Weddings

Soak up the spring sunshine as we take a step back into my favourite venue, Yorkshire's stunning Middleton Lodge. This time I'm back on the pristine grounds to create some equally amazing wedding make-up for the beautiful soul Ashley.     For her bridal look Ashley wanted to create a real soft and glowy glam that echoed the ethereal surroundings. To get a perfected skin base for her radiant wedding day style I always like to start with skin care. Lucky for me Ashley had made my job easy, on the run up to her wedding she'd been attending Durham's fantastic The Beauty Therapy Clinic....


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June sunshine lit up The Yorkshire Wedding Barn for Lydia's wedding in Gilling West, which meant starting the bridal makeup with one of my favourite SPF's. The Beauty Pie Featherlight SPF is perfect as it combines high SPF with a really makeup friendly formula that helps secure pigments in place on a balmy day. There's little worse than feeling greasy from your sun protection on a hot day, then layering make-up on top can be a recipe for disaster. Starting with the Beauty Pie SPF is a great way to keep the skinbase light and fresh whilst still being protected. Wedding photographer Sean Elliott did...


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A little over two years on and we're taking a fresh look at Lauren and Keir's wedding at Northumberlands incredible wedding venue Brinkburn Priory. Having met when she was working as a model, Lauren is still flourishing within her industry. This look back at her wedding photography reveals just a glimpse into her growing talent, and how luxurious, expertly done wedding makeup is timeless. This is the value in chosing the right MUA when planning your wedding, with images you will look at for years to come, it's important to me that you look back and feel like an incredible representation of yourself...


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Flashback to December at Halton Grove, it was such a beautiful winter's day in Northumberland. I always love seeing the sun shine brightly through the windows and directly onto my bridal makeup chair. It was the last wedding I was working as a makeup artist in 2024, and it was just the joyful boost I needed send me off into the festive break. That's all because of the energy that just radiated out of lovely bride Laura. Just a quick scroll through this preview of their wedding album from Sean Elliot Photography will illustrate perfectly the happy go lucky vibes she brought to our morning together....


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I was connected to create the bridal makeup for Camilla & Charles' wedding by Emma Jordan Weddings as the couple flew in from state side to share their beautiful wedding with family and friends in one of Scotland's most incredible locations, Schloss Roxburghe. It was such a joy to be included in this transatlantic celebration and create Camilla's glowing skin style! Creating my signature perfected skin base for Camilla meant utilising the most important methods for that no-makeup makeup feel, really good skincare. The Dewy Skin Cream by Tatcha was the star of the show for this bride, creating...


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Come behind the scenes as I spend the morning with Bride Zoe, as beautiful light poured in through the windows of Middleton Lodge it was the perfect moment to capture those candid wedding morning moments and share the magic of getting your makeup done before your big day. It's just another day in the life for me, but a great insight into what to expect for soon to be brides. We often see the final results in beautifully shot and edited pictures by all the fantastic photographers of the North East, but sometimes it's equally as good to see some unfiltered iphone photos that give a more natural...


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The Summer of 2024 was all about glowy, natural looking skin for weddings here in the North East. Naturally, as the local 'Queen of Skin' I've been in my element, sharing all my favourite minimalistic, skin focused techniques with my bridal makeup clients for that maximum radiant impact for their aisle style. Emma's bridal look added a pop of colour to this fresh faced theme and it perfectly matched the bold and joyful vibes of her wedding with now husband Nick. North Yorkshire's The Croft Hotel served as some serious back drop envy, with some seriously luxurious foliage and a very instagramable...


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It was the 11th of July and the sunshine was just beginning to decide it might make its second apperance of the summer on Thomasin's beautiful wedding morning. We spent the early hours primping and prepping before she headed off to the incredible grounds of Middleton Lodge Estate for her day celebrating partnership and love with groom James. It might not have been the blazing season we'd hoped for, but because the North East weather had us feeling hopefully for a bright day ahead we decided to kick things off with the Trinny London BFF SPF30 Cream. Not only was the sun protection important,...


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My summer as a wedding makeup artist was well and truly kicked off with a burst of unbeatable joy thanks to Leeds based pair Sally & Oli. Flicking through these images now, you can really feel the couples' contagious, charismatic energy. The perfect start to the season ahead! Creating Sally's bridal look really was such a pleasure, I know that's one of those things we all say about a lot of our clients but this was more than that. Full of such a radiant, bubbly energy, I couldn't wait to match her personality with an effortless, glowing wedding day makeup style. We had chatted in the trial...


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Picture this, I'm waking up feeling bedraggled for an early morning start, looking at my phone wondering how on earth I missed the news about the Northern Lights the night before! Feeling some serious fomo as I scrolled through everyones pictures, I gathered myself and my kit to get off to work. And what a welcome work day it was, the instant pick me up I felt as I stepped into the incredible ground of Swinton Estate, boasting its very own version of impressive natural beauty. A true Yorkshire gem of a wedding venue, the sprawling estate sits on the edge of the Dales and just oozes luxury, sophistication...


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