Hi, I’m Miranda, and I’m a wedding photographer in New Jersey. It’s been about 17 days since my wedding, and I have a wealth of experience in the wedding industry as a wedding photographer. I know how to find the perfect artist for wedding day.

 

I understand how overwhelming the planning process can be, and I want to share my insights to help you avoid the same mistakes I made. In this blog, I’ll provide guidance on how to find the right makeup artist for your wedding and outline key questions you should ask before making your decision. I hope you find these tips helpful as you prepare for your big day. Feel free to copy and paste the questions below to keep them handy for your emails, direct messages, or phone calls.

 

How to find the perfect makeup artist for your wedding day

Research is essential when looking for the perfect makeup artist for your wedding day. I suggest using Instagram as a key resource, as many makeup artists share photos of their work on this platform. You can also explore options on TikTok, YouTube, or through Google searches. Instagram is often the preferred social media platform for finding makeup artists because it allows you to easily scroll through their profiles and view their portfolios all in one place.

 

The best makeup artists in New Jersey and NYC

If you’re in New Jersey or NYC, I made a list of the best  NJ and NYC makeup artists, and it gets updated every few months as I work with new ones who exceed expectations.

 

These are some reasons why these are the makeup artists on my preferred vendors list:

1. Are they friendly?
2. Do they finish their beauty services on time or before the photo schedule begins?
3. Did they leave a touch-up kit for the bride?
4. Do they share the wedding photos and credit my work on Instagram?
5. Do they film behind the scenes and post to their Instagram stories and tag @suessmomentsweddings ?
6. Do they help adjust hair/makeup during photos?
7. Does the makeup last all day?
8. Does the bride love the way she looks?
9. Does the bridal party/moms say they love their look?

 

Step one: Instagram

First step in finding the perfect makeup artist is doing your research on Instagram. Make an account if you don’t have one and use the search bar to type in hashtag #JerseyCityMakeupArtist or #NJMakeupArtist or #NJbridalmakeupartist or #NYCweddingmakeupartist . Any variation of the city/state and keyword makeup artist will populate different results. When makeup artists post a photo or video on Instagram and use one of the hashtags, then when a bride-to-be (like you) searches the hashtag, their post should pop up in research.

 

 

As you scroll through the posts/images, click on the ones you resonate with most. You can save the image, click on the account to follow or view more of their portfolio work on their profile. It’s likely you’ll spend hours looking for the perfect makeup artist for your wedding day, so you will forget who you liked – you can screenshot the accounts or, if you’re super organized, start a saved collection (flag icon to the right side) on Instagram to refer back to when you’re ready to narrow down and contact makeup artists.

 

Step two: Tagged brides

 

This is the secret sauce to finding the perfect makeup artist for your wedding day. When you research your favorites and start saving/screenshotting the makeup artists on Instagram, do some investigating by looking at the tags on the images/videos. You can do it two ways.

 

 

One way is by going to the makeup artist profile, and clicking on the tagged tab.

 

 

Another way is to click on the images/video and then click on the people icon in the bottom left corner to see who is tagged. Hopefully you find out who the bride was! This is the secret I have been waiting to share.

 

Step three: Contact the brides

 

 

When you believe you’ve found the perfect makeup artist for your wedding, it’s important to establish trust based on past reviews. Additionally, you should feel comfortable with the artist’s personality and portfolio. Before you get to know the makeup artist better, you can assess their reliability by reaching out to their previous clients (brides) and requesting honest feedback about their experiences through direct messages on Instagram.

 

The questions to ask when finding the perfect wedding day makeup artist

These are the questions to ask past brides/clients of the makeup artist you’re considering booking for your wedding day. Feel free to copy and paste or remove any questions that don’t matter to you.

1. Did the artist send a preparation guide/checklist for the best wedding day makeup application?
2. Did the artist send a schedule?
3. Does the artist have a team?
4. Did your artist give lash options (natural, glam, strip, individual, clusters)?
5. Did you notice the artist cleaning brushes in between clients and washing their hands before touching your face?
6. Did the artist do any skin prep before applying makeup? Did they clean your face and add primer/moisturizer?
7. Did your makeup last all day? Did you need touch-ups? What kind of touch-ups?
8. Did your artist offer to stay longer for touch-ups?
9. Did the artist ask you these questions?
   1. Do you have a photo example of the makeup you like/dislike? Tell me why you do/dislike it.
   2. Do you have allergies, sensitivities, or medications that will affect makeup application?
   3. What is your skin type, and how does your skin or makeup handle this weather?

 

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YOUTUBE: How to find the perfect makeup artist and what questions to ask

 

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Wedding day makeup I recommend

For chest and neck redness (hives or red blotches when embarrassed or touched)

• Dermablend body makeup
• Dermablend primer & setting powder

 

Natural lashes  – clusters lash style

• https://a.co/d/85AHQr5
• https://a.co/d/20wHZNH
• https://a.co/d/aq0tYW3
• https://a.co/d/bqFY6m4