I was part of a bridal party that had hair and makeup down here in May 2012. A wedding day is stressful enough in its own right, and the experience that our bride had here was HORRIFYING!!! --Ambience: the place looks great. --Styling: styling looks great at the beginning. Our hair was all done by 10 am, but by the time the 1 pm wedding came, everybody's curls were coming out. The day was not humid, we were inside all day, and nobody was jumping around. The quality was just not there. I've been in four other weddings and this is the first time I've had my hair fall out and look messy for the ceremony. --Price: The website lists updos for $40 for adults. My hair is shoulder length and it was $60 before a tip. It's wasn't anything special and I was out of the chair in 25 minutes. --Makeup: it was okay, but nothing earthshattering. --Stylists: Mary, the owner, fake-y. Brenda was a sweetheart and we all loved her. Tiffany was cold. --Dirty little maneuvers: we were all aware of their policy regarding cancellations and we were all planning to be there on time. However, in the wee hours of the morning of the wedding, one of the other bridesmaids went in for an emergency appendectomy. Needless to say, she did not make her appointment a few hours later. The bride's sister-in-law was along to take pics, but they were okay with doing her hair instead. However, when it came time to pay, the bride was still charged for the missing bridesmaids hair and makeup PLUS and extra $10 because of the 'no show'. It was pointed out that the SIL had had her stuff done, and had paid for it--it's not like they didn't get paid. However, they still made the charge. ROTTEN! DIRTY! HORRIBLE!!! Um, hello, Better Business Bureau... The bride had to pay for it. 15 minutes before the wedding, they called and said a bridemaid's card didn't go through and put it on the bride's card. When credit card bills came, both were charged. So, 6 appointments were maid. 6 had services done. Cura charged cards for not 6, not 7, but 8 appointments. FRAUD!
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