Last weekend I was part of the luxury bridal event, A Wedding Soiree, hosted by Bianca Terry, an event planner who works all over the Mid Atlantic region. My good friend and makeup assistant, Jason, was there with me to lend a hand with makeup demonstrations. My husband was also there assisting both of us with moral support, technical services, comic relief and Public Relations.
I met with several couples who are busy planning their weddings and vow renewal ceremonies to discuss their options for on-location wedding day beauty and grooming.
As the featured beauty artist for the evening, I spoke to many of the guests about the fact that wedding planning extends far beyond choosing your colors and your caterer. Your beauty budget needs to be included along with your shoe and gown budget. If you are wearing a thousand (or more) dollar gown and spending thousands on a photography package, why would you trust your face to a low budget makeup artist using non-professional products? For some women it is the only day in their lives they will have a killer set of professional photos done. Give yourself the red-carpet treatment, and make these photos amazing! Don't assume that your pimples will be taken out in post-production photoshop. If you aren't already doing it, now is the best time to start getting facials and get yourself a phenomenal skin care routine. A makeup artist needs a smooth canvas to work on, and despite all of our fancy tools and potions, we are not magicians!
My words were not just intended for the women I spoke with at the event. I also addressed the men in the room with the same advice. What makes these guys think they are just allowed to show up that day in a tuxedo and be ready to go down the aisle? They should have to go through the same pre-wedding beauty rituals that we have to go through! Men must at least consider trying a series of facials to get their complexion photo ready, and definitely get a pedicure. Crusty, dry feet during beautiful tropical honeymoons are unacceptable on either gender.
All of the participating vendors gave a door prizes in a raffle. I gladly donated Raw Ingredients Body Butter along with various other skin care goodies as my gift to one of the lucky brides-to-be. My husband had a great time bonding with one engaged couple over their mutual love of baseball. In fact, this particular couple loves baseball so much that they are getting married this fall at Camden Yards. Music for the party was provided by DJ Rude, and it's a well known fact that all wedding DJs have "The Cha-Cha Slide" in their crates. I do believe that is the first wedding expo I have ever attended that ended up with a nearly full dance floor.
Did I mention there was a full bar and the champagne was flowing freely?
Now that I am back in the DC/MD area, it was great to reconnect with local wedding vendors and hopefully we will be collaborating together on wedding ceremonies with many beautiful brides in the months to come.
You can see images from the event here at Jim Wrigley photography.
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