The Fine Line Salon and Spa

Originally I was so excited to work with this salon. I had contacted them for services at my wedding! I had originally contacted them in January and they had gotten back to me right away with the contract and prices. About 4 months later, they got back in contact with me to solidify all the details; I sent in the contract to officially book with them as well as the price sheet they had sent me those months later. Come to find out, they had raised their prices. I asked for the new, updated prices to determine if I was going to stick with them. At this point, I was about 3 months out from my wedding and was getting to “crunch time.” Their original bid would have cost me around $700 for 6 people (hair and makeup). That being double what it would cost at the salon because I requested for the service to be completed onsite, which I found reasonable. After a couple emails back and forth, Kathy more than doubled my pricing. Making my new grand total almost $2000 for the same exact services. I understand salons have overhead costs, travel expenses, and so on, but for 6 people to receive hair and makeup services that is not reasonable. I also fully understood that I would have higher costs due to on-site services, but the site was only 50 miles. So for hair/makeup services and travel, they would have about 5 hours of work. I do not think that $400/hour is reasonable. My recommendation with this company is to be weary. Whatever their reason for increasing their prices so significantly, whether they had a better opportunity or not, honesty in pricing goes a long way. Kathy and I exchanged a few emails back and forth trying to work out pricing, but I was so upset I ended up finding a better salon with better pricing and ultimately better service.

I used two make-up artists from the Fine Line Salon & Spa for my fall wedding. They were both so nice, reasonably priced and traveled on site to my wedding! However, they aren't the most responsive via e-mail and only a few hours after my trial make-up run, the make-up was wearing off due to the fact that the artist didn't use setting spray or a base coat.

We loved the atmosphere at The Fine Line Salon and Spa at Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge. It was perfect to fit all of the wedding party and mothers.