Is anybody not...

getting her makeup done professionally?

I feel like everyone does. My sister said she'd do my makeup. She is amazing with hair and makeup, though she's never taken any courses or anything. I'm jealous. I love the way she makes me up. Knowing that, I don't know if I can justify paying a lot of money to arrange for someone else to do it. A lot of times, even when people use popular makeup artists, it looks like they are wearing so much makeup to me... Since I perform, I've had professional headshots done before, and the photographer thanked me for not wearing a ton of makeup. My headshots came out great. (I did my own makeup then..just a little light eye makeup and I think tinted chapstick.) I don't know what a typical rate is for makeup, but my best friend just paid $60 for a trial, and she is paying $250 for the wedding... The same day that she paid the $60 for the trial, she had to put down an additional $150 deposit. She said that if she could get 4 of the BMs to get their makeup done by the same woman, she'd only have to pay another $25, rather than another $100. It would be $80 for each of us to get ours done. (But, she didn't push it on me at all, and I would do it for her.) And yes, I want to look amazing on my wedding day...so compared to all the other expenses, it doesn't feel like a ton of money- especially if you know that person is going to make you look fabulous. However, looking at my bank account as I pay off more and more wedding expenses and try to figure out what we can afford in terms of a honeymoon, it feels silly...

Sorry for the rant! Thoughts?