Bridal hair, makeup & getting-ready suite · Houston

Champagne first. Then the golden hour.

A five-artist bridal team with its own getting-ready suite in River Oaks — gilded mirrors, a mimosa bar and room for the whole party to get gorgeous together.

Bride and bridesmaids in champagne satin robes laughing together under gold balloons in a sunlit suite
A beautiful bride in a white dress smiles as she holds a floral bouquet, showcasing an elegant updo with flowers.
Beautiful blonde bride in white dress with elegant updo gazing sideways.

The suite

The best part of the day happens before the aisle.

Danielle built Gilded Hour around the moment every bride remembers: the morning. Robes, music, a mimosa, your people around you and five artists moving through the room so smoothly nobody feels rushed.

Our River Oaks suite seats twelve under gilded vanity lights, with a photo-ready window wall and a dressing room for the gown. Prefer your venue? We bring the glow — and the champagne flutes — to you.

— Danielle Okafor-Price, founder

A joyful bridal party in satin robes celebrating on a bed indoors, creating a warm and fun atmosphere.

Signature services

What we're known for

Beautiful blonde bride in white dress with elegant updo gazing sideways.
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Bridal trial — hair & makeup

Two looks, photographed under the suite's vanity lights and daylight.

$250
Close-up of a stylish bridal hairstyle being adjusted with intricate accessories.
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The Gilded package

Trial, wedding-day hair & makeup, lashes and a stay-through artist until photos.

$725
A smiling bride in a lace dress stands in front of a mirror, capturing a moment of joyful anticipation.
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Hair & makeup duo

$205
  • 5artists on the team
  • 12chairs in the suite
  • 900+brides & bridesmaids a year
  • 2016first champagne toast

Sample client reviews

Toasts from our brides

Placeholder reviews for this design — your real Google reviews appear here.

Ten of us in robes, mimosas, music and five artists working like a dream. Best morning of my life, honestly.
Alexis M.The Gilded package + suite
Sofia's updo was exactly my Pinterest board but better. It held through a Houston July and a very sweaty dance floor.
Brianna T.Bridal hair
Danielle matched my skin perfectly and taught my sisters how to touch up. We all looked incredible in every photo.
Nkechi O.Bridal makeup
The suite felt like a five-star hotel. My photographer said it was the prettiest getting-ready room she'd ever shot.
Lauren K.Getting-ready suite
Mai did all nine bridesmaids and somehow we finished early. Nobody had to rush, nobody cried — well, not about hair.
Haley S.Bridal party of ten

The team

The artists

Danielle Okafor-Price, Founder · Lead makeup artist

Danielle Okafor-Price

Founder · Lead makeup artist

Sofia Marchetti, Lead hair artist

Sofia Marchetti

Lead hair artist

Mai Nguyen, Hair & makeup artist

Mai Nguyen

Hair & makeup artist

Rachel Ostrowski, Hair artist

Rachel Ostrowski

Hair artist

Meet the team

The shop

Take the salon home

Online store teaser — products shown are samples.

Gilded Setting Spray

$34

Champagne Glow Serum

$46

Hold-Till-Midnight Hairspray

$28

Shop in the studio

Recognition · sample

  • Houston Bride · Best Bridal Beauty Team
  • Texas Weddings · Vendor Spotlight
  • River Oaks Living · Beauty Hot List
  • The Wedding Edit · Best of Weddings

Visit

Third floor on West Gray

Hours

  • Tue – Thu10a – 7p
  • Friday10a – 5p
  • SaturdayGetting-ready suite · weddings
  • Sun – MonClosed

Saturdays are reserved for wedding parties in the suite or on location.

Pop the cork. We'll do the rest.

Tell us your date and how many are getting ready — we'll send a suite schedule within a day.