Samantha Pretto Hair and Makeup
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Samantha Pretto Hair and Makeup

Presence, not performance. A private bridal beauty atelier, Lake Como and Italy.

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Perfect For
Perfect For

Perfect For

  • ✓A bride who wants a private, considered process rather than a package off a menu
  • ✓A multi-day Lake Como or Italian destination celebration
  • ✓Bridal party, mothers and guests styled to one coherent presence
  • ✓A second look for the evening, or styling the morning after
  • ✓A skin-first, editorial approach over a heavy, templated finish
Samantha Pretto Hair and Makeup wedding photography

Editorial Bridal Elegance

Bridal hair and makeup, built to last through the whole day.

Style
Samantha Pretto Hair and Makeup wedding photography
Samantha Pretto Hair and Makeup wedding photography

Italy (Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, Lake Orta, Lake Iseo, Lake Garda, Cinque Terre, Portofino, Piedmont, Venice, Verona, Veneto, Florence and Tuscany, Chianti, Siena and Val d'Orcia, Rome, Umbria, the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Puglia, Sardinia, Sicily), plus Greece, Spain, France, the United States and selected international destinations

Coverage across Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, Tuscany, Amalfi Coast.

Reach
Samantha Pretto Hair and Makeup wedding photography
Samantha Pretto Hair and Makeup wedding photography

The Artist

The Artist

My work is guided by precision, restraint and an instinct for balance. Every choice is intentional, every detail considered, so that what remains is not a look imposed but a presence revealed: elegant, assured and entirely your own. I approach beauty as presence rather than performance, revealing natural features without ever replacing them.

How I Work
How I Work

How I Work

Every engagement begins with a private design session, developing hair, makeup, skin and overall presence into one coherent image well ahead of the wedding day. Bridal party members, mothers and selected guests can be integrated into the same aesthetic direction for a multi-day celebration. On the day, Samantha and her small team travel on-location across Lake Como, Italy and selected international destinations, with optional extensions for post-ceremony refinement, an evening second look, or next-day styling.

  • ✓Not published coverage
  • ✓Samantha, with a small team including hairstylist Gianluca
  • ✓Full gallery in Not published

At a Glance

The Essentials

Starting FromOn enquiry
CoverageNot published
Team SizeSamantha, with a small team including hairstylist Gianluca
Based InLake Como, Lombardy, and across Italy
Travels ToItaly (Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, Lake Orta, Lake Iseo, Lake Garda, Cinque Terre, Portofino, Piedmont, Venice, Verona, Veneto, Florence and Tuscany, Chianti, Siena and Val d'Orcia, Rome, Umbria, the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Puglia, Sardinia, Sicily), plus Greece, Spain, France, the United States and selected international destinations
TurnaroundNot published
Years Active25+

Style & Reach

Where and How I Work

Makeup StyleEditorial Bridal Elegance · Skin-First Natural Beauty · Timeless Italian Glamour · Destination Bridal
DestinationsLake Como · Lake Maggiore · Tuscany · Amalfi Coast · Rome · Puglia · Sardinia · Sicily · Worldwide (selected destinations)
Ideal WeddingsLake Como and Northern Italy destination weddings · Multi-day celebrations across Italy and Europe · Editorial-style bridal beauty · International destination weddings worldwide

Investment

The Investment

Every engagement begins with a private design session, developing hair, makeup, skin and overall presence into one coherent image well ahead of the wedding day. Bridal party members, mothers and selected guests can be integrated into the same aesthetic direction for a multi-day celebration. On the day, Samantha and her small team travel on-location across Lake Como, Italy and selected international destinations, with optional extensions for post-ceremony refinement, an evening second look, or next-day styling.

On enquiry
On enquiry

All pricing is indicative. Final investment varies by date, guest count, menu, and bespoke requirements. Contact the venue directly for a tailored proposal.

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What remains is not a look imposed, but a presence revealed: elegant, assured, and entirely your own.

Samantha Pretto

Founder, Bridal Hair & Makeup Atelier

Frequently Asked Questions

Samantha Pretto Hair and Makeup

It is her own stated philosophy: revealing natural features rather than replacing them. In practice it shows up as a skin-first, editorial finish rather than a heavy, templated bridal look.

More than twenty-five years, starting an apprenticeship in Vicenza at eighteen in 1996, and independently corroborated by a Trustpilot profile carrying 115 reviews at a 4.9 average, active since 2019.

It is independently published, not self-reported: Style Me Pretty credited her by name for a real wedding at the Mandarin Oriental Lake Como, alongside named photography, floristry and planning vendors for the same day.

No published minimum, but her own site describes bridal party members, mothers and selected guests being integrated into one coherent aesthetic direction, particularly across multi-day celebrations.

Yes, listed as an optional extension alongside post-ceremony refinement and post-wedding or next-day styling.

A recurring theme across her published testimonials: feeling completely at ease with her before the day, and a finished look that held and photographed well throughout.

Yes. Her stated destinations include Greece, Spain, France, the United States and further selected international locations, alongside her core Italian destinations.

Not one that is independently shareable. Her homepage carries a background video hosted directly on her own site rather than a YouTube or Vimeo film, so none is embedded here.

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