The Experience

There is something interesting about the way we talk about wedding budgets. We can spend thousands on the venue. Thousands on the dress. Thousands on photography. Thousands on flowers. And then we reach hair and makeup and suddenly the conversation becomes: “How can I get this for less?” I'm not here to tell you what you should spend. Your money is yours. What feels worth investing in is entirely personal, and everyone has different priorities. But I do think it is worth aski

Choosing your wedding hairstylist is not just about finding someone whose work you like. Of course, you want to love their hairstyles. You want someone whose aesthetic feels like you and whose work makes you excited about your own wedding hair. But there is another question that matters just as much: Can I trust this person to take care of my hair when the day actually arrives? I know how important that question is because I have been the bride wondering about it myself. More

Your wedding morning should not feel like another job to manage. After months of planning, making decisions and organising the details, the morning of your wedding is when you should be able to step back and let other people take care of things. Your hairstyle should already be decided. Your suppliers should know what they are doing. Your timeline should allow enough time. And the people around you should know what they are responsible for. That preparation means you can sit

When you are deciding who to book for your wedding hair, it is easy to compare prices. £X with one hairstylist. £Y with another. Perhaps one includes a trial. Another includes travel. Someone else offers a lower rate if you book several people. But the price of bridal hair is not simply the price of the hairstyle. You are also investing in the time, experience and responsibility that sit behind it. Because on your wedding morning, you are not just paying someone to do your ha

Your bridal hair trial is not simply an opportunity to see what your hair will look like. It is where we make the decisions that mean you do not have to make them on your wedding morning. By the time you sit in the chair on your wedding day, you should already know what we are creating, how it will work with your hair, how it sits with your dress and veil, and how long it needs to take. The trial is where we work that out. After styling more than 500 brides, I know how much e

Not every bride needs to sit in a trial chair before her wedding day. Rachael flew from New York to Scotland for her destination wedding, and when she arrived, I styled her bridal hair without ever having met her in person. There was no in-person trial. What there was instead was clear communication, a strong understanding of her hair and a very clear idea of what she wanted. Most importantly, there was trust. And that trust had been built before she ever stepped into my chai