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Nodus for bridal hair and makeup artists
Early starts, several looks across one weekend, and a bride who has to know you'll turn up on time. We're building Nodus around those mornings.
Price each bridal look, each trial and each guest on its own, get enquiries for dates and start times you can do, and take a deposit then the balance straight into your own Stripe account. You pay nothing upfront: commission comes out of each payment you receive through Nodus. Packages and the calendar are coming.
Your category
How bridal hair and makeup works for South Asian weddings
- A look for every event. Mehndi, nikkah, anand karaj or pheras, baraat, walima or reception. Brides often want different looks, and some book different artists for each.
- Early starts and hard stops. A morning ceremony can mean a very early start, and the bride has to be ready on time. Your start time and how many people you can do before it are part of the booking.
- Guests add up. Mothers, sisters and bridesmaids often want hair and makeup too. Price per person, with a cap on numbers before the bride's slot.
- Trials decide it. Many brides book a trial before committing. Charging for it, or deducting it from the booking, is your call. Say which.
- Travel and kit. Home visits, hotel rooms, venue dressing rooms. Say what you cover and what travel costs.
- Two specialists or one. Some brides book a separate hair stylist and makeup artist. Neither is locked out on Nodus.
A better way to work
Why hair and makeup artists choose Nodus
A free place to run your bookings
Portfolio, looks, messages and quotes in one place, free to use. Messaging works today; packages are coming.
Leads you don't pay for upfront
No subscription, no listing fee, no pay-per-lead. Commission comes from each payment you receive through Nodus.
Fill your quiet dates
Show brides your free weekdays and quieter months, so walimas, engagements and smaller events find you. Coming.
Paid without chasing
A deposit to confirm, then the balance before the day, into your own Stripe account. You set the deposit and balance terms.
Seen without your own ad spend
Pay nothing until a bride pays you, instead of paying to boost posts.
Before and after
How you work today, and on Nodus
| Today | On Nodus |
|---|---|
| "Price for bridal?" DMs with no date or event | Enquiries with the date and events attached (in part today) |
| Trial booked, then silence | A deposit to confirm the date, paid through Stripe |
| Guest numbers changing by text the night before | Guests priced per person in your quote (coming) |
| Balance in cash on the morning | Balance paid before the day, into your account |
| Paying to boost posts whether or not anyone books | Nothing upfront; commission taken from each payment you receive |
Ideas for your storefront
Packages that suit hair and makeup
Examples only. Build yours with the package pricing template.
- Bridal look, one event: hair, makeup, dupatta setting and lashes.
- Bridal, two or three events: a look for each, priced below booking separately.
- Guest hair and makeup: priced per person, with a maximum before the bride's slot.
- Piece-by-piece extras: a trial, an early start, touch-ups between events, travel beyond your usual area.
Before you go live
Your storefront checklist
- Brides with a range of skin tones, in daylight and in the venue's light.
- A look for each event: mehndi, nikkah, anand karaj, pheras, walima, reception.
- A "from" price for bridal hair and makeup, for each on its own, and per guest.
- Whether you offer a trial, what it costs, and whether it comes off the booking.
- Your earliest start, how many guests you can do before the bride, and whether you bring an assistant.
- The areas you cover and what travel costs.
Brides remember who made them feel calm at 6am. Say how you run the morning.
What you keep
The honest numbers
On a £600 bridal booking, 3% commission is £18 and 8% is £48, plus Stripe's card fees. Nothing to pay in a quiet month. Check your own numbers in the earnings calculator.
Honest status
What's live and what's coming
| Live today | Coming |
|---|---|
| Your profile and public listing | Looks, packages and single services |
| Messaging with couples | Availability calendar and date filter |
| Enquiries and quotes (in part) | Verified reviews, profile score |
Next steps
Start with your bridal package
Apply free, start with your bridal package and keep your Instagram and word of mouth: Nodus is never exclusive. Check your profile with the quick profile check, then read how it works, the founding vendor programme and the vendor FAQ. Or get in touch.
Questions
Show brides with a range of skin tones and every event look, publish a 'from' price for bridal hair and makeup and for guests, say where you travel and how early you start, and keep your dates current. Brides compare several artists before booking a trial.
Yes. There's no exclusivity on Nodus, and couples can book several vendors in one category. If you do both, offer a combined package and each service on its own.
Nothing upfront. No subscription, no listing fee and no pay-per-lead. Commission is taken from each payment you receive through Nodus: 3% for founding vendors for their first 24 months, then 8%.
Yes. A trial can be its own piece-by-piece service with its own price, or included in a bridal package. Packages and services are coming to the app.
Yes. Nodus doesn't ban contact details in messages, and the client relationship is yours.
Keep going
Where next
- For vendorsHow Nodus works for wedding vendorsApply, have a 20-minute call, then take enquiries, quotes, written bookings and Stripe payments in one place. What's live and coming.
- For vendorsThe founding vendor programmeBecome a founding vendor: 3% commission for your first 24 months, then 8%, confirmed in writing. Founder support and a say in the roadmap. Limited places.
- For vendorsVendor FAQHonest answers for wedding vendors: what Nodus costs, when you get paid, whether you keep your clients, how much time it takes, and how to leave.
Also useful: Nodus for mehndi artists · Enquiry reply templates for wedding vendors · How strong is your vendor profile · Wedding vendor earnings calculator · Wedding package pricing template