Samantha Pretto

Venice and the Veneto, Italy

Bridal hair and make-up on location across Italy and Europe, with a skin-first, natural approach

No. 661 · Autumn 2026

Bride and bridesmaids together after hair and make-up, Samantha Pretto

Welcome

Welcome to Samantha Pretto

Samantha Pretto is a bridal hair and make-up artist based on Lake Como, leading a small team that styles brides and their wedding parties on location across Italy and selected European destinations. She has worked professionally in hair and make-up since the 1990s, including backstage at Milan Fashion Week, and has focused on international weddings since 2013.

Samantha Pretto is a bridal hair and make-up artist who has worked in the beauty and fashion trade since the mid-1990s, starting with an apprenticeship in Vicenza and moving on to Bologna. In 2002 she joined the Equipe Vittorio group and went on to direct its creative space, Spazio Officina, and to work backstage at Milan Fashion Week for houses including Laura Biagiotti, Giorgio Armani and Max Mara.

My purpose is simple: that you feel entirely yourself, quietly radiant, and held in calm on a day that will be remembered.Samantha Pretto

About

Samantha Pretto

She opened her own studio, Estro Equipe, in the Veneto in 2008 and moved to freelance work in 2013, concentrating on international bridal hair and make-up. Her approach is skin-first and restrained: make-up and hair that reveal natural features rather than replace them, and that last through the day and photograph well on stills and video.

Samantha works with a trusted team, so the bride and her wedding party can be styled together on the morning, in the villa, hotel or home where they are getting ready. Hair and make-up for bridesmaids, mothers and guests can be added to the bride's booking, along with a second look for the evening or next-day styling.

Bridesmaids helping the bride into her gown, hair and make-up complete, Samantha Pretto

Location

Getting there

Airport: Verona, 43 km straight line distance
Airport: Venice, 76 km straight line distance

Couple holding hands on a lakeshore, black and white, Samantha Pretto

Services

What is on offer

4 services.

Couple embracing in a stone cloister, bridal hair and veil styled on location, Samantha Pretto

Service

Bridal hair and make-up

Bridal make-up, skin-first and natural to soft glam
Bridal hair design, from loose waves to updos
Hair and make-up trial

Bride seated with her bridesmaids, hair and make-up styled for the whole party, Samantha Pretto

Service

Bridal party

Bridesmaids and maid of honour
Mothers of the bride and groom
Selected guests

Bride with a glass of wine under the evening light, soft waves and natural make-up, Samantha Pretto

Service

Extensions of the day

Post-ceremony refinement
All-day aesthetic direction
Second look for the evening

Short bridal look on a Paris street, polished hair and fresh make-up, Samantha Pretto

How it works

Step by step

1
Private enquiry
Brides write through the enquiry form with the date, location and size of the wedding party.
2
Alignment and investment
Samantha does not work from a fixed menu. Once the vision and scope are clear, she shares a private investment proposal built around the...
3
Design session and trial
Trials are offered once the booking is aligned and are treated as part of designing the bridal look: hair, make-up and skin brought together...
4
Bridal party and inner circle
Bridesmaids, mothers and selected guests can be styled in the same visual direction, with timings planned around the photographer and the ceremony.