With 60 plus wedding bookings and the ROCCO Award for Excellence in Customer Service, 2017 proved to be another fantastic year for Sarah-Lou Beauty.
It started off with my first wedding booking early in February, an elopement with the lovely Laura and Richard at Ardeonaig Hotel near Loch Tay, and ended just three days before Hogmanay, with bride Katie who came over from New Zealand to marry here in Scotland.
Hair by Sarah-Lou
Photography by Mike Cook Photography
In between there’s been so many memorable weddings, some gorgeous locations, loads more hair and make-ups, my regular beauty clients and finishing the year with a nomination for Best Freelance Hair and Make-up Artist in the Scottish Wedding Awards 2018!
Here’s some highlights from this year’s weddings:
Millie – March 2017
Millie didn’t have a trial beforehand, so the first time I met her was on her wedding morning when I arrived to do her hair and make-up. It turned out the whole wedding was actually a surprise, where all the guests thought they were going to the couple’s farewell party, when actually it was their wedding! How wonderful!
Lynne – April 2017
I first met Lynne at her trial in February. Lynne was unsure about how she wanted her hair and make-up, but after we tried a couple of different styles she settled on a gorgeous top-knot style updo and a very natural look for make-up. Such a fun morning getting Lynne, her bridesmaid and her mum all glammed up for the day ahead.
Hair and makeup by Sarah-Lou
Photography by Weddings by Anna Photography
Denise – May 2017
This was another elopement wedding I did hair and make-up for during 2017. The location this time was the fabulous Lodge on Loch Goil. Denise and her groom only had immediate family at the wedding, which was kept a secret until afterwards. Lovely location and a lovely morning getting the gorgeous bride-to-be glammed up.
Gayle – July 2017
Gayle’s venue was Balmule House near Dunfermline, and what a gorgeous location it was! I did hair for the bride, 2 bridesmaids, 1 flower girl and mother of the bride. The weather was amazing as you would expect for that time of year.
Susan – July 2017
Susan lives in London, but returned home to Scotland to marry at the stunning University of Glasgow Chapel and then on to Three Sister’s Bake in Killearn for the reception. I had a lovely morning beautifying the bride, her 2 bridesmaids and her mum. I just loved styling Susan’s naturally curly hair (and her sister’s as well)!
Jennifer – August 2017
Jennifer was another one of my brides from this year who lives down south, but was returning home to get married. It was a busy but fun morning spent at Jennifer’s Parents’ house doing makeup for Jennifer, her two bridesmaids and her mum.
Hair and make-up by Sarah-Lou
Photography by Burfly Photography
Brychan – October 2017
There was a real Autumnal feel to Brychan’s wedding hair and make-up, lots of golds and browns and fresh flower hairpieces. I was up very early to get Brychan and her wedding party ready, especially since the bride had probably the longest and thickest hair I have ever seen!
Claire – November 2017
On what was one of the coldest days this year, I left home at 5:30am and headed up to Aberdeenshire to Drumtochty Castle. What a stunning location! I spent the morning doing hair and make-up for bride Claire (originally from California) and her entourage, who had all travelled over from the US for the wedding (2 bridesmaids, mother of the bride and mother of the bride’s friend).
These are just a handful of the weddings I’ve had the pleasure of being involved with in 2017, and I can’t wait to see what my wedding bookings for the coming year will bring. Looking forward to meeting all of my new brides (and catching up with my regular clients too). See you all in 2018!