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Every year it is one of my favorite times when the StudioWed Asheville family gets together and just has a good old holiday party.  We are constantly throwing celebrations for others, but it is nice to stop and have some fun ourselves.  This year the StudioWed holiday party was thrown at the Aloft Hotel in downtown Asheville NC and of course thank you for having us!  So many of the StudioWed Asheville wedding professionals showed up dressed with holiday spirit and ready to have a good time.

It is so important for us to get together, and to not only have some fun, but to also grow the Asheville wedding community.  We are such strong believers in supporting one another and it really shows when you attend an event.  This also benefits you when a StudioWed Asheville team is working your wedding.  Since every one respects one another, trust each others creativity, and actually enjoys one another company, it can make the biggest difference on your wedding day.  So happy holidays everyone from the StudioWed Asheville Family!

The Blush Asheville Team is looking, as always, good at the holiday party! Love a red lip!

Asheville Marriages team is growing and they all showed up to the party!

Nicole and Ian Riley, owners of StudioWed Asheville, said a big thank you and of course… Cheers!!! 

Every so often the StudioWed Asheville family likes to stop what they are doing and make an effort to give back.  It can be so simple from bringing items to be donated to Brother Wolf, or showing up and cooking for the homeless.  StudioWed really tries to make an effort to stop with the wedding planning and to give back to the community.

The StudioWed team was recently at an amazing wedding conference called Engage.  I am sure you noticed since we were  probably blowing up your social media page with pictures from the engage14 conference in the Caymans.  Not a bad place to schedule a work trip thats for sure!  During the conference there was a beautiful moment when the owner of the Birthday Party Project got up on stage and spoke about her amazing organization.  It is a foundation focused on throwing a birthday party for a homeless child.  It was one of those moments where the room was silent listening to her speak, there were sniffles in the background, and tissues getting passed around as you watched the video.  Since January 2012 the Birthday Party Project has celebrated over 700 birthdays, 6,500 kids have partied with them, and 6,500 cupcakes have been eaten!

I am bringing this to your attention because Nicole and Ian (founders of StudioWed) have brought up The Birthday Party Project so many times.   How wonderful would these be if we could bring it to Asheville NC.  Us wedding vendors, sure know how to throw a party! It is the perfect place for it.  So here I am putting it out into the universe and putting the birthday party project on your radar.  Stay tuned because hopefully my next Birthday Party Project blog post will be telling you about the awesome birthday party that we got to throw for a homeless child.

“Our Mission is to Bring Joy to Homeless Children Through the Magic of Birthdays.” – The Birthday Party Project

photo credit :: The Birthday Party Project 

If you didn’t know already, our high season for the wedding industry in Asheville NC, is October!  I mean most of our wedding vendors are booked a year in advance.  Why so?  Asheville NC is GORGEOUS in the fall.  The leaves change, the weather is beautiful, and the town is hopping.  It is truly a lot of fun.  That being said, let’s check in with some of our wedding vendors and see how their October has been going.

Wendy owner of Blush Asheville has been posting where her make up artist are each weekend.  This is only just 3 days…

Verge Events and Two Ring Studios had a beautiful wedding at a private vineyard on October 12th.

And Biltmore Farms has been sprucing up their hotels for all the guest who are coming to stay!

October is truly hopping in Asheville NC.  Want to see what else our vendors are up to in October?  Go check out their Facebook pages!

photo credit :: Two Ring Studios, Biltmore Farms 

When I stumbled across this blog post written by Wendy Ballance, owner of Blush Asheville and truly one of the best makeup artist in town, I knew it needed to be a guest blog post! Here at StudioWed Asheville we are really good at what we do.  We are experts in the wedding industry.  Which, is why I love it when wedding vendors share their tips for your big day! Enjoy!

We are about to hit our busiest season of the year, and I always love to share recommendations for brides & the ladies getting their makeup done on the wedding day.  Some brides choose not to have a consult with their artist, and should be prepared on the wedding day for a joyous day of tears, laughter, possible rain (sorry, it’s true) and heat.

Here are a few recommendations that are VERY important!

Are you having issues with your skin?

Don’t depend on your makeup artist and photographer to be miracle workers when it comes to your skin.  We can certainly help with covering up small blemishes, and help you skin look the best it can, but it is important to take care of your skin before the wedding day.  You should start a skin care routine 6-8 weeks before the wedding day,  The better your palette is for us… the better your makeup will look.  Drink tons of water & MOISTURIZE & make sure you are wearing SPF on your face and body!   If you have any questions regarding skin care or what you should be doing, email your artist.

Self Tanning

I am always nervous when a bride self tans the day before the wedding day.  I never say “NO, don’t do it”, but there is a possibility that it will be patchy, rub off on your dress, have an odor, and just look orange against your white dress.  If you are going to spray tan, do this 2 days before just in case they miss any spots, and please go to a company that does the airbrush by hand, not machine.  (Bella Sole in Asheville is fabulous).

How long will your makeup last?

Unless you have booked your makeup for additional time for touchups (GREAT IDEA), you don’t need to get your makeup done 4+ hours before your ceremony time.  Our makeup applications do last very well, but to be honest…your makeup or hair is not going to look the same 4+ hours if it’s hot, humid, and you have been crying a good bit.  Please have your touchups items close by!  Put your maid of honor in charge of your touchup bag.

Tattoo Coverage

We can try our best to cover a tattoo, but it’s recommended that you purchase your products for Tattoo Coverage before the wedding day so you can make sure you have the proper shade.  We recommend Dermablend products.  Just remember.. the makeup could rub off on your dress or other guest’s dress/suits!

What should you have for touchups?

We always recommend doing a consult before the wedding day so you can ask your artist what color lipstick they used or what items you will need for your touchup kit.  We recommend you buying the full tube of lipstick, not using a sample.  You also want to make sure your bridal party has products for touchups.  Makeup Artists usually don’t provide touchup items for everyone.

Recommended:

Your lipstick shade: Keep in mind, lipstick stays on much better/longer than lipgloss.

Mints: Fresh breath is always a PLUS!

Drinking Straws:  This helps with wearability of your lip color.

Compact Powder for Shine Control:  I love Neutrogena Shine Control Compact Powder!  It’s colorless and just takes the away shine on your skin

You can also get the Oil Blotter Sheets.  I recommend Bobbi Brown or Clean & Clear.

Blus:  You could lose the color in your cheeks after a few hours.  Have your favorite close by.. just in case!

Eyeliner:  If you are going for a more dramatic look and have eyeliner on the water line…you will want to re-touch this up after a few hours.  If the eye liner is not on the water line, you shouldn’t have to touch this up.

A small hairspray & brush if your hair is down.  Possibly a curing iron if you are wearing your hair down with loose curls.  A trick with hairspray: lightly mist your face when spraying your hair, it sets the makeup!

Hair Pins:  Blond and brown depending on you & your bridal party.

Baby Powder:  This helps if you have sweated a good bit during pictures before the ceremony

Baby Wipes/Deodorant:  Always nice to feel fresh right before the ceremony

Perfume:  You might want a small spritz before the reception

If you have any questions regarding wedding makeup, please don’t hesitate to email us!  We would love to help you out & make sure you are prepared for the big day!

www.blushasheville.com