weddingmakeupandhair - By Pam Wrigley

Amy Blackwood photography

2012-01-13T00:09:00.000-08:00

Take a minute to have a look at the great photos of Dolores by Amy . . .

http://www.amyblackwoodphotography.com/blog/?p=906

Beautiful photos by Amy Black wood.
Beautiful hair and makeup by me!

Dolores looked amazing in her beautiful one off dress, created for her by her friend Pauline Harris. . . . paulineharris2000@yahoo.co.uk

for the bride, bridesmaids or brides mum. . . .if you're looking something tailor made she's the person to get in touch with!

Sarah's photography by Lisa Beaney

2011-12-22T12:04:00.000-08:00

2011-12-22T11:57:00.000-08:00

Sarah looking fabulous in red at Ewell Court House

Happy Christmas

2011-12-21T00:31:00.000-08:00

Have had a very exciting December. . .lots of lovely Christmassy weddings . . .

got a link to Salma's wedding at the celeb famous Groucho Club in Soho

http://www.jodiechapman.com/blog/

Had a lovely morning at Canizaro house with Laura G, Emma L at the Lansborough Hotel, on Saturday 17th Dec I worked with Sarah who wore an amazing red dress, can't wait to see her photos!
On Monday met Emma R in Essex. . .she had a beautiful vintage hair, make up and dress!

I've worked with come great photographers this month:

www.johnwoodwardphotography.co.uk

www.paulsstudio.co.uk

www.jodiechapman.com

www.lisabeaneyphotography.co.uk

Created lots of 1940's hair styles for a theatre production of Antigone, which will be showing at the Edinburgh Fringe next year . . . right in the middle of my busy wedding season, so I might not be able to work with them next year . . .

I'm already getting really booked up for weddings next year, with many weekend dates booked, I am so glad I love my job. . as I am so busy!

Looking forward to the Wedding Awards ceremony next year and hoping I do well in the national competition for best wedding hair stylist . . .

will let you know how I get on.

have a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Pam x

Wedding industry awards

2011-11-25T12:17:00.000-08:00

I'm a winner!!

Thanks to everyone who voted for me, short listed for Best Makeup Artist London & the South East and winner of Best Hair Stylist for London & the South East in the National Wedding Industry Awards 2012

around the world in 30 days!

2011-11-14T12:58:00.000-08:00

It's been a very busy October and November so far. . . with my brides coming from all corners of the earth. . .

Jane from Australia got married in The Green House Hotel in Bournemouth and had a lovely Sunny day . ..reminiscent of the beautiful Australian weather she'd left behind!

Charlotte, originally from Balham but now living in the French Alps, had a beautiful wedding day, she wore a beautiful dress complimenting which she accessorized with an amazing veil and tiara - family heirlooms dating back to the 1920's. . . true vintage style brought up to date with a modern twist.

Debbie, whose family came from Ireland, now living in Wembly definitely had the luck of the Irish with her on her big day, the sun shone all day and any last minute glitches were easily sorted.

I met the beautiful Nermine and her mum, from Egypt, they brought some Middle Eastern sunshine to brighten up my autumn days.

Nermine's mum is a very special lady, look out for her if you are ever buying school uniform in Harrods! You will get the best service ever . . . from one of the kindest ladies you can imagine.

Giada Feminella (what a beautiful surname!) from Italy now has a husband from Cameroon, her family were so excited, and so was I, you can never be down for long when you're surrounded by so much positive energy!

Behice and her family from Turkey looked after me in true Middle Eastern Style supplying me with the most beautiful Turkish tea and pastries all day, she wore an amazing dress that her mum had painstakingly hand made, romantic, lacy and exquisite.

I did my first Somalian wedding a couple of weeks ago - I met Nora and her Family and was welcomed in to the family home like an old friend. They are from Somali Land . . . I got my first taste of Somalian cuisine - I need to find a local Somalian restaurant I think! The preparations were extensive and chaotic - her driver had to get to another party and wanted to leave without taking her to the venue! Her dress was beautiful, and everything came together in the end, I did her hair, and thought I say so myself . . .she looked amazing, I can't wait to see her photos!

Roni from Zimbabwe got married earlier this week in a picturesque venue on Gloucestershire, she's an amazing woman, and she's had a fascinating life, working and traveling around the world - amongst many other occupations she's been a professional diver and lived in war torn areas with no running water or electricity . . I felt like I could learn so much from her . . . .

I first met her last year when I did her daughter Carrie's hair and makeup at the Vineyard in Oxfordshire, so it was lovely to spend time with the family again. Her other daughter Kirsty was unable to make it to the wedding . . . for all the right reasons though. . .she had a beautiful baby girl Mia on the wedding morning, cause for a double celebration.

On Sunday I met Arozo from Afghanistan, we hadn't had time for a trial as she'd been let down last minute by her hair dresser, she looked great and was REALLY happy with the results. She had planned her engagement party in less than 3 weeks, an amazing feat of determination and perseverance!

I have of course met a good selection of British brides too, the London wedding venues attract brides from all over the U.K.. . . Londoners and Liverpudlians . . . brides from Cardiff and Carlisle, so . . . as you can imagine, I've had a busy couple of months.

I've been shortlisted for the national Wedding Industry Awards for both best makeup artist and best hair stylist . . . I'm trying not to think about it too much. . . trying not to be nervous about the results . . . as one of my brides said. . . it doesn't actually matter if I win or not, I'm still really good at my job. . and that's what really matters. . . .thanks Julie!

Hen weekend disaster

2011-09-25T02:29:00.000-07:00

Debbie got married on Tuesday after a disastrous end to her Hen Party . . .

Walking down the isle with her foot in plaster and 9 stitches above her right eye wasn't what she'd been planning . . but she looked lovely and wore her dress with style . . .

Wedding industry awards

2011-09-20T23:30:00.000-07:00

I met Christine on Sunday at a beautiful venue in Suffolk ( Butley Priory), we had a lovely morning even though it was tinged with sadness as we both got a bit emotional thinking about her mum who died a few years ago, she has voted for me in the National Wedding Industry Awards ( best makeup artist and best hair stylist categories) and sent me this lovely thank you note . . .

Dear Pam,

It's a pleasure to vote for you! Pam, I can't thank you enough for everything you did for me, for the trial and the wedding day.

You helped to make my day absolutely perfect, you gave me the confidence I needed to get through the day and I have never had so many complements in one day!

As I stood next to Rich at the ceremony, he could hardly believe his eyes and was in tears, he said I looked so beautiful!

I'm also very grateful for all your kind and caring comments and helping me to remember my mum, I have been wearing her ring ever since the day and really did feel she was there for us, especially with holding off the rain until just after dinner!

Rich sends on his many thanks for everything you did for me, he wishes you could visit everyday! I have attached a couple of photos so you can see the huge smile I had as I walked down the aisle with my dad!! We will send on some more photos soon, there may be some better ones that are more in focus for the website once the rest are gathered together so if you can hold on, I will send on some more over the next few weeks.

Sarah also looked amazing, her hair and make-up were wonderful and looked perfect with her dress, she was so happy with the results.

Thank you so very, very much for making me feel like a princess on my wedding day and for making my new hubby very proud!

We wish you all the very best with the awards, I only wished I could score 100 out of 10!!!
You are a wonderful, caring person with a true and inspiring talent and passion for your work.
Very well done Pam on the nominations, you deserve to win both and Rich and I will be thinking of you. Please let us know how you get on!!! Will be in touch with more photos as they come in.

Best wishes,
Christine & Richard
xxx

successful trial run

2011-09-19T09:40:00.000-07:00

Got a lovely email of Jo . . .mother of the bride:

Hi Pam

just to say thank you for making Louise feel so special on her trial run - she has been so disappointed about not losing weight and looking "fat"! She felt a million dollars after your visit so am thrilled that you will be helping her on the day.

Really looking forward to meeting you - it will be a much bigger challenge to make me look great!!!

Best wishes

Jo Stovold

Am having a very busy September . . .lots of weddings and a hair training course to boot. . .

speak soon,

Pam x

Barnett Hill

2011-09-07T12:30:00.000-07:00

Worked with the beautiful Georgie on Sunday at Barnett Hill, it rained a bit but she looked radiant and beautiful all day.
Elton . . .her photographer took some excellent shots and he was great to work with, calm, quiet and in the backgrounnd!
Some of his work can be seen here:
http://eltonmogg.blogspot.com/

Bianca at Henley Hall Hotel, dress disaster averted!

2011-08-22T06:26:00.000-07:00

Dress Disaster

2011-08-22T06:22:00.000-07:00

Don't try to iron your dress on your wedding day with an unpredictable hotel iron!!

Dress disaster last week when Bianca's friend tried to iron her beautiful chiffon covered dress . . .and was left with a big hole melted out of the fabric right a the front!

Bianca had a second dress (purple!) that she had planned to wear for the evening, thank fully, and she looked totally gorgeous all day!

Hi Pam,

Here are a couple of pictures from our wedding day that turned out perfect. We still talk about it.

Thank you for being part of it. Everybody loved the outfit and the hair & make-up that suited the style of the wedding perfectly.

We haven't been thinking of the white wedding dress at all (now is in the rubbish bin, oops).

So no worries on our part.

Best regards,

Bianca

Sylvia & Ben at The Roof Gardens

2011-08-22T06:21:00.000-07:00

Wedding at The Roof Gardens, Kensington.

2011-08-22T05:45:00.000-07:00

Thanks Sylvia for your lovely comments below!

Dear Pam,

So sorry I haven’t got back to you sooner and I’ve been meaning to select a few photos for you which best demonstrate the great work you did on my hair and make-up for my wedding day . . .

I had so many comments about my hair and make-up both on the day and subsequently as others have viewed these photos.

Thank you once again for doing such a perfect job in perfect style.

Your personality and manner are perfect for the work you do, you made me feel so comfortable when I was actually rather anxious (I hadn’t counted on that at all!).

It was great to have you there fitting in like part of the family with my sister and best friend. As I mentioned on my text I would love you to do it all again if I can find a special enough occasion.

I wish you the best of luck and all the success you deserve, you are a very talented lady.

Best wishes,

Sylvia

2011-07-19T09:31:00.000-07:00

a lovely thank you from Mel . . .

2011-07-19T09:23:00.000-07:00

Hi Pam,

I just wanted to write to express my deepest thanks to you for the beautiful hair and make up for both my mum and I on my special day. It was so perfect - I never felt so beautiful and it stayed perfect until the end even with my non-stop dancing all night!

You were the ideal tonic for the morning of the wedding- so calm, relaxed and warm. All the girls loved you. So much so that one of my bridesmaids has your details and will be contacting you for her big day so I will see you then!

It was so lovely to meet you Pam and I do wish you every success and happiness.

All the very best,

Mel

Vikki at Nottley Abbey

2011-07-19T07:12:00.000-07:00

Aileen at Hever Castle

2011-07-19T07:08:00.000-07:00

Aileen at Hever Castle

2011-06-12T05:19:00.000-07:00

Hever Castle

2011-06-12T04:59:00.000-07:00

A lovely 'thank you note' from Aileen . .

Dear Pam

Sorry it's taken me ages to get some pictures across to you!

I can't thank you enough for doing my hair and make-up on my big day, you completely surpassed my expectations and I can't tell you how incredible I felt, I have honestly never felt so beautiful and that is all down to your magic touch. My hair and make-up were more perfect than I'd hoped for and I got an endless stream of compliments throughout the day. We had a wonderful day and I didn't stop smiling once.

Thank you as well for being so calm and relaxed on the morning, with so many family members running around it could have got very hectic and I was scared of being totally overwhelmed with everything but I felt utterly relaxed and at ease and thoroughly enjoyed it!!! It was the perfect and most fun way to start the most memorable day of my life.

I hope you like the pictures, I still can't believe it's actually me!

Honestly can't thank you enough for making feel so incredibly special and beautiful, I can completely understand why you're fully booked!

Lots of love
Aileen

Me at work . . .

2011-05-24T06:27:00.001-07:00

http://www.everafterweddingfilms.co.uk/a-same-day-edit-with-glee/

Thanks from Emma

2011-05-24T06:26:00.000-07:00

Hi Pam,

I am so sorry this is a late arriving, its been manic since the wedding. Without boring you with the detail I resigned from work so had all that to deal with.

I wanted to drop you a line to say thank you so much for your help in making my day so special. My hair & make-up looked amazing, everyone commented on how stunning I looked and how fab my eyes were!

You are a lovely person to be around and really helped keep me calm on the morning of the wedding. My Mum looked amazing too and she was over the moon with her & make-up (which she never normally wears!)

Some of the pics Kerry took are on her blog http://kerrymorgan.com/photoblog/

I cannot thank you enough.

Good luck with the training side of the business, I have no doubt it will be a major success.

All my love

Emma x

I'm honored . . .

2011-04-25T06:13:00.000-07:00

I got this very special thank you note from Rachel after her trial run. . .

Hi Pam

I wanted to thank you again for such a wonderful afternoon on Wednesday. Mum and I were just completely buzzing - not just because of what a wonderful job you did with our hair and make-up (and it really was WONDERFUL...who knew you would be able to make us both look like we had so much more hair!?!?!) but because we had such a wonderful afternoon with you. I'm not sure if I ever mentioned that my Dad passed away about 8 weeks ago after a battle with lung cancer, so the wedding preparations have been a little muted as we've had a difficult few months. You completely took us out of that feeling, and that you made Mum in particular feel so special, pampered and beautiful, is something I will be forever grateful for. After you left, Mum commented several times that you were one of the warmest, most interesting and all-round fabulous people she has met in such a long time - so you have fans for life!

To that end, we also wanted to extend an invitation to you to join us for the rest of the wedding day, as a guest. We won't be offended at all if you're not able to join us (or have a policy not to attend 'client' weddings - I'd completely understand that could get a bit much!!) but it would be lovely if you would like to join us. Your partner would of course be welcome too. We have been asked many times if we're inviting hairdressers and vicars and florists and all the other people involved in preparing for the wedding and so far have been saying 'no' - so please know that this invitation is extended very warmly and not out of a sense of 'oh, it's probably polite'!!! As I say though, no expectation either way so do just let us know.

All best wishes until then

Rachel

I was amazed and feel privileged . . .I love my job!

I'll be popping in to see her for the evening reception . .

thanks Suzanne!

2011-04-25T06:08:00.000-07:00

Just received a lovely note from Suzanne . . .my bride from Great Fosters from Wednesday 20 April:

Hi Pam

I just wanted to say an absolutely massive thank you for making me look so amazing on Wednesday, you made me look so fabulous and I was so so pleased with what you did. My eyes looked stunning and my make up stayed on all day and so many people said how fabulous I looked and that my make up was stunning. Honestly everyone was so complimentary about it and I just wanted to let you know all the compliments that I got. You were a dream to be around and your flair and professionalism really made my day and made me feel so special !!!

Thank you for everything, I will send you some photos as soon as I get my hands on them, which should be in a couple of weeks, but once again, thank you so much for everything !!!!!

Lots of love and appreciation

Suzanne x x x x x

Thanks Suzanne . . .my April brides are having fantastic weather!

Hair Training Courses

2011-03-16T08:03:00.000-07:00

I've been very busy setting up the new training arm of my company . . . please take to time to have a look at my web site www.createbeautifulhair.co.uk and let me know what you think!!

If you know anyone who would like to be a hair model on the courses . .. just let me know.

NO hair cutting involved and they'll get paid!

Timeless Glamour at the Bingham

2011-02-25T09:15:00.000-08:00

Worked with Alex today, she wore an elegant Jenny Packham dress and looked totally beautiful, will keep you posted and will be putting an image of her on my gallery asap!

Looking forward to busy bridal weekend . .

Urban Pets

2011-02-06T08:03:00.000-08:00

Met Anna today, is a gorgeous, super fit, Iron Man contender, lawyer . . .and bride-to-be!

Anna is animal crazy and has set up a great service that will be of interest to any one out there who's wondering what to do with their pets on the wedding day or whilst you're away on honeymoon . . .
She provides a friendly, loving pet care service www.urbanpetsltd.co.uk and she is fantastic.

Busy wedding weekend!

2011-01-31T10:46:00.000-08:00

I've had busy wedding weekend and had a lovely day on Saturday . . . a very happy bride . . . had a lovely time working with Shirley at Chandos House ...and had a lovely message off Shirley this morning:

Hi Pam,

Just a quick note to say thank you so much for being so wonderful on Saturday. Not only a 'wizard' (as my niece Megan put it) who made us all look so wonderful, naturally and beautifully glamorous, but who was such a calming joy to be in a room with nervous bride, fussing mums, tomboy bridesmaid and a whole other assortment of people.

There were a few unexpected additions to the make-up/hair schedule - please do let me know what these cost and I will transfer the money straightaway.

Once again thank you - my husband Stuart was gobsmacked - he just kept saying as we stood before the registrar 'you look stunning darling').

Mrs Shirley Simpson (aka Dr Shirley Dent)

I am really glad she was happy with her hair and makeup! She wore an amazing red Armani dress and looked gorgeous!

A thank you from Naomi

2011-01-28T08:13:00.000-08:00

Hi Pam,

Happy New Year!

So sorry for the delay in writing to you, it was all a bit hectic after the wedding what with leaving for our three month break to Argentina. We're well into the swing of life on the road now and really enjoying ourselves. Can't say that we are missing London at all, especially the weather!

I wanted to drop you a line though to thank you so much for being a part of our wedding. My make-up and hair was amazing, so many people commented on it on the day. It was a real shame having to take it off! The hair stayed in place all day, didn't move an inch! Thanks also for doing Mum's hair and make-up, it made her feel like a very special mother of the bride and I've never seen her look so excited as she was with her false eyelashes! Thanks especially for being so great to work with, you definitely helped to keep everyone at ease during the preparations.