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Wander
Bridal

Destination hair & makeup

Have kit,
will fly.

Callie flies to your wedding with everything in her carry-on, lands two days early, and does your hair and makeup wherever you say yes.

Callie’s packed makeup case on a hotel bed beside a passport, the sea out the window
Packed for 14 countries
  • A bride in Santorini, loose waves

    SantoriniLoose waves · June

  • A bride in Lake Como, low chignon

    Lake ComoLow chignon · September

  • A bride in Tulum, beach curls

    TulumBeach curls · February

Bride from $450 travel quoted to your venue $150 holds your dateGet a quote

  • 14countries
  • 69weddings away
  • 48 hto your quote
  • Zerobrushes ever checked

Places

Where I’ve said
“you look perfect.”

Cliffs, courtyards, black sand and vineyards. Every place asks something different of your hair, and I’ve learned what each one wants.

  • A bride in Amalfi Coast, braided crown

    Amalfi CoastBraided crown · May

  • A bride in Kauai, wind-proof waves

    KauaiWind-proof waves · March

  • A bride in Sintra, wrapped ponytail

    SintraWrapped ponytail · May

  • A bride in Vík, Iceland, side braid

    Vík, IcelandSide braid · August

  • A bride in Mallorca, half-up waves

    MallorcaHalf-up waves · June

  • A bride in Tuscany, romantic low updo

    TuscanyRomantic low updo · September

  • A bride in Cabo San Lucas, sleek low bun

    Cabo San LucasSleek low bun · January

Every stamp so far

14 countries · 61 weddings abroad
  • MexicoTulum, Cabo San Lucas, San Miguel de Allende14Nov to Apr
  • ItalyLake Como, Amalfi Coast, Tuscany12Apr to Oct
  • GreeceSantorini, Paros, Crete9May to Oct
  • PortugalSintra, Lisbon, Comporta5May to Oct
  • SpainMallorca, Seville4Apr to Jun, Sep
  • FranceProvence, Biarritz4Jun to Sep
  • IcelandVík, Reykjavík3Jun to Sep
  • CroatiaHvar, Dubrovnik2Jun
  • IrelandCounty Kerry2May to Aug
  • Costa RicaNosara2Dec to Apr
  • MoroccoMarrakech1Oct to Apr
  • Dominican Rep.Punta Cana1Dec to Apr
  • BahamasEleuthera1Nov to May
  • CanadaBanff1Jun to Sep

And stateside: Kauai, Napa and Jackson Hole, eight weddings. Not on the list yet? I’d love to add it.

How it works

From the quote
to the first look.

  1. A year or more outSend me the venue

    Where you’re getting ready, the date and how many in the chair. I price flights and a room near you and send a full quote within 48 hours.

  2. Six months outThe trial

    In my Charleston studio, or on a video call with your hair and skin in good light. We settle the look and I build the kit around it.

  3. Two days beforeI land early

    Jet lag gone, the local humidity tested on my own hair, and a look at your room at the hour you’ll be getting ready.

  4. The morningBride last

    Moms and bridesmaids first, you last and freshest. Everything set for heat, sea air and happy crying.

  5. Until the photosThen I fly home

    I stay through the first look and the portraits, leave you a touch-up kit, and I’m on a plane the next day.

Callie, seen from behind, walking through an airport at dawn with her case
Charleston, 5:40 AM · Lisbon by morning
An artist, seen from behind, pinning a bride’s low chignon on a balcony above the sea
Menorca · the last pin before the portraits
Bridesmaids in sage robes laughing while Pia curls one bridesmaid’s hair in a seaside villa
Paros · Pia curling bridesmaid three of five

Prices

What it costs,
before you ask.

  • The bridefrom $450

    Hair and makeup on the morning, lashes, a touch-up kit, and a check-in the day before.

  • The bridal party$175 each

    Bridesmaids, moms, the flower girl’s mom. Five or more and Pia, my second artist, flies too.

  • On-site trial$200

    The day before, or two, at your venue. Worth it when the light or the air there is unusual.

  • The welcome party$250

    A second look for the rehearsal dinner or the beach party the night before.

Travel at cost, never marked up: a coach flight, a room near you, and $250 for each travel day. Charleston and the Lowcountry, no travel fee within 40 miles.

Ballpark your quote

Where’s the wedding?

In the chair besides you

4
The bride
$450
4 in the party × $175
$700
Travel, at cost
$900 to $1,300
About
$2,050 to $2,450

A ballpark from past trips. Your real quote, with flights priced for your dates, comes within 48 hours.

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About

Hi, I’m Callie.

My mom was a flight attendant who could pack for a week in one tote bag, and I grew up in Charleston watching her do her makeup in the window of a moving taxi. I trained in Columbia and spent six years behind the chair in a salon downtown.

Then, in 2015, my college roommate got married on a terrace on the Amalfi Coast. The artist she’d booked missed the ferry. I did her hair with forty bobby pins from a pharmacy and her mother’s travel dryer, and her mom hugged me so hard she bent my sunglasses. I came home and started Wander Bridal that fall.

What I’ve learned since: humidity is the whole job. Sea air undoes a curl in an hour, desert sun melts the wrong primer, and Icelandic wind has opinions. So I go early, I test everything on myself first, and I keep makeup thin enough to look like you in every photo.

For parties of five or more, Pia flies with me. She’s been my second pair of hands since Mallorca in 2019.

Callie

Callie Rourke, the artist behind Wander Bridal, on a terrace above the sea
Callie Rourke · licensed cosmetologist, South Carolina · flying since 2015
Callie’s carry-on open on a bed: brushes, travel bottles, a curling iron, an adapter and a passport

The carry-on

What flies with me.

  1. Brushes, never checkedThey ride in my lap. Everything else can be replaced in a day.
  2. A dual-voltage ironPlus two plug adapters and a spare fuse, because villas.
  3. Humidity setting sprayTwo bottles in Tulum, one in Iceland.
  4. Waterproof everythingLashes, liner and mascara. Sea spray and vows both.
  5. A battery lightFor the 6 AM room with one window and a lot of character.
  6. Your lipstick, twiceOne for me, one for your touch-up kit.

Brides

In their words.

  • “She landed in Santorini two days before me and already knew which terrace had the best light at four.”

    Danielle Santorini, June

  • “Ninety percent humidity and my curls lasted through the sparklers. I have no idea how.”

    Priya Tulum, February

  • “She checked her suitcase but carried her brushes on her lap the whole flight. That told me everything.”

    Megan Lake Como, September

  • “Six of us, one bathroom, a two o’clock boat. We made the boat.”

    Erin Amalfi Coast, May

Home base

Charleston,
when I’m not flying.

Trials happen in my studio near Hampton Park, and Lowcountry weddings within 40 miles have no travel fee. Everywhere else, I fly out of Charleston.

  • Tulum, Cabo, the CaribbeanA day’s travel, one stop
  • Lisbon, Rome, AthensOvernight, one stop
  • KauaiThe long day, two stops
© OpenStreetMap contributors
Home base: Charleston, South Carolina No travel fee within 40 miles. Everywhere else, a quote. Open the map

Questions

Before you
book a flight.

How is travel priced?

At cost, with no markup: a coach flight, a room near you for the nights I’m there, and $250 for each travel day. You see every number in the quote before you hold the date.

What if half the party lives near me?

Then you don’t pay for anything twice. I quote once for the trip, and the party rate is the same whether they flew in or drove.

Do I need a trial?

Most brides do one in Charleston or on a video call six months out. If your venue has unusual light or air, an on-site trial the day before is $200.

Will my hair hold in the heat?

Humidity is the whole job. I set every curl with cool air and pins, use products made for the climate you’re in, and test them on my own hair the day I land.

How far ahead should I book?

Destination dates usually go 12 to 18 months out. $150 holds yours, and it comes off your total.

What about a big party?

For five or more Pia comes too. For ten or more I bring in a local artist I’ve worked with before, so nobody waits.

Book

Hold your date
with $150.

Pick the day and tell me where. I’ll text you within the day, and your full quote with flights follows within 48 hours. The $150 comes off your total.

  • Travel at cost, no markup
  • Landing two days early, always
  • Pia comes for five or more
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