Hairstylist & Makeup Artist Travel Rates
When preparing for your wedding it is important to consider travel and lodging accommodations for vendors. A wedding in a remote area like the mountains or a beach resort can definitely sound amazing and provide some spectacular backdrops. It’s important to note, anything that requires travel over 1hr from a vendors location is considered a destination because it is no longer local and the vendor will have to factor in travel times. At Beauty Asylum Hair & Makeup we try our best to offer top makeup artists and hairstylists in different regions to help soften the travel fees incurred on the wedding day.
Sometimes it is inevitable to have an influx in travel fees if your wedding is overlooking cliffs in another country. If you find someone with minimal rates this is a great start to your vendor search. Keep in mind most often if you are paying a cheaper amount for an industry professional they may not be as equally established or as reliable as a credited stylist.
What you need to know & why:
Travel Takes Time: a wedding that is 2 hours away doesn't seem so bad- until you have to drive back the same day. Fees are based on travel to the location and returning from the location.
Hidden Costs: Mileage on our vehicle, gas, and maintenance following.
Loss of Time: We have families and most of the time they work a 9-5 or attend school Monday through Friday. We love what we do and do it out of love for our brides. Keep in mind when we choose to work with you we are deciding not to see our loved ones at all this day.
Potential Jobs: as a popular vendor we can book 4-5 local weddings per Saturday. During peak season (March, April, May, June, Sept, Oct Nov) we get upwards to 40 inquires per wedding date. Each lead stylist takes one wedding per Saturday and these additional local weddings we are turning away. If you would like a stylist to travel to your destination an incentive should be in place to take precedence and weigh out the cons.
If you want the best services in the industry it pays to fork out a little more. If you have multiple stylists traveling to your wedding the travel fees apply for each individual as they are coming from different locations.
TRAVEL RATES
Basic travel is included within a 25 mile radius of each city location. Rates can vary per location and the availability of artists for each date.
Our company is willing to travel up to 1hr for the trial with travel compensation. We provide wedding stylists in the following cities: Atlanta, Charlotte, & Charleston. Our bridal team will travel within a 25-mile radius of the city center. If a bridal trial location exceeds the city center by 1hr, we require an alternate location for the trial (ie hotel, Airbnb, friend/family). BA will not travel outside of a one-hour radius for a bridal trial unless it is previously discussed + agreed upon before booking. A bride granted the option to host the trial location at a closer location or book a room for the day.
If your wedding day and trial location exceeds 25 miles the rate breakdown per stylist is $30/hr and travel is priced round trip from the city center.
rate for two stylists is $60/hr if your location exceeds 25 miles
rate for three stylists is $90/hr if your location exceeds 25 miles
rate for four stylists is $120/hr if your location exceeds 25 miles
3. Gratuity of 18% will be factored in for all weddings.
4. Parking fees will be included as well for each stylist.
5. Relocation fee of $50 per stylist will be added if our stylists unpack/pack kit items in order to move to an additional location.
6. Hotel accommodations the night before the wedding day are required if the start time is 7 am or earlier (local) and the travel time is an hour or more with a start time of 9 am or earlier. We require destination weddings with 2+ hrs of drive time to book a room the evening before for each stylist. Lodging arrangements will eliminate unforeseen circumstances in the early morning to ensure the artists are on-site and ready to go at the requested time.
7. We try to think of all unexpected costs associated with hair & makeup. Check out additional fees you might not see coming, HERE.
DESTINATION WEDDINGS
+uber/ car rental
+minumum 2-3 night stay (location pending)
+ round trip flight
