Congratulations Kelly and Jeff!!

Just wanted to say a big Congrats to Kelly and Jeff on tying the knot yesterday! I was honored to do the bride's hair and makeup and the flower girl. They rented a beautiful 3 story condo on Treasure Island beach and were married on the back veranda over looking the ocean. I actually stayed to watch some of the ceremony and it was a very beautiful time. Thanks for having me out Kelly, the pleasure was all mine!

Hair tip for beach weddings: Because often times the beach can be somewhat windy, I often suggest to wear your hair pulled back. If you opt to leave your hair down, it is a good option to have the front pulled back and secured in some way as to not constantly be pushing hair from your face.

Trash the Dress Contest Winners: Trent and Julie

You may remember seeing a post for a Trash the Dress contest that I was involved with, with 4 other vendors. Well the winners were Julie and Trent and they were incredibly good sports. Especially Mrs. Julie who was brave enough to even get in the pond in her wedding dress...alligators and all. Ok, we had people looking out for gators, but she did get a spider crawling up her dress! Brave girl! Julie requested that we add a braid in the front to keep the hair out of her face and even if her hair got wet it would stay and look nice, and of course I was up for that:). Braids are actually very trendy and popular right now for all hairstyles from casual to classy! I had a blast and thank you to Julie and all the incredible vendors I had the opportunity of working alongside for being so creative, talented and fun! Oh yeah, 10 Connects News was even there to see what was going on:)
Here are the amazing vendors I worked alongside:
Carrie Wildes Photography
Tampa Wonderworks
Confetti Events
HD Beauty Design by Pamela
A Hair Affair Florida
Events In Bloom
Emerald Greens Country Club

Long time no post!

So sorry to have been so long since my last post! Let's just say I'm not the best blogger in the world, but I'm gonna try to do better. Despite the lack of blogging I have been staying very busy these days. Olika and I had the privilege of doing Karen and her ladies makeup for her beautiful wedding in Clearwater. It was an absolutely gorgeous day and we had so much fun with the girls. They all wanted fake lashes!!! You gotta love a crowd that loves dramatic looks:) Well, Congratulations Karen and I guess this is better late than never!:)
Vendors:
Event Planners: Jessica and Lori with Simply Divine Events
Photographers: Alexis Photography

Congratulations to Nicole and Andy!!

A big Congratulations goes out to Nicole and Andy who were married Friday the 19th of June at the Rusty Pelican! I had the pleasure of styling the bride and bridesmaids hair, along with the mother of the bride and grandmother also. The bride had a tossled curl to her updo that gave a more of a beachy style to the updo, but still very elegant and glamorous. The bridesmaids had a very sleek low side pony with a beautiful gerber daisy for accent. It was so nice to work with them. Tamara Whittaker was the talented makeup artist I worked with on this wedding. Thanks for having us out Nicole, the pleasure was all ours! Congrats!

I had so much fun the other night at The Perfect Wedding's Guide Industry Appreciation Party! I always like a good party and this one's theme was Denim and Diamonds! I enjoyed meeting a ton of new vendors and because I'm relatively new to the industry (although I've been doing weddings on the side for years) I probably enjoyed it even more than some:) Here are just a few pics. from the night. I decided to add some diamonds to my makeup for the evening for fun! Check it out!

This past monday I had a blast at the Premiere Hair Show in Orlando. It's always great to see all the new fabulous techniques and coming up trends. You see alot of crazy things too, which is always amusing. I was able to see on the main stage some of the greats in hair, Nicholas French (my new hair hero), who is a runway stylist. Nick Arrojo, who you may have seen on what not to wear..I even got to do a haircut I learned from him on my wonderful mom when I got home..too fun!! And of course, last but not least the always amusing and amazing Martin Parsons, master of updo's! Can't wait to try out all I've learned!! Here are some pics I took from the day:)

Missy Duncan Photography

I recently had the opportunity to work with Missy Duncan Photography on a photography seminar/workshop she was holding at her amazing residence! I did the updo for the bride who was had been married for a number of years already, but never had professional photos taken in her wedding gown due to her photographer at the time becoming very ill. And my good friend and colleague Tamara Whittaker did her makeup. It was relaxed and so fun. I enjoyed working with everyone there and thanks to Missy for having me out! Check out the pictures on a video placed on her blog at http://missyduncan.typepad.com/