Ja Ross Salon

Ja Ross did my hair and make up. They also did either hair or makeup for my bridesmaids, matron of honor and my mom. We were all really satisfied with the end result. I won a gift certificate from a bridal show so that helped off-set the cost of the pre-wedding appointment. While I initially thought the appointment was a bit overkill, it really did help to work out the kinks to make the wedding day go smoothly. I brought in a bunch of magazines and we were able to create one style from a bunch of pictures. It was an amazing work of art and I had an updo full of "love knots". The airbrush makeup was also a good idea- as my makeup lasted throughout the evening. It did show up shiny in the pictures but my photographer was able to edit that out. I made some beaded flowers to match my dress and the colors of the wedding and the hair consultants were very willing to work it into all of the girl's hair styles.

The one draw back was timing. I worked out ahead of time all of the appointments and they knew when I needed to be in South Bend at the church, but even though the appointments were at 10:30/11:00 am with an arrival time at the church of 1pm, we didn't leave the salon until 1pm. So just make sure you allow extra time so you don't end up behind schedule.