Bridal & Occasion Styling
Build styles that survive the whole day. Trials, timings and the calm process behind a wedding morning that runs on schedule.
Course overview
Bridal work is the most profitable column in most salons and the most stressful, because you get one attempt in front of a room full of people. This programme is built around that pressure rather than around pretty finished photographs.
You will learn to build styles that survive eight hours, a veil and a car journey, and to run a trial that leaves the client certain rather than anxious. We cover timing, contingency and the awkward conversations about budget and guest count too, because those decide whether a booking is worth taking.
What you will learn
- Structure and pinning that holds for eight hours or more
- Soft waves, chignons and dressed-out textures
- Veil placement, removal and what changes afterwards
- Running a trial that settles the client rather than unsettling her
- Timing a wedding morning across a bridal party
- Quoting, deposits and travel fees without underselling
Who this is for
- Stylists taking their first bridal bookings
- Freelancers wanting a higher-value weekend column
- Salon teams building a wedding offer
- Anyone who finds bridal timings stressful
Before you start
- Confident with a blow-dry and basic setting
- At least six months of salon experience
- Your own pins, brushes and heat tools
- One model available for the trial and final assessment
You leave with more than a certificate
Every graduate finishes with a photographed portfolio of their own work, an assessment record signed by their tutor, and an introduction to the salons in our partner network.
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