I have been dying to get the chance to work a wedding at Arrington Vineyards and I finally got that chance with Kristen and Matt's wedding at the end of September. The venue has several houses to choose when booking them, so we happened to get the girls ready in The Stone House. Fall weddings are probably my favorite because of the weather, the colors (nature and wedding colors), and the happiness of everyone involved. I finally got some pictures back from Ness McCormick and

I don't work with The Adore Girls all that often because they have a lead hair and makeup artist, but any time she is out of the studio, I'll fill in for her. They used to have a studio in East Nashville -- literally 4 minutes from my house -- BUT with the rise of all the tall and skinny houses and high rises spacing out around Nashville, it was getting too close to their space. Annnnd you don't really want someone peeking in your window when you're posing in your skivvies. S

I first met Kim back in June when she had her engagement pictures done. I met her photographer back in February and told her to keep me in mind if any of her brides ever needed a hair and makeup artist. And sure enough, Kim needed someone. So we met, we talked and just... clicked in June. She's such a sweet person and I was so happy when she was pleased enough with the engagement pictures hair and makeup that she for sure wanted me to do hair and makeup for her wedding this p

Can we talk about this dream couple for a minute???!!! Sasha and Cody are like the real life Ken and Barbie except the more badass version. Ken and Barbie seem ditzy to me and Sasha and Cody definitely have their heads on straight with dreams within their reach. The photographer, Katherine Joy Photography, released some sneak peek photos recently and like any excited bride, Sasha has them all over social media. I would have them up everywhere too!! Hair and makeup was arrange

Sidney and Stephen have traveled and moved a lot due to his job and they were finally able to get their wish to head back home to Cincinnati, Ohio. You can just imagine the joy both of their parents had when they heard the news. They lived in Nashville during one of those moves for a brief period and decided it was the perfect spot to get married. Working a destination wedding is so much fun to me because you get to know people who haven't been in Nashville much (if any at al

Andrea and Adam are two very special people. They met in the Peace Corps in another country and are seriously the kind of people that you call family. It takes a very special type of person to put others first and to help save the world and it was such an honor to be a part of their special day. Hair and makeup was arranged through RC&Co (Rachel Cothron) and it was set up to where I'd be doing hair on five of the ladies and then hair and makeup for the bride. Sylvia Fox also

If you can't already tell from my blog or portfolio pictures, I LOVE doing hair and makeup for weddings. I remember being so scared to jump into this world when I first starting providing these services, but in hindsight, I really don't know why. Weddings are such a joyous day and I get to celebrate with the bridal party before the ceremonies. When I first came onto the scene with my services I solely did it for photo shoots. I had many photographer friends in Nashville and l

I really need to get into working with more bed and breakfast venue around town because every time I work with Butterfly Hollow B&B in Gordonsville/Brush Creek area, it's always so special. They're usually tucked away--in my case, tucked away in the mountains--and secluded with maybe some hiking and wildlife. And it always has the best background scenery for pictures. Elle and Brandon's wedding was no exception. They got married in August this year and everything about it was

Youuuuuu guyyyyyyssssss. I'm so PUMPED to show you some photos from my recent photo shoot at Nossi College of Art in Nashville. As you may or may not know, I decided to turn in my notice with my office job and this week was my first week solo. Someone posted in on of the Nashville photographer groups on facebook that they needed a makeup artist for a TFP shoot for the next day. TFP = Trade For Photos I've been heavy in the wedding scene for the last couple of years that I hav

If you haven't already heard, I am now a Nashville Glow Pro! Glow is an on-demand beauty app where you can book a Glow Pro for any hair styling, blow outs, makeup application, and organic spray tans! It's different than the other beauty apps because this leads to repeat clients. The other apps is like a one time thing where they schedule a pro for you and you lose the chance to be picky. And you want to be picky with the person about to give you the Glow treatment! We launche

When I'm telling ya that I love being a listed hair and makeup artist with Butterfly Hollow Bed & Breakfast in Brush Creek, TN, I ain't lying. It's such a good feeling to know there's a list of beauty artists and the brides pick my business to work with them on their special days. Natalie was such a pleasure to get to know before her wedding day. She emailed me and we were originally going to set up a trial long before the wedding day but she fell under the weather, she ended

I have been literally waiting in anticipation for my first same sex wedding and this weekend was that time. I was contacted through the bridal team I'm contracted with, Eye Do Hair and Makeup Talent Agency, to service the one of brides for hair and makeup and they also brought in two other artists for the big day for the other bridesmaids. Nicole and Kaitlyn are from Des Moines, Iowa, and wanted to get married with friends and family in Nashville. I trialed with Nicole and Wh

**DISCLAIMER** This is not my wedding. I assisted Amy Lynn Larwig this day doing makeup and using her products. I just brought my artistry skills and makeup brushes. This was my first time assisting Amy Lynn and it was a different experience than I'm used to. I've never assisted using someone else's products so I think that's what threw me off. If you've been doing makeup for a while, you've got your own rhythm down as well as timing, so the first few clients in my chair had

This wedding was probably a first for me because I did not provide beauty services for the bride or any of her bridesmaids. I was hired through my bridal company, Eye Do, to provide hair and makeup for the ladies on the groom's side of the family. I did hair and makeup for the groom's adoptive mom, grandmother, and several of his sisters. Crazy enough, one of Rich's sisters got married a month ago in the Savannah, GA area and Eye Do also had artists at that event. So it's a s

This wedding was a little bit of a special circumstance, but I was more than happy to step in at the last minute. Shae was an out-of-town bride that hired Eye Do Hair and Makeup Talent Agency to do hair and makeup for her wedding. And if you've been reading my posts before then you know that's like my bridal mother ship. Shae trialed hair and makeup with another artist but did not like the outcome of it, so we trialed the day before her wedding in hopes that it would work out

Cayla was an old co-worker of mine and she asked me to do her wedding day makeup. We did a trial run, she brought her own lipstick, she was pretty much the easiest bride I've ever worked with. Seriously though, I was already planning on attending her wedding, so why not take her up on doing her makeup? The unfortunate thing about the venue she chose was that it was early June in middle Tennessee. Can you say hotter than Satan's bathtub water??!! Cayla and Nate got married at

**NOT MY WEDDING** ARRANGED THROUGH THE BEAUTY HALL HAIR AND MAKEUP** Now that I've got that out of the way (I don't want anyone upset at me since I'm posting and wasn't the lead artist. Lol), I was contacted by a hair and makeup friend to pick up a wedding for her company at the end of May and I was happy to do so. I didn't realize at the time that it was in Charlotte, TN because it was like 2 hours from me. Okay, more like 1 1/2 hours. But still... Rachel hired Cali Jeffrie

OMG, guys. I don't know how I got so lucky, but this is my second American-Indian wedding to provide hair and makeup for this year. Whaaaaat??!!! I love everything about the Indian culture and all the colors....just ALL of it. It wasn't supposed to be this way as another artist was to be the lead with Stephanie, but didn't end up meshing well with her at the trial. So it was transferred to me and it was such a pleasure getting to know her and her family for a few days. As you

I don't know if you many of you know, but I still work a 9-to-5 and do my hair and makeup gig on the weekends or whenever I'm needed. I've been working in the office of an orthopaedic surgeon for 7+ years and somewhere about 2 years ago, I worked at another office just for 6 months. Long story short, I met a nurse there and she referred me to do makeup for Mandy's wedding. Mandy knows a hair and makeup artist in the Nashville area that she went to school with but she charges

I haven't been to this venue yet in Arrington, TN, but OMG it's gorgeous! The Barn at Sycamore Farms has a stunning barn next to the water and it's just open and perfect for all sorts of decorating. It's also got a pretty sick "getting ready" room with plenty of room to spread out with all the products in your kit. I got booked for hair and makeup through my bridal company, Eye Do Hair and Makeup Talent Agency (sometimes it's good to have others do all the communicating when