How important is your wedding day makeup? This is your day
to shine. You'll enjoy your wedding album for years to come,
and you want to be sure you love the way you look. A wedding
makeup artist understands the subtleties of photographic
makeup. You don't necessarily have to wear a lot of makeup.
It's how it's applied that is critical.
Consider
using a professional make-up artist. They are trained to
understand camera lighting and angles, and how to accentuate
your BEST features and minimize others. HOWEVER, always
do a “test run” before the wedding day!
When it comes to doing your make-up, don’t fall victim
to the saying “more is better”. Use the same
shades of make-up that you normally wear and don’t
make any radical changes to your looks. Remember, you want
to ENHANCE your looks with make-up …not cover them
up!
Your wedding day is one day when you want to keep your face
shine to an absolute minimum, especially since you´re
going to be photographed all day long. Be sure to keep a
powder compact (not loose powder, which could spill onto
your dress) nearby throughout the day, either in your own
purse or with a bridesmaid. Make sure you tell your professional
make up artiste to ONLY use photography makeup (matt look),
as else this will cause reflections from the flash on indoor
shoots.
The
biggest piece of advice we can give to any bride about her
makeup is to hire a professional makeup artist, one who
is familiar with how makeup will look on camera. Sometimes
makeup that looks great in person is magnified and over
exaggerated for the camera. It's important to hire someone
who knows the subtleties of makeup and how to make it work
with the camera. After all, the pictures are how you will
remember your wedding.
Make
sure that you bring along a small make-up bag to “FRESHEN
UP” during the day. All you need is some translucent
or pressed powder to absorb any shine and some lipstick.
If you’re outside taking pictures, bring along some
blotting paper which works great to absorb moisture without
rubbing off your make-up.
