Anne-Marie Corrado

The Moat House, Acton Trussell

15 June 2015

Anne-Marie and I go way back as we used to be best friends in primary school until she changed school, so it was a lovely to get a email asking me to do her wedding makeup. 

It was a sunny day so it was a lovely day to get married. 

Anne-Marie married Christopher at the Moat House in Acton Trussell on 15 June after planning the wedding for 18 months. 

The Moat House which has been one of Staffordshire’s most popular wedding venues for the last 25 years is Located alongside the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal in the picturesque village of Acton Trussell, the venue is set in stunning grounds and surrounded by tranquil waters. The moat house is certainly one of my favourite venues because I had my wedding reception there 8 years ago.

The colour scheme that the couple chose was Peach and cream as it held a lot of significance as it was the colour scheme of Anne-Marie's parents when they got married. 

Anne-Marie and Christopher decided upon having a small and intimate civil ceremony of just 30 guests of their closest family and friends, then a reception for everyone on their return from honeymoon in Jamaica.

I was booked by Anne-Marie to do the wedding makeup of herself, her bridesmaid Kirstie and her mom Christine. 

Gemma Neville from Dream bridal hair was also booked to do the wedding hair of the bridal party. 

When I arrived early at the Moat House, Anne-Marie was quite relaxed and chilled out. She was joined in the room by Kirstie her best friend from school and Kirsties daughter Ellia. (Who is my daughters best friend at school).

The dresses were all hanging up and were beautiful. The bridesmaid dresses were from the Dressy dress shop in Stafford and the Wedding dress which was a Mori Lee dress was from Celebrity in Bridgetown. 

I did the makeup of Kirsty first who had a natural cream eyeshadow to compliment the dress and a nude pink lip, while Gemma made a start on Anne-Marie's hair. 

There was a knock on the door which was the first of many and was the flowers, which were supplied by Natalie's bloom room for flowers. The Bridesmaids had a gypsophila hand tied bouquet with lace to match the wedding dress and Anne-Marie's were soft blooms of roses and freesias, in peach and pastel colours.. Freesias are special to Anne-Marie as they were her nan's favourite and they have both passed away. The flowers were delivered  just at the right time as we were then joined by the photographer Kerry from KMS Photography, who had Ellia as a mini assistant throughout the morning. 

A special delivery of flowers and a card from the groom arrived to the room which was good timing as I hadn't done Anne-Marie's makeup, and there were a few tears. 

Christine was next to have her makeup done and has never had it done professionally before so was very nervous, especially when it came to mascara. On Anne-Marie's trial she mentioned how nervous she was of people even touching her eyes so I gave her coping techniques to practice while I did it.  

Christine doesn't wear much makeup so wanted a soft natural look but enough to look good on photographs. 

Considering she was nervous of anyone touching her eyes she was amazing and coped very well, especially when having her eyelashes curled.  Eyelash curlers scare the life out of a lot of people so she wasn't on her own. 

I then did the makeup of Anne-marie who doesn't wear much makeup so whilst looking for inspiration she came across one  of my previous brides and liked the makeup I recently did on a Becky. Because Anne-Marie's dress was so elegant and lacy it was a perfect makeup look for her. Annie-Marie's concern was to cover her skin as she wanted a flawless complexion that lasted the day and night. 

Anne-Marie usually has problems getting foundations to last the day so I used a technique of application that would ensure a long lasting wear time. And the day after when I messaged Anne-Marie to check everything was ok she was over the moon and shocked at how long and amazing her makeup was. 

I used the Motives Cosmetics Malven palette for the eye shadow, bobbi brown eyeliner with waterproof mascara  and individual eyelashes. Her eyes looked amazing and well defined.

Everybody's makeup was finished with a long wear setting spray and I helped move all the wedding clothes and items to the bridal suite. 

Before we all knew it the time had flown by and we were left with the last golden hour to get the ladies all dressed. The bridesmaid dresses were a corset top so while Anne-Marie was getting her dress on with her mom, myself and gemma helped Kirstie and Ellia. 

The photographer took some amazing shots of Anne-Marie and at one point took a picture of the bride and groom holding hands with only a door between them preventing them seeing each other. 

The registrars knocked on the door a little later for the pre-wedding questionnaire  so I got a few photo shots of Kirstie and Ellia. 

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Annie-Marie was getting married  in the Colin Lewis suite and because it was a lovely day she decided to walk outside round to the top part of the building rather than through the bar area. It was here I said my goodbyes and wished her luck. 

I was so proud to have been with Anne-Marie on her special wedding day  let alone do her makeup. 

Thankyou so much .....

Enjoy your Jamacia Honey moon and Congratulations. 

Helen Knox

Somerford Hall, Brewood

13 June 2015

I've looked forward to this wedding for over a year now as Helen used to be my hair dresser at Edens Hair salon in Heath Hayes. 

Helen got married to Malc at Somerford Hall in Brewood. Somerford Hall is an enchanting Georgian mansion set amidst extensive landscaped gardens, providing a true sense of occasion for your wedding celebrations. The wedding theme was elegant yet quite traditional with the colour scheme being cobalt blue.

The couple met at the zoo where they went for the day with friends and embarrassingly Helen ended up falling over and Malc was the one that rushed to help her up. Helen said they still laugh about it now and Malc even mentioned this on the wedding day in his speech.

On the wedding day I arrived super early at this gorgeous venue to do the wedding makeup of Helen and all her bridal party, and it was such a joy as a lot of them were girls I knew from the Salon. They were all dressed in matching blue silk dressing gowns except for Helen's which was white. 

When I arrived a very talented Helen from Eden in Heath Hayes (who did my wedding hair 8 yrs ago) had already made a start blow drying and styling the girls hair, Helen's dad was sat in the lounge area looking overwhelmed by the amount of females in the room haha. 

Champagne and cups of tea were flowing nicely too. 

I set myself up and made a start on the bridesmaids' makeup. 

I did the makeup of Helen's sister Louise first who was quite relaxed and happy about whichever makeup look I gave her. I used a beautiful shimmer taupe colour on her eyes and a natural pink lipstick. Louise had amazing cheeks so used a gorgeous pink to show them off even more. 

Next I did the makeup of Helen's mom who like the other girls didn't wear much makeup. She was wearing a blue suit with a fascinator so I decided to add a bit of colour to her makeup and gave her blue eyelids to compliment her brown eyes. I diluted the foundation with a moisturiser to give a more natural coverage. For her lips I kept it neutral again and used a beautiful Estée Lauder tinted lip gloss. 

Helen the bride was next who was very conscious of her skin as she experiences rosacea to her cheeks (redness). Helen also wanted a natural bridal look and didn't want to be caked in makeup, on the day Helen was over the moon with how flawless her skin looked when I finished. For Helen's eyes I went with a cream and light natural brown eye shadow and lined the eyes lightly with gel eyeliner. I used a natural peachy lipstick with a peachy blusher to compliment her spray tan. 

It was lovely seeing Helen after a couple of years, we had a good catch up on a lot of things including her amazing holidays abroad to Dubai and particularly her Hen celebrations when she went to Los Angeles and Vegas for the week and had a day in London with all the girls from work and a family meal. 

I did the makeup of Jodie next who was super beautiful. I did Jodie's makeup on the trial too as I was told Jodie is super fussy, but luckily for me she loved the makeup I did so was hired for today. 

Jodie loves makeup and so I decided to give her a sparkling healthy English rose look, with the most amazing bright coloured lipstick from MAC called Moronge. The combo totally worked and she looked amazing. 

It was lovely seeing Jodie too as I knew her from the hairdressers. I enjoyed hearing about the hen weekend, particularly the bit where Jodie met someone on the plane and ended up dating him. 

Helen's last bridesmaid to have her makeup done was Liz her sister in law. Liz  doesn't normally wear much makeup so I used the same sort of colours on her too. She was conscious of her skin blemishes so of course I gave her a natural but flawless look. She looked amazing. 

After finishing everybody's makeup we made our way over to the main building where everyone was to get dressed. 

Not long after we got into the bridal suite the wedding flowers of blue begonias and white roses were delivered by Lynn from Fine Flowers in Rugeley. They matched the colour of the bridesmaids' dresses perfectly which were a gorgeous royal blue with one strap over the shoulder, purchased from White Rose Bridal in Rugeley.

We were joined by the photographer Steve Ford Photography who started taking his photos of the bridesmaids in their dressing gowns and then took photos of the dresses and flowers in the room.  

We were doing really well for time and then the time came that the bridesmaids needed to get dressed. As each bridesmaid came into the main room dressed I started topping up everybody's lipstick as everyone had been eating and drinking lots of lovely champagne. 

Afterwards Helen went off into the dressing room to put her wedding dress on with her bridesmaids, where I heard lots of giggles. I went in to see Helen and she looked amazing. Helen also had her wedding dress from White Rose Bridal in Rugeley. And it was a perfect choice. She looked like a princess, so beautiful, the dress really suited her. 

The bridesmaids were brilliant and very hands on helping Helen get ready she's lucky she was surrounded by hairdressers as she then needed her veil put in, while another bridesmaid used Vaseline to line all the shoes to prevent the shoes from rubbing. Everything was covered and organised. 

The registrars came to do the interview with Helen and then she was ready to go down and get married. She looked so happy and excited, I felt privileged that she asked me as I'd known her for over 10 years. The venue's wedding coordinator came and collected the bridal party and took them downstairs. I followed taking a few of my own snaps and videos and noticed a big white post box and a picture frame with hearts where you can write your name on. 

Here is a little video I've put together, please click on the picture to view.

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Becky Appleton

The Chase Golf Club, Cannock

6 June 2015

Today I did the wedding makeup of the lovely Becky and her bridal party. I had such a lovely morning and feel like I've made a friend for life. 

I first met Becky on her makeup trial 6 weeks earlier where we all had such a giggle and put the world to right. 

Becky a community healthcare worker and Andy a instrumental case maker met 11 years ago on the internet and got engaged 2 years ago. 

Becky and Andy got married in front of all their friends and family at St Agustines church in Rugeley followed by a reception at The Chase Golf Club in Cannock.

The theme of the wedding was traditional and elegant with Burgundy/ Red as the colour scheme. 

I arrived very early to start the makeup as I had 6 people to do so after having a nice cuppa and setting up I made a start. 

Laura Ridley arrived a few minutes later to do the wedding hair of Becky and 3 bridesmaids and Gemma Neville from Dream Bridal hair arrived a little later to do the hair of the flower girl and another bridesmaid. 

Becky had 4 bridesmaids- Jennie, Julie, Amelia, Lucy and her maid of honour Jenny. 


All the bridesmaids had very pale skin and we all agreed that a nice classic red matte lip and a soft smokey eye would look great with the bridesmaid dresses, so I used my favourite red lipstick from MAC called 'lady danger'. 

Whist doing the last bridesmaid's make up the flowers, made by Lynne from Fine flowers, were delivered which were gorgeous Ivory and burgundy red roses. 

After finishing the bridesmaids' makeup I did Becky's mom, she didn't wear much and I didn't want her to feel uncomfortable so went with a minimal natural look with lipgloss. 

I then did Becky's makeup who had a natural but glamorous look for her wedding. Becky experiences dry skin so used mainly cream products for her face. In today's makeup look I used a lot of Makeup Geek, MAC, and Illamasqua products. 

 

Becky looked amazing and was over the moon with her makeup and just in time as we were then joined by the photographers Keith and Jose from JK - Images.

Becky was getting nervous about the wedding and wanted everything to be perfect but with a lot of reassurance from everyone she relaxed a little, Becky was in good hands. 

A little while later the bridesmaids slowly came downstairs after putting their dresses on which were purchased from Design Elegance. They were beautiful red dresses with one strap and rose designers. 
The photographer then took them off to be photographed in the garden. 

I was asked at the makeup trial if I would put the wedding dress on Becky and of course I said YES. 
After needing a little help from Gemma and Laura the wedding dress was on. 

The dress was absolutely beautiful and Becky looked just like a princess. 
After a bit of a panic as we couldn't find her jewellery, Becky was ready to go downstairs and see her dad. I went downstairs to then realise the bridesmaids had already gone to the church. 

 

I managed to run downstairs and get my camera rolling for when Becky came down. Her dad was so proud and you could see it in his eyes when he looked at her coming down the stairs. They had a little cuddle and I then made sure Becky was ready to go. I topped up her lipstick then packed my makeup up and headed outside to put my bags in the car.

The street where Becky had grown up had all her neighbours outside watching and waiting for her appearance, and she didn't disappoint. She sparkled like a true princess as she came out her house, she looked so beautiful. 

Becky was driven to the church by Paul in a beautiful Austin Princess Vanden Plas Limousine by Platinum Cars. 

 

It was so nice doing the wedding makeup of Becky as we really hit it off and had a lot of personality similarities. I loved looking through Becky's wedding photos, I especially liked her 4 tired wedding cake from Kate-Kookerburra cakes. 

Thankyou for booking me to do your wedding makeup. And i hope you have a lovely honeymoon in the Lake District.

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