Waaah! Hair and makeup costs!

Bloody hell.

My friend has booked a really good make up artist for her bridesmaids.

£65 for the bride make up and hair, including trials. £25 per bridesmaid.

We are west yorkshire though.

That sounds really expensive.

Have you tried Anna Sorbie? She is in Kendal. Used her for my wedding - can't remember what I paid but don't think it was that much! She was great

Try Au Naturel hair and beauty. She covers Gretna and some of the lakes. She's great and nowhere near that amount.

I'm paying nearly £400 for me and just one bridesmaid! And that was the cheapest quote I got!

Maybe try contacting the nearest college doing Beauty Therapy to where you live/getting married?

My friend went to a bare minerals concession stand in a department store and they basically taught her to do her make up for the day (for free I think) and then sold her the make up she needed.
She looked lovely too.

It's only May. Start practising now and do your own bloody make up!

Honestly, there's no need to pay someone else to do it. You'll have a far better idea of what works for you.

Go to a big department store near you and ask them to do your make-up, and you'll soon get a feel for what you like/don't like.

I paid £22 for a normal blow dry from my normal salon and went into Space NK and get them to recommend the right make up, the last gave me lots of advise, I practiced and I looked bloody good!

Try Lauren from Urban Retreat in Ulverston, she does both hair and make up

I don't really understand wedding etiquette, but had I been invited to a sister's/best friend wedding I'd never expect them to pay for my hair and make up. Just because your sister did this at gets doesn't mean she should expect of you to do the same, particularly if you're not well off.

My friend did our hair she is a trainee hairdresser and used the pics for her college folio. If you contact the local college they should hopefully help find someone.
I did my own make-up. Decided to after seeing my friend go through make-up trials and leaving them looking like someone else. I wanted to look like me so I went to the make up concessions and triples a few foundations and different make-ups until I had a nice collection.
I even went to the same concessions in different stores if I liked to woman working there's make-up. I watched some tutorials as well. Was so glad I did my own and I looked like a polished version of me.

My friend is getting hers done by a local salon near to the venue she's getting married in . Maybe you could try this option , maybe go to the salon . Ask on Facebook in the area? Or see if the place has a fb page with people tagging their hair and make up persons .

I don't know where in the lake district you are getting married but have you looked at some of the towns on the coast for someone cheaper who could travel? Might work out cheaper.

I'm not sure there is a local beauty college in the Lakes.

I agree with going to a local salon for hair (just book a blow dry/up do rather than bridal) and do you're own make up.

There's loads of videos on you tube-start practicing now. Otherwise you'll either have to pay for a make up trial or risk not liking it on the day.

Do you have any friends or family that are good at hair or make up? My sister is doing my hair for me and one of my friends is doing my make up. Can be a nice pre wedding bonding session and they might keep you calmer/ have more fun than with a professional

My sister booked a wedding hair & makeup package. £300 for her & 2 bridesmaids + trial for her.

It's been a bloody nightmare. Trial made her look like a transvestite, and the bloody woman has been aggressively hounding her ever since demanding that she pay the £50 deposit (fair enough) plus another £70 for the trial.

With that experience, I would strongly advise against booking packages, unless and until you can have a trial without further obligation.

I'm in the South East paying £95 for trial and the day itself, me and one bridesmaid.

That's mates rates though. However, I think individual hairdressers may well give you a better deal than a "wedding hairdresser" IYSWIM - perhaps next time you're going for a haircut you could ask the hairdresser if she does wedding styles?

Do you not know anyone who is quite good/confident at hair and makeup? If you don't normally wear it I imagine you'll not want too much on for the day?

Also, who cares what your sis did? It's not her day, it's yours

I'm in Surrey and paying £450 for my hair and makeup, two bridesmaids hair and two flower girls hair. Also October wedding!