One Nice Wedding Freebie

There are lots of freebies on offer for brides - most of them end up costing more than if you paid for them, and those that don't you probably didn't need anyway! There are a few essentials though, and close to the top of many brides "must have" lists are their hair styling and professional make-up for the wedding day.


Hair and make-up are a bit like photography... anyone can take a picture, but there is the world of difference between an amateur and a professional photographer, and it's the same with make-up.  And, as a wedding photographer I get annoyed at the time I have to spend  touching up photos because the bride's make-up artist let her down... Not that I would ever say anything to the bride - I just "fix" it in post production to  make sure that, in her wedding photos, she looks as gorgeous as she deserves to be on her wedding day.

How do you avoid make-up and hair disasters, and what does all this have to do with freebies? You should very politely refuse your cousin's best friend's offer to have her sister do your hair or your make-up; and hire a professional. If the cost seems too high, shop around or take up our offer of free hair styling and make-up (good for all brides booking with Practicaps Weddings). - and yes, that is an ad, sort of; but I imagine that there are other photographers who have a similar arrangement with their colleagues in the hair and make-up fraternity... ask them!

Many quality businesses are happy to be in these cross promotions - I work with two great hair and make-up artists (Cam Lam and Mina Arnaout), and a top spray tanning specialist (Tracy at Bare Mystique); it isn't just good for the brides, but it works for me - I can be confident that the girls will look their very best, that their make-up will last the whole, long day, that they are not going to be distressed by a hair or mascara malfunction... that makes my task so  much easier!

It's good for the make-up team, too, because the majority of brides who take up the offer have bridesmaids who need their hair and make-up done to the same standard, which covers the artists costs. A win-win situation.