The Make Up Artist Part II - The Nikah & Groom's Reception Dinner

For the Nikah, I am going with Kak Faizah, the one who did my make up for my engagement. This post comes a little late because it was quite hard to get a hold of her. Anyway, booking has been finalised.

There's a story on how we found her.She is actually my cousins' boyfriend's aunt. She owns a bridal boutique, and her services range from pelamin, bridal wears, catering and make up.

This was how we met - For Kakmira's Nikah in 2007, she wanted a simple white mini pelamin which we decided to just DIY. The idea was to get the canopy people to set up a platform. Then I bought white sheer fabrics for the back drop and white satin to cover the platform. We also asked the canopy guy to install fairy lights behind the sheer white drapes for the backdrop. Then we would "sprinkle" the satin covered platform with rose petals and on each side we would place the bunga telur stands. So, all we needed was a white pelamin chair. Adam (my cousin's boyfriend) introduced his aunt to us and we went to her boutique. She said she has the pelamin chair that we wanted and would rent it to us for the day.

This was how Kakmira's Pelamin turned out

When we were at her boutique, we saw she had ready-made bridal wears and one that caught our eye was this javanese inspired ensemble. Kakmira tried it on and then we decided she can wear it for her Berinai the night before the nikah. That was also the moment we suddenly decided there was going to be a Berinai. Hahah.

So, on the morning of the day before the Nikah, Kak Faizah brought the javanese ensemble and the pelamin chair. While she was there, she saw me struggling to prepare the flower decoration for the stairs. *There were buckets and buckets of fresh flowers delivered that morning but I was absolutely clueless of how I was supposed to arrange the flowers at the head of the stairs* Ahah. I guess she kesian, so she offered her help. She asked for the oasis and the filler leaves. What? Ahahah. What's an oasis? And ooops we didn't get filler leaves. She then told me there's a florist in Sunway which she usually frequent and we can get the stuff there. So I drove her to the florist and she got what she needed. Then she just took charge. She did the flowers for the stairs as well as the flowers for the bed.

Flowers at the stairs

Flowers on the bed

I don't know what I would have done without her. By the time she was finished, Kakmira was getting ready for her Berinai. She helped Kakmira got into the javanese ensemble. Then we realised, hmmm...we didn't get anyone to do her make up. So she volunteered and did Kakmira's hair and make up .... beautifully!

And the best part was she didn't charge us at all for all that she did for us that day. We only had to pay her for the pelamin chair and the javanese ensemble rental. 

So, when I was looking for a reasonable make up artist for my engagment 3 years after, we thought of her. We called her up, did a test make up with her, and we booked her. I told her the kind of make up I want, light blue eye shadow, natural foundation and nude-pink lips. Most important: Not looking "tepung" - like the olden days brides. There's going to be a lot of cameras other than the OP, so I must not only look good in the OP's camera but also to those other little cameras clicking away with their flashes. Ahahah. That is one of my top priority. So, anyway. I think she did a great job for my engagement.

Before and After (OMG Horrid picture of the "Before")

So, when searching for a MUA for my Nikah, I was confident to book her.
 ..... And book her I did... I hope everything will turn out beautiful.

Her price is very reasonable and affordable, and Aliff being Aliff did not want to spend so much on make up for the Groom's Reception Dinner, so we booked her for that night as well.
She is really nice. She can be reached at : 0123905902 Her name is Faizah.

So, make up for all three events checked!