Trial Session ~ Esther

I've been busily working on helping my next year brides decide on their wedding day hairstyles and makeup.  Esther will be my bride next March marrying at the Rosewood Sand Hill. 

Esther opted for a very natural look with a loose up do and side swept bangs.

Trial Session ~ Olivia

Summer Love at Mountain Terrace

This cute wedding at Mountain Terrace was so much fun to work at not only because the bride Leslie was super sweet, but I also got to work with Augie Chang Photography and Andrew Hsu of Studio MSV again after our last great wedding at Nestldown which I have yet to blog about.
Leslie was most concern about accentuating her eyes and shaping them more round than her natural almond shaped eyes. I gave them a more rounded look by applying thicker liner in the middle of her lid and gave her longer lashes in the middle instead of having the longer lashes on the end which creates a flare, cat eye look.  While waiting for the fabulous photos from Augie, I will post a few that I took with my iPhone.

Bride and Groom with the Bridal Party

Cute bird shaped favors the bride made herself.

Guests sign in area

Fall Wedding at the Thomas Fogarty Winery

Fall weddings at the Thomas Fogarty Winery are so romantic, I'm fortunate to have styled for 6 brides at the winery this year.  Here's one with a great fall theme. While I wait for the beautiful photos from the photographer, I will post some that I took with my own camera. Fang Fang's wedding day started with makeup and hairstyling at the Sofitel Hotel in Redwood City. Then, we headed to Thomas Fogarty where Fang Fang changed into her gown and took photos with her family who traveled all the way from Indonesia.  The wedding day flowed seamlessly thanks to wedding planner Janece Shellooe of Every Elegant Detail. And I was so impressed with the beautiful arrangements designed by Leighsa Montrose of Branch Out Floral and Event Design.

Annick & Von's Napa Engagement Session

Annick & Von reside in New York City but have decided to have their destination wedding at the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay this coming weekend.  I'm so excited to be styling her bridal party but for now, I'd like to share some engagement photos that I styled for Annick. Photos taken by Jesse Leake in Napa.