My wedding day story...

I saw him from a distance, he looked at me and I looked at him right back. With music playing and atmosphere pumping, we both felt the need to dance. After all the music being played we both connected to. On the dance floor we introduced our selves...we sought permission from each other to dance. The dance continued on for an hour, two hours, three hours and before we knew it we were dancing all night long........a glimpse of what followed lead us close enough to lead to love, care and the desire to spend our entire lifetime together...

On the 5th October 2010 the love of my life proposed.... It was early hours of the morning...trust me it is nothing you will ever imagine. Even I was not expecting it..well of course these instances are meant to be surprising right? trust me this one was truly something special. I felt something cold slide down my finger under our sheets. I carefully lifted up our sheets to see the most glamorous gorgeous engagement ring i had ever laid eyes on. Boy did my mouth open wide, the tears rolling, my eyes bulging in disbelieve...OMG this was truly happening to me. I prayed and thanked my lucky stars. I knew then there was something beyond this worldly things we see. My prayers had been answered.  

A year after that, we decided to get married in a small location with close friends and family as witnesses and support. The place we chose was small, compact and absolutely beautiful..natures play ground to be precise. We couldn't have chosen a better location than that, it was all so perfect. The next tick box was the look for a professional make-up artist who will bring out the goddess in me. One who wouldn't only emphasis my natural beauty but make me look astoundingly beautiful just for a day..surely that is not too much to ask for right? 

My Passion for Bridal & Special Occassion Makeup Artistry Begins here...

I contacted as many professional make-up artist notice the emphasis on ( "professional" make-up artist) as I could reach through searches and word of mouth. By then I knew very little about make-up. I knew enough to apply an everyday look but i certainly wasn't going to give it a go for my special day...I deserved better. I was hunting for an artist who was trained and understood the art of transformation through make-up artistry. I went for several trials and settled for one whom I thought had astounding results based on website, portfolio and interactions. I also got on well with him I thought at that time anyway.

On the day of my wedding, he arrived promptly. Very professional in his approach I was impressed. That definitely ticked the first ask from a "professional make-up artist". Not until he took his tools and products out and began working on my face. I trusted that he will turn me into all that i imagined on my special day. Well, I soon began to think it was all wishful thinking. The end result was so poorly done I couldn't imagine the person I saw in the mirror. OMG I still remember the feelings I had then this very moment I sit to write my story.

My system was furiously shocked believe me there is no better word to describe how I felt than disbelieve. I straight away noticed that the choice of cosmetics, products and colours used for my type of skin not to mention complexion, choice of eye make-up, eyebrow shape and so fourth was all wrongly chosen. I was in a total mess. I looked bright at the same time dark (ashy). I had no definition on my face neither did I have any colour it was all one frame. I couldn't even cry...I had to stop my self from making more mess of my face.  Oh my God, the choice of foundation and eye shadow colours made my face look muddy and made me feel unattractive. As I continued to feel agony and confusion/frustration and sadness of make-up gone wrong,  the limo (our choice of wedding vehicle) arrived to take me, my best girl and flower girl to the wedding destination where my fiancée stood patiently waiting for me...

I suddenly felt so very uncomfortable and nervous because of how the make-up made me look not because I was getting married. I felt insecure about my self because I saw something wasn't right. A question suddenly came to mind...... how is this man going to be able to look into my eyes seeing that I was sad, unhappy and disappointed? After all this day was suppose to be a celebration of the love we shared...

Well the truth suddenly came to light.... he looked at me as I walked along the aisle with confusion....I bet he couldn't believe what he was looking at.... a shadow in the woods? this certainly was not the face of the woman he saw just two days ago prior to ceremony day. Well the rest of the story I shall tell at a later stage. I could see he had questions to ask...he truly did hold on. I avoided eye contact as much as I could throughout the ceremony and the minute we said "I do". I knew the conversation of my made up look was going to venture.

He later mentioned how differently I looked. He would have loved a look which resembled the better me complimenting my natural beauty in the best possible way. He even knew that such look would have been easy for a professional artist to create. It was then that I knew I made the biggest mistake of my life I now could not take back. 

Since I couldn't change the circumstance, I began to think how I could influence others in making the best decisions when it came to choosing an artist for their special day. I began to think how I can make this a much more positive and rewarding experience for another.

It is that very day I decided to pay particular interest in bridal and special occasion makeup artistry. The desire to give back to people that which I never had or could never claim back. I wanted every bride to feel as beautiful as they looked...I wanted nothing but pure compliments, beauty and total satisfaction for any bride.  Xceptional Make-up & Beauty is about that.... the desire and knowledge to create total transformation which compliments the look of every individual despite race, ethnicity or nationality for whatever their choose occasion may be.

OUR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHS - 2011

My husband and I.  Make-up by a professional make-up artist

Make-up by a professional make-up artist

Make-up by professional Make-up artist

Please take a look at the page within this website that states "Booking Guide" for information on why choosing a professional makeup artist is important.