Congratulations Jessica & Josh!!!

I had the absolute honor of spending Jessica's wedding day with her and her daughter Sylense, getting ready to tie the knot!!! They are 2 beautiful ladies inside and out and did I mention great style:) Jessica picked a hairstyle that was side swept with pincurls sweeping across the back and the best part were the awesome peacock feathers we put in! Love it!!! Here a few pics of the bride and her new hubby Josh who were married in the gorgeous chapel at Tampa Covenant Church! Jessica and Sylense it was a pleasure!! Jessica & Josh we wish you a lifetime of love together!!


Photographer: Carrie Wildes

Seaside Inspirations

For all you brides out there who are thinking of a seaside wedding or maybe just like that feel, this is the perfect video for you. Created by Simply Divine Events and shot by Tampa Wonderworks,Anglo Coutoure exclusive from the fall 2010 Collection. I chose a very relaxed loose beachy textured wave for the model's hair and airbrush her with lots of peach, gold and bronze tones to give her a sunkissed look. The video is featured this month on The Sassy Bride blog, so check it out!!!http://thesassybride.net/ there are alot of helpful creative ideas that you may want to incorporate in your wedding. The model in the video is wearing an

Leftover Films and the 48 hour film project!!!

I have to say, this was one of the funnest projects I've ever had the chance to work on! I'm thinking I see more film work in my future:) I think what made it such a blast was we had such an awesome team of professionals working on the project. The film makers were Bryan and Tracy Coward from Tampa Wonderworks and the photogs on the job were Mariana and Khaled from Kismis Ink Photography. Lots of other incredible talent joined them to put together our film Fugitive Hunters. The competition will end this thursday evening and we will find out if our film wins the competition, so cross your fingers!!! Even if we don't win, it was well worth it, what a blast I had with all involved!! Thank you for letting me use my talent and be creative!!! You all rock!!! Her are some photos of my hair and makeup work transforming the actors/actresses into characters, soooo fun:)
Also, here's the link to watch the final product!!

Fugitive Hunters!!

Love Notes

We always love receiving "love notes" in the mail from past brides and clients. A very sweet one came yesterday from Joanna, who was married to Scott in June at the Vinoy Resort in St. Petersburg. What a beautiful venue and what a stunning bride inside and out!! Hope and myself enjoyed spending the wedding day styling Joanna and her bridesmaids and lovely mom. Thank you Joanna for having us out, the pleasure was all ours!!

"Holly, I just wanted to thank you and your sister for making my mother, bridesmaids and myself beautiful for my wedding! My hair and makeup came out perfect, just like I envisioned. You were a joy to work with and I will definitely recommend you to friends! Thanks again, Joanna"

Photos by Carrie Wildes Photography

Quince Guide Show

I had the pleasure of styling all the super adorable models for the 2010 Quince Guide Show and Magazine this year. And let me tell you these girls have some gorgeous long thick hair!!! So, of course, I enjoyed it tremendously!! The Show was caught on film by the very talented Jose of JJVideofilm. Check out our work on the runway and the fun video created to capture it! And if you're having a quince make sure to give us a call!

http://vimeo.com/13685889

Hair: Collective Creations
MU: Black Pearl Salon and Spa
Video: JJ Video Film

Summer Wedding Makeup

Looking at blogs today and came across this one, in which I totally agree with the advice for brides that is given here (check below). For summer makeup Bronze and Golds are a fabulous way to punch up the neutral tones worn by many brides without feeling over dramatic or too bold. We recommend a black liquid liner along with some false lashes (which can be done very natural) to make the eye the stand out feature. To tone down the eye, use neutral browns and add a pop of bronze on the inner corner of the lid. Use pencil liner instead of liquid which will give a more subtle look. Be sure to use a stronger lip color if toning down your eyes. As you always need a standout feature!! Be sure to add some bronzer to the face and a nice shimmer highlight on top of the cheekbone above your blush to give you that sunkissed look. Here is an example of a bronze/gold beachy look we did this week on the gorgeous Adrianna.


http://www.occasionsniagara.com/wedding-blog/bid/34146/Wedding-Makeup-Trends-for-2010

Confetti Events Blog

Yay!! We are featured on Confetti Events blog today for pro tip thursday! Check out our tip and be sure to check back as we will be featured once a month for tips on current hairstyle wedding trends and tips!

http://confettievents.blogspot.com/

I'm fortunate in my line of work to get to do hair and makeup for some pretty fun people. Erica and Katelynn of Occasions Weddings and Events are definitely two of those people!! I had a blast styling them for their company photoshoot with the amazing Mariana and Khaled of Kismis Ink Photography!!! We did airbrush foundation on the ladies and a fun lighter purple on shadow on Erica and a pink shadow look for Katelynn. Both were wearing some fun false lashes and we set Katelynn's hair for some softer bouncy curls and flat ironed Erica's for a sleeker look. Ladies the you look fabulous and Kismis Ink, beautiful work as always!!

Happy Birthday Sierra!!

We were so honored to be a part of Sierra's 9th glamour birthday party!! Marissa was the stylist of the day and she had a blast with the girls giving them pretty updo's and a little fun makeup. The girls all had fun painting each others nails while they waited for their style! Thanks to Jessica Leigh photography for the adorable pictures of the party!! And thank you to Sierra and her mom for having us out!! Hope you had as much fun as we did!

Happy Anniversary Jessica and Justin!!

Local photographer and friend Jessica Leigh asked me to do some makeup for her and her husband's anniversary shoot!! Any chance to get my hands on one of my friends and do a little makeup is an easy "yes"! She wanted something natural looking, but also a little more makeup than she normally wears. I definitely think at first I freaked her out with the amount of makeup that was on her eyes, however after she saw the photos of herself she thought it looked great! This just demonstrates how professional photos are much different from a regular camera and a little more makeup than usual comes out stunning in the pro photos. Thanks to Zekeshem (love that name) with Blue Lane photography for the adorable pics. of Jessica and Justin. You guys are too cute...congrats!!

Sarah's Cross Creek Ranch Wedding

This past sunday Marissa and Alisha made their way out to Cross Creek Ranch for Sarah's beautiful wedding! They did an absolute stunning job and makes me so proud to have them on the team! Sarah's photograper also did a stunning job on the photos, please check out her blog and see the amazing photos she captured of Sarah's day!!! Congratulations Sarah!!

http://goldmorning.blogspot.com/

Wonderland Wedding

This had to be one of the most unique and fun weddings I've worked on to date! Jessica and Wade had a Alice in Wonderland themed wedding at Bok Towers in Lake Wales. It was adorable and I had a fabulous time styling Jessica with a vintage larger pin curl hairstyle and giving her a beautiful black smoky eye. She looked amazing and I couldn't love the little hat she wore any more, it fit her the theme perfectly! Check out the gorgeous photos blogged by Chad Pilster Photography. Congratulations to the happy couple and thanks for having me out for your special day!!

http://networkedblogs.com/4bcHs

Summer Model Contest

Check it out: It's the last day to enter the summer model contest with Kismis Ink Photography!! Collective Creations will be styling the winner!! Good Luck!!


http://www.summercontest.kismisink.com/

Congratulations Nick and Meredith!

I had the awesome opportunity to work with a very sweet bride for her wedding out at Cross Creek Ranch. While I did the hair, one of my favorite makeup artists to work with, Jess Waldrop, did the makeup! We had so much fun with these ladies and you could tell they all had so much fun together. Meredith chose black and hot pink for her colors which photographed amazing. Check out the gorgeous photos of her day on Jenn Hopkins Photography's blog at http://jennhopkinsphoto.blogspot.com/2010/04/nick-meredith-are-married.html
And Meredith and Nick we wish you a lifetime of love and blessings! Thanks for having me out for your day, the pleasure was all mine:)

Thankful Thursdays with Jessica Leigh Photography

We are so excited to be featured on a local, yet super talented photographers website! Please check out thankful thursdays with Jessica Leigh Photography!!!

http://www.jlpflorida.com/index.php/cgblog/18/Thankful-Thursdays-Jessica-Leigh-Thanks-Collective-Creations

Congratulations Justeen!

We couldn't have asked for a better bridal party then Justeen and her ladies! They were so much fun to work with and not to mention tall and gorgeous. Most all of them were friends from playing volleyball together. Marissa and I had such a great time styling their hair on Justeen's big day. There were some great vendors at this wedding and as always it's a pleasure to work with them. Missy of Duncan Photography did a beautiful job on the photos and our favorite local makeup artist, who is not part of Collective Creations, but we highly recommend her, Jess Waldrop, did a stunning job as always on the makeup. The venue was Cross Creek Ranch and we really enjoy being part of their preferred vendor team, it really is a unique venue and their staff is top notch! So a big Thank you and Congratulations to Justeen, may you enjoy the many year ahead of wedded bliss!

Simply Divine Events Photoshoot

I just love the these two ladies, so when they asked me to do their hair/makeup for there very fun business shoot with Lifelong Studios, of course I said yes!! I had a blast getting ready with Jessica and Lori of Simply Divine Events and Lori's crew (her two sons)! We had fun catching up while styling and her boys were for sure our entertainment. As I have brought my 2 kids with me on many "work" related adventures I completely appreciated having them there. Thanks Lori and Jessica for having me and can't wait to do it again.
Here's a few of the photos! Aren't they just adorable!!

Anglo Coutoure Fall Collection Shoot

Vicky Anglo of Anglo Coutoure is one of the most talented people we've had the pleasure of working with. She is a local gown designer making a big splash and name for herself around Tampa Bay and the world. With her premiere wedding dress collection for Fall 2010 and website released, Collective Creations had the honor of being part of the stylist team for the models on her collection shoot! We helped put together a themed look for this collection and decided on Old Hollywood Glamour! So up our alley!
The only word that comes to mind when describing these looks is stunning! The dresses are truly breathtaking. Check out more of her work at www.anglocoutoureline.com And the elegant photos were captured by www.carriewildes.com
Makeup was done by the fabulous Lena G.

Isabella's Ball

Sometimes we get asked to do something that would be defined as "giving back"! But what we find is that while we are giving back we are really getting far more in return than we could ever give! Isabella is a special little girl who has Ostegenesis Imperfecta. For her 5th birthday, and a first one out of a hospital, Confetti Events along with Cindy Stonehouse Events & More threw a beautiful winter fairyland ball for her and her family and friends. Wow!! Is all I can say!! They did an incredible job and Marissa and I had the complete honor of styling the girls hair! It was truly a blast! All proceeds benefited shriners and OI foundation. Thanks again for having us out, we couldn't have been touched more by this special little girl!

Brian & Karin are married!

Congratulations to Brian and Karin on the their beautiful wedding at Cross Creek Ranch in Valrico. I don't get tired of this venue, it is just so different from alot of places. Carrie of Carrie Wildes Photography captured some adorable pics of the couple. I had fun looking through them and these were some of my favorites. Thanks to Karin and her maids for having me out...the pleasure was all mine!