I said, "Yes!" too!

So I wrote a little bit before about the joyous update of planning my own wedding!! This week I received our engagement photos that my fiance and I had the pleasure of doing with Michelle Kirchner of MK Studios. Be sure to check out her link, she is a true artist! We picked the Los Rios Historic District in nearby San Juan Capistrano because of its beautiful vintage appeal with the old cottage homes and train station. The photos turned out beautifully. I did my own make up for the portraits, so I decided to share some of our favorite shots.

For the day time pictures I decided to go with a very light smokey eye and concentrate on big, natural looking lashes with individuals temporarily glued in and a peachy pink lipgloss. This is the iconic Chanel lipgloss in Orgasm and is a must have in any girl's make up bag!

Congratulations also to everyone engaged or married this summer!!

Lauren's Country Wedding

Last month on April 15th I had the wonderful pleasure of getting Lauren ready for her wedding. What a beautiful woman, inside and out! Just take a look for yourself..

We had a smooth trial together before her big day and decided on a very natural look with a slightly smokey eye and a pale lip. What I loved so much about Lauren's makeup was that she kept it true to herself! So many times I encounter brides that want to go full glam with a red lip that they have never worn before only to receive pictures and barely recognize themselves! Of course, it is gorgeous on some women, but for Lauren, this was perfect.

Lauren is a burn survivor who experienced a third degree burn when she was younger from a pot of boiling water. I used a mixture of yellow and skin-tone concealer to mask the dark shadows, sallows and pigmentation of the scarring along her forehead and cheek bone so you wouldn't notice them in her photos, but never one to be shy, Lauren left her arms untouched and stood radiant just as she was! For her hair, she chose this gorgeous braided back up do I fell in love with!

The wedding took place at Strawberry Farms, a rolling hill golf course set in the hilly area of Irvine, CA with a picture-esque barn reception. I had the opportunity to also work with her younger sister, a bridesmaid, and the mother of the bride. The whole day was surprisingly relaxing! She showed not a bit of nervousness as she sat around with her friends, chatting, laughing and sipping mimosas. I hope my day goes just as smooth!

You can see more photos of Lauren and her bridal party on my Portfolio. Photos courtesy of David Nget Photography. Congratulations to Lauren and Doug!