“She Tricked Me”: Makeup Artist Accused Of Scam By The Bride

We all know how stressful planning a wedding can be. Unpleasant circumstances occurring on the same day of the event can make things even worse. That is exactly what happened to a bride on her wedding day. Apparently, the hired makeup artist hadn’t been informed that she would be doing makeup for a bride, which upset her, and made her do something she might regret. You will see that it is hard to decide who is right; which side of the fence would you be on?

Some Context

Weddings represent a considerable expense of money. Even those who think of a simple wedding with few guests will have to do some math. There is an old tradition where the bride’s father must pay the expenses. Still, even if a shared payment is agreed upon with the groom, the highest cost is usually on the bride’s side.

To all this, we must add how desperate things can get when further costs are heaped upon the amount of money one admittedly hadn’t planned for at first. Something like this happens in the case we’re going to detail below.

Wedding Costs

The wedding price might differ based on several factors, including the country and location, the customs, and the type of celebration desired. According to Shane McMurray, founder of the famous research company “The Wedding Report,” the average cost of a wedding in the United States is between $24,000 and $27,000.

These costs include food, venue, the rental of stoneware and other utensils, music, clothing for the bride and groom, decoration, transportation, assistance from a wedding planner, and makeup. This is, in fact, the topic of discussion in this article.

How It All Started

It started when a makeup artist shared a post about what had just happened to her with a client. She posted on Reddit under the section “Am I The A**hole (AITA)” using the pseudonym Affectionate_Lie0.

Of course, the artist couldn’t imagine her post would go viral and cause such storm discussion.

I Thought Its a Regular Party Makeup

The post begins by saying: “I’ve been a makeup artist for the past nine years. I charge $500 for bridal makeup and around $250 for bridesmaids etc., but for regular party makeup, I charge around $150.

“So, a few weeks ago, a lady booked me for a party makeup look…She booked it for 10 a.m. I went there thinking I’d do regular party makeup. I had agreed on $150 with her.”