1. You want to find someone who matches your energy, someone you can actually see yourself enjoying a service with. You deserve to have both a professional and fun experience on your wedding day! Think of your artist as someone who will help set the tone of your day and make your decisions based on that fact.

2. Do some research! Check out their social media and/or their website. Ensure that the artist’s style is a finished product that you actually want and not just a well executed service history. Don’t hire someone who has a totally different makeup style from you, because chances are you will be disappointed if it is something they don’t normally do. If they mainly create total coverage, full glam looks and you steer more towards a lighter, more natural finish, 9 times out of 10, it’s the wrong artist for you. You’re allowed to be picky, so keep searching until you find someone that checks all of your boxes.

3. Read reviews! Look into how long they’ve been offering MUA services. Ask yourself if they tend to market aspects of a MUA service that are important to you.

Yes! I only offer onsite services for wedding days. All bridal previews and individual sessions will take place at my studio in Grandview, Oh. I can come onsite for individual services but there will be a travel fee to do so. I do travel out of state for weddings, but travel costs are factored in for long distance services. Specifically, travel fees apply for weddings that are outside of the Columbus city limits. All long distance inquiries will receive a full quote with travel costs included.

I do not offer trial services before the event with me is booked. I require booking in order to have what I call, a preview session. There are a few reasons I do this. The main one being that if you have a trial without reserving your date, there is a high chance your date will be booked by another client before you have the opportunity to. I do not reserve dates until the contract is signed and the deposit is paid.

If someone is looking into my services, I hope it is because they appreciate or relate to my artistry and style, and trust that I am a good fit for them based on my reviews and portfolio.

When it comes to wedding services in particular, the reality is, that most wedding planners are booking services a year or so in advance, and that is just too far out to book a makeup preview. Also, your style and vision can change if you try to schedule a trial too early - trust me, I know from experience!

My scheduling timeline for bridal preview sessions is 1-3 months before the wedding date. This way you have a better idea of what you are looking for aesthetically, and we can work together to nail your vision, so there is no uncertainty day-of.

I am more than happy to bring a second person if the party is larger than 7 people. There is an additional artist fee that will be included with the retainer if you opt for me to bring another artist.

I have some amazing go-to artists that I’ve used to help me with large weddings in the past!

You also have the option to find an additional artist on your own.

Bridal preview sessions are required when you book wedding services with me. It is of high priority to me that we have that time together before the wedding to make sure we are on the same page - especially when it comes to your vision & experience expectations.

I also recommend that my brides wear the makeup for as long as they can after our trial session. That way we can test the wear time and adjust things to your skin type as needed before the big day.

My ultimate goal is to ensure that you are 100% happy with your wedding day look. The preview sessions are the best way to reach that goal and keep your own mind at ease during the process.

In my opinion, ‘neutral’ makeup just refers to the tones that you are using in any given palette - neutral tones can be both cool or warm and vary in saturation. What mostly comes to mind when I think neutral tones are the colors you see in this background photo.

Now, natural makeup, while typically lighter in coverage, is still a full face of makeup. The goal is simply for it to look more like your own skin, appear glowy and usually involves a glossy lip or tint.

The two words sound very similar and can sometime be synonymous, but you want to make sure you use the correct term when communicating exactly what look you are going for.