One Fine Day Sydney Roundup- Favourite Vendors

One fun weekend this was! At the One Fine Day in Sydney. While my inbox is overflowing and I am trying my best to get through the wonderful and overwhelming response of the last few days, I wanted to share a few of my favourite vendors with you. The One Fine Day girls where one of the very first people I got in touch with when I moved to Sydney and I have been part of the magical fair right from the humble beginnings at Sun Studios. I can not thank the founders enough, I met so many wonderful people through this event, even new friendships and of course a lot of business. Now that we are getting married ourselves, we didn't only exhibit but were also for the first time on the other side. We were actually shopping around and locking in some vendors ourselves!

People often ask me which part of my work I enjoy more: wedding makeup or editorial makeup, but to be honest, I can't quite decide. I love both and I do both. That's the short and sweet answer. Of course all One Fine Day handpicked vendors are great in their own ways, but here are a few that I found are really worth mentioning and recommending to you, if you are currently planning your own wedding as I had personally amazing experiences with them.

Hello May magazine! Be sure to check out their new "Real Wedding Special" a print book full of the most amazing real weddings. All We Need Is Love -Celebrant Victoria Eustace is just super lovely all around. Bridal trousseau - Luxurious Bridal Lingerie and also the most inspiring Instagram account Natalija The Label - Lovely gowns to make getting ready even more fun! Tillee Music -Ohhhh this voice. listen for yourself, these guys are amazing. In An Instant photo booth - Incredibly Fun Polaroid Photobooth being silly in front of their camera was my highlight of the weekend Bondi Lashes - The best experience in lash extensions Moira Hughes Couture- bridal dresses exuding luxury and couture skill. If you can't find the right style in her collection, Moira also creates bespoke pieces. Grew & Co Some serious jewelry design by the loveliest and most creative husband & wife team based in Sydney.

Photographers: Jo Bartholomew Jo recently shot our very own engagement photos- nuff said! Milton Gan - Finely Crafted Wedding Photography I met these guys right at the very first OFD and am always impressed by their big smiles and positive nature paired with professionalism. Anna Turner Very artistic Lady with a good sense of Humor and Style.

Another wonderful One Fine Day is coming up!

The next One Fine Day is coming up in a week already. Check out my posts about the previous fairs, here and here!

The lovely Ladies behind the event just published a little fun interview with me, which I thought you might enjoy reading below. Please find the original post including photos on the OFD page here.

LIV LUNDELIUS – MAKE UP ARTIST Thursday, January 23, 2014

As a young girl Liv Lundelius often recalls giving fashion styling and makeup advice to her mum and friends who, living in the German country side needed that little bit of extra help and confidence. She has since worked a number of events worldwide such as NYC, Berlin and London Fashion Weeks (pretty impressive!).

Liv has a unique passion for working with brides and enhancing their individual beauty, with subtle natural makeup. It is your day to shine so head over to Liv Lundelius website to view more of her amazing bridal make up.

Most memorable moment / idea/ experience that you have seen at a wedding you have worked on? It’s beautiful each and every time to see family, friends and a happy couple all coming together to celebrate love. That in itself is the best idea ever.

Please share your best tip for a couple on their big day. Be happy & and enjoy every moment of your day. Don’t worry about anything beyond your control, all that matters is that you are getting married to one another. Just quickly complete the following sentences:

On a Sunday I like to: Have a wedding booking ;) and otherwise sleep in and go for a nice long breakfast, a walk and some exploring with the camera and my little family.

A secret no- one knows about me: I have never been homesick.

The one song guaranteed to get me on the dance floor: Ha, there are so many. A better question would be if there is one song guaranteed to get me OFF the dancefloor ;-) What can couples expect to see from me at One Fine Day: Plenty of images of my previous work, a big smile and hopefully some great inspiration for their wedding day.

Come and meet me in person at the One Fine Day Wedding Fair!

A laid back garden wedding

It was such a pleasure being part of this super cool couples wedding. Vicky & Warren and their cheeky pup Pancho the dachshound had a super laid back wedding in the park round the corner from their house. They were just the kind of people you want to hang out with! Plenty of DIY, fun games and a artsy vibe made this wedding really stand out. The gorgeous photos were taken by the uber-talented Jo Bartholomew The bride was after a super natural no-makeup makeup look, as she usually doesn't wear makeup, she just wanted her skin to look even and nice in the photographs and a simple loose side bun for the hair. And so we did! In these photos you don't even notice any makeup at all, exactly what she was after. Can you spot me in the first photo? Congratulations to this gorgeous couple. And check out even more photos of this wedding at Jo's blog you will see all the super fun shots over there!

Two Fine Days!

See more photos of my day here It's been busy! Last weekend we were part of One Fine Day, the amazing boutique wedding fair in Sydney. It was the most beautiful little event and I am so happy we were involved. I don't know if all of you know what I do for work, but I am a Makeup Artist. I work in wedding makeup as well as fashion editorials. The weekend started early by preparing the models for the show in the morning. Managing our little stall all day long for two days was so much fun and also a lot of work. We met the loveliest people and so many of the other vendors, which you can check out in One Fine Days Directory on their website. I hope to collaborate with a lot of them soon! Everyone we met was so inspiring and welcoming. It was the best start I could have ever hoped for. The whole week beforehand we were busy putting everything together, organizing photos, printing postcards and promo material, and putting together little goodies for the brides and designing the stand itself. With every booking we gave away little samples of my favorite and highly recommended organic herbal tea, "Cleansing Brew" from Tea Medica, which is really purifying and nourishing for the skin. I had quite some cups, during the stressful preparations. I love that it's such a small independent company and everything is locally grown and organic. For the fair I filled the tea into little glass test tubes, which looked to pretty with the colourful tea, full of red rose petals, yellow calendula flowers and green herbs. The response from the fair has been great, and it took me all week, to reply to the enquiries and bookings. We met so many lovely brides to be and their friends & families, and it makes me very happy to contribute to such an important and beautiful day in their lives. Thanks to everyone who booked their makeup with me, I am really looking forward to working with all of you. Dave has been my super hero, helping me out all weekend at the stand, getting coffees for my makeup artist and hairstyling colleagues and preparing the stand. He designed fantastic forms and print material and all that at night time after he came home from work. Yes, I am incredibly grateful for this man. And now I am having one day off, before I start my next six day week. We might go to the beach. We might catch up on some sleep, for a long time. Hope you all had a great week!?

Hello, Sydney Brides To Be!

2013 started with a bang, January is one busy month, I am working with many beautiful brides, doing exciting photo-shoots and also and very importantly I am preparing myself and my stand for the amazing little wedding fair One Fine Day here in Sydney. I didn't even yet manage to update my website with all the latest work I have done over the last months. Come and say: "Hi!", Meet me for a chat, some makeup tips and tricks and get loads of good ideas for your wedding day. See you there- Check out the website here. Hope you all had a fantastic start into the new year: Happy 2013!