WEDDING MAKEUP ARTIST IN AUGUSTA, MAINE
I travel from Lewiston to Augusta for wedding day makeup. Bridal makeup is $300 with the bridal preview included, and each additional person is $130. Travel is $100 an hour round trip from Lewiston, which is about $160 for Augusta, confirmed for your address at booking. Check your Augusta wedding date.
By Bridgette Goulet, licensed aesthetician and makeup artist | Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Do you do wedding makeup in Augusta?
Augusta and the Kennebec valley are an easy drive from the studio, so morning timelines here are comfortable. Weddings in this area often use a hall, a hotel or a family property, and the getting ready room is usually indoors with mixed light, which is exactly why I bring my own. Brides here frequently ask for a natural look with clear definition around the eyes, so it holds in photos without feeling like a mask through a long reception. Summer along the river is humid and the afternoon sun is strong, so I keep the base breathable, set what moves and hand you blotting papers rather than a heavy powder. Because I am close, I can arrive with real buffer, get the bridal party started on time and finish the bride last so her makeup is freshest for photos.
How much does wedding makeup cost in Augusta?
- Bridal makeup $300 for the bride, and that price includes the bridal preview.
- Each bridesmaid or guest $130. Bride plus one is $430 and bride plus two is $560. Send how many people are having makeup for anything larger.
- Makeup lesson $100 for one on one time with your own products.
- On location travel $100 per hour, quoted for your town and confirmed at booking.
Travel to Augusta is about $160, quoted for your exact location at booking. That is the round trip drive time from Lewiston at $100 per hour, and it is an estimate rather than a fixed quote.
A 50 percent deposit holds your date. The balance is due two weeks before the wedding.
Long drives like Bar Harbor, Rangeley or Jackson are covered by the same $100 per hour round trip travel fee. When an overnight makes sense, I handle the accommodations and it is settled case by case at booking.
Everything is confirmed in writing before your date is held.
How long is the drive to Augusta?
From the studio inside Tucci & Co Salon in Lewiston, Augusta is about 45 minutes away, about 35 miles. Short drive, so comfortable morning timelines and real arrival buffer. I work one wedding per date, so the morning schedule is built around your ceremony time rather than squeezed between jobs.
Plan about an hour for the bride and 30 to 45 minutes for each additional person. Send your ceremony time and I will work backwards from it with you.
Everything included with bridal makeup, and how I run the morning, is on my Maine wedding makeup page.
How should I plan a wedding morning in Augusta?
Around Augusta, bridal parties often get ready in a family home, a rental near one of the nearby lakes, a hotel in town or a barn property out in the countryside. Barns are beautiful but often dark inside, so I prefer to set up in the house or a side room with a window.
From Lewiston it is about 45 minutes, about 35 miles, and travel is about $160 round trip at $100 per hour, confirmed at booking. The short drive leaves comfortable room in the morning timeline and real buffer on arrival.
The Kennebec valley gets warm in summer, and barns can be hot by afternoon. I choose products that stay put in heat, blot rather than add powder, and keep the look fresh so it still looks like skin at the reception.
Your preview is at my studio in Lewiston, a short drive from Augusta. At the preview, tell me whether your ceremony is in a barn, on a lakeshore or in a church, because a warm, rustic setting and a bright lake shore call for different finishes. Late summer evenings in the valley can be humid, so I plan a base that stays fresh through dancing and a lip that is easy to reapply from your touch up kit.
Augusta and the towns around it have a wide mix of getting ready spots, from family homes to hotel rooms near the highway. Whatever yours is, I ask for a table, a chair, one outlet and a window. If your party is splitting time between two houses, pick one for makeup so everyone comes to me. Once I have the list of names, I send a schedule with each person's time. Each added person is $130.
For the party, share your headcount and the time you need to be ready and I will set the order. Adding someone is $130.
How should I plan the trip from town to the ceremony?
You might get ready at a hotel in town and travel to a rural ceremony, or do everything at a family property. Tell me which room will be available for makeup, particularly if a barn is the main gathering space but a brighter house is nearby. A chair, table and outlet in that house let me work while the rest of the party uses the larger space. Give me the departure time for photos or the ceremony so no one is still in the chair when the cars are ready.
I estimate travel from the round trip drive between Lewiston and your getting ready address at $100 per hour, then confirm it when you book. A property beyond Augusta can change the drive compared with a hotel in town. Please include the exact address once you have it, along with the headcount. I can then place the bride's final check after the rest of the group is finished and before everyone moves outside.
AUGUSTA WEDDING MAKEUP QUESTIONS
Bridal makeup is $300 for the bride and includes the bridal preview. Travel to Augusta is about $160 in travel, confirmed at booking, based on $100 per hour for the round trip from Lewiston. Each bridesmaid or guest is $130, so bride plus one is $430 and bride plus two is $560.
Yes. Augusta is about 45 minutes and about 35 miles from the Lewiston studio, in the Kennebec valley. Short drive, so comfortable morning timelines and real arrival buffer.
Book as soon as you can. I recommend booking 9 to 12 months ahead.
Plan about an hour for the bride and 30 to 45 minutes for each additional person when building the wedding morning timeline.
Yes. I usually set up in the house or a side room with a window, since barns can be dark inside.
I plan for heat with lighter layers and products that stay put, and the bride keeps a small touch up kit.
Yes. A brighter room with a clear table and outlet can be a better makeup space than the barn itself.
I use the address where I actually do makeup, then confirm the round trip drive from Lewiston.
Which nearby towns do I also travel to?
I also do wedding makeup in these nearby towns, with travel at $100 an hour round trip from Lewiston.
Where can I find more wedding makeup information?
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CHECK YOUR AUGUSTA WEDDING DATE
Tell me the date and where you are getting ready and I will come back to you within one business day. For studio appointments such as lashes, brows or a facial, use online booking.