There are some things a bride can cut corners on, but makeup is NOT one of them. Your face will be front and center on everyone's camera, and no amount of photoshopping is going to beautify your face and hair like Jira does!
I spent a pretty penny on hair and makeup with Jira but it was worth every cent! Her stylings skills moved my husband to TEARS when he saw me!! He said he couldn't believe someone so incredibly beautiful was going to be his wife, and I'm not a naturally pretty girl.
The day of my wedding I forgot to bring my reference pictures but Jira had my trial photos and was all ready to go. She gave me an ice cold bottle of water which I held to keep me calm and cool on the big day, and I just let her work her magic. My hair and makeup turned out even better than at the trial! Everyone at my wedding loved how natural yet gorgeous my makeup was, and many asked me for Jira's name.
If you've had a trial session with Jira, don't worry if your makeup or hair is not quite up to wedding standards. It's just to let her try out what you're requesting, and she does listen very well to requests. I had two trials with her, and each time it seemed the work was draft quality and it seemed she would definitely run over time on the wedding day. It had me a little worried. BUT on the big day, not only was she such a perfectionist with every aspect of my face and hair, she finished fifteen minutes early! I guess this is the experience you pay for. On my false eyelashes alone, she spent maybe 45 minutes, making sure each one (four different lengths) was pointing the most natural way possible! My bridesmaids kept saying my lashes looked amazing but never suspected they were fake.
Jira really cares that you look your absolute best on your wedding day, and on the actual day, she may make some suggestions after seeing how your trial photos turn out. For example, I thought my trial photos looked okay, but on the wedding day, Jira said we needed to go darker on the eyes. At first, I panicked a little about making changes on the day of, but I trusted her expertise and my wedding photos turned out so much better because of it! My small Asian eyes really looked bigger than in my trial photos, but they weren't so dark as to look remotely goth. So a word of advice to all the brides-to-be...you may think you know, but Jira knows better. =)
Thank you so much, Jira, for making my husband cry - in a good way!
The Photo by Mark Stagi, Visit the site wedclix.com
