Your makeup artist should be one of your top priorities when it comes to booking services for your wedding day.

The most in-demand professional artists are usually booked early.

Just like you needed to make a quick decision on your favorite wedding venue or photographer, you’ll need to make a decision about your makeup artist early on since more in demand professional tend to book quickly.  It’s recommended that you should book your artist 9-12 months before your wedding date.

Be sure to book a makeup trial

Makeup trials are very important while planning your wedding! It allows you and your makeup artist to officially meet but also allows you to evaluate your chosen makeup artist’s professionalism, their work, and how sanitary they are. You wouldn’t want an unprofessional makeup artist for your wedding day who doesn’t do a great job or can get you sick if they are unsanitary.

Wedding makeup trials give you the freedom to tweak and perfect your final look BEFORE your wedding day! This means making sure your foundation is the correct shade, which false lashes work best for your eye shape, and how the makeup will last throughout the day.

You’ll look back on the pictures forever.

When you think back to your wedding day, what will be your most rememberable memory? In all of these pictures, you will be a vision of happiness and love. Your skin will be glowing and your eyes will be sparkling—especially if you’ve nailed your big-day beauty look. Booking your makeup artist early means you’ll be able to find a professional who also understands professional photography and how it can capture your makeup.