How to Choose a Wedding Hairstylist
Courtesy of wedding photos, videos and snapshots by friends and family, memories of your wedding day will last a lifetime. Naturally, this means that you'll want to look your absolute best – and that includes having perfect hair that endures both the ceremony and reception. To ensure that your wedding day isn't also a bad hair day, you'll need to choose the right hairstylist.
- Consult your budget to determine how much you can spend on your hair. Keep this in mind when choosing who will ultimately do your hair for the wedding. However, while sticking to your budget is important, it shouldn't be the sole deciding factor in choosing your wedding hairstylist.
- Ask your current hairstylist if you have one. Chances are, this is a person that you already trust with your hair, which makes her a natural choice to style your hair on your wedding day. If you've never had anything more than a haircut, inquire if wedding hairstyles are something that she feels comfortable with.
- Turn to the people that you trust if you don't have a current hairstylist that is comfortable with doing wedding hair. If you've recently attended a wedding and admired the bride's hair, ask her where she had it done. Ask friends and family if they know of a talented stylist that specializes in wedding hairstyles and get the appropriate contact information.
- Call the hair salon and request an appointment with the hairstylist of interest. This allows you to meet with him and gives you an idea of how he works and will handle your hair. He should be interested in your ideas on how you'd like your hair to look and should make suggestions based on the information that you've given, the shape of your face and the texture and the overall condition of your hair.
- Arrange appointments with several different hairstylists so that you can choose who you feel the most comfortable with and confident in. Narrow your choices down to two.
- Arrange a second appointment with your final two choices, so that you can have your hair done in the style that you want for your wedding. This will help you to determine who is able to successfully manage the look that you want.
- Make a decision on your overall satisfaction with the final result and the type of service that you receive. Take into consideration the skill of the stylist, her punctuality and speed and her openness to suggestion or even criticism.