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A bride in soft daylight holding a loose garden bouquet before the ceremony

Bridal makeup studio · travels to you

Makeup that still
looks like you at
eleven at night

Cedar Field designs long-wear wedding morning makeup for brides and their people — skin first, a preview before the day, and a running order everyone in the room can follow.

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  • Where we workYour getting-ready room, or the Cedar Field studio for previews and smaller parties.
  • How it runsA preview session first, then a timed chair order on the morning so nobody waits.
  • What it suitsCamera-heavy days, long receptions, warm rooms, and skin that reacts to being rushed.

Collections

Four ways to book

Every booking includes a skin consultation, a written running order for the morning, and a small touch-up kit matched to your finish. Party bookings are priced per face and confirmed once the numbers settle.

  1. The Bride

    Preview session plus wedding morning makeup, finished last so it is freshest for the first look.

    • Skin consultation
    • Preview session
    • Lash options
    • Touch-up kit
    • Morning running order

    Morning chairAbout 75 minutes

  2. Bride & Party

    The full room — attendants, mothers, siblings — sequenced so the people leaving first are finished first.

    • Everything in The Bride
    • Per-face timings
    • Second artist over six faces
    • Group finish notes

    Morning chair35 minutes per face

  3. Preview Trial

    A standalone session for anyone still deciding. Bring inspiration, leave with notes and a product list.

    • Two finishes tested
    • Photographed in daylight
    • Written product list
    • Credited if you book

    Studio sessionAbout 90 minutes

  4. Registry & Elopement

    Short-notice, small-room weddings. One artist, one bag, in and out before the paperwork.

    • Single session
    • No preview required
    • Weekday dates
    • Touch-up kit

    Morning chairAbout 60 minutes

Makeup products, cream compacts and a lipstick laid out on a pale surface before a booking

The morning

A running order,
not a scramble

You get this schedule in writing two weeks out, with your photographer's arrival time built in. It moves if the day moves — but nobody has to guess when it is their turn.

  1. Set-up

    Chair, light and power

    We arrive ahead of the first face and set up by the best window in the room, away from the dress and the flowers.

  2. First hour

    Anyone leaving early

    Mothers, readers and anyone travelling separately go first, so they are free while the room is still quiet.

  3. Middle

    The attendants

    Worked in pairs against the agreed timings, with hair running alongside where your stylist prefers it.

  4. Last chair

    The bride

    Finished last and unhurried, with a final check in daylight and a second check once the dress is on.

  5. Before we go

    Kit handover

    Your touch-up kit is packed, labelled and handed to whoever is carrying your bag, with a note on what to use when.

Prep notes

Before the day

The makeup can only sit as well as the skin underneath it. These are the notes we send after a preview — none of them require buying anything new.

  • Eight weeks out

    Stop experimenting

    Finish any new actives, peels or treatments now. Skin that is still adjusting on the day photographs textured and refuses to hold base.

  • Two weeks out

    Book brows early

    Shaping, tinting and lash lifts want a fortnight to settle. Same for a facial — the calm comes later than people expect.

  • The week before

    Hydrate, don't strip

    Swap exfoliation for a plain moisturiser and lip balm morning and night. Dry patches are the single most common wedding-morning problem.

  • Tanning

    Three days, not one

    If you are tanning, go a shade lighter than you think and do it three days ahead. We match your base to the tan, so tell us the shade.

  • The night before

    Clean face, clean hair rules

    No heavy masks or oils. Follow your hair stylist's washing instructions rather than ours — they differ, and theirs wins.

  • The morning

    Eat, and wear buttons

    Something proper for breakfast and a shirt that opens at the front. Pulling a jumper over a finished face is how the day starts badly.

A set of clean makeup brushes arranged beside neutral eyeshadow tones

Coverage & travel

Where we come to

Cedar Field travels to getting-ready rooms across the county and the neighbouring valleys as standard, with no separate charge inside that radius. Further out is usually still possible — it becomes a question of start times rather than distance.

Farmhouses, hotel suites, family kitchens and the back rooms of village halls are all familiar ground. We bring our own lighting, so a dim room is not a problem.

Anything needing us in the chair before seven in the morning is booked as an early start, which simply means we stay the night nearby rather than driving in tired.

Previews normally happen at the studio, where the daylight is consistent and the full kit is on hand. If travelling to a preview is genuinely difficult, say so in your enquiry and we will find a way round it.

Questions

Asked most often

Do I actually need a preview session?
For the bride, yes — it is where we work out how your skin behaves under product, how much coverage you are comfortable with, and what your photographer's lighting will do to it. For attendants it is optional and most skip it. Registry and elopement bookings do not require one.
How far ahead should I book?
Saturdays between May and September tend to go twelve to eighteen months out. Weekdays and winter dates are far more relaxed and often available within a few months. If your date is close, ask anyway — cancellations happen more than you would think.
Will it last through a long reception?
It is built to. Base is layered thinly and set in stages rather than powdered heavily at the end, which is what usually causes the late-evening breakdown. You will still want to press your lip colour once after the meal, which is why the touch-up kit exists.
My skin is reactive. What are my options?
Tell us at enquiry, not at the preview. We will plan a fragrance-free, minimal-ingredient routine and patch test the specific products at the preview so there is a clear fortnight before the day. Rosacea, eczema and post-treatment skin are all regular work here.
How many people can you take in one morning?
One artist comfortably covers the bride plus four faces. Above that we bring a second artist so the schedule stays honest — we would rather add a pair of hands than compress everyone's time. Let us know your rough numbers and we will tell you which it needs.
What happens if our numbers or timings change?
Numbers can move either way up to a month before, and the running order is rewritten free of charge whenever the schedule shifts. The only thing we ask is that changes come from one person, so we are not reconciling three versions of the morning.
Can you hold a date while we decide?
We hold a date informally for fourteen days from the enquiry. If someone else asks for the same date inside that window, you get first refusal before it goes. After fourteen days it goes back into the diary.

Enquire

Tell us about
your day

Send the basics and we will reply with availability, a clear price for your numbers, and two or three preview dates that fit around you.

If you are still deciding between collections, say so — it is easier to advise once we know the shape of the morning.

Nothing is confirmed until you have seen the numbers in writing, and your date is held informally for fourteen days from the moment you send this.

We reply to every enquiry, usually within two working days.