Weekend wedding makeup artistry side hustle
A side business offering professional makeup for weddings and events, run evenings and weekends around a day job.
The idea, in plain language
A professional makeup artist runs weekend wedding and event makeup gigs around a corporate day job, adding roughly $25,000 a year on top of her salary as a marketing director. Revenue is per-event fees for bridal and wedding-party makeup. The business depends entirely on the operator's physical artistry and on-site weekend availability.
Where the sources agree
- Wedding makeup commands premium per-event pricing.
- Weekend scheduling around a day job is the core structure.
What each source says
side-hustle-school#539 - Moonlighting Makeup Artist Earns Extra $25,000/Year
Side Hustle School features a marketing director who moonlights as a wedding makeup artist and adds about $25,000/year.
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