About this vendor
Southern Charm Bridal Hair and Makeup offers high-end, on-location, bridal hair and makeup for the Charleston, South Carolina area.
Southern Charm Bridal Hair and Makeup strives to give you the bridal look of your dreams. They specialize in a wide array of timeless bridal upstyles.
Southern Charm Bridal Hair and Makeup stays up to date in the latest trends of bridal hair and makeup so they can provide you high claibur bridal haistyling and makeup.
With their exceptional professionalism and reliability, you can be certain to have a stress-free, memorable time spent with friends and family.
To see more of the hair and makeup gallery head over to instagram @bridalbabesbymelissa.
Details
Beauty
- Beauty Group Bookings
- Hair Stylists
- Hair Trials Available
- Makeup
- Makeup Artists
- Makeup Trials Available
Business Attributes
- Veteran-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Awards and Affiliations
4-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.2021.2020.
Best of Weddings
The Knot independently assesses vendors for this award—it’s never self-reported. We base it on firsthand experiences from real couples and guests, and they must have a 4.5-star average across 7+ reviews in the qualifying year.
Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
Reviews
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5
out of 5.079 reviews
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Melissa and her team were amazing on our wedding day! They were professional, incredibly talented, and so warm and friendly—it truly felt like we were getting ready with friends. T...
hey did a fantastic job working with all of the different hair types and style requests in our bridal party, and every single person loved their hair. My bridal hairstyle was exactly what I had envisioned. I can’t recommend Melissa and her team enough!
Melissa was the absolute sweetest and such a joy to work with! I had a trial with her before the wedding, and she completely understood my vision and brought it to life perfectly o...
n the big day.
She made me feel so beautiful and at ease — her calm but bubbly energy was exactly what I needed that morning. My hair held up beautifully even with the rain, and I couldn’t have been happier with the result.
Thank you, Melissa, for being such a special part of the day!
If you want a HMUA team that feels like saturday brunch with your besties, this is them. Melissa is phenomenal at her craft, super responsive, on time, and will patiently work with...
you to figure out exactly what look you want on one of the most important days of your life. She is a total sweetheart and her team is amazing as well. They will make you feel so beautiful not just with the final product but the way they build you up verbally too. Seriously, one of my best vendor hires on our big day!
AMAZING!!! Melissa is truly special! She made me feel like the most beautiful version of myself!!! I was so happy with my trial and day of wedding hair! It stayed all night! She is...
the absolute sweetest and truly felt like a friend! Book her… immediately!
Melissa ( and the amazing team she gathered) did such an amazing job making me, my bridesmaids, mom, and MIL look gorgeous and feel amazing. From trial to wedding day, I had the be...
st experience with Melissa. I chose her because she made such an emphasis on feedback, was so kind, and she uses real makeup products ( no airbrush or suspicious looking products). She made the whole experience relaxing, collaborative, and added in such joy to the bridal suite. She makes you feel heard, and was completely confident when I switched my hair from our trial and wanted to change my eye makeup halfway through. I have truly never felt prettier and never had my makeup last so long! Highly highly recommend!
Melissa is AMAZING. I am Asian and was nervous to have my hair (thick!) and makeup done since not everyone can adapt/do it well. She surpassed my expectations and ensured my hair a...
nd makeup was done exactly how I wanted. She is patient and so kind! On the day of my wedding Melissa helped my bridal party and I feel gorgeous. Thank you Melissa!! 10/10 would recommend.
Melissa is absolutely amazing! She was so fun and professional to work with and made sure all of us looked STUNNING for the wedding day!! Melissa truly highlighted all my best feat...
ures I loved that I still felt like myself under her gorgeous makeup! Both hair and makeup looked fabulous for the whole wedding day and even through dancing. Melissa gave me my dream bridal look and I could not recommend her services more!
Melissa is a miracle worker!! She made all my hair dreams come true for my wedding and I’m so grateful I found her. I wanted a boho flowy vibe and Melissa is the queen of boho hair...
and natural makeup. I have very fine and thin hair so I brought Halo extensions to use and Melissa did an amazing job with them! She’s very easygoing and super fun to talk to, making it easy to work with her for any changes you want. She was early to our wedding venue and everything was set up and ready to go by the time my bridal party showed up— zero stress! I wish I could have her do my hair for every event!! Thank you for everything Melissa!
Wow! Melissa is amazing! Our make up and hair turned out exactly how we wanted. She is unbelievably talented and so easy and fun to talk to. Her assistant was also incredible. You ...
should absolutely book her for your next event!
We had the greatest experience with Mellissa! She is so talented, listened to my vision and executed!! Every single girl loved their hair. She is the sweetest and I wouldn’t go wit...
h any other option than her!!! Made my day very special!!
I am convinced that Melissa is the best in the business. She is so sweet and she made my wedding day so much fun! My hair and makeup looked incredible. My now husband kept saying “...
I love how you still look like yourself”. That was the ultimate goal. Melissa made all of my wedding dreams come true. Highly recommend!!!!
Melissa is a sweetheart and simply amazing with hair! She made sure my bridal party looked fantastic and catered to everyone’s different hair type and style. I could not be more pl...
eased with my decision to book her for my wedding day and would recommend her 100 times over!
Melissa is a rockstar! She did the most classic updos on all of my bridesmaids in record time while some how entertaining us all. She’s a master of her craft. Melissa slays updos a...
nd if you’re lucky enough she will do you makeup. ;) I felt absolutely beautiful on my wedding day thanks to Melissa’s hair and makeup skills!
Melissa is literally and hair magic maker. She took all our inspo photos and knocked them out of the park. I loved my hair and makeup so much and it lasted the whole night…. throug...
h sweat, wind on the beach and dancing. She is so nice, easy to talk to and very professional. She fit right in with all the chaos and kiddos that were running around while I was getting my hair and make up done by her. Literally the best experience ever. On top of this I never got to have my hair trial because I am out of state(live in Ohio) so I was nervous going into it but she did so amazing. I cannot recommend her enough especially if your looking for a romantic braid style.
Melissa is one of the most genuine people I have met and one of the most talented individuals as well! She loves what she does and it shows in her work. Her hair and makeup styling...
is the best! She did an exceptional job on my wedding day for myself and all of my bridesmaids. I highly highly recommend her, you will not regret it! She does a great job listening and creating the exact style you are looking for! She is also super responsive and will contact via text as well which is very convenient especially the day of! Thanks so much Melissa!
Melissa did an amazing job for all of my bridesmaids and family members. We had a wide variety of hair types in our group and she was able to accommodate all of us and everyone loo...
ked great! She also did an amazing job on our makeup as well making sure that she tailored the make up to our skin types and adjusted for each person to make sure we all felt comfortable with the make up as well. I would highly recommend Melissa to anyone looking for a great stylist!
I want to say a huge thank you to Melissa with being apart of my special day!! She truly was amazing and created my dream look for my wedding day. She has such a great personality ...
it was as if she was my friend and I have known her for awhile. She is very passionate about doing hair and you can see it while she is doing it. I am so glad I went with her she is 100% worth it!!! 💗
Melissa is AMAZING!!!!! She cares so much about her clients, has a GREAT personality, and truly makes you feel beautiful. Her makeup and hair skills are very admirable and she does...
such a wonderful job!
I felt like a Princess on my wedding day thanks to Melissa. My hair and makeup held up all day and night, even AFTER the after party!! It looked flawless!!!
I highly recommend Southern Charm Bridal Hair and Makeup to everyone, no matter the occasion - Melissa is your girl to make you look and feel the BEST!! 💕
Melissa is awesome!! She did the hair and makeup for my wedding. She did a phenomenal job! She is so easy to work with and is SO talented. I would highly recommend Melissa - I coul...
dn't have been happier with my bridal look!
South Carolina brides look no further! Melissa did a phenomenal job with everyone's hair and makeup for my wedding! I have very dark hair and somehow she was able to bring dimensio...
n with my updo. From start to finish, she went above and beyond. Since I was unable to do a trial run prior to my wedding day, she gave my sister and I the lipstick she used so we could touchup as necessary. She has such a sweet, funny personality and was a pleasure to be around!
Melissa is amazing! She is so patient and understanding of what you want. My bridal party and I enjoyed working with her & would recommend her for anyone that wants to look amazing...
on their wedding day, or any day!
Melissa is hands down the best at what she does! Not only is she so sweet and personable, she knows how to do any style you can imagine. I was beyond happy with my hair, my bridesm...
aid, my maid of honor, and my moms hair. We were right on time with finishing for pictures and everything was beyond perfect.
Melissa was amazing. She’s confident and so talented. Melissa did hair and makeup for myself, my bridesmaids, and my mom and every look was perfect. Her services are worth every pe...
nny.
Melissa made me feel so beautiful on my wedding day. I highly recommend her to any and all brides.
I don't think I quite have the words to convey how amazing Melissa was during my wedding planning process as well as on the day itself, but I will try my best. I left my initial br...
idal hair trial not knowing what I wanted my hair to look like which majorly stressed me out. Melissa went above and beyond by offering to schedule another trial with me and also offered to travel to me for it! That's when I knew she cares about her clients exponentially and is willing to do anything to help out her brides! On the day of, she had so much positive energy which was so needed to balance out my nerves! I seriously could not imagine the day without her in it. Plus, the amount of compliments I got during the day from my guests on how beautiful the hair and make up was speak for itself. Brides, this is your sign to book with Melissa. She is AMAZING!
Melissa is by far the bear hair and makeup artist I have ever seen! I hired Mellissa to do all my girls hair and makeup for my wedding! Needless to say, she killed it! I received s...
o many compliments from our guest and people walking by. My husband kept telling me how beautiful I was throughout the night. I felt like a million bucks! I will be hiring her again to do my makeup and hair for my headshots. You definitely can’t go wrong with hiring Melissa!
Love Melissa! Her energy and personality really set the tone for the rest of my wedding day. Melissa and her assistant made me and my bridal party look amazing/flawless. We all re...
ceived so many compliments throughout the entire day on how great we all looked. Recommend to any bride. Don’t hesitate on booking her for any occasion!!
Melissa was fantastic to work with! She made me look and feel beautiful for my wedding! Her bubbly personality and willingness to create the exact look I wanted made my experience ...
perfect! I would happily choose her again for hair and makeup for any event!
Melissa is wonderful! Make sure you research makeup looks you want before your trial. Also, she does trials at her house in Raeford so be aware it is a good trip from the triangle ...
if you’re coordinating with bridal portraits.
Melissa Dunn is amazing! She is so down to earth and very easy to talk to. She really listened to what I wanted. I had a stressful hair situation and had to find a new hair stylist...
last minute but she really came in clutch. She knew how worried I was about my trial and took the time to figure out what I was looking for. I would book Melissa right away. Her work is impeccable and she will make you look amazingly beautiful. My hair lasted ALL day and night long. I was shocked. I actually got a compliment when I got back to my hotel from someone who said “it looks like you just did you hair.”
Book her and you won’t regret!
I cannot say enough great things about Melissa. After viewing her work on Instagram, I knew she would be able to give me the exact vibe I was looking for on my wedding day. She was...
thoughtful and thorough and made sure everything was perfect. I can’t wait to have another event that will require me to give Melissa a call and hope she’s available!
Melissa was incredible through this entire process. Her prices are perfect and she was so nice to work with. She is warm and knows her stuff! She was such a great addition to my br...
idal party while we were getting ready. She made everyone look so naturally beautiful and is a master of her craft. Stop looking for a makeup artist and HIRE HER!
Melissa and her friend Monique were amazing!! They made my entire bridal party look stunning! They made getting ready easy and not stressful. Would highly recommend!!
Melissa was absolutely amazing! She made me feel like a beautiful bride and was sooo open to whatever I wanted. She was willing to do whatever I wanted and constantly encouraged me...
and complimented me throughout the day! She makes you feel so special on your day and her team was amazing. My bridesmaids and mother and mother in law all looooved her and her team! I need more excuses now to have my hair and makeup done by Melissa! I could not say anything bad about her. She is super fun too!
When I had to reschedule my wedding from May to October 2020, the only vendor I had previously booked that I knew I MUST keep was Melissa. There was no one else I wanted to do my h...
air or makeup because she is just the best (and this was before I ever even had my trial!) After my first trial, I decided I wanted to switch my hair and makeup completely and she was so accommodating. My wedding hair was literally the prettiest style I have ever seen and it didn’t move one bit all night. I still get compliments to this day! Not only did I feel beautiful but so did my bridesmaids. Do yourself a favor and book Melissa.
Melissa did an amazing job! I had my hair/make up trial with her and she did a fantastic job! Come wedding day I wanted to change up my hairstyle slightly and told her my new visio...
n and she FAR exceeded my expectations. She did hair for me, my bridesmaids, MOB and flower girl. WE ALL LOOKED GORGEOUS. Our hair held up through actual rain and sweat. Melissa has such a sweet personality and always makes sure you are happy with the end result. Defiantly book her!
Melissa is a truly amazing make up artist. She is so relaxed and her energy is a blessing at wedding crunch time. She is professional but also gives the total friend in my corner f...
eel. Not to mention she has skills with hair and make up! Beyond blessed to have found her and will continue to use her for future events.
Melissa did my makeup last Saturday for family pictures and wow! I am a stylist myself and could’ve done it but I had seen her work before and just HAD to take a visit in her chair...
! She made me feel gorgeous! Not to mention she has a personality of gold that will make you feel like you’re the most beautiful person in the world!
Melissa is amazing. She is so sweet and easy going, even in the middle of a pandemic. I met Melissa only 7 weeks before our wedding for engagement photos that kept getting canceled...
due to covid. She did a spectacular job with my hair and makeup and I knew the wedding day would be perfect as well. Working with Melissa and Val was a great way to start the day. She made me feel so beautiful yet completely myself. She far exceeded any expectations and all of my bridesmaids were so happy with their hair and makeup as well. Our wedding day was a muggy day with misty rain during photos after the ceremony and yet everyone’s hair and makeup held up perfectly. I would highly recommend Melissa for any event that you want to look and feel your best, you won’t be disappointed.
Melissa was amazing. She was super flexible and helped more than I ever could have imagined. She did hair and makeup for me and makeup for my mother in law and sister. All of Melis...
sa’s work lasted all night. If I ever need another makeup artist or hair stylist, I would absolutely book her without hesitation.
Melissa is absolutely AMAZING! From my trial to my wedding day, she was so sweet, talented, reliable, timely and everything you could want in a hair/makeup artist. She listened to ...
my vision and knocked it out of the park! The day of, she was so organized & made our getting ready time so fun.
Finding vendors like Melissa has made my wedding day so perfect. I would highly recommend her for your big day! ❤️
Melissa was over the top! She worked on us with the cutest and happiest attitude. After 10 minutes with her, it felt like we’d been long friends. She made me and the others feel ex...
tremely beautiful on my sisters wedding day! My 3 year old niece looked at my sister and said to her mom, “Mommy, look, it’s Elsa!”
Ok Melissa is seriously the best. As a bride during Covid, all of my plans were changed last minute and our wedding turned into a small 16 person celebration in a different state. ...
I did a lot of research on someone for hair and makeup that would take me last minute. From the beginning I loved Melissa’s style. She was so flexible and helpful to make something work for the both of us. For our hair trial, she wore a mask and was very safe the whole time. We did 4 different hair styles until we found something that was perfect. She was so patient, helpful and sweet. For the day of the wedding, she started at 6am because we could only have one hair stylist/make up artist with COVID. She wore a mask and cleaned up everything. She gave each of my 4 bridesmaids and mom a totally unique hair style (which I found out later isn’t always the norm) and everyone loved her. She is so professional, sweet, talented and an awesome human being who I would now consider a friend. I highly recommend Melissa, you will not be disappointed!! She’s the best.
Melissa is so sweet! She worked magic for my mother, sister, and I. She is very talented and amazing at what she does! She definitely made me into the the most beautiful bride. My ...
hair and makeup surpassed all I ever dreamed of! She is definitely the right choice!
Melissa is absolutely amazing to work with!! She is incredibly personal and very sweet! She makes you feel and believe that you are the most beautiful person in the world. When sh...
e works with you, she is with you and makes sure that you are getting everything you want and more. I've never felt more beautiful then on my wedding day, and it was because of her. If you are looking for someone who truly cares, and loves what they do, I 150% recommend hiring her. YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT. I will use her again when we do our baby photos ;)
I'm so happy I went with Melissa for our hair and makeup for my wedding day! My mom and I met with her for our hair and makeup trial and she is so sweet and passionate about her cr...
aft! She listened to what I wanted, executed it perfectly, and gave great suggestions for how I should cut and color my hair in preparation for the wedding to make the look complete! She really knows her stuff and I felt so confident and beautiful on my special day! She and her friend did amazing work on my bridesmaids as well and worked well within our timeline of the day. Our hair and makeup lasted all day and night long- I was sad to take it off by the end of the night!
Words cannot describe how amazing my experience was with Melissa, she is such a professional and loves her craft. She did a great job with my hair and makeup for my special day. I...
would recommend her to anyone.
Melissa is FABULOUS!!! When I first met her for my trial, I knew I made the right decision of trusting her for my wedding day!
I had 10 girls, including myself, to get ready. Melis...
sa and her friend started before the sun came up, and everything went flawlessly! Melissa knows how to run the show! I absolutely loved how she did my hair and makeup. My makeup didn't run after all of my happy tears, and my hair was just as beautiful by the end of the night!
Melissa is EXTREMELY talented, she's super sweet and personable, and she's beautiful inside and out. If I could, I'd attend any and all of the celebrations that I can, just so she can glam me up again!
Melissa did such an amazing job on my and my bridal party's hair and makeup. She was a joy to work with from my trial to the big day - it was like having a fellow bridesmaid gettin...
g ready with us all! I'm so glad I found her!
We absolutely LOVE Melissa! We had her do our hair and makeup for our wedding and she did amazing job on me and my bridesmaids! She is so talented and is the sweetest! And she work...
ed with our schedule! Our hair and makeup stayed perfect all night! I definitely recommend Melissa!!
Contact
Charleston SC
Southern Charm Bridal Hair and Makeup