After searching in the Tahoe area for someone to do my hair and makeup for my wedding, the rates were very close but Salon Bella Vita came out the winner as their $200 for the bride's hair and makeup comes with a free consultation. I really nee...ded this so it definitely pushed me in their direction. Dee is the person who is supposedly responsible for wedding scheduling so per her instructions, I forwarded her contact information to my mom who wanted her hair done for the big day, and to one of my bridesmaids as my 3 bridesmaids also wanted their hair done. Unfortunately, Dee made it very confusing for them and told them all misinformation on who would be doing their hair. It turned into a slight nightmare and as I told my hairdresser, Danielle, she said that was to be expected when more than one person tries to schedule more than one appointment for one wedding. She pretty much blamed me for not coordinating all of the appointments. Then she asked me how I wanted my hair. I told her and she said I would look like a little girl and that she would just put it on the side. I showed her the Pinterest photo of what I was talking about and she again said it looked like a little girl's hairstyle. I got the feeling she just didn't know how to do it because it was obvious that the girl in the photo was over 30. She proceeded to do her hairstyle and it was great. I loved it so we took photos of it so she could remember on my wedding day. The wedding day arrives, she looked at the photos from the consultation and attempted to do it the exact same. She could not but got somewhat close. It was a bit disappointing but she was already running 45 minutes late and I didn't want to miss my wedding so I just took it like it was.
The one thing I learned from my wedding and from my selection of vendors, you get what you paid for. Don't splurge on things that are important to you. It's not worth it.