Trust Us - We've done this before!
Photo by Derks Works Photography
Featured Artists - Sharon & Jessica
Bride - Emily
Planning a wedding can be overwhelming, we get it, and you may feel the need to outline everything down to the smallest details to stay on top of it all. While being prepared is great, you also need to trust the professionals you’ve hired. One of my biggest pet peeves as a beauty pro is when well meaning wedding planners and clients make up schedules for us, without even asking us how we’d like the flow to go on the day. While having a master timeline is 100% helpful, you do not need to detail out the tasks for each vendor. As vendors, we’ve done this literally thousands of times. We know what works best for our team. Each vendor is going to be different. You do not want to micro-manage the details of how each vendor does their job. This can cause undue frustration and stress, and quite frankly can piss off your vendors. The last thing you want is stressed, frustrated vendors on your wedding day.
As hair and makeup artists, we often see brides and planners sending over “call sheets” without ever consulting us. Since we have a larger team we have many artists who offer different services and who work at different speeds. There is no way for anyone outside of our company to know those specifics without asking us. Now, every hair and makeup team is different and some do set call times. At Alea Beauty, we don’t. Why? For us it works much better to have a steady flow and go one right after another. Every person’s hair, skin and inspiration is different. It’s not a one size fits all service. We want each and every person to get the right amount of time for them, without narrowing them down to 30 minute timeslots. We recommend that everyone needing services is there at the start. This way everyone can relax, enjoy the time, and be there for you for your most special day. You’ve done so much planning, just enjoy this time!
What can you do to help?
Let your vendors know what time you need them done by and ask them how much time they are going to need for their job.
If your timeline changes, consult your vendors right away. Many schedule multiple jobs per day and if you have a contract with set times you need to consult with each vendor before making any major changes.
Make sure you schedule adequate time. If your makeup artist says they need 4 hours to get everyone done, don’t try to box them into 3. You’ll feel rushed and their quality of work can suffer.
Find out if your vendors need anything at the venue. Things like tables, chairs, access to electrical are all things to consider.
Be on time and ready! This is so important. If your start time is 9am, don’t arrive at 9:05. That may not seem like a lot of time, but it adds up. When we say 9 we mean you are in the chair ready to go at 9. If you are walking in the door 5 minutes late and still need to change into your robe, use the restroom, cart stuff in, etc, you will be delaying your service by 15-20 minutes easily. This only hurts you. Do yourself a favor and plan to arrive early to ensure the least amount of stress.
Trusting your vendors to do their job in the way that works best for them is going to save you time, energy and stress. You wouldn’t tell your florist how much time to spend decorating each table, or your baker how long to cook your cake, so why tell your makeup artist how much time they get for each face? It just doesn’t make sense.
Trust us! We’ve done this before!
Photo by Deks Works Photography
For more photos from Emily’s wedding visit their blog.
P.S. Emily, you were a dream to work with and we appreciate you trusting us with your wedding day beauty! xoxo ~ Carla