Summer Series: Make-up & Weddings
Monday, June 12, 2017
As a wedding photographer, and make-up junkie these are my two favourite things!
Welcome to The Blended Blogs new summer series!
It's officially wedding season here, and I'll probably have a slightly different take on what Make-up and weddings mean to me as I hardly ever (ever) attend them as a guest. But I photograph roughly 30-35 a year here in Central Ontario so I wanted to share some trends I've noticed.
Make-up:
What I've seen lately is two trends. Very glowy (lots of highlighter) and fresh or dark lip - very dramatic. Being a fan of make, I obviously love both, but in the summer I tend to stick with the glowy look. Mostly because if it's hot, you might as well go for it. I have a love affair with blush, and glow kits as well. I've loved IT cosmetics kit, as well as Two Faced but this year it's all about Chrissy Teigen for me. To be precise the BECCA X Chrissy Teigen Glow Face Palette
It was sold out every time I went into my local Sephora, and finally while in Toronto I nabbed one. It's simplifed my make up look this summer, as I use it as Eye Shadow as well. This is great for weddings people!! Go get one.
Here's an odd cropped photo of my face using it, such a fresh look!
What to wear to a wedding:
I'm often distracted looking at what the guests are wearing. Obviously most people (including me) are staring at the bride and bridesmaids, but once I get to photograph the cocktail hour, I scout for dresses I love. Tanya and I are always picking favourites. Here are a few that I have found and REALLY want to add to my closet.
I've seen this dress on two separate woman at weddings and am in love with it. It's great for outdoor casual weddings, and dressy enough for a fancy affair. Just switch up the shoes!
I've been eyeing this dress for weeks. I'm not convinced I can shoot a wedding in it, though it would be PERFECT to wear as a guest. Someone invite me to a wedding please so I can buy it!!!
I'm actually coveting this dress (ya'll know my love for a good floral maxi) for Madison's grad night. This screams hot mom to me no?? Nick will hate it (he hates flowers)
Hopefully If you have some weddings on your agenda this summer this post will have helped a bit! Make sure to head to Sarah's Blog HERE to see what she's recommending !! Sarah is my Make-up Bestie, who let me borrow all her fun things while we were in Toronto so I can't wait to see what she blogs about so I can go buy it all.
