Another one of our artists, Kerre, has some great tips for you over on the Brides, Bubbles and Bliss Inspiration blog. Check out her article on Doin' the Do, great ideas for picking your bridal hair style.
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Please take a moment to visit the Brides, Bubbles and Bliss Inspiration Blog to get some great tips from Carley about how to prep your skin before your makeup application. Don't forget this important step in your beauty routine!
The Bridal Team is excited to be partnering with the team at Brides, Bubbles and Bliss again this year. Two of our artists are also featured Beauty and Style Contributors for their inspiration blog!
Please take a moment to check out the latest blog post from Carley over on their website about Holiday Haute Lips to learn how you can get this great look.
Check back later this month for more great tips and some really exciting videos!
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1. Sophisticated Brights
Rather than having your reception looking like a carvial , sticking with just two hues will keep your space unified. Use one vigourous color for a strong statement, the best use would be in your centerpieces or table lines. For example all green centerpiece or bold red table linens. For your centerpieses alternate single color floral arrangments to harminize your two hue look.
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Check out these great ideas of a modern approach to a traditional wedding dress.
More great designs on brides.com
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An ombre color scheme is a great way to add color to your wedding cake. Ombre is a huge trend not only for hair, but also for wedding cakes. You can incorporate ombre to the outer icing design or to the cake color. Arraging cupcakes in an ombre color scheme is a great way to make your cupcakes stand out. Check out these images for inspiration for your cake design.
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The Bridal Team's makeup and hair stylist, Carley Martin, was just featured on Refinery 29 as one of Today's Hot Stories. In the article Carley discusses how to master contouring and highlighting, applying false lashes and working with lip stains. You can read all her tips and tricks HERE!
Many Brides ask us if it's necessary to do a trial for their wedding hair and makeup before their wedding day and our recommendation is always YES! You wouldn't try on your wedding gown or shoes for the first time the day of your wedding? So, then why would you try out your hair and makeup for the first time the day of your wedding?
Let's say you've always dreamed of having your hair down with a sexy beachy wave for your outdoor August wedding. The day of your wedding comes and you didn't do a trial with you hairstylist, as she starts to work with your hair, to give you that sexy wavy look, you start to realize that you HATE sexy waves and that it is nothing like you'd imagined. Now what do you do? You have to either start over, putting you way behind schedule the day of your wedding , or live with hair you hate. Neither are situations that any bride wants to deal with.
Now, if you were to do a trial before your wedding you would be able to work through any issues without the pressure of your wedding day timeline. You can also go over examples of looks you like with your artist and get their suggestion for what would work best for your hair and complexion.
The Bridal Team includes the cost of a trial for brides in our prices for your wedding day hair or makeup. We do this because we feel so strongly about doing a trial with your artist prior to your big day!
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Let's say you've always dreamed of having your hair down with a sexy beachy wave for your outdoor August wedding. The day of your wedding comes and you didn't do a trial with you hairstylist, as she starts to work with your hair, to give you that sexy wavy look, you start to realize that you HATE sexy waves and that it is nothing like you'd imagined. Now what do you do? You have to either start over, putting you way behind schedule the day of your wedding , or live with hair you hate. Neither are situations that any bride wants to deal with.
Now, if you were to do a trial before your wedding you would be able to work through any issues without the pressure of your wedding day timeline. You can also go over examples of looks you like with your artist and get their suggestion for what would work best for your hair and complexion.
The Bridal Team includes the cost of a trial for brides in our prices for your wedding day hair or makeup. We do this because we feel so strongly about doing a trial with your artist prior to your big day!
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The Bridal Team's makeup artist, Rachael Perrin, wrote this great article for Cotton Candy Magazine. Check out Rachael's 10 Beauty Commandments! We think these are great tips to live by, our favorite is Commandment Number 9, Thou shall have soft, pouty lips. This one is especially important for our Brides!
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Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! You have the venue, you have the dress, you probably have your photographer and flowers all picked out. Now you are faced with the task of selecting someone to do your hair and makeup for your wedding day. This is the person that is going to put the finishing touch on your look for your wedding day. Their work will be something that you look at EVERY TIME you look at your wedding pictures, so you want to make sure you have the right person for the job.
Here five questions that we suggest you ask any artist or company that you are considering to handle your hair and makeup.
1) How many years have you been working with brides? You want to make sure that the artist you work with has experience working with brides, most of the time the number of years they have been in the business will determine how much they charge for their services.
2) What type of makeup do you have in your makeup kit? This is a very important question to ask a makeup artist, you want to make sure that they are using high quality department store brands. Our artists use products such as Armani, NARS, Smashbox, MAC, Laura Mercier, Chanel, Stila, Lorac, Bobbi Brown, Koh Gen Do, Dior, to name a few. They are always adding new products to their kit so that they have the right product for each bride.
3) Who is your backup if something happens the day of my wedding? No one likes to think about family emergencies or someone getting sick, but it does happen and you'd hate to have it happen to your artist the day of your wedding. Make sure to find out who they have as backup if something happens, because if they don't have anyone then you are going to be stuck on the phone calling to find someone the morning of your wedding (not fun)!
4) How long does it take per person for hair and makeup? A good guideline for this is for the bride up to 45 minutes for makeup and up to an hour for hair. For your wedding party you should be at about 30 minutes per person for makeup and 45 minutes per person for hair.
5) Are there any additional costs to consider? Most artists will charge a flat fee per service provided, but you also need to consider if gratuity is included in the price, parking for the artist the day of your event, any travel fees and your trial run.
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Here five questions that we suggest you ask any artist or company that you are considering to handle your hair and makeup.
1) How many years have you been working with brides? You want to make sure that the artist you work with has experience working with brides, most of the time the number of years they have been in the business will determine how much they charge for their services.
2) What type of makeup do you have in your makeup kit? This is a very important question to ask a makeup artist, you want to make sure that they are using high quality department store brands. Our artists use products such as Armani, NARS, Smashbox, MAC, Laura Mercier, Chanel, Stila, Lorac, Bobbi Brown, Koh Gen Do, Dior, to name a few. They are always adding new products to their kit so that they have the right product for each bride.
3) Who is your backup if something happens the day of my wedding? No one likes to think about family emergencies or someone getting sick, but it does happen and you'd hate to have it happen to your artist the day of your wedding. Make sure to find out who they have as backup if something happens, because if they don't have anyone then you are going to be stuck on the phone calling to find someone the morning of your wedding (not fun)!
4) How long does it take per person for hair and makeup? A good guideline for this is for the bride up to 45 minutes for makeup and up to an hour for hair. For your wedding party you should be at about 30 minutes per person for makeup and 45 minutes per person for hair.
5) Are there any additional costs to consider? Most artists will charge a flat fee per service provided, but you also need to consider if gratuity is included in the price, parking for the artist the day of your event, any travel fees and your trial run.
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