Ruth's Christmas Wedding
29th December 2017
#bridal hair#bridal make up#glam bride#wedding venue
A Festive Winters Wedding..
Ruth was recommended to Make My Day Make Up Studio by the lovely ladies at The White Boutique in Leamington Spa. She got in touch and we have been great friends ever since. December is such a magical time of year, the crisp white mornings, festive atmosphere and fairy lights everywhere. The perfect setting for a pretty winter wedding. Ruth's wedding was in between Christmas and New Year at Wroxhall Abbey in Wroxhall, Warwickshire. This romantic 4* hotel has a spa, indoor pool and the most beautiful grounds for wedding pictures. Ruth hired out the entire venue for her wedding and stayed in the very gorgeous bridal suite the night before the wedding.
To Glam To Give A Damn...
In the time between Christmas and New Year, everyone is in good spirits and wants to celebrate. With this in mind, Ruth wanted a glam bridal look that would WOW her family and friends and last as she partied into the night. I really love bridal looks that push the boundaries of traditional bridal, even if just a little bit. How you look on your wedding day is so individual and with so much attention to detail on the wedding day itself, it is really lovely to have that detail reflected in your bridal look.
The Bridal Hair And Make Up Trial...
When we met for a bridal trial we discussed how we could make Ruths bridal look more glam while keeping elements of her look conventionally bridal. Smokey eyes are always popular with brides, many opt for a more natural version but by making the tones darker it adds more definition and instantly makes the eyes look more 'glam'. Keeping the shadow looking really soft with lots of blending it adds to the bridal feel of the make up. With it being a Christmas wedding we were keen to see how the bridal eye make up would work with a red lip, sometimes red lips can look a bit much with heavier eye make up but on this occasion, it just worked perfectly. Ruth wanted to try her hair down to keep her look pretty and feminine. She had a lots of detail in the back of her very beautiful 'Amelia by Enzoani' wedding dress and wanted bridal hair that would complement it perfectly! We decided to pin it to the side so not to distract from the detail. We gave Ruths hair a little height on top and curls running down through the mid lengths and ends of the hair which created glamorous shape and body.
The Wedding Dress..
On your wedding day you will be wearing the most special dress you have ever owned, a beautiful, elaborate wedding dress, don't be afraid to step outside your normal styling. This is what I loved about Ruth, she understood this perfectly. She wanted more make up and bigger hair, she wanted to feel like a real life princess. She wanted people to be blown away as she walked down the isle. What was lovely about Ruth was she trusted my experience and artistic eye. She knew that giving me free rain (after getting a good understanding of what she liked/didn't like) that she could trust me to create the most beautiful bridal make up and hair, emphasising her best features and giving her flawless, photo-ready bridal make up and hair. Ruth's 'Amelia by Enzoani' wedding dress, from the lovely ladies at "The White Boutique' - Leamington Spa was utterly breathtaking as you can see in the photos that were captured beautifully by her photographer - Marian Sterea 
The Wedding Day...
When I arrived at Ruth's wedding venue on the morning of Ruth's wedding I couldn't help but notice how beautifully crisp it was, the grass was dewy and there were signs of sunshine making an appearance. Everything at Wroxhall Abbey just looked SO pretty! Ruth had a large bridal party and her bridal suite was full of chatter and laughter. Ruth herself was, unfortunately, feeling very under the weather so my main objective was making sure she was ok and at least making her feel like she looked pretty on the outside. I wanted her to have the best possible experience so I put every ounce of effort I had in me to giving her the bridal hair and make up that she deserved. I think that you would agree when looking at her pictures that I achieved what I set out to do... She looked every inch the beautiful bride!
Suezanna xoxo
Here's what Ruth had to say...
"What can I say!! Suezanna is amazing. I was a bit wary of having someone do my make up as haven't been happy with some makeovers in the past, however from the moment I saw what she had done for the trial I was completely in love with the look, and there was no way I would have used anyone else. On the big day, I was unfortunately really poorly. Suzie arrived to me being really ill, and was fantastic and supportive above and beyond her duties in what turned out to be a pretty traumatic morning! However, she still made me look so good that no one could tell I was poorly, so thank you for saving the day! You're amazing xxxxxx"