Livia Solèr

A makeup and hair artist with a focus on brides

Livia Solèr is a makeup and hair artist ("Makeup & Hair Artistin") who offers bridal styling alongside work on advertising productions, television productions and creative shoots. Her wedding page says she comes to the couple's chosen location on the wedding day, and that the trial can take place at the bride's home or at her own place in Domat/Ems. Her offer page publishes 3 bridal packages with starting prices, a rate for the wedding party, travel terms and a cancellation rule, which gives a couple most of what they need to budget before the first message. The site is in German.

On the homepage she introduces herself as a makeup and hair artist "mit vollem Herzen" (with all her heart), and writes that creating the perfect bridal styling to suit the bride's personality is especially close to her heart: "das perfekte Brautstyling, passend zu deiner Persönlichkeit, zu kreieren". The wedding section carries the line "wir lieben heiraten" (we love getting married), and the page heading describes the look she aims for as "Einzigartig und Natürlich" (unique and natural).

How a wedding booking works

The wedding page opens by saying that a wedding is one of the most beautiful moments a couple shares with their loved ones, and that the bride and she prepare for the day together so that the bride can enjoy it to the full. She calls being present as the stylist on the day a great honor.

The wedding page sets out 3 steps.

Getting to know each other (Das Kennenlernen). Once the wedding date and location are confirmed, she and the bride exchange first ideas and wishes for the bridal styling. The bride then receives all the information on the next steps and an individually tailored quote for the wedding.

The trial (Der Probetermin). She writes that she always recommends a trial for the styling 3 to 6 weeks before the ceremony, so that everything is right on the wedding day. It can be arranged at the bride's home or at her place in Domat/Ems. At the trial they try out the bride's wishes and, in her words, create the bride's most beautiful self together, so that afterwards the bride can simply look forward to the day.

The wedding (Die Hochzeit). On the wedding day she comes to the bride's chosen location at the agreed time, and the bride can relax and enjoy the day.

The page ends with a postscript: "Für dich ist für mich kein Weg zu weit" (for you, no journey is too far for me).

The 3 wedding packages and prices

The offer page lists 3 packages, each including a trial and styling on location:

• Paket Eins, bridal makeup or hairstyling, from CHF 390
• Paket Zwei, bridal makeup and hairstyling, from CHF 550
• Paket Drei, bridal makeup and hairstyling at the civil wedding, plus bridal makeup and hairstyling on the wedding day, with 1 trial, from CHF 760

Package three is written for couples whose civil wedding and main celebration fall on different days, and it covers the bride's styling for both with a single trial.

For the wedding party, there is a package for friends and family: she is glad to style the maid of honor (Trauzeugin), the mother and anyone else who wants to be styled on location on the wedding day, at a flat rate of CHF 110 per hour.

All prices are "ab" (from), so the final figure comes with the individual quote.

Travel and cancellation

The offer page says that 50 km of travel costs are included, and that each further kilometer costs CHF 0.70, a figure that covers the journey there and back. Given her stated willingness to travel, the kilometer rate is the number a couple should use to estimate the cost of a venue further away, measured from Domat/Ems.

For cancellations made less than 7 days in advance, or for appointments not kept, she charges a cancellation fee of 50% of the booked service.

About Livia

Her About page describes her as someone who loves and lives the world of a creative makeup and hair artist, and who is fascinated by every face and how it can be presented individually. She writes that her goal is to create ideas together with the client that inspire, whether for weddings, shoots or moving images. She enjoys meeting new people, traveling and experiencing new cultures and their stories, and describes herself as a very open and motivated person. On the homepage she calls it her dream job, one that combines her passion for makeup and hairdressing with her enthusiasm for people and their stories. The homepage's portfolio section shows a selection of her work in commercial advertising, television and creative shoots, and the menu has a separate wedding portfolio.

She can be reached through the site's contact page, by WhatsApp, on Instagram at @livia.makeuphairartist, and on LinkedIn and Facebook.

What the site does not settle

The site is written in German and does not say which languages she works in, so a couple from abroad should ask in the first message. It does not give a street address in Domat/Ems. It does not say how early she can start on a wedding morning, how many people she can style in an hour at the CHF 110 rate, or whether a deposit is required to hold the date. It does not say how travel is charged for the trial if it takes place at the bride's home rather than in Domat/Ems.

For a couple living abroad, the recommended trial window of 3 to 6 weeks before the ceremony is the main planning point: it means either a trip to Switzerland weeks before the wedding, or a conversation with her about alternatives.

Who this suits

Livia Solèr suits a bride who wants one person for both makeup and hair, styled at the venue, with published starting prices and a clear process from the first exchange to the wedding day. Package three is useful for couples marrying in 2 stages. The travel rate makes costs predictable for venues beyond the included 50 km. The caveats are the German-only site, the recommended trial weeks before the wedding, and open questions on language and deposit.