Why Booking Your Wedding Hair & Makeup Trial Together Makes Your Wedding Morning Stress Free
- Paula Pace
- 6 days ago
- 5 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
Hi, I’m Paula, a Wedding makeup artist based in Sunderland in the North East, specialising in creating soft, timeless looks that enhance your natural features and photograph beautifully.
I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside Simone Whitehead Bridal Hair on many weddings in the North East over the years, and together we’ve helped countless brides feel calm, confident, and truly themselves on their wedding day.
Through our experience, we’ve seen just how important it is for your wedding hair and makeup to work seamlessly together. So I wanted to share a little insight into why booking your bridal hair and makeup trial together can make such a difference, not just to how you look, but to how you feel on your Wedding day too.
Your Wedding Hair & Makeup Team
I wanted to take some time to share why booking your Wedding hair and makeup trial together can make your entire wedding morning feel seamless, calm, and truly enjoyable.
Simone Whitehead and I (Paula Pace) have worked on countless weddings together over the years, so many that we’ve honestly lost count. While we may not be rich in the financial sense (our villa in Greece dreams are still a little way off!), we are incredibly rich in experience.
More importantly, we’ve built a strong working relationship and genuine friendship. This means we understand each other’s styles, timing, and approach perfectly, making us a natural and trusted choice as your bridal hair and makeup team.
We regularly work together with brides across Sunderland and the surrounding areas, and also travel further afield for weddings. We communicate closely throughout the process, organise trials together where possible, and often travel to you as a team on the wedding morning. This allows us to deliver a smooth, coordinated, and elevated experience, giving you, the bride, the five-star treatment you truly deserve.
During the trial, Paula took her time to ask thoughtful questions and made gentle suggestions, especially when I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted. She really listened and helped me feel confident in my choices. Dawn Winlow
Why booking Wedding Hair & Makeup trials together actually matters
When booking your trial, we always aim to arrange it together where possible, or at least on the same day, so you can enjoy a truly relaxed and indulgent pre-wedding hair and makeup experience.
It’s not just about making you feel like a star, although you absolutely will, it’s also our chance to really get to know you. We’ll take the time to understand your personal style, your wedding vision, and how you want to feel on the day.
By working together during your trial, we can create a complete look that feels perfectly balanced. You’ll be able to see your hair and makeup come together at the same time, ensuring everything works in harmony and reflects you beautifully.
A more cohesive final Wedding Hair & Makeup look
As mentioned, having us there at the same time makes a huge difference to your overall look.
For example, you may be considering a soft, loose wave hairstyle with a Hollywood glam feel. This gives us the perfect opportunity to pair it with a makeup look that complements it beautifully, think a classic red lip and a soft, sultry winged liner.
Hair and makeup don’t work in isolation; one enhances the other. A bold makeup look, like a red lip, can sometimes feel too much if it isn’t seen alongside the finished hairstyle. Without that full picture, brides may decide against a look that would have looked absolutely stunning on the wedding day, simply because it wasn’t trialed as a complete look.
“What looks beautiful in makeup alone might need adjusting once the hairstyle is in place…”
A smoother, stress-free wedding morning
Once your pre-wedding hair and makeup trial is complete, we often see a real shift—shoulders relax, and there’s a sense of calm knowing you’re in safe hands. From that point on, you can feel confident that you’ll be fully looked after on your wedding day.
Not only can you relax about how you will look, but you can also trust that everything will run to plan. We arrive at the agreed time, fully prepared, and ready to create a smooth and enjoyable morning for you and your bridal party.
We work to a clear schedule, coordinating both hair and makeup so that someone is always in the chair. This keeps everything flowing and avoids any last-minute stress or rushing.
Of course, weddings are real life, bridesmaids may disappear for a moment, or flowers might arrive mid-prep, or the coordinator needs final details, but we stay calm, flexible, and completely focused on making sure everything comes together beautifully.
If you're looking for someone who combines talent, professionalism, and genuine warmth, I wholeheartedly recommend Simone, Dawn Winlow
We travel everywhere in the North East for Wedding Hair and Makeup
We travel across the North East, bringing our Wedding Hair and Makeup services directly to you on your wedding day.
Being based in Sunderland, we’re ideally located with easy access to major routes, including the A19 and A1, allowing us to travel efficiently across the region. This means we regularly work at a wide range of beautiful venues.
Some of our favourites include Woodhill Hall and Le Petit Château, as well as Middleton Lodge and Rushpool Hall. We also love working at Runa Farm, Lartington Hall, and Whitworth Hall.
Closer to home, we regularly visit venues such as Ramside Hall, Lumley Castle, and the ever-popular South Causey Inn.
We’re always happy to travel further afield, whether that’s into Northumberland or across to North Yorkshire, which is often less than an hour away. As a mobile team, we bring everything with us, from professional lighting to chairs, tables, and full kits, so you can relax and enjoy a calm, well-prepared start to your day.
So what next...
Your wedding morning should feel calm, enjoyable, and completely centred around you, and that’s exactly what we aim to create.
By choosing to book your wedding hair and makeup together, you’re not just booking two services, you’re choosing a team that works seamlessly, understands your vision, and is there to support you every step of the way, from your trial through to the final touches on your wedding day.
If you’re currently planning your wedding and would like to chat more about your bridal hair and makeup, we’d love to hear from you. We regularly work with brides across Sunderland and travel throughout North Yorkshire and beyond.
We recommend securing your date early, especially during peak wedding seasons, as our diary can fill quickly.
We can’t wait to be part of your special day.
How do I book you both for my Wedding Hair and Makeup?
You can contact Simone on the contact below- leave your date, time of wedding and wedding day location and we will come back to you with further info and answer any questions you may have regarding your wedding day hair and makeup appointments.
This guest post was written by Paula Pace, a Wedding makeup artist based in Sunderland, who regularly works alongside Simone to create seamless, beautifully coordinated bridal looks across the North East and beyond.
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