As a former wedding planner and the owner of a wedding hair and makeup company—and as a recent bride myself!—I know how important it is to start your wedding day off right. Your getting-ready time sets the tone for the rest of the day, so here are my top five tips to set your day up right.
Read my Tips here: Wedding Wisdom
Photo by Derks Works Photography
Featured Artists - Sharon & Jessica
Bride - Emily
Planning a wedding can be overwhelming, we get it, and you may feel the need to outline everything down to the smallest details to stay on top of it all. While being prepared is great, you also need to trust the professionals you’ve hired. One of my biggest pet peeves as a beauty pro is when well meaning wedding planners and clients make up schedules for us, without even asking us how we’d like the flow to go on the day. While having a master timeline is 100% helpful, you do not need to detail out the tasks for each vendor. As vendors, we’ve done this literally thousands of times. We know what works best for our team. Each vendor is going to be different. You do not want to micro-manage the details of how each vendor does their job. This can cause undue frustration and stress, and quite frankly can piss off your vendors. The last thing you want is stressed, frustrated vendors on your wedding day.
As hair and makeup artists, we often see brides and planners sending over “call sheets” without ever consulting us. Since we have a larger team we have many artists who offer different services and who work at different speeds. There is no way for anyone outside of our company to know those specifics without asking us. Now, every hair and makeup team is different and some do set call times. At Alea Beauty, we don’t. Why? For us it works much better to have a steady flow and go one right after another. Every person’s hair, skin and inspiration is different. It’s not a one size fits all service. We want each and every person to get the right amount of time for them, without narrowing them down to 30 minute timeslots. We recommend that everyone needing services is there at the start. This way everyone can relax, enjoy the time, and be there for you for your most special day. You’ve done so much planning, just enjoy this time!
What can you do to help?
Let your vendors know what time you need them done by and ask them how much time they are going to need for their job.
If your timeline changes, consult your vendors right away. Many schedule multiple jobs per day and if you have a contract with set times you need to consult with each vendor before making any major changes.
Make sure you schedule adequate time. If your makeup artist says they need 4 hours to get everyone done, don’t try to box them into 3. You’ll feel rushed and their quality of work can suffer.
Find out if your vendors need anything at the venue. Things like tables, chairs, access to electrical are all things to consider.
Be on time and ready! This is so important. If your start time is 9am, don’t arrive at 9:05. That may not seem like a lot of time, but it adds up. When we say 9 we mean you are in the chair ready to go at 9. If you are walking in the door 5 minutes late and still need to change into your robe, use the restroom, cart stuff in, etc, you will be delaying your service by 15-20 minutes easily. This only hurts you. Do yourself a favor and plan to arrive early to ensure the least amount of stress.
Trusting your vendors to do their job in the way that works best for them is going to save you time, energy and stress. You wouldn’t tell your florist how much time to spend decorating each table, or your baker how long to cook your cake, so why tell your makeup artist how much time they get for each face? It just doesn’t make sense.
Trust us! We’ve done this before!
Photo by Deks Works Photography
For more photos from Emily’s wedding visit their blog.
P.S. Emily, you were a dream to work with and we appreciate you trusting us with your wedding day beauty! xoxo ~ Carla
I can’t believe that it’s already been one whole year since the love of my life and I got married! October 8, 2020 was a glorious, sunny day and everything about the day was amazing.
Just like many other couples who were planning a bigger wedding last year, our plans changed. We opted to have an elopement with just the two of us along the Scioto Mile with the skyline in the background. We both wrote our own vows, hired musicians to play a surprise song (Taylor Swift’s Lover) and our first dance following the ceremony (James Arthur’s Say You Won’t Let Go), and everything about it was personal and intimate.
After we officially said “I Do”, we took newlywed portraits during golden hour. Then we went to Strongwater Food & Spirits and enjoyed our first dinner has husband and wife. This day is exactly what we needed, even though it’s not what we were planning. Honestly, we wouldn’t have had it any other way! We were truly able to focus on one another and be totally present in the moment of becoming husband and wife. Cheers to 1 year!🥂
Creative Team:
Ceremony: Scioto Mile
Officiant: Amy Aurore of Run to an Elopement
Reception: Strongwater Food & Sprits
Cake: Moonflower Bakery
Photographer: Derk’s Works Photography
Florist: Blooms by Amanda
Ceremony music: Irish Road
Videographer: Eldon Wedding Films
Transportation: Callahan’s Premium Car Service
Bride’s look: Pronovias gown from Luxe Redux Bridal, Badgley Mischka shoes, SweetV jewelry
Gown preservation: Westerville Cleaners
Groom’s look: Indochino suit, accessories from Nordstrom
Engagement rings: Argo & Lehne
Wedding bands: Jewelry Point (New York City)
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Today is Meredith and Nick's first wedding anniversary!! I can't believe how fast this year has gone. Since they were affected by the pandemic, they had to make changes to their wedding day. They decided to move the ceremony and reception to The Westin Great Southern Columbus so that everything could be in one location. Their wedding day was nothing short of amazing! All of the details were so elegant and thoughtfully planned out.
Nick grew up in Dayton, and Meredith grew up in Columbus, but these two swapped cities when it came time for college! They met online, and they knew they were meant to be together forever after their first date!
We went with a classic updo completed with a hairpiece and long flowing veil for Meredith's look on the wedding day. Her makeup was very natural-looking, complete with a deep pink lipstick to make her lips pop.
Working with Meredith and her bridesmaids to make them feel beautiful on her wedding day was such a joy!
To see their wedding featured in Columbus Wedding Magazine, click here!
Creative Team:
HMUA: Carla, Makayla and Natalie | Photographer: Mindy Danelle Photography | Venue: The Westin | Florist: Madison House Designs | Wedding Gown: Luxe Redux Bridal | Groom’s Attire: Calvin Klein
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Oh how I long for summer!!! It’s mid February and the snow is in full force, Valentine’s Day has passed and the holidays are long over. Spring is on the horizon and summer still seems like a far away dream. I love thumbing through past weddings with all their color and vibrancy to get me in the sunny mood.
When we were asked to collaborate on this Boho Summer Garden styled shoot by the very talented Sierra Dyer, I was beyond excited. I’m a huge fan of natural flowers in the hair and all things orange and sunny! I mean, just check out this insanely amazing bridal headdress created by Bear Roots Floral!
For the bride we really wanted to let those flowers shine and opted for an effortlessly flowing half-up/half-down style with lots of tousled curls working with her own natural texture. The overall look was modern meets vintage meets boho making for the perfect summer dream.
Credits & Contributors
Photography: Sierra Dyer Co. | Ceremony Venue: La Navona | Floral: Bear Roots Floral | Stationery: Sierra Dyer Co. | Wedding Cake: Just You and Me Cakes | Rentals: Swanky Wishes | Linens: Got Ya Covered Linens | Hair: Alea Beauty | Makeup: Beauty by O | Ring Box: The Velvet Garden Ring Box | Place Cards: Letters from Eden | Handmade Items: Chelsea Farner Co | Ribbon: The Lesser Bear | Wedding Dress: Build A Bride | Submitted via: Matchology
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