Great Ways to Thank Your Wedding Vendors

Every wedding has, on average, 10 (or MORE) different vendors! From catering, to the venue, flowers, wedding planner, photographer , hair and makeup team, there are so many important vendors that mak a special day for someone! If your vendors went above and beyond to create a truly magical day for you and you husband, then give them thanks by showing your appreciation! 

Tell them exactly what they did that you loved. 

After all of those emails, calls, brainstorming sessions, and, yes, the times that they saved your behind, express how much you appreciate them with a heartfelt card. Pay it forward by writing a positive review online, if you were happy with their services!

As a wedding vendor myself, the reason I love working with my bridal clients is because I'm such a huge part of their special day! As a makeup artist I know how important it is to a bride to look and feel confident in person and for photos, and when a bride really loves her look it fuels my passion more! I love to hear back from my clients!

Give vendors a shout-out in your toast. 

If you plan on saying a few words to welcome or thank guests at the wedding reception, mention all of the vendors who helped make your night (or day) a success!

Send them a photo with a thank you note.
If you send them a little thank you note and testimonial of their services, include a professional photo of you and your groom(possibly with them incorporated?)! Like with the DJ, or a photo of your hairstylist working on that gorgeous wedding hairstyle you had!) They will love to remember their clients and can share it with other future brides and grooms!

Tip them...a little extra.

Of course, this is a given, but if a particular wedding vendor really wow-ed you and went the extra mile, give them a little extra! Not sure which vendors to tip and how much? The Knot has a great cheat sheet to Tipping your Wedding Vendors!

Whether you do one or more of these, just make sure to thank the people who worked the hardest to make your special day as magical as it was! Enjoy these 25 Ways to Give Thanks at Your Wedding for even more ways to be thankful!

XOXO,

Lisa Teller | Makeup Artist
www.lisateller.com

Lisa Teller is a professional makeup artist specializing in airbrush makeup in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is extremely passionate about each of her bridal clients and is currently booking for 2013/2014.

For more information, services, bridal portfolio, or to book her for a session, www.lisateller.com

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Spring Nail Trends Worthy of Paris!

Lavendar, mint green, and pale yellow, ohh my! I love these happy spring nail colors! It reminds me of light and delicious macaroons, pale pink tutu's, and springtime in Paris with the Jardin du Luxembourg in bloom! Oh, how I love Paris in the springtime!

These are from a collection called Colour Riche Versailles Romance  Collection. Each of these are accurately named too! From left to right: Pistachio Dream, Royally Yours, Lacey Lilac, The Palace Lift, Macaroon Me Madly & Creme Puffs! Yum!

Pick your favorite color then add some extra sparkle with a cute nail extras you can glue on! I love these cute bows below and you can get them here: Banggood

Happy Spring!

XOXO,

Lisa Teller | Makeup Artist
www.lisateller.com

Lisa Teller is a professional makeup artist specializing in airbrush makeup in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is extremely passionate about each of her bridal clients and is currently booking for 2013/2014.

For more information, services, bridal portfolio, or to book her for a session, www.lisateller.com

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Post-Party Next Morning Essentials - How to be Brunch Ready!

Have a little too much fun last night? If you celebrated at a wedding or just had a fantastic night out, these quick steps will transform your late night cocktail hangover into a beautiful brunch face! So brew yourself some coffee (Step 1), pop some ibuprofen (Step 2), a follow these steps to look alive after a big night out!

LETS GET STARTED
After you've had a few sips of coffee, make sure you're starting with clean and moisturized skin! Make sure you remove any left-over makeup from that smokey-eye that looked so great last night, your dark circles wont need any extra help!

Start with moisturizer. You can skip this step if you're really rushed, but it really only takes a few seconds. Like your body, alcohol will dehydrate your skin and bring out those red broken capillaries so its important to replenish the much needed moisture!

Next, move to your base: your foundation, tinted moisturizer, or BB cream. In this case, a BB cream might be a better option because it will help restore your skin. Apply your base all over, including your eyelids.

Then you'll want to spot conceal with your favorite concealer or under eye brightener. Apply to any areas or break outs that need extra coverage. You'll also want to focus under the eyes, to awaken, brighten, and de-puff.

Apply the under eye concealer in a triangle starting from the inner corner of your eye down the side of the nose and under the eye 3/4 of the way and blend it out. (See below)

For under eye concealing and brightening I'm obsessed with YSL Touché Éclat (I call it my magic wand!), it can awaken anyone's eyes and make them look like they slept like sleeping beauty for 10 hours! Whatever product or brand you use, the placement still works the same to achieve a similar effect!

The last steps are to add mascara (optional) and your favorite pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses and you're alive and looking well for brunch!

SHARING = AWESOME!

Share on your favorite social media sites!

XOXO,

Lisa Teller | Makeup Artist

www.lisateller.com

Lisa Teller is a professional makeup artist specializing in airbrush makeup in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is extremely passionate about each of her bridal clients and is currently booking for 2013/2014.

For more information, services, bridal portfolio, or to book her for a session, www.lisateller.com

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Makeup Bag Overhaul: Spring Cleaning!

Does your makeup bag need a MAJOR overhaul? When your doing your spring cleaning this year, dont forget to clean out your makeup bag! Some cosmetics should be replaced frequently, some dry out, or even expire - these are not things you want to be spreading on your face! Here's a quick guide of what to look out for to keep clean and organized cosmetics!

PURGE

I suggest you start by emptying out the contents of your makeup bag(s). This way you can easily see all the cosmetics you own including the things that have been buried and forgotten! 

Things to throw out:

-Toss anything you no longer use! If you haven't used it in the last 3 months its time to go, make room for new cosmetics you'll actually use!

-Toss out duplicates. Do you have more than 3 black eyeliners? Do you really need them all, in the same color?

-Toss out your mascara! Especially if you have sensitive eyes, you should buy a new mascara every month.

-Toss out anything that is broken or dried out! Its just taking up space!

MOST IMPORTANTLY:

Toss out ALL old Sunscreen! Sunscreen expires every year and the ingredients are no longer effective in protecting your skin from the sun! This includes all sunscreen sprays and lotions, and any products containing SPF like, moisturizers, primers, BB Creams, foundations, etc. 

CLEAN

Now that you've gone through your bag and gotten rid of some things, give the remaining cosmetics you wish to keep a wipe down including both the inside and outside of your makeup bag. This will clean up anything that may have spilled (or exploded!) or left over powders!

To Sanitize your makeup: fill a travel sized spritzer ($1 at any drugstore) with rubbing alcohol (min. 70%). Then spray (somewhat generously) any pressed powders including blushes, eyeshadows, bronzers, and even your mascara wand. The rubbing alcohol will not damage the integrity of the makeup and will dry in about 90 seconds.

Examine your makeup brushes, can you remember the last time you cleaned them?! If not you definitely need to read my blog on cleaning your makeup brushes!

ORGANIZE

Don't get this far and just dump everything back into the bag(s). When you're rushing and pressed for time the last thing you need to be searching for is your favorite lipstick! Being organized will help those hectic mornings, cut down on your "getting ready" time, and get you out the door faster when your already behind.

There are a few ways to do this depending on which you like best and how much makeup you have:

One simple way is to separate your cosmetics into two piles (two bags). The first would be all the makeup you need to complete one every day look! This includes every thing including foundation, eyeshadow, mascara, eyeliner, etc. All the extra colors of eyeshadows, eyeliners, lipsticks, etc and any other extra cosmetics in another bag. That way the necessities are easily reached and you can even grab it and toss in your purse in a pinch. The other bag is something you can use when you have some more time to dedicate to your look!

If you have a ton of makeup, like me, then you can categorize it by type of product. I have all makeup for eyes in one bag, all makeup for face in another, lipsticks in another, etc. I kind of tend to create my look as I go along, so having all my options in one place works best for me! 

Happy Cleaning! I hope you find yourself more organized and happy! 

XOXO,

Lisa Teller | Makeup Artist

www.lisateller.com

Lisa Teller is a professional makeup artist specializing in airbrush makeup in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is extremely passionate about each of her bridal clients and is currently booking for 2013/2014.

For more information, services, bridal portfolio, or to book her for a session, www.lisateller.com

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