If you really aren't a wedding makeup kinda gal then here is my advice: don’t book someone to do your wedding makeup! Do it yourself if you want to. This is your wedding and booking a wedding makeup artist isn’t compulsory! However, you will be surprised how stressful and busy the morning of your wedding can be. Perhaps you’ve been up late the night before sorting out the venue, or maybe you were simply having a meltdown in bed when you were supposed to be getting your beauty sleep. Weddings are wonderful, but all that magic doesn’t happen without a little bit of stress thrown in. Having a wedding makeup artist there to pamper you and take that part of the morning off your hands can be a godsend. When you’re in the wedding makeup chair you can take a moment to close your eyes and relax while I work my magic for you.

After you’ve done your research and narrowed your search down to 3 or 4 wedding makeup artists, I would take a few weeks to study their Instagram. A makeup artist’s Instagram profile is always their most up-to-date portfolio and it can give a great overview of their style. *This is important: Just because an artist doesn’t post wedding makeup on the regular doesn’t mean they’re any less capable than someone who only does weddings. Versatility is a strength, not a weakness and my own feed is a mish-mash of work that includes, fashion, films, music videos and weddings. Ultimately, pick the wedding makeup artist whose work you admire the most.

This is the most common question I’m asked. Having your wedding makeup done by someone else is such a personal thing and this is why communication is key! If you’re really nervous then give me a call and tell me what you’re worried about. So that I can get a sense of your style, email me pictures of wedding makeup you like, add me to your wedding makeup Pinterest board and, finally, send me a picture of yourself from a time when you liked your own makeup.

You don’t need to have anything you don’t want or might make you feel uncomfortable on the day. I do think that wedding makeup can be really enhanced by a few falsies and my personal recommendation would be individual lashes because you can barely feel them on and look very natural.

Send me an email or get in touch via the contact form on my contact page and let me know the date, time, location of your wedding and how many of you are wanting my wedding makeup services. If I am free and you are happy to go ahead with the booking I will send a deposit invoice for you to secure your date and my contract for you to electronically sign.

In your initial email let me know the date, time, venue (where you will be getting ready at) and number of people wanting wedding makeup. I will then set out time slots for each person and this will determine my arrival time. You will also need to let me know if you or any member of your bridal party have any allergies or sensitivities to products - this is where a trial really comes in handy. If you have a set idea for your bridal party’s makeup then clearly map it out for me and give me a reference to follow. If your venue is hard to find then give me instructions. Let me know where I should park. Warn me if you think someone might be difficult and I’ll be EXTRA nice to them.

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