MUA for my wedding day

YES! I am now Mrs Huang! Just had a tiring weekend due to our wedding, but it was all worthwhile!

Actual Day MUA

Previously I did not dare to recommend the MUA i chose because i do not know if she is good or not? But after reviewing a full list of MUAs, I chose Shanice Makeup & Hairstyling after looking through her extensive portfolio on her Facebook page! I love the contrast of her before and after makeup photos! I love how natural the brides look after the makeup! I love the designs of her hairdo!

Most importantly, Shanice is VERY professional, here's a few examples:
1) She reached EARLY on my wedding day (but sat in her car till i texted her because she didn't want to disturb me).
2) She brought her own lighting for the makeup which is why I got to enjoy my makeup in my air-conditioned room at my own comfort (my sis told me her bestie had to do her bridal makeup in the living room because of the bad lighting in the room). This is how fortunate I am!

3) Shanice uses spray makeup for my foundation which makes my makeup light and comfortable! During my shortlisting of MUAs, other MUAs charge extra for spray makeup ok! I have the tendency to get deep laughing/ smiling line mark (微笑纹) due to my way of smiling which will be VERY obvious if i have thick makeup. Guess what? I didn't have that on my wedding day ;p

4) Shanice managed to settle my very fussy mum who have had a bad haircut 3 days before my wedding! THUMBS UP FOR HER! She dolled up my mum and made my mum VERY happy the whole day! My mum was so 神采飞扬 as if she is the main lead of the wedding hahahas! She is VERY satisfied with Shanice!

And yes, hiring Shanice is the BEST decision i have made my whole wedding! She is patient, meticulous and very skillful. I looked super gorgeous and received lots of praises from my relatives, friends and of course.. my hubby ;p

As I have just changed my job a month ago, i was pretty tied down with all the wedding preparation and job transition stuff. Hence i was not able to fix a date for my trial makeup and hairdo. But having full confidence in Shanice's ability, I was not the least bit worried.

Do consider getting Shanice as your MUA and you will NOT regret!

Accessories

As i had a particular look/ requirement that i want, i had purchased my wedding hair accessories on Taobao! It wasn't cheap but i was lazy to mail back the rented accessories to Shanice so i bought my own. The quality is good and its very pretty!

Why i chose gold accessories to match my white gown?
i have a pair of golden dragon/ phoenix bangles that i HAD to wear for my wedding so i wanted my hair accessories to match my bangles.  Pretty right? ;D

Unfortunately I bought way too many hair accessories and did not get to use most of it (talking about being budget but yet overspending ;p). Sold them at a discounted price to a BTB just yesterday since i have no use for it anymore hahas.

I also bought a set of hair accessories for my floral gown (exact same one i wore for my pre-wedding shoot). Its so pretty!!

I'm selling the set of 3 pins for $18 and the set of 2 hair accessories for $25.

Do send me an email if you are keen to get them (:

I am also selling my SUPER long bridal veil for $20. Soft and good quality!

Its a dual layer classic veil that is 77cm on the front and 2.2m at the back. Perfect for the kind of wedding where the groom will have to unveil the bride :D Its going for $20!

My advice to BTBs if you keen to get hair accessories on taobao is… go for reputable shops and don't go for cheap hair accessories. It's important to have good quality ones that will complement your overall look on your big day. I bought a cheap hair accessory and had the biggest regret of my life when the crystals are falling out when i got them hahahas. So reminder my dearest BTBs, go for quality since these things don't cost you an arm or a leg.

<3

Gold Coast Pre-wedding Photoshoot

 

I am back after a long hiatus! Well I haven’t really been updating for the longest time ever due to my packed schedule and of course… laziness! LOL!

Today I am going to share with you our super WORTH EVERY CENT Australia prewedding photoshoot with my photographer Will from WillideaPhotography!

HTB and I initially didn’t have much expectation at all because all we wanted is to go through the motion and get this checked off our wedding checklist. It just so happens that we wanted to go to Gold Coast for a short break to visit our friends so we decided why not get a photographer to get our pre-wedding photoshoot done as well? Overseas pre-wedding photoshoot feels more ATAS no? HAHAHAHAS! We were pleasantly surprised with the results that we have gotten from Will for the price that we paid!

The package we took up is the gold package which entitles us to 4-5 hours of shoot, makeup + hairdo, 200+ raw photos, 20 edited photos and 1 wedding gown for $868 (current price increased to $968 due to his popularity). I brought my own gown along (-$50) and had to top up for transportation fee (+$100) for gold coast photoshoot as the photographer is based in brisbane and tipped both photographer + MUA ($50 each) out of goodwill. Hence in total, we spent approx $1000 for our gold coast pre-wedding photoshoot!

My MUA is Yui. She is SUPER attentive and gave me a very pretty makeup and hairdo. Just before my prewedding shoot, I researched the makeup and type of hairdo that I like and requested that she gave me something similar (BRAIDINGS woohooooo!). Despite me tearing like mad due to the fake eyelashes, she is very patient with me. No doubt I look gorgeous that day (: The makeup that she uses are brands like MAC etc, not some cheap brandless makeup making me feel very satisfied and secured! Even though it is not stated in the package, Yui followed us the WHOLE day giving me touch-up in makeup+ hairdo, adjusting my gown for me during my photoshoot and acted as a photographer assistant to Will. 

The unglam but very happy me laughing like mad during our shoot

Our photographer Will is very professional! He acted as a director for our photoshoot directing HTB and me how to pose for the photoshoot which was very IMPORTANT for us as we were stiff like woodblocks. He made the process very fun and I was naturally laughing away the whole photoshoot (especially when HTB had cramps when trying to carry me during the photoshoot! HAHAHAHAHAS!). His selection of photography location is great and he knows what angle is the best to capture the different effects. Even the raw photos look great! We had a hard time picking out 20 photos for him to edit as the natural effects of the photos are good enough for us (or because we are simply not that picky hahahas).

Here's some unedited photos for your reference (we are still waiting for our edited photos, cant wait!)

 

 

I would highly recommend Will to all BTBs who are out for budget pre-wedding photoshoot and yet not 100% picky of wanting PERFECT wedding photos. If you want to have the perfect wedding photos, I would recommend you to go for indoor photoshoots with bridal shops so that they can photoshop gao gao (enough) to make you look like a fairy. For HTB and I, we just wanted to enjoy the process, have fun and have some photos to show to our guests. Will definitely delivered the value and quality!

AND YES! My very beautiful floral gown is from Giorgia Bridal that I won during a facebook giveaway from Aido! Vienna the owner is very nice, very meticulous and gown looks fabulous on me! (I even had people requesting photos from me during my prewedding shoot because they say that my gown is very pretty!) HAHAHAS! like a superstar leh? ;p Vienna is very knowledgeable on wedding gowns, how it will look, what kind of design is nice and will make recommendations on what you may like. I highly recommend her! What's more, her gowns are AFFORDABLE even though they are made-to-measure! She chose to set-up a home-based bridal studio so that the wedding gowns are priced right to help brides keep their budget low to get the best valued gowns instead of paying for highly marked up gowns due to expensive space rental. So now if you are interested, pay Vienna a visit and take a look at the gowns that she has! (P.S. I especially love her white wedding gowns with the intricate beadings! Don't miss out on that!).

Will update my blog again once I get my edited photos!  XOXO!