Should I Have a Professional Makeup Artist for my Wedding Day?

Why you need a professional makeup artist for your wedding day

(and how to find the right one for you!)

Timing

Professional makeup artistry usually takes 45min-1hr per person, give or take, pending the experience of the artist. It could almost be assured that doing your own makeup on such an important day would take longer and you may feel flustered or under pressure. Having it professional done is time saving so you can enjoy being with your favourite girls, sipping bubbles and enjoying reminiscent tales. You will also feel pampered as well as beautiful.

Product Knowledge

Artists are not retailers, so they generally don’t have a bias when it comes to products. They only want the best results for you, after-all you are showcasing their art! So product advice will be in your best interest to ensure you can look as beautiful, confident and as polished as ever, rather than you having to trial and test multiples of products at home to try to find the right fit.

Technical Eye

Having worked on hundreds or thousands of faces, along with technical foundational design knowledge, artists have both a creative and technical eye. They know how to balance your features, enhance the ones you love and minimise the ones you don’t. This could be like lifting the eye, opening the eye, balancing the lips, recreating the ideal illusion of facial bone structure, and colour correction for a more balanced, radiant and even complexion.

Stress-free

Having a professional in your corner keeps things stress free, not only because they know what they’re doing but they keep your preparation timeline organised ensuring you and your ladies are ready on schedule so you don’t have to worry about a thing.

False Lashes with Ease

If you’re like most, you may have a funny story about DIY lash application. The beauty of a professional is, there will be no lash faux pas, just beautiful looking eyes.

Touch-ups and Aftercare

Your artist will be able to guide you when it comes to achieving perfect makeup longevity, as well as troubleshooting and addressing all your concerns ahead of time at a trial session. A great artist will offer a makeup touch-up service prior to their departure too.

Budget Friendly

Hiring a professional Makeup Artist will be one of the best, (and smallest), investments you’ll make on your wedding day. Their investment usually pales in comparison to photography, videography, venue hire and florists fees. Despite the makeup being washed off at the end of the evening, those photos, memories and how you felt in your makeup design will last a lifetime. You can’t ever really put a price on that.

Finding your Artist

My best advice is to do your homework when it comes to wedding or event artists. Whose work resonates more with you? When you are looking at their portfolio could you see yourself wearing any of those styles? Which artist has great communication? Someone who is constantly MIA is perhaps not what you’d like leading up to a wedding. Have a trial with your artist to test their work, try your ideas and see how you feel in their presence. Aside from the work produced, did they make you feel comfortable? Did you like their energy? Did they offer advice or to rectify something you didn’t love or did you just feel rushed out of the appointment? Your makeup artist will be there for a long time during your wedding day preparations so you’re going to want to enjoy their presence as well as their artistry result.

I hope this helps you on your journey to finding your perfect wedding makeup artist.