Send Invoices That Get Paid — and Look Professional Doing It
Two free templates: one for general bookings, one built for bridal. Plus a record-keeping system to keep your finances clean.
A Venmo request is not an invoice.
Your invoice is the last professional touchpoint before a client’s wedding. It is the document she refers back to when she has questions. It is the record you pull up if there is ever a payment dispute.
How it looks and what it says is part of how you show up as a business
— not just as an artist.
This template makes it easy to get it right every time.
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WHAT'S INSIDE
Version 1
Standard Makeup Artist Invoice
For general bookings: special occasions, editorial, events, and lessons.
- Business and client information sections
- Invoice number and date fields
- Itemized services table (up to 6 line items)
- Additional fees section (travel, parking, other)
- Deposit credit line — so the math is transparent
- Balance due with accepted payment methods
- Gratuity note — professional and non-aggressive
- Thank-you line — warm, brief, and brand-appropriate
Version 2
Bridal Invoice
Built specifically for wedding bookings. Includes everything in Version 1, plus:
- Bridal party services table by person and role (Bride, Bridesmaids, MOB, MOG, Flower Girl)
- Pre-event services section (bridal trial, hair trial)
- Overtime and assistant fees
- Contracted service summary — cross-references your signed contract so there's no ambiguity about what was agreed to
- Final balance due date reminder tied to your contract terms
Bonus
Record-Keeping System
For general bookings: special occasions, editorial, events, and lessons.
- Two invoice numbering methods — sequential and year-based — so your records stay organized
- Payment tracking spreadsheet template to log every invoice, deposit, and balance
THIS IS FOR YOU IF…
You have been sending Venmo requests or hand-written totals instead of professional invoices
You have had clients ask "wait, didn't I already pay for that?" — because the deposit wasn't clearly credited
You collect the final balance on the day of the event and want to stop doing that
You do not have a system for tracking who has paid, what they owe, and when it is due
You want to look as professional as the photographers and planners your clients also hired
HOW TO USE IT
The whole setup takes under an hour. After that, each invoice takes minutes.
Download
The Template
Copy
Into Google Docs, Canva, Word, or your CRM
Fill Out
Save it as your master template
Print it out and put it somewhere you will see it
each booking
Duplicate the template, fill in the client details and services, assign an invoice number, and send
Download Both Templates Free
About April Nicole
I am the founder of The Simplified Stylist and a working bridal makeup artist with 20+ years in the industry. I built my business in Fort Lauderdale and service weddings throughout Florida — including the Keys.
The details of how you run your business matter as much as the work you do. Your invoice, your contract, your emails — these are touchpoints that tell every client whether you are a professional or someone figuring it out as they go.
These templates help you show up as the former.
I created The Simplified Stylist to teach beauty professionals the business side of this industry — the contracts, the systems, the pricing, the mindset. The things nobody teaches you in cosmetology school.
This contract template is the foundation. Everything else builds from here.
April Nicole, Founder, The Simplified Stylist