Brooklyn is one of the good gals and if you know even just a little bit about her, aside from being a stellar mom, she's a fabulous calligrapher in the area. I've worked with her on a couple of jobs in the past and when I found out she got engaged, I reached out to her asking to be her hair and makeup artist for the big day. She and Trevor decided to make this special day about them and their son, Sage, and didn't want anything too over the top as far as bringing them any unw

I love finding new-ish wedding venues and love it even more when they're only like 15 minutes from my house. Barn in the Bend is a venue that has only been open within the last 5 years or so and they're tucked away in Madison, TN on top of a hill. So the ceremony overlooks that open sky, over the trees view and it's breath-taking. The reception is in the attached barn and they just re-did some rooms inside the barn so that there's actually areas for the bridal party, groom's

**DISCLAIMER // This wedding was not booked through Declan and Mae but through Eye Do Hair and Makeup Talent Agency -- now called RefEYEance Hair and Makeup.** I was the lead artist for Christina and Derek's NYE wedding and we did a trial run about a month and a half before the big day. Unfortunately, both days were rainy days, but that's okay because the photographer has made skills and I'm awe-struck of the images. Just wait until you see them at the bottom. Anywho, below a

I've known Meredith since she was born. Our families used to live in the Chattanooga area and went to South Seminole Baptist Church together. My family moved from East TN when I was 14, going on 15, so she didn't remember much of me since she was so little but I do remember her. Her parents moved to Mount Juliet several years ago and Meredith decided to move in with them and start a new adult journey in this part of the state as well. It's crazy how things come full circle, r

You know when you meet certain people that you just click right away? Well, that's how it was with Laura and I because it was just easy conversation. It all felt so natural like we've been friends for life. I met Laura for lunch prior to the wedding at Frothy Monkey in the Nations area of town. She decided on not scheduling a trial-run with hair and makeup -- and if you're new to my services, I don't require that to book with me -- so we could discuss her perfect vision. She

**DISCLAIMER // This wedding was NOT booked through Declan and Mae but through Angela Wood. She's another local makeup artist and the bride booked her services. I was simply Angela's assistant that day. And even then, I was only assisting for two makeups until she arrived a smidge later, and then I had to jet.** It's always great being friends with other Nashville artists and Angela is no exception. We met at a friend's house last year and made one of those instant connectio

Megan reached out to me after posting in one of the Facebook wedding groups needing hair and makeup for her early November wedding. I commented with my info and told her to reach out if she was interested after looking over my portfolio and pricing and such. And I guess she liked what she saw because she wanted to book with me. Yay! She signed a booking agreement pretty quickly and we set up a date to do a trial run of hair and makeup. Below is that info. Products used: Tempt

I met Emma back in September when we trialed the hair and makeup look for her wedding day schedule for mid-November. I'll have to look back in my emails, but I'm like 98% sure she was a referral from a previous bride and I love meeting new brides this way! I probably say this way too often or maybe I see only the best in people, but I honestly thought Emma and I clicked pretty well... enough to become real friends if our paths were to ever organically cross. Anywho, Emma and

Amanda and Zach had their wedding set for the last Saturday in September this year at Carriage Lane Inn in Murfreesboro. Amanda and I met for her trial run earlier this year -- I wanna say it was February or at least a month that was earlier -- and below is the look we achieved. I don't know about you, but I personally LOVE seeing more natural makeup looks on brides. And that's not to knock a bride who loves glam, because I love that too, but my personal preference is the mor

Caroline reached out to me because one of her friends got married earlier this year and she liked my hair skills, so we quickly set up a hair trial. She met at my house prior to her October wedding so we could hone in on her version of perfect for her wedding day. She didn't want any volume at the crown. We ended up just pulling back an inch or so from the front to to connect their half-up hairdo once the wired crown was in place. And then I curled with a wand to give her wav

I met Bre on her wedding day back in mid-September. I'm a preferred vendor with the B & B she got married at, so she reached out to me about needing services. When you talk about a super sweet human being, Bre is that. She was easy to talk to, was open to how her look would be her version of perfect, and I'm glad we clicked. Bre and Dustin planned to elope her because, honestly, I should've gone this route too. Not that I don't appreciate all the time and energy spent on my w

Lyndsey reached out to me about her October wedding needing hair and makeup and I can't quite remember how she found me because she booked in April. Actually, now that I'm typing this out, I'm like 90% sure one of her friends booked me and that friend recommended me. Small world! Lol. Anywho, we set up a trial run before the wedding and below is more info on makeup and hair if you're curious. Products used on bride: Temptu s/b airbrush foundation no4, ColourPop no filter conc

**DISCLAIMER // This wedding was booked through Eye Do Hair and Makeup Talent Agency not through Declan + Mae. So while I cannot claim this wedding as my own, I can post pictures and other info about the special day.** I met Kimmy through my third party booking team Eye Do. I do maybe one wedding a month with them, sometimes less. We trialed with just makeup several months before the early October wedding and when the big day arrived, I did hair and makeup for just her and th

Tricia was a last minute wedding add-on for me. We booked it maybe two weeks before the wedding day and I was ecstatic she chose me to do hair for her and her ladies! Even more last minute, she asked that I do her makeup as well. So I ended up doing nine hairs and 1 makeup. She had one other artist there doing makeup, but I don't recall her name. I'll try and get that info from Tricia and will update it then. For now, I'll leave it blank below. Venue: Barn in the Bend Photogr

You guyyysss, Lauren and Dave are such a precious couple. You know when you can see the love just oozing from their skin, but like in a good way not disgusting or gag-worthy. Lol. That's them. It made me feel good inside and happy to know there are people like that still in the world. She was a joy to get to know during the trial time and on the wedding day at the end of October. We got to know a little about her family as well and they're all just as sweet. Wanna hear a fun

If you didn't know this about me, here's a fun fact. I didn't always do hair and makeup full time. August 2017 is when I took that leap of faith to pursue the beauty world head-on. Before that, I did weddings on the weekends, but still had a day job working at an office. I worked for an orthopaedic surgeon for close to 7 years when I quit and took on several positions within the office. I started out doing reception, then I moved to accounts receivable, then moved to coding,

I got an inquiry from Sarah a few months back for hair and makeup for her wedding last month. Her photographer, Ace Photography, referred me and we connected that way. Seeeeeeee? All those emails I send out during "down time" works out well because now I've got a good relationship with that team and we work together often. Another connection I had with Sarah and was probably the real reason she reached out to me was that I work a lot with Kristen Fonville doing hair and makeu

So I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this before, but anytime during slow season (late November through early March), I'm like a mad woman and emailing anyone and everyone about getting on their preferred vendor lists. And sometimes that requires me setting up a styled shoot with other vendors or doing a mock trial run or whatever. I didn't do that with Cheyenne's venue, but here's why. When I still worked retail back almost 10 years ago, I met Miranda. We both quit relatively a

Kara reached out to me through my website about needing a hair and makeup artist for her big day in September. My booking agreement doesn't specify that the bride be included in the count, and maybe I should change that, but I didn't realize until the day of that it was just her ladies that I'd be doing makeup on. And I'm totally cool with that! Just threw me off for a sec. Lolz. Below are several lists of the makeup products used on each bridesmaid (that's what BM stands for

**DISCLAIMER // This wedding was booked through Eye Do Hair and Makeup Talent Agency, not through Declan and Mae. I was just their contracted and independent artist for this beautiful wedding.** I booked Kelsey's wedding through Eye Do and it's not that often that I'm the only one working it. So that felt strange to me. I've worked weddings solo all the time through my own business, but it just felt odd. Anywho, I know it was just me, I know I'm weird. Lol... Kelsey is a supe