A retainer fee is needed to prevent booking a specific time/date only to have a client cancel out at the last minute thus preventing any other models or clients form using that booked time. It's standard practice for all prefessionals to require any fees upfront. This fee is partially refundable under certain circumstances, please see my Cancellation Policy for details.
The above retainer fees do not include make-up and hair. These can be paid directly to the MU Artist hired or combined into the package fees after we talk about your shoot.