

 

To find our more about my bridal make-up and hair styling services,

you can book a discover call with me here

love Donna x

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