Nicola Pass

The Wroxeter Hotel

27/3/2015

It was the wedding of one of my old school friend Nicola and her fiancé Richard today. 

Nicola and Richard had their wedding reception at The Wroxeter Hotel in Shropshire which is set in beautiful countryside halfway between Telford and Shrewsbury. Their theme was elegant and traditional for a civil ceremony with the main colour theme being red. 

Gemma, from Dream Bridal Hair and myself arrived bright and early to the stunning Bramble Cottage (Mytton and Mermaid Hotel) where Nicola and her bridal party were getting ready.I had a lovely cup of tea made by Sophie, the maid of honor and then got started straight away. 

Nicola had three bridesmaids; her best friend Sophie, Ellie her sister in law and Suzanne, her future sister in law all had makeup as well as her mom Jean. Gemma did the the hair and we worked like a conveyor belt, the bride and bridesmaids had their hair put up while Jean had her hair down in soft curls. 

I did the makeup of Suzanne first who doesn't wear much makeup so we went for the natural look. For the eyes I used the new MAC neutral / warm eye shadow palette and she had a soft shimmer smokey eye with Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner and plenty of my favorite mascara. Suzanne had a natural contour and blush all using MAC products as well as a beautiful glossy lipstick from MAC. 

For the rest of the bridesmaids I carried on with the same style of makeup up just changing lipstick and foundation to suit their skin tone. 

Jean, the mother of the bride, was wearing a mauve pink dress with a cream fascinater so I decided to use those colours on her eyes too creating the smokey look which she loved. I used a lovely colour tattoo cream shadow by maybelline. All makeup was then set with my go to setting spray by Urban Decay. 

With Nicolas makeup I used my much loved Lorac Pro palette creating a smokey eye using the creams and Browns and Illamasqua skin base foundation with MAC's contour and rosy blush. This was a nice chance to catch up with Nicola too as I hadn't seen her for a few years. 

Nicola now works as an accountant as does Richard. They met on a blind date through a mutual friend. When asked how he proposed she said he was very romantic and took her away for a spa break. It was their first night away since having their daughter Georgia and he proposed down on one knee.

Nicola’s makeup was finished just in time as her photographer Tash, from New Era Photography arrived. (None of the professional photographs were used in this blog).

There was a bit of panic mid-morning as when I was doing the makeup of one of the bridesmaids she said she felt a bit light headed and asked if she could sit down on the sofa by the door and get some fresh air. As she sat down I was a little worried for her, I thought the stress of being head bridesmaid had got to her a little, her eye then rolled back into her head and she started to have a seizure. Luckily it only lasted for 30 seconds and she came round and said she thought she'd been asleep although felt a bit light headed and tingly. Ambulance was called and she reluctantly went to hospital after she didn't feel better for over an hour after. She was so disappointed she was going to miss her best friends wedding but she still wasn't well and needed to be properly checked out. 

Nicola got into her dress while Sophie was being sorted by the paramedics and managed to see Nicola before she had to go. 

Nicola looked stunning in her dress designed by Mori Lee and purchased from Kiss Bridal in Lichfield. The bridesmaids were in a light red / pink dress also from Kiss Bridal in Lichfield.

They all looked breathtakingly stunning and I mean stunning!!! 

The wedding flowers were done by Jeanette Lake from Flower Design by Lichfield, they were gorgeous rich red roses, white and parrot tulips with lots of green foliage. The colours looked so vibrant against Nicolas white dress!

Understandably Nicola was running late so rang the hotel where the wedding was going to be to inform the groom of the situation and not worrying that she had jilted him at the altar. 

I checked everybody's makeup, topped up their lipstick and managed to get a few photos of everyone before they had to leave. 

Nicola left for her wedding in a 1934 Standard 10 vintage car with sun roof  from Hiring Miss Daisy.  I was like the proud mother when she drove off in the car with her dad.

I loved hearing about what Nicola and Richard had planned for their wedding reception as they've hired a photo booth from Lichfield inflatables and a sweet table supplied by the venue with popcorn served in usherette trays to guests after the hog roast in the evening. Their super wedding cake was supplied by Galaxy Cakes in Bridgetown, Cannock.

Nicola and Rich are Having two 'family' moons as Georgia will be going with them. They will be Staying at luxury 5 star lodge in Cornwall for a week (with own hot tub, spa facilities view of the sea and champagne on ice!) in May. Then off for a week in Spain in October.

Thank you so much Nicola for my Chocolates. It was very very kind of you x ❤️ x 

I enjoyed seeing you again and catching up with you and especially being with you on one of the most important days of your life. Thank you x

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Emma Danks

Fishley Park, Walsall 

15/3/2015

The morning of Emma's wedding was delightful. Everybody was calm and collected and everything went to plan. Emma was certainly very organised, which with wedding planning is definitely  a must! 

It was an early start I arrived at the house just before 7 am. I was all set up and ready to go I just had to wait for my first bridesmaid, she was still in bed lol. They all had a late night last night celebrating the wedding and finishing off last minute touches. 

Mel the Bridesmaid

Whilst I did Mel's makeup the rest of the bridal party went to David James Hair Design to have their hair beautifully put into a half up, half down hair do. Upon their return Mel went off to have her hair done. It was then the turn of Lauren, the groom's daughter to have her makeup done. We had a lot in common and talked mainly about horses and general country life. Then I did the makeup of Chloe and Emma's mum Tracey. Tracey was quite relaxed when I arrived until the last couple of hours when her mobile kept ringing every 5 minutes asking her for advice and her partner kept asking if she had turned up his trousers yet. Lol. 

Lauren the Bridesmaid

Chloe the Bridesmaid

Tracey, Mother of the Bride

It was then the turn of Emma but she wanted to show me all the little wedding bargain items she had bought off eBay. She first showed me her garter which she had from Ebay and had her married name cut out of the ribbon. It was very cute.

The bridesmaid dresses were from China and after close inspection were immaculate and well structured. The colours she had were so pretty, the younger bridesmaids, her daughters Ellie (7), Laci-Mai (2), and Taliyah (10 months) wore dusky pink dresses. The older bridesmaids Lauren, Chloe  and Mel wore aquamarine dresses. 

Emma then was super excited for me to see her custom made Converse trainers mad by Crystal Couture. They were very pretty and even had her married name of Mrs H on the back in rhinestones. 

Emma and Dave decided that today was an important day to get married as it was exactly 15 years ago they met. It just so happened it was also Mother's Day! Emma and Dave then realised how difficult it was to book somewhere and people as not only was it a Sunday but a very special day and only gave themselves 6 months to plan too. 

Dave used to play 5 a side football on a Thursday evening at indoor sports hall (Sneyd school hall), where Emma worked laying out the hall for the various activities football / badminton etc. Dave romantically proposed on Christmas Day 2011 on one knee in their living room. 

They didn't have a theme as such, they just wanted the whole wedding to be fun and relaxed, they did however want a Mr and Mrs Minion wedding cake. Which was made by For the Love of Cake.

We were almost finished when the Photographer Colm-Ross of Colm RE Photography arrived. So there were plenty of photographs where Emma was beautifully made up. 

Emma has a glam makeup look as she doesn't normally wear makeup but said she didn't have anything in mind and wanted me to do my magic. She was over the moon when she looked in the mirror. She couldn't wait to get her dress on. But not before Emma had to iron the bridesmaids dresses as she had noticed a few extra creases. 

Emma, my beautiful bride

Emma was all set to get dressed. So while Emma went upstairs and everybody else was running like mad women in the usual final hour countdown, I managed to get a cuddle with Emma's 10 month old baby. Who I must add was as quiet as a mouse and happy just sitting there watching everyone around her. I've never known a child that you possibly could forget about. She was such a cutie. It was short lived as she fell asleep on me. So I put her ready to go in the car seat and prepared myself with face powder and lipstick for the mad rush out the door. 

Emma came downstairs in her dress which was a champagne colored Ronald Joyce dress which she bought from Your Wedding Shop in Birmingham. She looked beautiful Especially with her custom made Converse trainers.

Emma's flowers were artificial with vintage broaches which she had from Angela Copestake, Angie's floral designs. 

The time came for Emma to then go to the registry office. She was taken there by a stretch Land Rover which was provided by Finishing Touch Cars in Birmingham. 

Emma and Dave had their reception at Fishley park in Walsall where they had Bake-a-cake catering provide the food, a photo booth, popcorn and candy floss machine. 

I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Emma and her family. Everyone was so kind and made me feel like i was part of the celebrations, and even treating me to a McDonald's breakfast. I feel like I've known Emma a life time, yet I've only met her twice and have been in regular contact on Facebook in the lead up to the wedding. Thank you so much for booking me to do the special honor of doing yours and your bridal party's makeup. Hopefully we  can keep in contact.

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Jemma Harvey

The Moat House, Acton Trussell

7/3/2015

The Bride and Groom

It was an early start at the now J Lowe's house. I did the wedding makeup up for Jemma, 2 bridesmaids and her mom. 

When I arrived everyone was all calm and chilled and enjoying having the rollers put in their hair and enjoying a glass of Bucks Fizz! 

Today was forecast to be as hot if not hotter than Ibiza for this time of year which of course was a blessing for the wedding party. 

Emma the Maid of Honour

I got myself all set up and enjoyed a cup of coffee before starting.

The makeup of Emma was done first where we had a good chat about her wedding which she had at Moxhull hall, she also said I'm booked to do the wedding makeup of her future sister in law too. 

We went with the theme of the wedding and had pearly champagne smokey eyes for everybody's makeup. 

 

Jemms' finished makeup

It was then the turn of Jemma, the blushing bride. This was the point she started to get nervous, so it was a good time for her to have time to chill out from everyone. I had the chance to talk to Jemma about herself and how she planned the wedding. 

Finishing off with a bit of blusher

Admiring her finished hair style

Jemma met her husband Tom in Silks Nightclub in Cannock, but after the 'meet the parents' Jemma found out their brothers used to play football together years ago and Tom's Dad is a very good friend of her dad. 

Jemma and Tom have a dog together called Bruce and are pregnant with their first child. 

We talked about the proposal and she said Tom bought her a big teddy which looked like Bruce, and on her 22nd Birthday Tom put the ring around the collar of the teddybear and put it in their bedroom. Then as Jemma was going up to get ready to party, she turned around to go back down to him and he was behind her on one knee.

It has taken them two years to plan the wedding and a Civil Ceremony at The Moat House, Acton Trussell.

Jemma had 4 Bridesmaids and 1 Maid of Honour. Jemma's Maid of Honour was her sister-in-law, who is married to Jemma's brother. 

Waiting for the bride to come out the house

Anna (bridesmaid) is her sister-in-law to be. Anna is marrying Tom's brother in May. Emma (Bridesmaid) is a friend of the family. She is married to Jemma's brother's best friend, and her brother is a big part in her life.

Rebecca and Harriet (Bridesmaids) are both work colleagues. 

Jemma had no General Theme as such for the wedding, as the colours were Champagne/Neutral with Sparkle, but still wanted to Incorporate the Vintage style.

Jemma's dress was absolutely amazing, and certainly had a lot of class and "sparkle". The dress was from Princess Brides in Staffordshire, Jemma's mom chose the dress, which jemma initially didn't like from the hanger but as soon as Jemma put it on She fell in love with it. 

The Flowers were all lilies and were arranged by Patricia from Pats Flowers, who works from home and comes highly recommended from the Moat House. 

The wedding photographer was Katy Leanne of Katy Leanne Photography who Jemma found from lots of recommendations on Facebook, and after watching her work and meeting with her decided she was the one to capture the day. I have to agree that Katy is a fantastic photographer and has a brilliant eye for pictures.

The hair stylist was the amazingly talented and multi award winner Natalie Bartram of Bridal Hair Specialists, Jemma and Emma have both used Natalie in the past and was the first thing she booked once she knew the date.

All the stationary was from Hobby Craft as Jemma had done all invites, favours, name tags, seating plan etc herself.

So after doing Jemma's makeup I then did her bridesmaids and mom's makeup. It was very evident how proud her mom was of Jemma and became very tearful at times. Which wasn't a problem as the makeup wasn't going to budge at all. 

Once all hair and makeup was done everybody got dressed and admired themselves from Jemma's mom's eureka moment of up-cycling their old full length door to ceiling mirrored wardrobe doors. These were amazing and very chic. Even Jemma's little nephew who is 3 was caught a few times checking himself out in them.

The time then came for Jemma and her bridal party to be taken to the Moat House in style. A huge Range Rover Limo was hired to take Jemma, and the Bridal Party to the venue. And huge it was. It was crystal clean and inside was glamorous with leather seats and twinkle lighting. The limo was hired from Finishing Touch Cars. 

It was here I got to have a cheeky photo of myself and the beautiful bride which was kindly taken by the father of the bride. 

I had such fun meeting with Jemma and her bridal party. Everyone that morning were super sweet and it was evident how much of a good friend Jemma was to them. 

I wish you a very happy marriage and thank you for booking me to do your makeup x

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