Weddingbee Blog

Chiara - I know that at MAC, you have to buy at least 4 products. I haven’t had one done before, but am probably going to for my wedding. I would go to your favorite counter and ask for a trial.

Leslie, try impressrubberstamps.com

Chiara, at least at MAC in Seattle they don’t force you to buy anything, but it is curteous to do so. I go to MAC here regularly just for fun and as far as I can tell, they don’t like when you just come in on the day of your wedding to get your makeup done. It puts them under a lot of pressure to give you exactly what you want with no practice and generally a very low fee (whatever you decide to buy). If I were you I wouldn’t want to go without any kind of trial.

Leslie, i used simonstamps.com for the wedding logo my sister designed for us. I don’t know much about rubber stamps, but FMIL who lives and breathes such things said the quality was excellent. The prices were super reasonable too; i got two stamps — a one inch and a 1.5 inch stamp for $22 (and that included the shipping).

Leslie:
I used for my custom stamps. You can upload a .pdf of your design. Turnaround time was fairly quick (it’s been awhile so I don’t remember exact time).

7. Chiara- I have had my make up done at Nordstrom by Mac and Estee Lauder. I loved MAC but I had to tell them not to make it too heavy. But I just didn’t have them use foundation and it looked great! I didn’t like Estee Lauder. But I think that had more to do with the girl lack of experience. My sister had her make up done with them once and she looked great. Just have an ide in mind what you like vs. dont like.

Colleen, I second the Michelle Featherstone “We are Man and Wife”!! SUCH a good song - others could be “Home to Me” by Josh Kelley, “Day Before You” by Rascal Flatts, “Better Together” by Jack Johnson, “I Will be Here” by Steven Curtis Chapman, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” (tons of artists do this - I like Lauryn Hill’s version) or “This I Promise You” by NSync (I’m sure you’re FI would LOOOVE that)

Chiara- I’ve had my make-up done at Benefit, Clinique, and Estee Lauder. I was least impressed with EL, and had to buy like a minimum 30 dollars? Clinique and Benefit were the same minimum range…I think I’ve purchased two items that I needed every time. Or you buy what you liked.

I may be doing this but I will allow plenty of time and will be super explicit. I think I will be looking at Mac or Origins for my wedding (my MOH swears by Origins).

ok I know new york has a higher cost of living but that seems very high. I would check around. if you are set on that location…perhaps trying on a non traditional day to decrease the cost. good luck!

Brklyn- if you are having a high end wedding in the middle of a big city then that would be the going rate (for example a reception at the Four Seasons in Downtown D.C. is 150 per person and up)..if you aren’t having a high end wedding or you are having your wedding outside of the main NYC area then I’d say that’s way too much.
It also depends on what it includes - is the 160 just for food or is it for food, open bar, venue rental, cake, decorations etc? I wouldn’t go just by the number I’d see what that number buys you.

BrklynBride08,
I think the price depends on your venue as well as timing. If it’s high season in an upscale venue, then it sounds about right, but if you are outside of Manhattan and are in off season (November-March), then I would say you are definitely overpaying. As a measuring point, I am at just about $100 pp including tax and gratuities for my Late March wedding in Long Island, inclusive of open bar, ceremony, cake, and flower decorations for my ceremony.