TERMS + CONDITIONS
Bookings
Any and all bookings taken shall be at the discretion of Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup.
A booking shall be secure only once Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup is in receipt of the requisite booking fee, there shall be no provisional bookings under any circumstances.
Bridal makeup can only be carried out on the day of the wedding with a completed trial prior, only exceptions to this would be if you live outside of the UK.
Trials take place at Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeups associated studio in Godmanchester.
Weekends are exclusive to weddings, there are no Saturday or Sunday trials available.
Between the months of May to September there is a minimum person booking of 3.
Between Christmas to New year and bank holidays, an additional day rate of £100 will be applied to your booking.
Cancellation of a trial run on a second pre- arranged appointment, will incur full payment of the trial fee’s before a third arrangement can be made to cover Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup losses.
Trials are booked in no earlier than 3-4 months before your wedding day. By this point in planning, all key details such as the dress, colour schemes and themes will have been decided helping us at Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup create the best look for you.
Any booking taking place before 7AM (including travel time) will be charged an extra £30 per hour, per artist.
Payment
The person making the booking shall be held responsible for full and final settlement of the total amount payable to Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup.
Once the booking fee has been received by Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup, we promise not to double book your date or cancel, unless out of our control (see correspondence).
Any and all deposits received by Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup at the time of booking are non-refundable 7 days after your payment is received.
Payment for any trial shall be made on the day of the trial, or in advance by bank transfer to Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup.
Any outstanding balance in relation to a booking shall be paid to Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup no later than 4 weeks prior to the date of the booking. Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup will provide an invoice detailing any outstanding balance.
To confirm your booking after your trial, Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup requires a 50% deposit per person, payable within 1 week after the trial. Should any of the wedding party cancel their booking before the wedding day, their deposit will unfortunately be lost.
Parking + Travel Charges
In circumstances where parking fees apply, the client will be required to cover the charges where Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup services are being conducted, for example hotel parking and meter parking.
Travel up to 15 miles from Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup is free of charge, anything outside of this radius would incur a 45p per mile charge. Where travel exceeds 2 hours, an additional fee will be applied to cover any accommodation costs.
Please contact Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup prior to booking if there is limited parking at your location. Due to the amount of heavy equipment brought along, if Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup has not been made aware of this, Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup will not be held responsible for delays or extra charges this could cause.
During the wedding morning if we have to pack away, drive to another location and unpack to set up again there is an additional £30.00 charge. This is due to the amount of heavy boxes/trolleys/make up artists chair we have to bear for this, including additional time and travel arrangements.
Artist
In the unlikely event that Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup is ill or cannot attend your booking, we will find a replacement artist that can do the job to the same standard.
If there are more than 3 adults requiring both makeup and beauty treatments, or you have an early ceremony booked, an additional professional makeup artists / beauty therapist may be required and recommended by me. Subject to their availability.
We allow 45 minutes for each professional makeup service, with an hour allocation for makeup services for the bride-to-be.
There is an additional £50 booking fee required per additional pro artist/beauty therapist, payable at the time of booking.
Correspondence
All correspondence shall be with Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup and shall be confirmed in writing via a confirmation email.
It is the clients responsibly to make Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup aware of any known allergies or skin sensitivities that they or their bridal party may have prior to the trial.
Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup cannot be held liable for any losses or damage that is incurred due to the client’s failure to inform the artist of any known condition or allergies.
If any participants within the party requires a patch test for any products, this can be arranged for a small fee prior to the trial.
It is the responsibility of the client to ensure all members of the bridal party are available at their, pre arranged, allocated times. No refund or compensation will be offered by Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup for delays caused by other wedding vendors, guests, or members of the bridal party.
If the booking is directly affected by circumstances beyond the control of Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup, including but not limited to weather conditions or health and safety reasons, where possible Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup will endeavour to rectify such situations. However no compensation will be offered by Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup. It is strongly advised that you, the client, take out wedding or event insurance to cover you against these situations.
Photography
The client agrees that Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup may use any photography for publicity purposes which include the artist’s website and social media pages.
Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup will not post photography on the day before the clients wedding has started to avoid spoiling any surprises for guests of the event.
Any objections should be made in writing and sent to: larakingshottmakeup@gmail.com
Cancellation
Notice of cancellation of any part, or whole of a booking, must be given to Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup at least one month prior to the date of the booking. If less than one month’s notice is given, any outstanding balance payable in relation to that booking shall be required to be made in full to Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup.
Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup reserves the right to refuse service to the client or members of the bridal party for, but not limited to, infectious conditions / abusive, rude and unreasonable behaviour.
If you make the decision to cancel your booking, the following charges will apply.
The percentages are the proportion of the total booking cost.
– 12 weeks before the wedding 30%
– 8 weeks before the wedding 40%
– 6 weeks before the wedding 50%
– 4 weeks before the wedding 100%
In the unfortunate event that you have to cancel your booking, cancellations need to be made within 3 months of the reserved date in order to avoid the cancellation fee.
Postponement
If you decide to postpone your wedding to a future date, Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup will endeavour to transfer the booking across to the new date, subject to Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup availability. Should Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup already have an existing secured booking on such date, no refunds or compensation shall be offered.
If a postponement is mutually agreed, a 25% additional fee is due on the final balance of the booking.
Force Majeure
Should failure of either party to perform its obligations under this Agreement, Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup shall not subject to claims of any such losses and reserves the right to retain the booking fee.
GDPR
Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup take’s your privacy seriously and are fully GDPR compliant. You have provided Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup with your contact details so that Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup can correspond with you about your wedding makeup as agreed. Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup will only use your personal information to administer your booking and to provide the services you have requested from Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup. Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup will not pass on or sell your details to any other organisation.
Acceptance of terms and conditions
Payment of any deposit to Lara Kingshott Bridal Makeup indicates acceptance of these terms and conditions set out above.