10 reasons to hire a professional wedding hair and makeup artist

1. You need to hire a wedding hair and makeup artist because you are a red carpet celebrity for the day! So do as they do, get your makeup and hair done by a pro!

This is the biggest day of most women’s  lives, and the closest most of us will come to being a celebrity on the red carpet.

THIS is the time to look amazing when you come down that aisle, and this is the time to take peoples’ breath away.

I know you may do your own makeup on a daily basis, and have mastered some techniques, or you want to look “like yourself” for your wedding. I do get that.

But this is the opportunity to shine like a celebrity and to look gorgeous in person and on camera;  like the most luminous, glamorous version of YOU.

A pro makeup artist can work magic, and can make that happen.

Look at the stunning stars on the red carpet for the academy awards. They look glowing, and in many cases quite natural, but a lot of that is the orchestration of the professional makeup artist.

Those are tricks and products that a professional knows how to use.

2. You want no mistakes, and to leave nothing up to chance!

Makeup artists get the big bucks for consistency, meaning that they can do your trial and recreate the same look on the day of.

Also makeup artists know the correct products to use for a glowing and luminous look, and they know how to make you look wonderful in photos.

This is actually an art form that the pros are well trained to perform to perfection. There are tricks involved with this.

Also, they are awesome at applying false lashes and winged LINER. I know this is nothing you want to leave to chance on your big day!

3. You will have enough excitement, so why stress about doing your own makeup and hair?

Makeup and hair will take up a lot of your getting-ready time and will add stress to an already overly stimulating day.

This is one thing you can delegate to someone else, to free up your time to relax before your ceremony.

4. If you hire a wedding hair and makeup artist she can be like a confidant and a therapist, to help calm you down and make the day really serene and memorable.

If you choose the right makeup artist for you, and the trial is a good time to see that you click, you will have gained a valuable confidant who will help keep you calm and centered.

The hours leading up to the wedding can be quite stressful: you are getting together with family and friends you may not often see, and there can be some stress involved right there. 

There can be some other snafus with the flowers, the venue, etc. Believe me, I have seen it all, and I am so pleased that I get to be the calming presence for the bride.

5. If you hire a wedding hair and makeup artist it will free you up to do other things, like talk with friends and family, and really enjoy the day.

You are going to want some champagne toasts in the bridal suite or hotel room, and a chance to connect with family and friends.

I can tell you that at my wedding the getting ready portion was my favorite part. It was a really fun, intimate bonding session with friends and family.  Enjoy that. Take a load off! 

6. YOU DESERVE IT  .. of all the days of your life to pamper yourself with celebrity treatment, this is it!

Honestly, you deserve it.

7. We know the tricks: like how to look amazing in photos

This is the most photographed day of your life: don’t leave this to chance!

Most brides will be photographed 100s, maybe thousands of times that day. Imagine that.

Wouldn’t you want someone with expertise in how to make you look gorgeous in photo and in video? 

This is an art form, and we are trained extensively on this in makeup school.

8. We know how to lock in that makeup for many hours of partying , and let’s face it, probably crying.

There are products and techniques that your makeup artist knows about that will make your makeup as iron clad as possible. 

9. You can do a trial, AND they can recreate that exact look for you on the day of: this is foolproof.

Your makeup artist gets the big bucks because of her ability to be consistent. We do your trial makeup and hair and then photograph it and make a note of every product and color used.

You will get this exact look on the day of.  Imagine doing your own makeup or having a friend do it on your wedding day without benefit of trial.

You will be stuck with a mirror having her redo it, and there will be so much extra, unnecessary stress involved.

10.  It really does pay to hire someone for hair.

Most brides are not going to tackle their own hair, even if they are a professional hair stylist.

Wedding pros just plain specialize in wedding styles, and we have them down.

And, let’s face it, even if you tried to do your own hair, how in the heck will you see what it looks like in the back? This is a no brainer.

How to find the best wedding hair and makeup artist for your big day:

see my tips for finding the best wedding hair and makeup artist for your wedding in another blog post.

I hope you found this post helpful, and I hope you are now convinced to hire a professional hair and makeup artist for your wedding day. You won’t be sorry, I promise.