Bridesmaids hair & makeup?

I think if you have a mandatory hair style or makeup look you want, or you are requiring it to be professionally done, then the bride should pay. I'm making hair and makeup optional for my bridesmaids. I'm covering the travel and tip overall, but they are responsible for the actual charge if they choose to use the vendor coming. Some girls are paying for both and others are just doing one or the other.

Usually if you are requiring the make up and hair to be done professionally, you should pay for it.

If you're requiring it, you need to pay for it. If it's optional and they choose to take advantage, it's at their own expense.

If you require their hair is done, that expense is on you. If makeup is optional, they can pay for it if they choose. I offered to pay for all girls hair & makeup, but still made it optional. One girl opted to do her own makeup, she just prefers to do her own. I'm letting them choose their own style though.

I'm not being picky about their hair and make up so if they want it done by the MUA then they will be paying for it themselves.

Typically, the bride pays if you’re having them do it professionally. If it’s optional, then they cover the cost if they want it

I'm only having my sister stand up with me. I told her I'm having hair & makeup done and she immediately volunteered to pay for her own. Thankfully!

The general consensus is that you don't have to pay for it unless you specifically want them to have a certain style or have it be done professionally; if you are requiring that, then you have to pay. That said, even if you aren't requiring a certain look, if it's in the budget to cover their costs then I think it's always a good gesture! I'm paying for my girls to get their hair done by my stylist, but we're all doing DIY makeup. They can choose any style they want.

I will be covering the cost of hair services for my BMs and have them pay for professional make up with a very generous amount of heads up in terms of cost. I’m not requiring a certain look but I do expect everyone dolled up for the big day. I’m not calling my friends any less beautiful because I’m making them get make up done professionally it is just part of the expectation just like I expect them to be in a dress that day.

I was always under impression if bride wanted hair or make up it would need to be covered by her. If you don't require hair or make up and they as bridesmaids want it then they will cover the cost.

If you require them to get hair and makeup done, then you pay for it.

However, if you give them the option of getting it done or them doing it themselves, then they cover their costs.

I also heard of people paying for it or some of it and that being the girls’ gifts.

FH and I are not paying for the girls to get hair and makeup done since we did not require them to get it just offered it to them along with pricing.

All of my girls are getting hair and makeup plus our Moms. I just paid for my own.


Hope this helps!

View Quoted Comment Yes! Thank you! That’s the direction I will probably be heading in, as well!

I’m paying for my bridesmaid and my mom for hair and makeup as a thank you gift for them joining me in my special day it was not a requirement for me but they all accepted if you want them to have it professionally It would mean you would pay

The only thing I required of my bridal party was getting a dress. I paid for hair and makeup because I wanted us all to feel taken care of, and I didn't want to collect money from anyone. It was one of the first items I budgeted for, honestly. That was kind of the spirit for the whole day for me: I arranged breakfast for everyone, hair/makeup, lunch, valet, all the costs I could think of. It was a smaller wedding so we could do that pretty easily.

My bridesmaids all did their own hair and makeup. I gave them the pricing and option of getting it professionally done but they all chose to save the money and did it themselves. They all looked stunning.

I would like them all to get their hair done at the minimum but I won't be paying for it. They are all expecting to pay for it already so I'm not too worried. I know girls that have been bridesmaids and just paid. Make up for me wont be mandatory. My sister rarely wears it.

If you require it then you pay for it. Especially professional.

I want a certain color range for makeup and 2 of my 3 girls don’t wear makeup regularly, so I am paying for them to have it professionally done. They’re doing their own hair

I’m making mine optional. I got my quote from my hair and makeup lady and have sent out the pricing to my bridesmaids to give them a heads up as I will not be able to cover their costs. Most have agreed to do both so far but I wanted to make sure they knew well ahead of time the cost. I’m not getting married until June 2020 but I think if it’s mandatory as many
others have said you should be covering it. If it’s optional I think you should still let them know cost up front.

I'm only having MOH (my sister), so we will just be doing each others hair and our own make up. But for her wedding, I paid my friend who is a hair stylist to do all of her bridesmaids hair and had another friend who volunteered to help those who wanted it with their make up. Obviously not everyone has that, so I agree with PPs if you are requiring the service be done, you pay for it.