GUIDE: LAS VEGAS ROOM SERVICE HAIR & MAKEUP - WHAT TO KNOW

There is a version of your wedding morning that runs exactly the way you imagined it. Your hair and makeup team shows up, sets up, and makeups. You sit down, champagne appears from somewhere, and the next time you look in the mirror, you are ready to get married. That’s our version of your wedding morning, too. 

Here’s how that actually happens. Well, the part about us showing up, to you, somewhere in Las Vegas, we mean. And if you don’t know where you are staying yet but you are ready to confirm your reservation, that’s OK. We can adjust if needed once you have your hotel booked. Vegas is a pretty small city, so unless you’re getting married in one of our nearby beautiful natural parks, there’s a strong chance no matter where you book accommodations, you won’t be staying more than half an hour away from your ceremony site.

Travel: Yes, we are coming to you. 

On-location service is not an add-on or an upgrade. It is how we work. Wherever you are getting ready in the Las Vegas metro area, we will be there. If you are celebrating somewhere a little further out, like Mount Charleston or Boulder City, there is a small travel fee, but we will still make the trip. Any person who has ever walked from one resort on the Strip to another because “it’s right next door” will tell you no, it’s not, and by the way, you’re also walking in the weather equivalent of a blow dryer eight months out of the year. We don’t even offer a service that’s not on-location because that defeats the purpose of not spending your wedding morning power-walking through crowds and resorts in the Vegas heat. Let us be the ones to do that for you, to you. 

Parking: The bad news, the good news, and how we manage it

You should know about the parking situation ahead of time. For decades, parking was always free. For reasons we can’t explain (well, we can, but locals are furious about it), charging for parking is the new norm. And, it’s a moving target. Parking at Las Vegas properties varies enormously, and the cost is something your team will need to be reimbursed for at the end of your appointment once they know what it is.  Trust us when we say, no one is more inconvenienced (and irritated) about it than we are. While we can’t really say for certain in advance what you should plan on because of the whole moving-target problem, we can give you a basic idea of what you might expect.

Most major Strip resorts offer complimentary parking for locals for the first three hours. If we are finished and out within that window, we can typically use a local ID to exit without a charge. After three hours, parking generally runs between eighteen and twenty-five dollars per vehicle. Some properties only offer valet, which tends to run closer to forty dollars per vehicle.

Then there are special events, which are harder to predict and budget for. During a Golden Knights game, parking at surrounding properties can reach seventy-five dollars per vehicle, and there is no way around it. We do not know far in advance when those charges are going to spike, and neither does anyone else until it happens. Just know that it is a possibility if your date falls near a major event, and the reimbursement still applies. 

Preparing Your Room: Where we set up and what you have to do (not much)

We bring our own chairs and our own lighting. You do not need to arrange anything or worry about whether your room has good light. What we do need is a flat surface to set up on, close to an outlet.  A desk or table works perfectly. A nightstand works in a pinch. The one place we cannot work is a bathroom. Beyond the obvious sanitary issues, people tend to need those during a several-hour getting-ready session, and we are not going to be the reason that becomes a problem.

If your suite has multiple levels, we will set up downstairs. Our kits are not light, and carrying them up a staircase is not something we do by choice. We will if there is genuinely no other option, but it is truly a last resort. Yes, even if your brother/father/bridesmaid who lifts offers to help. They may not be there when it’s time to come down those stairs with 50+lbs of lipstick and hairspray.

Once the team arrives, they will rearrange what they need to. Don’t worry about setting anything up; we may not want to risk our necks hauling kits up stairwells, but have zero problems pushing a table where it needs to be for outlet access.

Elevators: Getting Us Up There

Many hotels have key-card activated elevators, and we know what you are thinking: you will just leave a key at the front desk. It is a kind thought, and it almost never works. Front desks are not in the habit of handing out room keys to vendors even if you call the concierge and add our names to your room. Plus, the lines are usually long, and even when someone tries to make it happen, the key rarely materializes. Please do not count on that as the plan.

Some properties also have security stationed at the elevators, an extra measure to keep their guests safe. In those cases, we need someone from your party to come down and meet us. We will usually send a text once the team is by the elevators, ready to be escorted up. If you send someone down, send them with the room key so they can get us all back up. 

Tower name also matters, and we need it. Most major Las Vegas properties have multiple towers, each with their own elevator bank. If we have your room number but not your tower, we are guessing, and that is not a great start to anyone's morning. When you send us your room information, include the tower name.

Room Numbers & Details

One of your artists or stylists will typically reach out a few days before your event. If they have already been in touch, go ahead and reply with your room number and tower once you have it. You may not be checked in yet, and that’s ok; just send it to either the artist or stylist you’ve already been in contact with, or send it to the office phone number we text you reminders from. If you have not heard from anyone yet, don’t worry. Someone will find you. We haven’t lost a bride yet. 

A couple of practical notes: keep your cell phone ringer on the morning of your event so you hear us when we call from the lobby. If you are traveling internationally, WhatsApp works perfectly and we are happy to coordinate that way.

Venue Bridal Suites

Venue bridal suites are beautiful, and they can come with a catch: the window of time you have access to them is often shorter than brides expect. Most venues make the suite available for a limited period before the ceremony, and depending on your party size, that window may not be enough.

The bare minimum we need is three hours before the ceremony, and that is for two people max. If your party is larger than that, the math changes quickly. A bridal party of six needs to start significantly earlier, and if the venue is only giving you the suite for two hours prior, we are going to need a plan B.

That said, it is entirely dependent on the venue. Some properties allow access to the bridal suite for the full day, which can be more than enough time depending on your ceremony start. Once you know when you can get access to the suite, we’ll adjust accordingly. It’s not typically a dramatic shift to move the timeline slightly from a venue to a nearby hotel - meaning, if you thought you were going to be able to get ready on-site and not count for travel time, making that adjustment isn’t usually a huge problem. We will tell you immediately whether the timing works or whether we need to look at a nearby hotel room for the morning.

TL, DR:

We handle the setup, the lighting, the chairs, and the logistics of getting there. What we need from you is your room number, your tower name, and someone available to let us up if the building requires it. Send us your details when we reach out, keep your ringer on, and we’ll do our thing. We do it all the time. That’s why you hired us.