Short Answer: No!
This article could be finished right here but I think it is only fair that you all get a full explanation to back up that answer. So here goes...
If you're planning you're wedding already, you have probably noticed that whenever the word wedding is attached to something you are buying the price goes up. It's frustrating and you're thinking, "why is it more expensive, if it was for my birthday I would get it for a lot less?". Well, the fact is, it is not for your birthday - it's for your wedding. It's supposed to be the best day of your life so you want to ensure you get an amazing personalised service, have a fantastic day with nothing to worry about and you want to look and feel like a princess.
Wedding budget's vary massively, personally I only spent about £5,000 on my own wedding but then I did my own makeup and including myself and my husband we had 12 people in total attending, but I also have friends who have spent over £20,000 on their big day. The most important thing about your budget is to consider what is important to you so you get the result you want and deserve. If you're budget is £7,000, no matter how hard you try you will never have a wedding that looks like you spent £70,000 so it is important that you spent the money on what matter's most to YOU!
For example, when did you ever hear someone say, I'm so glad I went for the cheap photographer, the photo's are amazing? If you pay a photographer £200 for your wedding photography, chances are they are not going to spend the same amount of time and deliver the exact same results that a photographer you would pay £1,000 for would (which is about the average/possibly below average for a full day's coverage where I live). There's got to be a compromise somewhere - whether that is the amount of time they spend photographing the wedding or the quality of the images you receive
Now I do not know many brides who don't want to look their absolute best on their wedding day and your make-up artist and hair stylist play a massive role in how you will look on your big day. They are also vendors that don't usually charge any more than what you would pay for any other individual service they offer just because it is a wedding - the only difference is that you pay for an additional pre wedding trial to ensure that you are happy with the results before your big day.
When you are choosing your make-up artist you will however find many people that are offering a service at extremely low prices, be wary as this usually means they do not have insurance or relevant training or using cheap products that may not last throughout the entire wedding day - ensure you do a little research and also ask to see images from previous brides, or even ask if you can be put in contact with their previous clients to speak to them directly about how good the service was.
If you have seen a make-up artist and are set on using them for your bridal make-up, contact them in the initial planning stages and ask them to do a personalised quote for you so you are aware of what you would need to budget for. Don't make the mistake of waiting until you have booked everything and have very little money left within your budget, expecting them to lower their price. This happens extremely often and usually the bride ends up either doing her own make-up or using a make-up artist she is not completely happy with.
Remember Quality over Quantity...
The quality of make-up artists varies greatly and this is reflected within the pricing. You have people who are in the beginning stages of their career and are still learning, more experienced artists and those who are the very best in the industry. Basically, you get what you pay for - if you want the best in the industry, expect to pay a lot more than what you would pay for someone at the very beginning of their career with little experience.
Would you expect to walk into a wedding dress boutique and buy a dress designed by Vera Wang for £100 just because you wanted it and you had spent the rest of your budget elsewhere? It is important to remember that these people are running a business and providing a service to you because that is their job and just like everyone else in the industry they also have overheads, including:
- Relevant training and updates to remain current and aware of new trends
- Insurance
- Advertising and website costs
- The professional quality products and tools used, make-up and brushes, etc
- The amount of time you spend doing quotes, invoicing, attending to enquiries, researching suitable products for people with allergies or special requests, packing your kit, on the road to your venue, finding parking, paying for parking and tolls where applicable (this is where travel &/or parking/toll fees will be invoiced), setting up, hanging around for touch ups, or the extra time spent waiting for your client to finish tying up loose ends on phone calls etc that delays the amount of time they are in your seat
I completely understand that not everyone will see the art in make-up artistry and you may think that it all looks the same, but trust me, the quality of work can vary dramatically!
If you are not too bothered about the make-up side of your wedding but don't want the hassle of having to do it yourself then you are definitely better off going for a lower experienced/budget MUA but if you want to look your best and are very particular then a more experienced make-up artist would be for you as they will have a better under understanding of how to accentuate your best features and they will also know how to get the perfect balance between looking amazing in person and in the photographs. Just remember that quality come with a price, they are not trying to rip you off, they are just offering a higher end service.
I hope this article has made sense and I have also added a rough guide below to give you an idea of what you can expect to pay for make-up services in the UK
- Students/Newly Qualified: £75-£90pp including pre wedding trial (this is an absolute base rate, and I would seriously question the credibility, product and hygiene of any artist charging less than this!)
- Experienced artists: £100-£140pp including pre wedding trial
- Industry Professionals: £150- £200+pp (although in some cases the price can be upward of £1000pp for some celebrity make-up artists)
It is also common for make-up artists who are travelling large distances (usually over 10-20 miles) from their location to charge additional mileage, which will vary between each individual business. (The government suggestion is 45-50p per mile)
**These prices are loosely based on the average make-up artists pricing per person within the UK, and is to be used as a guide ONLY. As stated above, please note that all makeup artists have different rates, inclusions and terms and conditions. Please consult your personal makeup artist directly for any further advice, prices or quotes etc. Average costs will also vary greatly depending on the County the make-up artist is based i.e. a small rural town mua may not have the same average cost as a major city mua.
Haley x.
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