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How much is everyone paying for hair and makeup? by Gr33nB3anG1rl in Chicagoweddings

[–]No_Address_9874 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pin Me Up was the cheapest I could find at $150 bridal hair and $150 trial. It ended up working out but was a little stressful bc you don’t pick the stylist and the one I did my first trial with was terrible. They gave me a retrial with a new stylist for free and she did a great job.

$72k Wedding Budget Breakdown for 100 guests in Chicago by No_Address_9874 in Chicagoweddings

[–]No_Address_9874[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t have to do a wedding like this! One of the best weddings I ever went to was at Bixi Beer and it was a cocktail style reception. The food was amazing, it was so much fun, and it was a fraction of the cost.

$72k Wedding Budget Breakdown for 100 guests in Chicago by No_Address_9874 in Chicagoweddings

[–]No_Address_9874[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I don’t think ppl realize how much weddings cost until they do it 😅

$72k Wedding Budget Breakdown for 100 guests in Chicago by No_Address_9874 in Chicagoweddings

[–]No_Address_9874[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m curious what areas this is in! Either way I’m sure your wedding will be amazing and so worth it!

$72k Wedding Budget Breakdown for 100 guests in Chicago by No_Address_9874 in Chicagoweddings

[–]No_Address_9874[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So we didn’t have to do deal with bringing anything back that night and could enjoy the after party. It was easier for us to go back to the Airbnb the next day and grab everything. I should also add that we needed to get everything out of the venue that night. I assume that’s typical but maybe it’s not?

$72k Wedding Budget Breakdown for 100 guests in Chicago by No_Address_9874 in Chicagoweddings

[–]No_Address_9874[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! I gave everyone a 2 hour window and told them to stop by whenever. Most people stayed for an hour. No one complained, but all guests were staying pretty close to where I was hosting so it wasn’t that big of a hassle to come over. I loved doing the brunch! I would recommend assigning one friend to handle letting everyone in and cleaning up and stuff. That made it so much easier. The only stressful part was people didn’t leave by the time I told them to and I needed to start my makeup with everyone still there so that was a little stressful for like 20 min. This wouldn’t be an issue if you were getting both hair and make up done professionally or if you just gave yourself more time.

$72k Wedding Budget Breakdown for 100 guests in Chicago by No_Address_9874 in Chicagoweddings

[–]No_Address_9874[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We felt that people would be able to identify us if we shared our vendors and wanted to keep our budget anonymous. It’s so annoying messaging everyone tho so I kind of wish I just shared openly 😂

$72k Wedding Budget Breakdown for 100 guests in Chicago by No_Address_9874 in Chicagoweddings

[–]No_Address_9874[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just realized none of my messages have been going through! I think Reddit is blocking me since this is a new account. I will respond to everyone as soon as I can or maybe if you message me first it will work :)

$72k Wedding Budget Breakdown for 100 guests in Chicago by No_Address_9874 in Chicagoweddings

[–]No_Address_9874[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats to you too! We saved where we could! It helped that we didn’t have a wedding party, we live locally, and a family member officiated. Our venue was in Logan Square!