The Month of March is dedicated to providing the knowledge of what goes into servicing Brides as a Makeup Artist.
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Story Time: Picture this, you are booked for a wedding. You arrive the night before because the location was a bit far to drive when there’s an early start time. You get to the hotel, hoping to get a good night’s sleep and then you notice that this room isn’t the cleanest. Luckily you haven’t removed anything from your luggage but for the next 30 minutes, you sit in the chair, you stand in the middle of the room, you pace back and forth because you notice there are some little bugs on the nightstand and on the bed. The hotel is sold out and there are no rooms you can be changed to (if you would even want to). After talking to a friend, you decide you will drive over a hour away at 1am to get at least a few decent hours of sleep because you have an 8am start time.
The picture you see above is me working through being extremely tired, I couldn’t get my hair right, and wishing I had a hat or head wrap. However this was a photo of The Bride and I, after I had done approximately 5 people’s makeup in the bridal squad. After this photo, I was on my feet for another 5 hours; making sure that I was available to assist the Bride with whatever was needed. She did not know anything about my night until a few days after the wedding (and that’s mainly because I wanted her to be sure to get her money back).
My job is to make sure that my Bride is not stressed and that she feels and looks amazing. There was no need for me to call her at 1am to complain. I made necessary arrangements based on the options I had available. I am grown and have common sense, I did what I needed to do for me to be as close to my best as possible.
Being a Bridal Makeup Artist, is not just about Makeup; there’s so much more that goes into it.
With every client, with every bridal party; lessons are learned. Processes change, contracts get updated, more emails are added to make sure we’re all on the same page, and so much more. I don’t want to be stressed, nor do I want my Bride worried about anything (if I can help it).
Here are a few things to keep in mind as you’re beginning your search for a Bridal Makeup Artist:
1. Book your Makeup Artist as soon as possible. You have to do your research when it comes to deciding on makeup artist for your day. Most Bridal makeup artists are booked months or even a year, in advance. You are not locked in (in most cases) until a contract is signed and a deposit has been paid.
2. Not every Makeup Artist is a Bridal Makeup Artist, a lot goes into the planning and wedding day timeline. Make sure that whomever you choose is professional, understands your vision and has a contract. Not everyone is yours truly, I’m naturally a helper so I am more of a Makeup Artist/ Assistant. I feel like if I am there, I am going to help as much as I can. I’m not going to stand there and say, ” I’m here for makeup and that’s it.
3. Choose a Makeup Artist that you feel comfortable with. Don’t choose someone that will easily get on your nerves. Choose someone that can provide the vision that you have for your beauty services. Choose someone who you and your bridal squad can vibe with. Choose someone that is professional, has a contract, customer friendly, available (mainly during business hours) to answer questions and concerns, transparent, understands your concerns, etc. Planning a wedding is stressful in itself, almost like a second job; choose vendors who keep things as easy breezy as possible for you.
Next week we will have my business partner, Courtney Haynes of Courtney K Beauty on the radio show and on Facebook Live to provide more tips and information. Click below to set a reminder. Join us on Facebook, Wednesday at 8pm EST (press Get Reminder below) to go more in depth on what all goes into being a Bridal Makeup Artist, what you should look for, etc.