Can i choose to Pay for Hair or Makeup for bridal party??

I think it would be really nice of you to cover the cost for just one of the services for them! As long as you are not requiring them to have the other service done, it's fine to ask them to cover the cost for it. If you are requiring them to have both services done, you should pay for both. If the second service (that you're not covering for them) is optional, they can cover their own costs if they choose to do it.

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Awesome, thank you! Most of our brides maids are very simple on makeup and have super short hair! So I guess this could go either way. Thank you for the suggestion

View Quoted Comment You could also ask each one which services they're planning to have done to get an idea - if some of them only prefer to get their hair done, you could cover that service for them. Others who only want makeup done, you could cover that for them. For anyone who wants both, it's totally up to you as for which one you cover.

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Thats a great idea!!!

I would suggest paying for makeup because it doesn’t matter how simple the makeup looks, is always better to get a professional makeup remember you will have those photos and videos for the rest of your life. I would say makeup is more important If you need to choose🙌🏻✨

Hi Jes, I paid for my girls hair and if they wanted to do makeup on their own or get professional makeup, totally up to them ☺️ Hope this helps ❤️

That’s great as long as you’re not requiring them to have both services done.

The only time you really to cover the cost is if you are requiring them you have their hair or makeup professionally done.

That's a good idea and nice gesture! I agree with Lisa, ask which service your wedding party members want, and offer to pay for that service for them!

I did this, and all my ladies said they refused to let me pay 😅 but they expressed that they were grateful for the offer.

Thank you everyone! This has been a good insight as money is tight for us. Thank you again!

I was in a wedding where the bride covered our makeup as our gift! We appreciated it so much and honestly preferred it over robes and other Knick knacks you may get.

I paid for my girls' hair and makeup in addition to their gifts, because I felt that paying for hair and makeup didn't really count as a 'gift' because it was wedding-related. That being said, you don't have to cover hair and makeup if you're not requiring it!

I'm paying for my bridesmaids hair since I personally want their hair to be done professionally and offered them the option to pay for makeup if they want it. But I've been in weddings where the bride didn't pay for either since neither were required, and that's totally fine too!

I am paying for both of my bridesmaids to get their hair and make up done but I think you could get by with just paying for one. maybe have them pick which one they would want you to cover

I had initially decided to only pay for my girls’ hair because it can look funny if some bridesmaids have fancy updos (curls/braids/etc) while some just have straight and down. As compared to makeup, which is less obvious in big group pictures. But definitely a know your crowd thing- mostly short hair might make makeup a better choice!

I offered my ladies appointments with hair and makeup. Since I wasn't requiring it, I told them they had to pay for it.

If you are that tight on budget then do a piece of jewelry instead for them to wear. I bought 8 people (bridesmaids the moms and a friend) a jewelry box and the jewelry they will wear at the wedding. I feel like its expected to get your makeup and hair done by a professional. I would flustered to do my makeup correct and hair. I refuse to look stupid. Im in my friends wedding a couple weeks before mine. Shes paying for our hair but we pay for makeup.

I think it's fine, for me, I told my bridesmaids that I would pay for their makeup, and they get to decide whether they want to pay for hair or do it themselves.

If you're on a budget and not requiring a specific look, they generally cover the costs of their own hair/makeup. You can get them a nice thank you gift you can afford (not wedding related..no jewelry, robes, personalized stuff that gets tossed) that fits each one's individuality.

I asked my bridal party if they wanted me to pay. They said no. I said hair and makeup wasn't a requirement so if they didn't want to they didn't have to. They all wanted it. I can't afford to pay for all of them which is why I made it optional.