Who gets ready with the Bride?

1. Mother of bride and Mother of Groom are known to get ready with bridal parties but grooms mum leaves early to go back to boys

Hi

This is  one of the happiest days of your life so sharing this special moment with loved ones will always be treasured. Generally if you choose to have bridesmaids they will get ready with you along with of course, the Mother and Father of the bride and any sibilings.

Most of my brides have their bridal party there, meaning their bridesmaids and usually mothers turn up later to have their hair and makeup done and finish getting ready with the bride for their photos.

Its up to you lovely! But generally the bride gets ready with her bridesmaids and mother. Too many people can get slightly overwhelimg on the morning, in saying that its always nice to have family come over after you are all ready :) In regards to payment, its really up to your budget! I think its a nice thing to treat your bridal party and mother to. 

That is completely up to you, who you want with you when you get ready.  Most brides have their bridesmaids and mum. Some also have friends, or grandma, and mother of the groom too.  I find the more people you have, the more stressed out brides can be, because everyone is fussing over the bride and it can be an overwhelming morning.  I find the best is to keep things simple and just have bridesmaids and mums.  That is what I did for my wedding and it seems to be the least stressful for most of my clients. I had my mother in law there too, so she could get styled up, then she went to where my hubby was getting ready. so she has the best of both worlds.  

As for who pays what... I arranged and paid for my bridesmaids, myself and the 2 mums for hair and makeup. Anyone else wanting hair and makeup had to pay for their own.  I organised an artist for them, but that is what my business is all about, so it made sense for me to do this. It is completely up to you though if you pay for it or not.  That is something you have to discuss with your party.  If they pay for their own, but you book them in with a professional artist, you know they will still look good in photos, but you might have to discuss cost with your party before confirming with the artist. If you let them go and find their own artist, you do run the risk of them going with a non-professional who doesn't use photo-friendly products, which can make them look a little odd in photos.  I have a blog on my website about what questions to ask and how to pick the right artist for you. :) 

It is usually the bridal party and whom ever else you would like to have there. I wouldnt recommend too many

extras until your dressed as it might becoming overwhelming in the prepping stage....especially if you have many people wanting to talk to you when you need to be still in the makeup chair.. Then again you may prefer to have it that way!

It really is personal choice ;) x

It's totally up to you :) If you choose to have bridesmaids, I think it is always nice to share that experience with them, as well as of course mother of the bride, father of the bride and siblings and or close family. After all this is  one of the happiest days of your life so sharing this special moment with loved ones will always be treasured. Everybody's budget is different, if you can afford to cover for makeup and hair for your party I think it is a nice gesture.