Meggen S wedding: Married May 21, 2011

For Meggen's wedding we traveled on location to a hotel in Capitol Hill where we prepared her and all the ladies in her bridal party for an afternoon wedding at Pravda Studios.

For Meggen's hair she wanted a style that was completely up and off of her neck, as well as away from her face. During her consultation and trial, Meggen expressed that she didn't want it to look as though she was wearing a bun, but instead wanted all the curls gathered and pinned in the back of her head. Her bridesmaids all chose different styles ranging from half up half down to headband braids and low messy side buns.

For Meggen's makeup she wanted something more than her everyday look, but nothing too dramatic. I began her makeup application with a light coat of airbrush foundation to give her skin a flawless appearance. For her eyes I used medium browns in her creases and soft gold's and champagne's in the middle and inner eye. To warm things up a bit I applied a light amount of a bright orange to give her eyes a warm glow. From there I added a thin liquid liner on top and a soft dusty powder liner on the bottom. Like most brides do, Meggen whet with false individual eye lashes to make here eyes POP. Lastly, we tied the look together with a beautiful mid tone fuscia from the spring/summer 2011 color palette.

Makeup artist: Megan

Hairstylists: Megan and Amber

Makeup and Hairstylist Assistant: Ursula

Photographer: Murray Photography

Venue: Pravda Studios

Dress: Benitas Bridal

Diana P Wedding: Married April 30, 2011

The morning of Diana's wedding, Amber and myself traveled to the beautiful Woodmark Hotel along the waterfront in Kirkland. For this occasion we provided bridal makeup as well as hair and airbrush makeup for the bridal party and mother of the bride. All of the ladies in the bridal party went with different hairstyles that complimented each of them individually.

For Diana's makeup she opted not to use airbrush foundation, and instead chose a lightweight dewy foundation that was applied by hand with a kabuki brush. Diana had flawless skin to begin with and needed very little coverage from her foundation. For her eyes she wanted something cool and dramatic, so I used a charcoal grey base in her crease and added a deep plum over top. I lightened the inside of her eyes with metallic cream and applied a soft lavender to her brow bone. I finished off her eyes with dramatic liquid liner and false individual lashes. For her cheeks we went with a bronzer, and for her lips she chose a soft mauve/burgundy color to tie everything together.

Please enjoy the photos below of Diana, her beautiful mother, and the members of her bridal party. All photos are compliments of Julie at Photomura.

Makeup artist: Megan

Hairstylist: Amber

Photographer: Photomura Photography

Venue: The Woodmark Hotel

Dress: Bellevue Bridal

Grace U: Married January 8, 2011

On January 8, 2011 I traveled on location to work with Grace, one of my most sweet and lovely brides to date. For her wedding day hair style we chose something loose and low on the neck. Grace had a strong liking for braids, so I managed to incorporate a few in to the hair style.

For her makeup, I did a light airbrush foundation and stuck with pale shades of pink, cream, and champagne. I finished her look off with some gorgeous false lashes, and a hint of raspberry on her lips.

Congrats to Grace and Jordan!

Venue: Bethany Presbyterian Church

Photographer: Charlie Beck

Dress: La Belle Elaine's

Hair Stylist: Megan

Makeup Artist: Megan

Gina Query's Wedding: March 19, 2011

Before Gina's wedding day, we had previously worked together when she was a bridesmaid in another wedding. I was thrilled to get the call where she told me she was now getting married and that OffWhite was her first choice for hair and makeup.

On the actual day of her wedding, my assistant Amber and I traveled out on location to Sea-Tac for some pre-wedding day beauty with her and the bridal party. They ladies were all so lovely and Gina's venue, Landmark On The Sound provided a beautiful backdrop for all the festivities. Of course the photography by JennyGG may have also played a part in why it all turned out so wonderful.

The pictures probably don't do justice the amount of hair that Gina actually has, and so when she decided to wear it down for her wedding I thought it was an excellent idea. She went with a very loose curl and then small sections pinned back from around the face frame. For the sections that we choose to pin back, I took them and wove them into a loose french braid using 5 sections instead of 3. This technique gave a very sofa woven effect without the look of actual braiding.

For Ginas makeup we decided to play up the eyes but also use a full colored lip. I started with a pore minimizing primer and them sprayed airbrush foundation over top to give her skin a flawless light weight coverage. From there we colored her eyebrows back in and added a touch of terra-cotta blush for warmth. Moving on to her eyes, I first used a shadow magnet primer and then went back over it with a matte cream. I then went into her crease with a plum colored brown and medium bronze to give her eyes dimension. I added a soft taupe and light charcoal purple to the middle of the eye, and then finished it off by highlighting the insides. I applied a very thin black/brown liner to the top and bottom and then for a final magic touch, applied the false lashes to make everything pop. For Gina's lip color she choose a raspberry merlot shade called enchanting, which matched her skin tone beautifully and complimented her eyes.

Please enjoy the photos below of how everything looked on cameras!

Krizma's Before and after photos

Krizma was my July 4th bride and the pictures below are actually from her trial which was a week before the wedding. When the others arrive i will post them!

Brynn Bingham's Wedding

Below are the photos of Brynn Bingham's wedding. Brynn and i share the same last name and while we can't actually find a family relation i still say somewhere down the line it must be true. Brynn was married at the New Castle golf course and it's couldn't have been a more beautiful day. She and her bridal party were an absolute joy to work with. They all went for a soft bohemian hair-do and a light dewy makeup. Unfortunately i forgot to get photos of the Holly, the maid of honor. Once i get the professional photos i will post them.

Nina and Tom's wedding

This Saturday I had 3 weddings and Nina's was the first of the day. She got ready at the Pan Pacific Hotel and then from there left to go and get married on the South Lake Union Trolley.
Nina was a pleasure to work with and while I forgot to take before and after pictures of her and the bridal i do have some wonderful pictures of her engagement photos as well as a few from the photo teaser. Thank you so much Jenny GG Photography for sharing with us, you do such beautiful work. Jenny is my new favorite photographer and so far this year we have shared 2 brides. I hope to work with her again. Once i get the rest of the photos i will post them up.