Do I Need a Hair and Makeup Trial for My Wedding Day?

The day that you have been dreaming about your entire life is getting closer and closer, your wedding day! With so many details to figure out and finalize, it is easy to get swept up and forget about some of the smaller, but equally important factors that comes along with planning a wedding.

As the bride, you not only want to look and feel beautiful, but you also want to be confident that you truly are getting everything you have ever dreamed about. This is reason alone to have a hair and makeup trial before your wedding to ensure that everything goes according to plan without a hitch.

Let’s back up. What exactly is a hair and makeup trial? And why is it even important? To put it simply, a hair and makeup trial is an experimental run-through of the wedding beauty look.

Think of it like a dress rehearsal; it is meant to test out and perfect the bride’s (you!) hair and makeup before the wedding so that there are no hiccups on the big day. A trial gives you the chance to try out a few different hair and makeup ideas until you find the one that fulfills your dreams and makes you feel gorgeous. Isn’t that what every bride wants?

On a further note, a hair and makeup trial gives you a chance to meet your stylist before your wedding and iron out all the details that may be hard to communicate over the phone or email. Your idea of a neutral brown eyeshadow color may be different than what your stylist’s idea of it is! Pictures go a long way in communicating what you are looking for, but details can still get lost in translation.

Not only that, but a trial run can also help you determine how much time you will need to set aside for getting ready on the big day. You do not want to feel stressed, and your wedding artist does not want to rush the getting ready process!

At the end of the day, your happiness is what matters as your wedding is arguably one of the best days of your life. Your hair and makeup artist wants to do everything they can to ensure that all you have ever envisioned for this day will come true, no matter what!

Although a hair and makeup trial may come with extra costs, it will be completely worth it in the end when you walk down the aisle feeling and looking beautiful.