Recent Bride Rebecca!

On October 17th 2015 I had the absolute pleasure of doing hair and makeup for beautiful bride Rebecca, her lovely mum and four bridesmaids!

The wedding and bridal preparations took place in a beautiful rural location at Bassmead Manor Barns.  http://www.bassmeadmanorbarns-weddings.co.uk

I arrived bright and early at 7.30am to start prepping everyone's hair, it was a very busy morning for me as I had to have everyone ready by around 1pm.
Super team Andre and Suzanne form Belle Momenti photography were on hand to capture all the bridal preparations.  http://www.onlinepictureproof.com/bmp
I loved doing the bridesmaids hair in a variation of relaxed updo's, achieved by tonging the hair first then adding in braids and pinning hair up in sections.

Rebecca wanted a natural wedding day look.  To achieve this I used a little Benefit primer to make sure the makeup lasted.  I used a Kiko light coverage foundation and a little Bobbi Brown concealer. On the eyes I used a combination of MAC eyeshadows in shades Phloof, Scene and Pink Venus.  The lipstick is Angel by MAC over Ballet pink lip liner from Bobbi Brown. Charlotte Tilbury Bronze and glow completed the look. Rebecca's hair was set in velcro rollers and tonged for a relaxed part up part down style.  I did a little backcombing to achieve some height on top before adding the veil.

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All images via bellemomenti.

My Mum's wedding!

It is not every day that your mother gets married and you get to be by her side to enjoy all the happy celebrations, I loved every minute! I designated myself matron of honour early on so that I could help where need be but I have to say Mum and John made it look easy with a little help from Mary at the wedding venue Strand House I dare say!

Stand House was the perfect venue for Mum and John's intimate wedding. Mary made sure everything ran smoothly and made the whole three day event for many of us absolutely spectacular. We all recommend Strand House very highly for weddings, events and leisurely breaks.

http://thestrandhouse.co.uk

For some pre-wedding pampering Mum, Jo and I headed to he Rye retreat for manicures and pedicures which was a lovely experience and the girls did a fantastic job.  On the wedding day Jo and I also had our hair styled there.  I was a little worried going to a new salon for special occasion hair, but I need not have been.  I was so pleased with my hair, they listened to exactly what I wanted and did a fantastic job.  I highly recommend and hope to visit again when in the area. http://theryeretreat.co.uk

The wedding cake was themed around John's MG and looked and tasted amazing! Jackie at Cake Expectations was a delight to deal with and we highly recommend. http://www.cakeexpectations.co.uk

Mum's beautiful bouquet and flowers were designed around a vintage roses theme and looked absolutely stunning. http://www.theflowerhouse.biz/wedding-flowers/

Mum's wedding day make-up is by me, you can see more of my work at my website and on Facebook

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Richard Page provided the fabulous photography capturing the special moments of the day, he did a fantastic job!  All images used on this blog are by Richard. http://www.page-creations.com

Thank you for a wonderful time and a huge "Congratulations" once again Mum & John! Xxx

A recent Bride: Tara

I did Tara's bridal make-up back in May this year for her wedding at Sopwell House in St Albans.

Amanda Tweed (http://www.wedding-photographers-berkshire.co.uk/) provided the stunning photos of Tara below and Jaydean (http://www.hairbyjaydean.com/) provided fabulous wedding hair. Bridal make-up services are available at (http://www.nikimakeup.co.uk/).

Tara's review:

"Niki is a true professional from start to finish. I have always felt a little worried about other people applying my make-up. All my worries were put to rest after meeting and having a trial with Niki. She took note of my likes and dislikes. I felt completely relaxed and enjoyed the experience of getting ready on my Wedding day. My make-up stayed on well into the evening all that was left for me to do was apply lipstick and gloss. Would recommend and definitely wouldn't hesitate to ask her again. Thank you."