Wedding Planner Resource

It’s truly a privilege to collaborate with such incredible vendors and planning teams who support our Appalachian and Western NC brides-to-be! Thank you so much for your dedication and talent — we’re looking forward to partnering with you on future weddings and creating unforgettable experiences for our clients! ✿

About Blue Waves Bridal Hair & Makeup

My name is Samantha and I am the owner and one of the lead makeup artists for Blue Waves Bridal and we are based in Asheville, NC.  We service the Asheville area as well as the surrounding Western NC area within a 2.5 hour radius of Asheville for all the venues here for our Appalachian brides-to-be!  With our team, we can accommodate bridal parties of most sizes, and we still have a lot of team availability for 2025 and 2026.

We are a tight knit, senior-level only team of highly experienced and trained beauty team that work together closely to deliver more natural and classic soft glam makeup as well as tailored bridal hairstyles from our team of licensed cosmetologists that specialize in bridal work for longevity of styles in the beauty work we offer.

Service Listing Pricing

I've included our service listing link below to give you a little more information about our beauty services and price points.

Service Minimums

For Saturdays during peak bridal season (April-June and September-October), we generally require a minimum of four services per stylist. However, we do offer flexibility with service minimums. On Fridays and Sundays, we can accommodate Bride-Only bookings or smaller weddings with a cumulative minimum of four or five services. Our hairstylists and makeup artists who specialize in both hair and makeup (hmuas) are a great fit for these smaller bookings.

Published Portfolio Gallery Work Links for Review

When reaching out with inquiries, please include the following if possible:

  • Venue or on-site service location, or does the client need in-studio services? Would we be utilizing a bridal suite on-site at the venue or any rental properties nearby or needing in-studio services?

  • Timing Criteria: Also do you know of timing for day of as for the ceremony or any pre-ceremony timing criteria for the hair and makeup finish times needed?

  • Trial/Preview Hair and/or Makeup Appointment: Do you also know if the client is local to the Asheville area or if there are any specific dates needed or the trial/preview appointment as well?  Or if they are leaning towards day of beauty services only?

  • Following I can assign the team and send over portfolios for the assigned team stylists' portfolio link/folder for the clients to review, as well as a proposed logistics hair and makeup timeline to accommodate timing needs. Also, would we be utilizing a bridal suite on-site at the venue or any rental properties nearby or needing in-studio services?

✿ Since preview hair & makeup appointment availability can vary across our team, we recommend booking your trial as early as possible to ensure it aligns with the availability of your assigned beauty professionals for your wedding date.

Thank you for reviewing our service listings prices with client, and please let me know if you have any questions or need any pricing clarifications, or if you would like me to send a contract/quote directly to you or client/your preferred processes, thanks so much! I'll look forward to hearing next steps to progress this hair and makeup inquiry if the client is interested in learning more for our bridal beauty services offered with the Blue Waves Bridal team. ✿