Steps for a flawless wedding ! well at least makeup for them haha

So I have been doing makeup for wedding parties for 6 years now. Every year i learn new things and new ways to make it go as smoothly as possible so i want to share those things with you today.

Preparing your kit !! 

1. Make sure all of your makeup brushes are as clean as possible and look nice 
2. bring your disposable applicators (some people do not like brushes even if they have been cleaned and sanitized)
3. have a wide variety of colors and shades in (foundation, lipsticks, eyeshadows and blushes)
4. Bring a mirror- some locations are outside and do not have a mirror (you want the  bride to see herself before the wedding DUH)
5. use some sort of cape or draping so they do not get any makeup on anything (some brides will insist on you doing her makeup with her wedding dress on CRAZY but you must do it )
6. Bring many different types of primers and eyeliners some people have allergies to certain things. Example a bride i did yesterday was allergic to pencil liner. thank god i had gel with me ha-ha

Arriving to the location 

1. Please Please PLEASE get the right directions if you have never been to the site before ! the last thing the bride needs is a lost makeup artist .
2. Come early !!!!!! lateness just starts everyone out on a bad note 
3. Do not come in the location like you own the place and even if it is not pretty talk about how beautiful it is there.

Meeting the wedding party

1.  Introduce yourself to everyone so they don't wonder who this random person with a huge rolling case is.
2. Get to know them a little as you are doing their makeup. EVERYONE secretly loves to talk about themselves so let them ! 

makeup time !! 

1. SO that time has come lets do this !!
2. I will say who all is getting makeup done and then ask who is airbrush and who is regular. I save the bride for close to last so the makeup lasts a lot longer
3. I get everyone to prime their own faces before we start that makes time go by faster for me and its as simple as putting moisturizer on.
4. Ask everyone you do what they were wanting to do with their makeup and then consult them on wether thats achievable or some fairy tale ha-ha
5. I always put foundation on first then do eyeshadow and touch up anything that has messed with foundation under the eyes !
6. do your thing ! some people from the surrounding party will throw their scenes in and just go with it. YOU are the makeup artist not them, but they like to feel involved so talk about what their idea is and ask the person you are doing if they would like that (most of the time they don't )

clean up 

after the wedding party is finished i usually hang out a while to make sure everyone is happy and nothing happens to the makeup for example if the bride has a meltdown before walking down the aisle you want to be there t help fix the smeared eyeliner.

i always clean up after everyone is out of the room and at the wedding that way it doesn't look like I'm trying to rush to get out ! 

payment !!!! 

ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR MONEY BEFORE THE WEDDING STARTS !!! i have had so many wedding parties that forget to pay and have to bring me a check weeks later ( that does not fly with me honey )