I am here to make your wedding day beauty Stress Free, Fun and you feel confident and beautiful on your day! From the start of your bridal beauty adventure to your wedding day, Its my job to make sure you have fun, make wonderful memories and have a calm and peaceful experience.

• I am fully licensed as per the laws of South Dakota. I have a SD Cosmetology license as well as business insurance. I consistently do education to make sure I am always bringing the best work to your look!

• Taking care of those details that may come up before you even know you need it taken care of.  :)
   -Knowing how a wedding timeline should run and staying on time for you and your photographer.
   -Professional hair and makeup products that are long lasting, look fabulously flawless on camera, and hair and makeup that hold up throughout your day.
  -Listening to you.
   - A detailed and clear contract so that you know exactly what to expect and costs upfront.
  -Bringing over 25 years of fun pro experience to each one of my Brides I take care of!

I am proudly a 1 person company for over 17 years! I am happy to take care of those I can comfortably but timing is limited. I do not bring anyone with me BUT once I am booked, I do email over a list of other local artists to you. Then you may go through the list to find and hire other artists to come help out on that day. All contact info is provided for each one.

Another Great question!
Airbrush foundation is technically any water based, silicon or alcohol based foundation that is thin enough to be blown through an airgun. There is not 1 kind. It used to be a requirement to use an air gun to apply for the High def cameras in the beginning but not now! Makeup companies have reformulated the foundations to be blown through an air gun, to be brush applied or sponge applied. ANY of these methods can achieve the flawless, light feeling, water resistant, long wearing makeup that you need for wedding day! I choose to brush apply my flawless foundations as I have severe allergies. I do not want to breathe in the micronized foundation particles into my lungs. So brush applying is a WIn Win for both my client and me! My particular foundation is water resistant as well so you can let those happy tears run and not worry!

Most makeup services takes 45 min. Most hair services takes 45 min. Hair that is longer and thicker can take more time. We generally have between 4-4.5 hours to get everyone ready on wedding day morning. You start with when we can start on you in the morning and then end when you The Bride needs to get dressed. This gives us the window of time that everyone needs to get ready in.
**EXCEPTION to the timing- The Bride for hair and makeup gets 2 hours. This is to give some buffer time to make sure we stay on time.

Good Question!

Pros
- A Specialized Artist is DEDICATED to just a few people so that you get personalized service.
-She can maintain that high quality of service to the Bride so that you do not feel like just a number in a massive group.
-The Bride is her main focus and gives her the celebrity like treatment again not a number.
-Less chance of running behind getting to the Bride since she is dedicated to taking care of fewer people.
She is able to make changes for quick decision making and flexibility.
CONS
Limited Capacity of services

I can help with that! :)
We start with with your getting ready place. When can we get into it? When can we start? Next, we go to when does your photographer want you to be getting into your dress? Then finish with how many services am I doing for you?
All of this and the amount of photography time all comes into the equation.

Take a look at a general timeline below to get an idea of a typical wedding day morning. : )

Venue - Barn opens at 8:00am
8:00am-8:15am Artist sets up kit
8:15am-9:00am 1 service (makeup or hair)
9:00am-9:45am 1 service
9:45am-11:45am Bride hair and makeup services
11:45-12:30pm Bride/ladies pj, robe pics, Bride getting dressed.
12:30-3:30pm Bride/Groom first look, Bride/Groom pics (1 hour), Bridal Party (1 hour), Family pics (1 hour)
3:30-4:30pm Bride/Groom hides, Final prep, rest before ceremony
4:30pm WALK DOWN THAT ASILE!! :)

That is a great question! and the answer is YES! In your photos, the camera processes and takes away 1 layer of color. Also depending on the style that your photographer processes/edits their photos with, colors can appear much lighter or faded or very contrasted. You want your makeup to last through weather, tears, etc., enhance your best features, and to make sure your makeup is right for lighting, in person and on camera. This is where I am your best asset! As a pro HMUA, it is my job to make sure that even if you wear natural makeup, I take care of all of those things. This is knowing how to manipulate the products and use techniques to make sure the camera reads your pretty natural look the way it should so in your photos and in person, you feel and look like your beautiful self!