Frequently Asked Questions
Most brides are booking 12-18 months prior to their wedding date. So word to the wise: do not hesitate to reach out and see if your date is available! And if your date is available...jump on it! The best vendors always book up first, so to get your dream vendors - you should be ready to book ◡̈
All bookings require a signed contract as well as a non-refundable, non-transferable retainer fee. The retainer goes towards your beauty services and secures your wedding date. No dates will be held until both paperwork & the retainer have been made.
We typically travel within a 75 mile radius of our studio in Lynnwood, WA during peak wedding season (June-September). Service locations that are greater than 75 miles away or require a ferry to get to, are on a case by case approval (additional travel fees apply).
There are no travel fees in you are getting ready within our 75 mile travel radius. There are additional travel fees for locations that are outside our travel radius or require a ferry to get to.
All weekend onsite bookings require a minimum of 4-6 services (depending on the date) to book.
If you are the only one needing services, I would first check with your party and family. Many brides are surprised at how many people actually want hair and makeup services! So just ask!
If you do not have a bridal party, mother/MIL, sister or friends interested in services (and it truly is just you), I would check our availability online to schedule an in studio appointment. There is no booking minimum for in studio appointments, so if works with your wedding morning plans, and its available, book it!
We do make exceptions for weekday M-Th or "off season" (Nov-April) wedding dates. So if your wedding meets that criteria, please inquire through the contact page.
You must have a set wedding date, meet our minimum booking requirement (typically 4-6 services depending on the date) and be getting ready within 75 miles of our studio in Lynnwood, WA. You are able to update your service location and headcount of services after reserving your date as long as it still meets our booking requirements.
That's ok! Many brides book our minimum service requirement to ensure their wedding date doesn't get taken. It is however very important to update us as soon as possible with any additional services you want to add, so we can add on additional artists or stylist if needed.
We book on a first come first serve basis, so unfortunately if you update us too late and we have no additional artists or stylists available, we will not be able to accommodate the additional services.
You are not allowed to remove services from your signed contract. We suggest only committing to services you know for sure and adding additional services on if needed.
Unfortunately, no. Due to the high amount of inquires we recieve, we are unable to hold dates and are booked on a first come first serve nature. We encourage you to look through our raving reviews and extensive portfolio to see if your style and vision aligns with ours. if you'd like to set up a discovery call, we would love to chat with you!
Yes. We do require all Brides to have a preview appointment before their wedding day. This is a crucial piece of the process to ensure you look and feel your best on your wedding day! Not only will having a preview allow you to meet your hair or makeup artist before the big day, but it will allow you to see what works and doesn't work before its the actual day.
We hold all of our preview appointments at our studio in Lynnwood, Wa near the Alderwood Mall.
Yes! We do offer preview appointments for mothers or friends after you have secured your date.
Typically Bridal services take 1 hour for hair or makeup (2 hrs. for both) and 45 minutes for bridesmaid or mothers hair or makeup (1.5 hrs. for both) per person.
Absolutely! Large parties are our specialty! With AM BEAUTY having a large team, we can seamlessly get through all your beauty services with multiple artists working at the same time! And what a vibe - getting ready next to all your besties AT THE SAME TIME!
If you book both hair and makeup you will have one makeup artist and one hairstylist. If you book only hair or makeup (and not both) you will have one makeup artist or one hairstylist. Each artist/stylist can take up to 7 services or a Bride + 6 on their own. If you have more than a Bride + 6 services, an additional artist or assistant will need to be added.
No. Unfortunately, we need all services to be prepaid before the wedding and need to know the final headcount of services 30 days prior to your wedding to appropriately create your wedding day timeline.
We do not offer flower girl or junior bridesmaid services at this time. If you would like to include junior bridesmaids or flower girls in your services, they would be charged as a regular bridesmaid.
Yes! We offer camera ready skin and hairstyling for men. We also have referrals to onsite mens barbering and grooming services for the groom and groomsmen!
Yes, absolutely! We try our hardest to honor all artist/stylist requests to the best of our ability. I can assure you, all of our artists and stylists have gone through extensive training and you will be in great hands with any of our talent artists or hairstylists.
After booking we send out a questionnaire to get to know you, your personality and your beauty vision. We use this questionnaire to pair you with your dream artist that specializes in your particular style and matches your energy. You will typically be paired with your wedding day artist no later than 90 days prior to your wedding.
Booking retainers are non-refundable, as we reserve the date specifically to work with you and turn down other work. You may cancel your wedding date up to 90 days prior to your wedding without a refund. If you cancel within the 90 day mark of your wedding, you will be responsible for 50% of the reserved services, as we will likely not get that date filled on such short notice.
