My First Wedding!... A Journal-eque Moment

Saturday was my first wedding as an MUA! Rewind....      I've been doing makeup for a little while now, and i've had an amazing time doing it. as a freelance mua, though, it can be tough bringing in new clients. deciding to become a makeup artist, just like any other artistic career, can be challenging in that there are so many ppl doing what u do and moving toward the same goals as u. let me just put this out there, i'm not trying to be rich from this career move, but I am trying to make enough money to where I can call the thing I love, my "living". anyhoo, celebrities and weddings have always been my top dream jobs. celebrities, just because i'd love to see my work on-screen, or a on stage. and weddings because, a woman is supposed to feel her most beautiful on her wedding day, and how amazing must it feel to help give her that?! of course, transforming ppl for various occassions like proms, birthdays, girls night out and date nights is awesome and I love doing it, but I still, I really hoped and prayed for something a little more rewarding.................. fast forward.... ok, so a friend of mine, whom i've known for years, calls/texts/messages me about something important... I give her a call back and she is planning her sister's wedding and wants to know if i'd be up for doing the makeup!!!... for the bride!!!... and 5 bridesmaids!!! HOLY BAJEEZ!!!! i'm way too excited to not take this job! I mean, I'm petrified at having to do so many faces in a time frame that is waaaay under what I normally give myself.                                                                         so we set up a trial appointment and the bride is happy with the look I came up with. and I now have an idea of what I want to do, what I still need for my kit to be complete enough to run through 6 faces quickly and i'm feeling more confident that I got this.... so I buy more brushes, concealers, shadows, lashes, powders, primer, liners, lippies, blushes... i'm keeping it as cheap as I can, but jeez being a prepared mua can cost! hahaha! the day is drawing nearer and my mom offers her face for me to practice getting my time down... she's amazing! so I set my timer for 30min and get to work... booyah! 35min and I stopped once or twice to deal with my son! I. GOT. THIS!                               the big day is coming fast and the night before, i've packed everything I may possibly need... and a bunch of things I know I won't need. lol! when it's time to go, i'm up super early so I can get there on time. I send out huge thank u's to my husband for being everything and more and to my mom for supporting me. i'm all set up.... then... I wait... no one is there! i'm waiting about 40 minutes past the scheduled start time before the first girls show up... so now i'm on an even shorter time crunch! aaaaaaahhhhh!!!! I get to work, I barely stop, i'm getting them done and finally... it's the bride's turn. i'm fully aware that i'm still on a short time leash... but it's her wedding... I took my           time....                                                                            the day ended with me feeling accomplished, nervous about what they all thought (guests and girls), sore, relieved and yet, ready to do it all again! I sent a thank u message to the friend that hired me and wished them an amazing time at the reception and headed home... a day of 2 later, I received a thank u from the bride.. YES! I did it! and then I got to see some of the photos! I'm beside myself! I feel like a professional... like a real professional! This is my beginning! 

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