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THE INDIE WEDDING FAIR: RETURNS FOR 2019

When I started out as a makeup artist I set my sights on becoming a local bridal makeup artist, I envied the career’s of the top bridal artist in my area and looked on longingly when they posted images from styles shoots. 

In a moment of bravery I sat down and emailed and sent FB messages to loads of wedding industry companies to see if they wanted me to be the makeup artist on any up and coming shoots. Well I waited and waited and I either got a reply saying they only worked with certain makeup artist or no reply at all. 

I have to admit I was extremely disheartened, I started to question if I was good enough to be a makeup artist, I questioned my style of makeup and upset myself thinking about the amount of booking’s I had in relation to the “Fully booked for summer” Messages I was seeing on other MUA’s (Makeup artist) Social media. 

As I told my husband of my upset he suggested I just set one up myself, It seemed like a crazy idea but I decided to mention it to a photographer friend who agreed to shoot it. 

Once again I emailed people to provide dresses, accessories and more but many didn't reply as I had no experience or success to refer to. I managed to put together a small team and come up with a concept with ideas that I hadn't seen before. Unfortunately the day before the model cancelled, I was devastated and immediately called the photographer who suggested we postpone and find another model rather than trying to get one at the last minute. It wasn't ideally what I wanted to do however I do feel these things happen for a reason. 

On the rescheduled date It poured it down with rain from the start to the finish and we had to shoot inside barns and under trees which was NOT what we had planned. 

Within a few day’s the images and video were ready and I sent out these boards to the top wedding magazine’s in the country as I thought I might as well aim high. 

Within Hours I had a reply from wedding ideas snapping up our shoot, to be featured in the magazine!. I was thrilled and feeling brave asked if it could be considered for the front cover....... 

On release of the magazine my question was answered....

This was a very proud moment for the whole team and we were also lucky enough to have 3 pages inside too. However this moment was more than a cover for me, I learnt to believe in myself and my ideas. It was a huge turning point in my career and my confidence, sometimes you just have to believe and be brave enough to put yourself out there. 

Heres the internal pages: 

This shoot lead to a huge break for me (Which I will share in my next post so follow me!)  and I have had continued support from wedding ideas magazine since which I am extremely grateful for. I want to thank the team for believing in my ideas and helping this happen, I will leave you with the incredible video we also made. 

Team: 

Makeup Amy L Wilkinson 

photography: Samantha Hook Photography

Flowers: All Bunched up

Dresse’s : Fazane Malik  

Hair: Halam Salon 

Model: Rebekah Hemsley 

Video : Dan Tambourine

Magazine feature: Wedding Ideas Magazine