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unctual and attentive! Melanie was flexible when I changed my hairstyle request the day off my wedding and my choice was nothing like what we had practiced and agreed upon in advance. Thank you!

e and so so beautiful. I could not have asked for a better look for my big day. I felt the most spectacular I have ever felt and I wish I could hire her to make me look that good every day!

deposit.  When I booked my hair trial, Melanie informed me that Amanda would be doing my trial and day of wedding hair.  I thought Melanie was going to be my stylist but I was told Amanda would be. Nowhere in the contract or any of our correspondence did it say that I would have someone other than Melanie.  This was the first of many issues where I noticed Melanie’s lack of communication; contract problems and business etiquette were totally unprofessional.  However, I proceeded with the hair trial with Amanda and it was great.  Amanda was very kind and I liked my hair.  My hair trial was $225 (for both my mom and I).   Fast forward to a month ago (10 weeks before my wedding date).  I reached out to Melanie to discuss day of timeline and final balance. Since I’m getting married in a church, the ceremony time is non-negotiable and is at 1pm.  I have 3 bridesmaids, 2 moms (MOB and MOG) and myself that needed hair styling.  (It should be noted that everyone just wanted curls, no up-dos or anything complex).  We needed to be ready by a certain time for photos, etc.  Melanie instructed me that we would have to start getting ready at 5am (which seems crazy early and 8 hours before the wedding!), it would also be an additional cost because of the early time, PLUS I needed to pay for their hotel room since they needed to be there so early (Add on another $300ish for the room). None of these additional costs, early arrival, hotel, etc were ever discussed with me/or in the contract.  My bridesmaids ultimately decided that they would rather do their own hair at that point.  I reached out to Melanie to remove the bridesmaids and one mom.  All allowed per the contract.  Once I made this change, Melanie informed me that I would still have to pay the minimum $500 requirement plus travel (even though my location was within “the free travel within 60 miles”). This is the FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD ABOUT A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT.   When I reached out to ask Melanie to show me in the contract where there was a minimum, she never could.  She insisted that it’s “all over her website and marketing materials”…  but NOT in the contract.  Melanie was rude, unprofessional and unwilling to help at all!  Melanie took it upon herself to speak with my wedding planner about me, how difficult I was.  After many emails about the contract – which why do we even have contracts? She told me that I could either pay an additional $150 to meet the minimum OR she would cancel the date.  I mean, what kind of business creates a contract, doesn’t stand by their contract and then bad mouths the bride to other wedding vendors???  It was completely unprofessional and so stressful as I now have to find another stylist 7 weeks out from my wedding!  Who does that?  I am getting married in Yosemite, I live out of the area so I have to go back up there to get another trial with another stylist and spend more money… all because Melanie’s contract was wrong.  If it was in the contract that there actually was a minimum, I would have paid it.  Period.  Melanie kept blaming me that it was “my perspective” that her contract didn’t spell out any of the above.   I work for a wedding vendor & we would never treat a client (even if we were right) like this.

igated her site, and was able to confirm a hair stylist for my bridesmaids and me, 2 days before my wedding. She didn't make me feel bad about such a last minute request; she took it in stride and made it happen quickly, easily, and efficiently, greatly decreasing my stress. Blush pricing is reasonable and very clear. I found Blush on Yelp and liked the photos of hair and make up styles, which seemed natural, beautiful and not too fussy. This fit with the vibe of my Yosemite wedding. I was very impressed with Diana, our hair stylist. She showed up at the correct room in the Ahwahnee in Yosemite valley, early Saturday morning and she was very prompt. She was professional, friendly, hard working and also gracious/funny/fun to spend time with throughout the entire morning. She did excellent work. She listened to me and made my hair look beautiful, exactly how I wanted it, and it stayed up for the entire party. She listened to my bridesmaids and did their hair beautifully (half up/half down styles and braids) as well. I would highly recommend using Blush services for an incredibly professional, easy experience with beautiful, wonderful results.

to the beauty of the rest of the Yosemite surroundings. What a great way to relieve wedding-day stress! Thank you!!

professional input as well. I rarely wear makeup in everyday life, so I knew I wanted a more natural look. She perfectly executed that. I felt beautiful, and still felt like myself on my wedding day! Overall --- 11/10 would recommend Blush and Melanie!

to start and was quite undecided with the look I wanted to go with, yet somehow she managed to made me look exactly how I wanted on my big day and I have never felt so amazing. Melanie was great with advice, easy to talk to and utterly amazing at what she does!!! Thank you so much for making me feel so amazing on my wedding day 😘

Melanie and Carlos did such an amazing job on all of us, were perfectly on time, and just genuinely nice people. I cannot recommend Blush enough!

her pictures on different hair and make up ideas beforehand and boy did she deliver! I absolutely loved my hair and make up on my wedding day and it lasted me 12 hours with no need for touch ups. My bridesmaids looked beautiful and their make up lasted through the whole day as well. Melanie's prices were also competitive compared with other make up artists I contacted beforehand. I highly recommend Blush to other brides.

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les which was nice! I was glad she didn’t do the same style for all of them. Overall I had a great experience and I would recommend her to my friends. Thanks Melanie!

t recommend Melanie highly enough!

able to find me both a hair stylist and a makeup artist on such short notice. She assigned me Deanna as a MUA and Amanda as a hair stylist who kindly even managed to fit me in for trials just a few short days before the wedding. Amanda was absolutely amazing – one of the most professional and fun people I’ve ever come across. She has such an admirable work ethic and it is easy to tell that she is so passionate about hair. She listened intently to what I wanted for my wedding hairstyle and managed to go above and beyond in creating it. She truly is an artist! Deanna was so much fun to work with. She has so much experience with makeup artistry and was so knowledgeable about all things beauty. She created a flawless bridal look for me and truly took her time, touch up little pieces here and there to make sure I was wedding ready. Deanna and Amanda were both very punctual, especially given the drive they had to make to our chalet in Yosemite West. All together, I spent about 3 hours with them and we laughed the wedding morning away. It honestly felt more like hanging out with a couple of girlfriends: we laughed, chatted and joked the whole morning and I also came out feeling more glamourous than I ever have! I received so many compliments throughout the day about my hair and make up and was excited to tell them all about Yosemite Hair and Makeup. I am now extremely thankful and glad that my original HMUA didn’t work out because otherwise I wouldn’t have had the chance to meet such amazing women as Deanna and Amanda. They are truly two very special and very talented artists. Thank you so much for making my big day that much more special and for all of your hard work.

with hair when our hair stylist did not finish the job!

ut after my trial with Melanie, I felt like she had really listened and understood my vision for the bridal look. I couldn’t have been happier with the results! Thank you Melanie!!!