How I Changed Everything So I Actually Work When I Work From Home

Forget extra vacation days or free coffee at the office; The hottest new work benefit is the option to work remotely. Tons of people who move for a job still find themselves outside of the office. Yep, about 3.9 million U.S. employees are working from home at least half the time, according to reports.

And I’m one of them!

Don’t I look professional? Well, it wasn’t always that way. I recently left my corporate job to work on my small business, and let me just say, it has been quite the adjustment working from home.

I woke up on my first day of work and felt guilty when I wasn’t rushing around to get ready and run out the door to make the train. The first few weeks were a struggle with my new routine, and I found myself working 12 hour days, in my pajamas, with my laptop constantly in front of me. I was quickly on the road to burnout.

Whether you’re underworking, overworking or both, luckily I’ve figured out a smarter (and healthier) way to work from home. I did lots of research and implemented a few strategies into my routine, and I’m happy to report that I am now thriving with my new setup.

I still get dressed for the workday.

Remember the tale of me in my pajamas working like a maniac those first few weeks of my new routine? Yeah, that wasn’t the best look for me. My husband would return home from work at night, only to find me in the same pajamas I was in when he left 9 hours before. Yikes.

Now, I get up and dressed every morning. I don’t have to put on business casual clothing, just a fresh outfit for the day ahead. This makes me feel better about myself, keeps my hygiene on point, and makes me feel like a total #girlboss.

I don’t work on the couch anymore because I designed my own work area.

I’m guilty of working from bed or on the couch hunched over my laptop. This hasn’t been great on my back (or my productivity). So after reading some more about the problem, I decided to create a designated “office space” in our home, force myself to sit in a real chair, and get real work done.

Even though our small condo doesn’t have a separate room for an office, I just added a slim desk to a blank wall in our bedroom. This makeshift office has been crucial for me. When I sit down at my desk, I know it’s time to get to work and avoid the distractions from the rest of my home.

But if you have an extra room in your house that you can convert to an office, don’t think twice and just do it. That way, you can simply close the door at the end of the day and work mode will be over. If not, find a way to create a work zone in your home, so work isn’t creeping into rooms all over your house.

I go outside before I start to work (even if it’s freezing).

Sometimes there isn’t a reason for me to leave the house at any point during these Chicago winters … I’m totally fine with that! However, I’ve found that morning walks help set me up for success for the day. Just a 20-minute stroll around the block gives me some much-needed vitamin D and fresh air. When I return, I’m ready to sit down and get to work.

I’ve also added a weekly trip to the coffee shop into my routine, and it’s nice to head out for 20 minutes to get a cup of coffee in the neighborhood. Fresh air and fresh java? Yes, please!

I bought a big whiteboard so my daily goals are visualized and in front of me.

I’m a big list maker and absolutely love the satisfaction of crossing items off of a long to-do list. I recently added a large whiteboard to our home, and it has helped me tremendously. I split the board into six sections, one for each weekday and a column for the weekend. Now I look at my week as a whole and plan things out accordingly. I slot in appointments, meetings, conference calls, important tasks and even workouts onto my large whiteboard.

I make time to meet with friends during lunch so I’m not isolated.

Working from home has many perks, but it can also be incredibly isolating. You may be by yourself all day long, and it can get lonely. I’ve found that setting up weekly lunches has made a big difference in my overall morale. I set up lunch with a different friend one day per week, and it has kept me more social … plus, it breaks up the week! If I can’t find a friend who is free that week, I spend one afternoon a week working at a coffee shop. Working amongst other people can be rejuvenating and inspiring.

I write to my coworkers (very) often.

If you’re working remotely for a company, it’s important to communicate all the time. You’re not getting that same face-to-face interaction that your coworkers at the office are getting, so be sure to check-in frequently. Make yourself available via Slack or Google Chat, and make sure you’re responsive when it comes to calling and emails.

This also will show your coworkers and managers that you’re still reliable, even when you’re working from home.

Yeah, I’m really trying to avoid household distractions.

I’m still working on this strategy, but I think it’s so important to set boundaries. When you’re home all day long, it can be easy to get distracted by things that need to be done around the house. Laundry, cleaning, cooking … they can all take you away from getting your work done.

I found that I was constantly multi-tasking while working. This seemed okay at first, but I found that I wasn’t as efficient as I used to be. Now, I take those aforementioned breaks throughout the day to run an errand or do a chore around the house, but the other times I’m 100% devoted to work thanks to my routine.

Do I have the whole work from home routine perfected? I’ve definitely made huge strides after putting that research into pracitce, and I’ve gotta say, I’m loving it so far!

How To Come Up With Great Ideas For Blog Topics

When you’re away from your computer it seems like ideas for amazing new blog posts come to you left, and right.  Once you get to sit down to work, though, it’s a completely different story.  Those amazing ideas that were once overwhelming you seem to have completely disappeared.

This is a common problem that happens to just about everybody at some point in time.  The more you struggle with forcing an idea, the worse the problem gets.

The first step is to RELAX. Don’t stress. Just get comfortable – ideas tend to flow when you are unrestricted and peaceful. Find your “zen” place.

Second, there are lot of great online tools that I and other bloggers use to come up with new ideas. You can use these simple tools to help get your creative juices flowing if you happen to find yourself struggling for what to write. Here we go:

GOOGLE KEYWORD PLANNER
The Adwords Keyword Planner or Google Keyword Planner, whatever you want to call it, is a tool from Google that will help you come up with some ideas to write about on your blog.  You’re also helping set the foundation for your blog to receive increased search traffic by including keywords that people are searching for.

This strategy works to help break through your writer’s block by showing you what people are searching for, related to your blog, and how often they are searching for it each month.  That information gives you an easy way to see the topics you should be covering with your blog, and helps let Google know what your blog is about — helping you tap into your share of that coveted search engine traffic.

All you have to do is write a blog post around the keyword, solving the problem or providing the answers that the searcher is looking for, and let Google take care of the rest. Link is here.

BUZZSUMO
BuzzSumo gives you ideas for blog posts to write about, but also gives your social media marketing campaign a head start.  This tool gathers all of the blog posts and articles related to the keywords you enter and sorts them based on the amount of social shares they’ve received since they were published.

As you read through the results that BuzzSumo returns when you enter your keywords, you’ll start to gather ideas about what you should be covering with your blog posts, and how to write in a way that your audience will respond to.  This makes it a lot easier for you when you actively start promoting your blog on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and more. Link is here.

QUESTION & ANSWER SITES
Sites like Quora and Yahoo! Answers are chock full of new blog posts ideas waiting for you to dig through.  These two sites, and others like them, allow users to submit questions that the general public are able to answer.  The answers that other users leave for the original poster are then rated, and sorted by the best answers first.

Having data that’s easily accessed and sorted by outside users gives you both the idea for the problem you need to solve, provided by the question that was originally asked, as well as what other users consider the best answer — giving you an idea how to angle your blog post for the most effect.

FORUMS & SOCIAL MEDIA
If you’ve spent any amount of time on social media platforms, or forums where your customers and readers hang out, you have probably already seen the sheer volume of questions that get asked on a daily basis.  If you’re not already active in the communities where your potential readers and customers are at, you need to find them and get active.  You can search for forums on Google, and communities on Facebook.

When you see the same question coming up on a regular basis, instead of providing a short answer in the group you’re a part of, or on the forum that you’re active in, try providing the complete solution to their problem in the form of a blog post.  This will introduce your blog to a new group of readers, reinforce your message with the reader’s who have already seen you, and give you an increased presence in the communities you’re hanging out in.

ASK YOUR READERS.
If you already have a foundation of readers on your blog, one of the best ways to come up with new topics to cover is simply to ask them what they want to see.  Sites like SurveyMonkey will let you create surveys you can send to your audience to find out exactly what they think, and learn a bit more about who they are.

If you don’t already have a list of email subscribers, or a steady stream of visitors to your blog that would make giving a survey worth your time, there is one more method you can use to figure out what your readers and customers want to see.

CHECK WITH THE READERS OF LARGE BLOGS.
Find the biggest blogs in your market that you can and make a list of them.  This is going to be a wealth of information for you to dig through.  After you’ve gathered a list of say 10, 15, or 20 of the bigger blogs in your niche, start pulling them up one, by one.

Most blogs will have a popular posts section, or widget, that you can use to sort all of the posts on the site by the posts with the highest comment count.  After finding the most popular posts on the blog, read the article and then start looking through the comments.  Pay attention to what the readers are saying and how it relates to the article.

This will help give you a better understanding of exactly who your readers and customers are, and the ability to help better serve up the types of blog topics that they really want to see.

WE HOPE THIS HELPS! IF YOU ARE JUST STARTING OUT BLOGGING AND DON’T HAVE YOUR VERY OWN BLOG AND DOMAIN BUT WANT TO GET STARTED, HERE IS A LINK TO MY ARTICLE STEP BY STEP WALKTHROUGH ON SETTING UP A BLOG: HOW TO SETUP YOUR OWN BLOG IN 4 EASY STEPS

Things to Keep in Mind before Lifting Heavy Objects

Relocating is both, a good and a bad experience and as far as lifting things are concerned, well, they certainly are no good experience. Relocation is a very tiring process, you have to take care of everything right from packing things up to relocating them and then unpacking them again leaves you with no energy and if you have to lift heavy items on your own, then it becomes even more exhausting. Hiring a professional packers and movers, in the case of relocation, is certainly a good idea but in case you are not in a position to hire one then the best thing to do is know how to lift such heavy weights. This won’t just help you with the relocation process but otherwise too.

Read Also:

1. Home Relocation Services: Health and Safety Risks When Moving House
2. Why Packers and Movers in Mumbai Only for Transporting Heavy Machines?

But, before we move on to the steps to help you in lifting heavy items, let’s understand what are the do’s and don’ts of doing so. Here we go.

Do’s

• Check the weight of the object
• Plan and clear your path
• Get help from others if the object is too heavy
• Use wide stance for balancing
• Use your legs to lift the item
• Pivot the feet of yours in order to avoid twisting

 Don’ts

• Hold your breath
• Bend or twist your back or waist
• Use a partial grip
• Obstruct your view with the object while moving
• Jerk or lift quickly
• Pinch your toes or fingers

Now that you know the do’s and don’ts of lifting heavy items, let’s move forward to the steps to lift heavy articles.

Steps to Follow while Lifting Heavy Articles

These steps are quite easy to remember and always keep in mind that the key to staying safe while lifting a heavy item is concentration. So, concentrate on what you are doing and you will be able to lift all that you want to with much ease. Now, without any further ado, scroll down to go through the list.

1. Keep a Wide Base for Support:- In order to be safe, you need to keep a wide base of support. You can do this by keeping your feet shoulder-width apart and also make sure that you are keeping one of the two feet ahead of the other one.  This posture is called karate stance and it helps you in balancing yourself while lifting something heavy.

2. Squat:- Squatting is quite important if you are planning to lift something heavy. All you need to do is you need to squat in a way that you get really close to the object that needs to be lifted. Keep your knees bent and your buttock out as this would be the best position to lift any heavy article.

3. Keep a Good Posture:- Once you have lifted the item and you lift upward, ensure that you are keeping a good posture. In this case, a good posture means you have to keep a straight back, shoulders back, and chest out. It is crucial to maintain this posture as a bad posture would lead to backaches, heart problems, dip in energy levels, and it can trigger a migraine as well in you.

4. Lift Slowly:- Lift the object slowly and with that keep straightening your knees and your hips but not the back. Keep breathing out as you lift the item and ensure not to bend forward or twist your body while doing so.

5. Set it Down:- Once you are done with lifting the item, keeping it where you want to won’t be much of a task. All you have to do is squat again but this time with just your hips and knees. It is certainly an easy task but you need to be very careful while doing so.

With that, the list comes to an end. Make sure that you follow these simple steps in order to lift any object with ease and without even hurting your back. If you feel that you won’t be able to do this on your own, then don’t overexert yourself as Maple Packers & Movers are always at your service. When it comes to choose best packers and movers in Noida, Maple Packers is the reputed name in the industry who relocate your belongings safely and at very reasonable rates. Try them to believe how easy a relocation can be.

Hire BBB Movers for a smoother move:

Before hiring a moving company make sure it is a BBB accredited moving provider. This is a clear factor that the moving company you have selected cares about its public image and is willing to provide a better customer oriented moving service. Having BBB as ensures one better move.

Xpress Movers are accredited BBB movers

BBB Accredited Moving Company

Xpress Movers are one of the BBB movers with accreditation. We have asked Stoil Andreev – an operations manager for Eastern US about the process of accreditation of the BBB movers:

“Getting a BBB accreditation is not an easy task. To become a BBB accredited moving company you have to comply with certain rules. Better Business Bureau does not register every moving company. I personally always check a given business if it has a BBB accreditation before using its services. All our suppliers and partners are BBB accredited businesses.”

Mr. Andreev also pointed out the ability of the customers to interact with the movers through the BBB communication system and the positive effect on the moving services as a result.

Better Business Bureau offers some tips about hiring movers and moving companies. You can read the  BBB articlethat can help you with useful information. Having a BBB moving company moving your furniture is not a 100% guarantee that there will be absolutely no problems in the moving day, but it is a plus when choosing a relocation company. And here is one more thing to remember: always research your movers before hiring!

The Myth of the Wedding Markup

January 1, 2018 by Thumbtack Editors 2 Comments

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“Are wedding services marked up just because they’re for weddings?”

We’ve heard that question so often, we turned to the numbers (and the experts) to find out. Every year Thumbtack helps connect hundreds of thousands of couples with wedding professionals in their area, giving us a wealth of insight into wedding cost estimates nationwide.

And since Thumbtack event professionals also specialize in dozens of non-wedding services — like birthday parties, reunions and school dances — we compared costs across multiple event types to see if the idea of a “wedding markup” is fact or fiction.

The truth we found is mixed: while some services really are more expensive for weddings, this certainly isn’t always the case. And if you break down what you get (from prep time to the quality of materials used), you may find that you get what you pay for.

Here’s when wedding services really do cost more than any other event—and when the sky-high price tag is nothing but a myth.

The Planner

“Brides generally have a full vision that a planner has to come in and help turn into a reality. Weddings, because they are a dream, are so specific. A lot of the time, it takes four or five times to get things right. That research, those tryouts, and vendors, that’s time and money.” —Bill Asbell, Sunshine Weddings, LLC

Wedding Planning Cost

Average cost: $700 to $1,000
Premium pricing: $1,000 to $1,500

Wedding Planner Costs More: False

Not all event planning services are created equal, and depending on what kind of event planner you hire, your price tag will vary. For most weddings, the levels of planning are split in two: full-service and partial-service. Bill Asbell, a wedding planner in Titusville, Florida explains the difference: “A wedding coordinator starts verifying and confirming everything either the month before or day-of. A planner is involved a year, even two years in advance and cost 3 times as much.”

When it comes to planning something as huge, complicated and high-stakes as a wedding, couples generally opt for the full suite of planning services. On average, full-service wedding planning costs around $445 more than partial-service planning.

Full-Service Wedding Planning Cost

Average cost: $850 to $1,250
Premium pricing: $1,250 to $1,850

Partial-Service Wedding Planning Cost

Average cost: $695 to $855
Premium pricing: $855 to $1,200

Weddings are the most expensive type of event to plan, with one notable exception: the cost of high-end corporate planning is as expensive or more expensive than a wedding. But keep in mind that both are pricing outliers. Weddings and corporate events cost up to twice as much as planners for every other event category, from bridal showers to fundraisers.

One example: anniversary parties. At exactly half the cost, hiring a planner for romantic benchmarks such as anniversaries get less expensive after the wedding.

Anniversary Party Cost

Average cost: $300 to $500 
Premium price: $500 to $800  

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The Food

“The formality of wedding catering drives up the price. And if you’re using high-quality rentals and serving high-quality food, you need high-quality experienced labor to match. That’s where the cost comes in.” —Rona Casterline, Bernwood Catering Co.

Wedding Catering Costs

Average cost: $2,300 to $2,500
Premium pricing: $2,500 to $2,705 
Guest count: 100 to 125  

Weddings Caterers Cost More: False

When it comes to planning your wedding banquet, the options are endless—but keep in mind that each choice you make factors into your final bill. On a per-person basis, it may be more expensive to feed wedding guests than the same number of guests at another party, but as Rona Caterline, an event caterer in Naples, Florida explains, “Most people like real china and choose a venue with a certain motif about it for their wedding, and that’s expensive. Add in a full-service meal and the cost starts to make sense.”

On average, it costs more to cater a corporate event or holiday party than a wedding banquet. Since corporate parties tend to happen at the close of each quarter and during holiday season (dates that are consistent across companies) demand for catering within these windows spikes. Busy spells are often cause for pricing hikes, so as long as your wedding isn’t on the same day as your office Christmas party (and with wedding season occupying spring and summer, it probably won’t be) your odds of paying less look pretty good.

Corporate Events Cost

Average cost: $2,300 to $2,825
Guest count: 100 to 125  

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The Forever Photo

“No matter the size of the wedding I’m taking the same number of pictures and I’m editing them in the same way after. Headcount really doesn’t matter to wedding photographers. It’s time and it’s the date.” —Ivan Djikaev, Mind on Photography

Wedding Photography Cost

Average cost: $675 to $900
Premium cost: $900 to $1,500

Wedding Photography Costs More: True  

Wedding photography is the most popular kind of photography by far — and as we’ve seen across other wedding services, costs skyrocket when demand does.

Looking for a workaround? Consider getting married on a weekday. “During wedding season the the most important thing is the day. There is a lot of competition for my services on Saturdays so I don’t tend to move much on price,” explains Ivan Djikaev, who runs a photography studio in Boston.

Outside of demand and date, one of the biggest factors driving up the cost of wedding photography is the scope of the photo package. For photographers, capturing perfect moments means capturing an event from all angles (with multiple cameras), being able to shoot individuals for portraits as well as larger action shots, and getting to know the bride and groom’s families to focus on the right people throughout the event. Also factoring into the final price: nearly 40 percent of couples select a wedding photography package that also includes an engagement shoot, driving up the cost by around 27 percent.  

On average, the cost of wedding photography is twice as much as general event photography, and over three times as much as sports photography, engagement photography, and aerial photography. Yes, photographers are making three times as much taking photos of wedding parties than they are hanging out of a helicopter.

Event Photography Cost

Average price: $235 to $700

Aerial Photography Cost

Average price: $200 to $495

Sports Photography Cost

Average price: $150 to $395

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The Ride

“The wedding industry has changed. Nowadays everybody likes to drive to the wedding together in a luxury bus. Your whole party can share that time together, those hours of excitement. It’s less expensive than the three-car layout and definitely more efficient.” —John Waleski, Classic Coach Limousine

Wedding Transportation Cost

Average price: $250 to $400
Premium price: $400 to $575

Wedding Transport Costs More: False  

As it turns out, getting to the church on time is something of a bargain. “These days a lot of weddings are a one-stop shop. Brides tend to get married in the same place as their reception so they don’t need a ride in between,” explains John Waleski, owner of Classic Coach Limousine in Cranford, New Jersey. John remembers the days of the three-limo-rollout, unlike today, with the increasingly popular party bus. “Everyone can enjoy that time together,” he admits. “It’s definitely less expensive than the three-car layout.”

It costs 20 percent more to hire luxury transportation for a bachelor or bachelorette party than it does for a wedding. The reason? Time. While most wedding transportation rentals are for one to four hours, bachelor/bachelorette parties tend to last between four and eight hours. And pricing models tend to be steep: on average, the price of a stretch limo increases 30 percent for every two hours you rent.

Bachelor/Bachelorette Party Cost

Average cost: $340 to $650
Average time: 4 to 8 hours

Shocking but true: birthday limos are more expensive than wedding limos by around $10 on average. If you’re wondering to yourself ‘when did birthdays become such a thing?’ know you’re not alone.

Birthday Party Cost

Average cost: $295 to $590
Average time: 3 to 6 hours

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The Music

“The price of a wedding DJ comes down to three things: experience level, time, and the size of the wedding.” —Gary Perl, Gary Perl’s Rock-On DJ Service

Wedding DJ Costs

Average cost: $350 to $450
Premium pricing: $450 to $550

Wedding DJs Cost More: True

Weddings are the longest, fanciest and biggest party most of us will ever throw. That’s exactly why they tend to cost the most. As Gary Perl, a Top Pro wedding DJ in Broadview, Ohio explains, “If your wedding is for under 100 people, we don’t need to truck in a massive sound system or stage. But if your wedding is over 100 people (and most are) you can anticipate those extra costs entering into the equation. And the price of a stage and speakers isn’t cheap.”

On average, wedding DJs play five-plus hour sets, longer than for any other event. Most events, including reunions and engagement parties, are 3.5 to 4.5 hours long, and wedding DJ prices reflect that extra time.

Corporate parties (like holiday get-togethers or quarterly celebrations) are similar to weddings in both length and price. But most corporate parties take place between Monday and Friday, while weddings almost always happen on weekend, which tend to be a high volume time for entertainers. “Saturdays are prime time. You’ll find entertainers almost always charge more,” Gary says.  

Corporate Event DJ Cost

Average cost: $300 to $500 
Average length: 4 hours

Prom season overlaps with wedding season in late spring and early summer; but unlike wedding season, which stretches to the end of October, prom season is short—and demand within that window is outrageous. “When demand goes up, pricing bumps. That’s the truth of it,” says Gary.

School Dances and Prom DJ Cost

Average cost: $300 to $500 
Average length: 3.5 hours

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The ‘I Do’ Hairdo

“More often than not I’m hired for the full wedding party. That means doing hair for anywhere between 7 and 15 people. There’s no way I can do that without an assistant — and that’s one more person to pay.” —Madison Cardoza, King Cardoza Studio

Wedding Hairstyling Cost

Average cost: $75 to $130 
Premium pricing: $130 to $270

Weddings Hairstyling Costs More: True

Weddings tend to be long, lively, at times humid affairs — and for most of us that means one thing: by the end of the night, your hair’s a mess. And if you’re the one tossing the bouquet at the end of the night, ratty hair is not an option. That’s why most brides hire a professional stylist, one who can craft a picture-perfect hairdo that won’t melt to pieces when the dance floor heats up.

For this reason, hairstyling preparations tend to begin months before the wedding. Around 70 percent of brides request a pre-event trial when shopping for a hairstylist, compared to the less than 20 percent who do so for non-wedding events. And once they’re hired, wedding stylists are in for a long day. As San Diego-based hairstylistMadison Cardoza explains, “I do full wedding parties a lot—anywhere between 7 and 15 people. They tend to want their hair down, which means I have to set it, and if I’m setting hair for more than two people at a time I need help. That all adds up,” she explains.   

Hiring a hairstylist for a school formal on the other hand, can cost as little as a third the cost of wedding styling. Unlike wedding parties, high schoolers tend to get their hair done for the prom one-on-one, driving the average event cost way, way down.  

School Dance Hairstyling Cost

Average cost: $60 to $100
Average size: 1 person

Birthday hair makeovers are a relative bargain. And unlike prom styling, just under 85 percent of birthday hairstyling requests are for more than one person. Still, most birthday gigs can’t get close to the communal pricetag of one of Madison’s 15-person (and 2+ stylist) wedding styling sprees.

Birthday Party Hairstyling Cost

Average cost: $65 to $150
Average size: 1 to 3 people

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The Makeup

“Weddings are really hectic for the vendors involved and I give more time to my brides than other clients. At the end of the day you need these services on your wedding day, and the people providing them need the time to make everything perfect.” —Monique Renee, Unveiled Ego

Wedding Makeup Styling Cost

Average cost: $75 to $120 
Premium pricing: $120 to $250
Ask for a trial run: 70 percent  

Wedding Makeup Costs More: True

Dewy wedding glows don’t just happen — they’re carefully crafted by experienced professionals. For this reason, few brides leave their day-of makeup up to chance. Well over half of all brides request a makeup trial run for their wedding day, increasing the final price of styling by a considerable margin. Also expensive—the makeup being used. “A lot of brides want airbrush makeup which costs significantly more.” explains Monique Renee, whose Chicago-based makeup company specializes in both weddings and other private events.

According to Monique, wedding makeup costs more because it takes longer and involves more steps. For example, Monique starts all of her bride sessions with a hydrating face mask to lock in moisture and brighten their look.

On average, brides pay 1.5 times more for makeup styling on their wedding day than do individuals getting glam for a birthday or special event. At its most expensive extreme, brides hiring makeup artists pay 2.5 times more than high school seniors do for prom makeup.

Prom Makeup Cost

Average cost: $65 to $130
Ask for a trial run: 18 percent

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The wedding pricing lesson: weddings aren’t always the most expensive event service out there. So know what’s in a price before you panic, get married in the off-season, and say “I do” on a Tuesday. But as any soon-to-be bride knows, the list doesn’t stop there. For more information on what it costs to hire everything from the person who marries you, to your first-dance specialist, and the videographer how can capture it all in style, visit Thumbtack’s pricing calculator.