7 Reasons to Hire a Makeup Artist for Your Wedding Day ...

Out of all the reasons to hire a makeup artist for your wedding, this may be the ultimate benefit. Your wedding day is sure to be busy and may include a few unexpected bumps in the road, so don’t let your appearance be one of them. You shouldn’t have to spend time worrying if your eyeliner is straight while ensuring that the cake is delivered on time. Hiring a makeup artist will allow you to sit back and relax and let someone else pamper you on your special day (at least while your makeup is being applied)! Most makeup artists will meet with you prior to your wedding day to do a trial run of the makeup look you want. Doing so will let you get your makeup done just how you want it in a timely manner on your wedding day.

Makeup artists study the art and proper selection of colors. From eyeshadows and lip colors to proper foundation colors, makeup artists know how to choose the colors best for you and your unique coloring. Most likely you will be photographed on your wedding day more than any other day in your life, so you want your makeup to be flattering! In addition, most people’s faces are lighter in color than their necks, and makeup artists can blend your makeup in order to hide the difference for a more natural appearance on your special day.

Since makeup artists apply cosmetics for a living, most have a kit stocked with high quality and possibly expensive products that are designed for wearability and flexibility that you may not own or be able to afford yourself. As a makeup artist, myself, I keep my kit ready with makeup designed to look amazing when photographed with high definition cameras as most brides are on their wedding days. Hiring a makeup artist for your wedding day will give you access to products that you may not have otherwise, not to mention they will be professionally applied for you!

Experienced makeup artists practice the art of makeup every single day. They were taught proper makeup application techniques and have worked on hundreds of different faces. If you’re not a makeup artist and you haven’t studied proper makeup application then you may not be getting the best final result. Hiring a makeup artist for your wedding day will allow you to look flawless while still looking like your normal self!

Professional makeup artists also study tricks to help emphasize a person’s best facial features while disguising other, less flattering ones just by applying makeup. If you want to really highlight your eyes for your big day, your makeup artist can use special makeup techniques to make that happen without caking on tons of products. Want to pull of a bold lipcolor, but are afraid of transferring it onto your groom when the marriage officiant says “kiss the bride”? A professional makeup artist can help prevent that, too.

Experienced makeup artists will sculpt your face using contouring techniques to add the illusion of depth in 2 dimensional photographs and in real life. When your photo is taken, you instantly turn into a 2 dimensional image instead of a 3 dimensional being. If your makeup is applied improperly, you’ll appear flat in your wedding photos. Hiring a makeup artist for your wedding day will also prevent you from appearing an unusual color (like orange or gray), shiny, or over or under done.

Makeup artists use high quality products that will last as you dance the night away! When you a hire a makeup artist for your wedding you won’t have to worry about your makeup wearing off during your wedding festivities. By utilizing specialty products like primers and setting sprays and powders, makeup artists will give you a long lasting makeup look for your special day.

Will you be hiring a professional to do your makeup on your wedding day? Make sure you shop around and choose the artist whose style most closely matches your own, and try to schedule a trial prior to your special day. Hiring a makeup artist will help you look and feel your best on one of the most memorable days of your life!