Salon Le Rae

Makenzie absolutely NAILED my look! My hair and makeup stayed on all night. I could not have been happier! I even became a regular customer there!

ted hair trials for my mom and I, prepped my hair the night prior with a blow out, and spoke to me at length about the needs and timeline for my bridesmaids and family members who were also getting their hair done for the event. I shared my vision with Rachel and she placed a top notch effort into curling my hair and hair extensions in a multi-hour process. Mackenzie did an amazing job of highlighting my features through make-up in a very natural way! Between all of the prep work and the day of, my bridesmaids, mom, and I looked incredible! We also spoke extremely highly of the entire experience- It was relaxing yet Rachel’s team still managed to get us out the door on time for departure to the venue. I HIGHLY recommend this salon for all of your bridal needs!

ne as a bridesmaid in 2 weddings by Rachel, the owner, who specializes in thin/fine hair. I still get compliments about one of those updos, 4 years later, so as soon as I got engaged, I booked Salon Le Rae and secured Rachel as my head stylist. For this reason, when I booked, I thought I wanted an updo. But once I fell in love with my dress, I realized it was a dress that required my hair be fully down. So I was panicking that I wouldn't be able to find a style that looked good or flattered my hair type. Rachel consulted with me on this, and suggested that I get clip-in extensions. I set up an appointment with Stephanie, another in-house stylist, to do a consultation and color match. Stephanie is now my permanent hair stylist, and I will be traveling from Philly to exclusively have Stephanie color and cut my hair - she was that good. Stephanie saw my inspo pictures and did a version of them that was perfect with my hair type, skin tone, and face shape. She also reassured me that the style I wanted would be great, and that helped me feel comforted. (Side note: Stephanie also did my rehearsal dinner hair, which was SO PERFECT and not at all cheugy. TYSM Stephanie!). Midway through planning, I realized that I forgot to include two people on my getting ready list, which severely impacted my timeline. Not only that, but when I reached out to confirm the new time with my venue, they told me I actually couldn't get ready on-site as they'd originally promised. So, we had to add two people AND change locations. Rachel was amazing throughout this process, coordinating with everyone on her team, updating my timeline, volunteering to come way earlier in the morning, and even calling my photographer to coordinate their timing. I almost cried with how gracious, kind and functional she was. At the trial, Rachel let me vent about all the crazy wedding planning things that had happened and was so reassuring and understanding. I felt like I was hanging out with a friend. When I finally saw my hair, I was shocked because it looked even better than I'd ever imagined. After that, I made some notes about things that could be tweaked, and Rachel responded to my email that same day with her new plan for how to tweak those few things. On the day of the wedding, Rachel kept her team moving with time and helped me stay calm. She took in feedback from my bridesmaids and made their hair look exactly as they wanted. Everyone looked perfect and everyone's hair stayed all night long. I could not have been happier with how my look came out and lasted through dancing, being picked up on people's shoulders, sweating, and hugging a million people. I cannot recommend Salon Le Rae enough!!

d my hair/skin type. They didn't just try to copy cat a look for me, they truly wanted to make it "me." The whole team at Salon Le Rae were absolute professionals the day of the wedding, too! They created unique hairstyles for each bridesmaid based on their request, not just standard bridesmaid hairstyles you see all the time. They are also a very fun crew of people and we had a lot of laughs the day of the wedding! I cannot recommend this team enough!

ut the night. We had fun and enjoyed getting ready with them. The team came to our hotel so it was very convenient for the ladies in the bridal party. I'd recommend them!

my notes and requests were heard and executed wonderfully. The same for my bridesmaids, mother, and mother-in-law; they were all very happy with their final looks!

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and still got everyone done and made everyone look absolutely beautiful. I love looking back at my wedding pictures because these ladies made everyone look stunning and brought out the best in us all.

e morning of my wedding. She worked with my (very vague) idea for what I wanted for my hair and created something truly gorgeous. We were all amazed with how our hair turned out! Lauren did our makeup and was incredible too! Thank you ladies so much!

-haired bride, I really appreciated Rachel's willingness to forgo a fancy bridal updo and give me a bridal look with my bob. And Trish handled the list of the many things I didn't want in my bridal makeup like a pro and gave me a look that was exactly what I had wanted - natural and an enhanced version of me. They also did hair and makeup for my mother and mother-in-law, both of whom were very happy with their results (and the three of us have completely different styles.) Salon Le Rae really worked with us to personalize our experience and made our getting ready morning very enjoyable!

ere prompt, professional, personable, and accommodating. My mother was particularly worried about hairspray and air-brush makeup getting on the walls/wood. They were willing to work with us to set up in way that kept everyone comfortable. Rachel did hair for this wedding and she was fantastic! She was easy to work with, everyone was pleased, and I wasn't let with a single bobbypin out of place (or poking me!) She was wonderful with our flowergirl, who was very shy, but did let Rachel do her hair (and told me later it was fun!) Jess was our airbrush makeup artist. She had a good read on all the girls and each felt that their makeup was done to their particular liking. I, myself, prefer very natural and understated makeup and Jess delivered! She made my eyes pop, my lashes gorgeous, but I don't look like I'm wearing much at all! Also - Jess had done my hair with another company for a friend's wedding and she did an excellent job with that too! Price-wise, they are the middle of the pack for traveling hair and makeup, but you definitely get excellent quality $840 bride and 5 bridesmaids hair and makeup pre-tip but with travel added (and I lived pretty far from the salon)

py with how my hair (and the bridesmaid's hair) came out.

did the makeup. The entire experience was amazing! The full morning and afternoon was such a positive experience, both of them had the best attitude, and all my girls loved them! The hair came out perfect! No exaggeration, we picked something off pinterest, and Rachel did wonders to make it happen! She was incredibly flexible with what we wanted, and made sure to listen to us. Each girl was beyond satisfied, we received so many compliments throughout the day! My hair came out exactly how I wanted it. It was perfect, and stayed like that for over 12 hours! I would highly recommend having Rachel do your hair for any special event! With the hair, came the makeup! Christina did such a great job with everyone's makeup. The girls loved how they looked, the entire airbrush experience was a first, and will not be the last! She did a fantastic job with everyone's eye lashes. My future husband said he couldn't stop staring at me, he said my makeup was flawless! As the bride for the day, that's exactly what I wanted to hear! Thank you again Rachel and Christina!!