Bridal & Special Event · Arlington, MA
Trials, day-of styling, updos, and the whole wedding party — handled calmly by a team that has been making clients camera-ready since 1991. Weddings, proms, galas, and every occasion that deserves more than a good hair day.
A wedding day is no place for surprises. We start with a trial, so the look is designed, tested, and locked in long before the morning arrives — and so you already know how long it takes and how it wears. On the day itself we keep to schedule, work through the party in order, and use long-wear products built to hold from the first photograph to the last dance. Soft and romantic or sharp and glamorous, the look is yours; the logistics are ours.
What we offer
Every wedding starts with a trial, so your day-of look is designed and agreed in advance. Prices below start from; we quote your day in full after the consultation.
A full run-through to design and lock in your day-of style.
Your wedding-day style, set to hold all day and night.
We test and refine the look, including how it photographs.
Camera-ready, long-wear makeup for the full day.
Pinned up, worn down — polished without being formal.
Fully swept up and set for the evening.
Smoothed and prepped first, then styled up.
Why Jacqui’s
Bridal work is two jobs. The first is design — building a look that suits your face, your dress, and how you actually want to feel that day. The second is timing, and it is the one that goes wrong. A party of six running twenty minutes behind is how a morning unravels.
The trial handles the first. You see the finished look, we adjust it, and we note the products, the pins, and how long it took. Nothing on the day is being attempted for the first time.
The timeline handles the second. We work out who sits when, build in room for the photographer, and start early enough that nobody is being rushed through the part they were looking forward to. Thirty-plus years of weddings means we know where the time actually goes.
Your Appointment
From first conversation to the last pin on the morning itself.
We talk through your date, your dress, your party size, and where you are getting ready.
We design the look together, adjust until it is right, and record exactly how it was built.
We map who is styled when, working backwards from your photographer’s call time.
We arrive prepared and work to the schedule, so everyone is ready when they need to be.
Good To Know
At Jacqui’s Design Group, day-of bridal hair starts at $250 and day-of bridal makeup at $175, so both together start around $425. Trials are $150+ for hair and $100+ for makeup. Bridal party styling starts at $175 per person for hair and $125 for makeup. We give you a full written quote after your consultation.
We strongly recommend it, and nearly every bride who has skipped one has wished otherwise. A trial is where the look gets tested against your hair, your face, and the light — and where we find out how long it actually takes, which is what makes the morning run on time.
Yes — bridesmaids, mothers, and guests, hair and makeup. Book early, especially for spring and summer dates, so we can hold enough time and stylists for the size of your party.
Several months ahead is ideal, and peak season dates go earlier than that. Call us as soon as you have your date and we will talk through timing.
Areas We Serve
Brides come to us from across Greater Boston, and on a wedding morning the drive matters — we are easy to reach from Route 2, Route 16, or straight down Massachusetts Avenue, at 280 Broadway in Arlington, with convenient parking right at the door for the whole party.
Getting ready somewhere else that morning? Call us and we will talk through options.
Ready when you are
Book a trial online, or call the studio to talk through your date. Many brides add fresh color two weeks out and lash extensions just before.
