Wedding: Courtney E. Married July 31, 2011

On Courtney's wedding day, I traveled out to a private family residence in Arlington where the ceremony and reception took place. This was an extra special client for me, because not only was I hired to do her hair and makeup, but I also attended the wedding as a guest. The entire event was gorgeous and Courtney was such a sweet bride to work with.

For her hair, Courtney wanted something soft and to one side. She asked for low, soft sweeping bangs, and medium volume through out the top of her hair. The finishing touch was a small white flower, with netting attached to it that we clipped into the side.

Courtney wanted her makeup to be feminine, bright, and compliment all of the beautiful colors used in her bouquet. We began with a light coat of airbrush foundation and concealer around the under eye area. For her eyes, I used a combination of soft pastel pink, a shimmery melon, and light gold on the inner and middle eye. To darken her creases, I applied a matted chocolate brown and then lined the entire upper eye with a black/brown powder liner. Finally I applied false individual eyelashes to make her face pop, and tied everything together with a muted melon color lipstick and shimmery pink gloss over top.

The photos below are provided by Nicholas Tucker Photography. Please enjoy!

Makeup Artist: Megan

Hair stylist: Megan

Photographer: Nicholas Tucker Photography

Dress: Princess Bridal Couture

Venue: Private Family Residence

Lisa L. Wedding: Married June 10th, 2011

On the day of Lisa's wedding, Megan and Elizabeth traveled on location to her home for a relaxing afternoon of hair and makeup preparations. Lisa, along with her 5 bridesmaids, all wanted hair and makeup looks that matched their individual style, while complimenting the colors used in the wedding.

For Lisa's bridal hair style, she choose something textured, soft and off to one side. When the style was finished, we added a beautiful vintage inspired hair piece to tie everything together.  

For her makeup, we began with primer, and then a full coat of airbrush foundation to give her skin flawless total coverage. For her cheeks, Lisa choose a soft pink color that was applied along with a bronzer. On her eyes, we used soft champagnes on the inner eye, a medium mauve and pink color on the middle eye, and a graphite gray and honey brown on the inner crease. Lisa wanted her makeup to be more dramatic than how she wears it from day to day, while still looking like herself. We finished off the look with a soft watermelon colors gloss on the lips and beautiful false individual eyelashes. 

Please enjoy the romantic and fun filled photos from Lisa's wedding, compliments of Gabriel Van Whye. 

Make-up Artist: Elizabeth and Megan

Hairstylist: Megan

Photographer: Gabriel at Van Whye Photography

Dress: Calla Bridal

Venue: Skansonia