Bridal By Michele - Hair and Air-Makeup

esult and would recommend her for future brides and bridal party!!

had to be ready for hair and make up at 6:00am. When I arrived at the venue, Michele was already there with her equipment in tow. She took the time to set my hair first and then made my mother and my future sister in law look absolutely stunning. My make up looked amazing on camera and it lasted the entire length of the wedding including afterwards. Michele offered to stay after the ceremony to help me remove the cathedral veil and touch me up for the rest of the wedding. She did this free of charge and even gave the ladies a free lipstick to touch ourselves up throughout the rest of the day. She was warm, caring and energetic. Just what I needed to feel at ease on one of the best days of my life! :0)

desmaids hair and they all looked perfect! Everyone pretty much stuck with their selected hairstyles so Michele was ready for everyone. The makeup artist was great too! She did my mom's makeup as well as 2 of my bridesmaids. Looked perfect because it was still natural. I loved my hair style and it stayed pretty much the whole night (which was a total of about 11 hours)! My hair doesn't usually stay curled but it was still curly at the end of the night. Michele also did my makeup and it was perfect. I don't wear a lot of makeup normally so I was worried about getting my makeup done, but she made it look so natural that it still looked like me. The timing was probably my only concern. We cut it kind of close to when I was supposed to start heading to the church and I wasn't even dressed yet. This was due to a few things that wasn't all something she could control. Overall, I enjoyed having Michele do everyone's hair. She made the morning fun especially with having to be up at 6am to get started.

). This was a very hard time for my family and I as my father had been very ill just being diagnosed with stage 4 GBM (brain cancer) only a few months prior to my wedding day. She made the morning of my wedding fun and it felt like she was apart of my family. She even sat with my mom who was having a very difficult time coping with my fathers illness just to talk. After my wedding she has continued to ask how my father and family is doing. She even sent my father a medal for healing (he still wears it to this day). The day of my wedding I have never felt so beautiful. She is so loving and she goes above and beyond for all her brides and their families. She is truly the easiest person to work with. I recommend Michele to anyone looking someone to do hair and makeup, you will look flawless the day of your wedding or event! And you will gain a true friend. Thanks Michele for your true talent and kindness, we all love you!

ilable via phone or email when I had questions or needed to get in touch with her. And her work is absolutely amazing! I went to her salon in Long Branch for my trial and was just blown away by how amazing I looked when she was done with me. On my wedding day, she showed up right on time and was more than prepared with anything she could possibly need. Her and her assistant (who was also amazing and did a phenomenal job) set up in our hotel room and got right to work and were super efficient and on schedule. Michele even helped me lace and fix my dress when I was getting ready. I could not have asked for a better person to have worked with for my special day! I would highly recommend Michele for your wedding beauty needs...you won't regret your decision!!

ties needs. Her air brush makeup is flawless and leaves you feeling beautiful but not overdone. She also did an incredible job with everyone's hair, especially mine. My hair doesn't hold a curl at all but Michele got it to curl and it was wonderful that day! I would recommend her for anyone's big day!! P.S. We love Michele so much that we are using her services for our cousin's Bat Mitzvah!!

ful job on me now, as I wear my hair long and naturally curly - it's not easy to find a stylist who can work with naturally curly hair and not want to straighten it! She came to my home to do a hair and airbrush make-up trial (I highly recommend doing a trial). She did this cool retro style half-updo, which I really liked. But, as the day wore on, I wasn't sure if felt like me. A week or so after the trial, I sent Michele some photos of curly updos. We chatted over email (we did not do a second trial), and she pulled it off beautifully the day of the wedding. Very simple, soft, and natural. As for the make-up, I wanted neutral colors and natural-looking palette, and I couldn't have been happier with the final look. And airbrushed make-up is THE way to go. It doesn't sweat off and I didn't need touch-ups at all. She uses amazing products (I still pine over the bronze lipgloss she used on me at the 2009 wedding), knows how to use color and how to enhance a person's natural beauty. Michele also did hair and make-up for my maid of honor, sister, mom, and flower girls, and they all looked gorgeous. For the service and talent you are getting (at a fair price), Michele is the way to go for your special day.

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d air brush make up were brilliant. I received so many complements that night. She was on time, and made sure that everything was taken care of - no detail too small. Michele applied make up as if she had been doing it her whole life and made my bridal look absolutely fabulous The make up stayed all night through dancing and even snow - my hair didn't budge, and was easy to return to it's non up do state the next day - no fishing for pins for days or using corrective products due to damage here ladies

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hey do. From our first meeting until the big day Michele was in communication with us. The hair styles that the girls chose were all completed to perfection. Michele's makeup artist that day was Emily and she made all of us look natural, yet stunning. Air brushed makeup is new to me and I loved it! It gives beautiful coverage without being heavy or fake looking. Michele took care of my daughter from hair to makeup to veil. Her friendly nature and professionalism made my daughter feel relaxed on an otherwise stressful day. Michele and Emily were on time, prepared and more than accommodating to our needs. As the mother of the bride, I was concerned about budget (naturally). I was afraid that having a stylist come to US would have been very expensive. On the contrary, Michele's prices are comparable, if not less than having to travel to a salon. All in all, I am thrilled that we chose Bridal by Michele for my daughters wedding. She was a stunning and radiant bride. Thanks to Michele for doing such an amazing job!!! Call her.....you won't be sorry.

ening. The air brushed make up made my skin look flawless and didn't rub off despite sweating from dancing. I would (and have already!) recommend Michele to anyone getting married!

at I requested, the curls were bouncy, and my tiara stayed in place the whole night. FABulous. Thanks Michele!

ay of my wedding. She did a phenomenal job on my hair--I have a short pixie type haircut and she made me look like I had so much hair. It was curled to perfection. The makeup was flawless, sweat proof through the heat and boat ride; our wedding was on the water. I highly recommend her services and she was so much fun to work with. I felt like my friend was doing my hair and makeup, more than a vendor. She became one of the family that day!

event, I knew she was the one. I did 2 trials with her for hair & airbrush makeup and loved everything that we did and I definitely recommend doing a trial before your big day. I also highly recommend the airbrush makeup. It's amazing and so light-weight. It literally stayed on all day and didn't come off at all throughout the night; we got married outside and took pictures at the beach and it still stayed on which was awesome. She came to our hotel to do our hair & makeup. She showed up on time, actually a bit earlier which was great!! She came with another wonderful girl as well. My girls brought pictures of their hair and makeup ideas and Michele and her assistant made all the pictures come to life!! All my girls LOVED their hair and makeup and said it was exactly what they wanted, even better!!!! Both my hair & makeup came out perfect. I absolutely loved both and received so many compliments on both. I don't wear a lot of makeup ever and Michele literally made me look and feel myself, but just more beautiful for my wedding day!! I was so happy! It was wonderful working with Michele for my special day. I could go on forever about Michele and her work! I highly recommend her! Also, compared to a lot of hair/makeup people that I researched, she was the most reasonable. Michele is amazing and she will literally make you look like yourself, just more beautiful on your wedding day!!! Thanks Michele.

ause of this which made me very upset. I paid for my entire bridal party's hair and make up and all of my bridesmaids had to have their hair redone by a family member because it was falling out and frizzy. Michele did a good job on my mother and mother-in-laws hair and I think she is better suited for older people.

p blemishes and made me feel more beautiful than I have ever felt. I got so many compliments as did my bridesmaids and mother/mother in law. Her rates are awesome as well. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for bridal hair and makeup.

stunning (and I usually try to be modest). She also did exactly as my mother wanted and eased her frail nerves with finesse. She was a great people person- handling all the different stressed out personalities we threw at her. She also rolled with the punches, as we had some hiccups with the schedule, last minute drop-outs, last minute entries, late-comers, and hair style change ups. I was really thrilled to have someone as calm and in control as Michele, while I was trying to deal with other issues. That comes secondary to the fact that she made us look divine! My only complaint was that I think she usually works with another person, and since our party was smaller, she came alone, which meant that I got up super early as my wedding was at 1:30.

over the past few months was consistent and timely. She and her assistant traveled to me the morning of the wedding, and did hair, makeup, and airbrushing for me, my mother, and the bridal party - everyone looked so gorgeous! I don't know how she did it, but my hair stayed perfect the whole day/ night! Michele is a sweet woman with a great sense of humor, and was so in control of the schedule the morning of the wedding (which helped make me feel calm and worry free). The morning of a wedding can be a hectic time, but Michele was so organized and time conscious that it made everything flow very nicely. In fact, she did my sister-in-law's wedding a few years ago, and she has been consistently fabulous each time I met her! I would highly recommend Michele for any bride-to-be!!

ess what... the nearby salon didn't open or even show up as they'd been scheduled to do, and my daughter and I had to quickly create "Plan B." Michele did both of our hair, and did my daughter's makeup. I have NEVER seen my daughter quite as beautiful as she was that day -- absolutely breathtaking. I totally recommend Michele with all of my heart. She is freakin' AWESOME!!!! God bless you, Michele!!

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ure to work with and I am very happy with my choice to book Bridal by Michele for my wedding day. I recently had my hair and makeup trial, and Michele created a beautiful up do that perfectly compliments my veil and gown. She also went above and beyond and before the trial, met me at a store in Red Bank to help me find a beautiful comb to help complete my look. The hair and makeup trial went great and I look forward to the next few months of working with Michele.

in law. I received lots of compliments on how beautiful we all looked and had such a great experience that I am hiring her again to do my hair and makeup for my brother's wedding. I felt beautiful and would recommend her services to anyone. Thank you, Bridal by Michele! Regards, Kristin

end, the only one she actually completed was the bride and to some extent the mother of the bride. She did not do the makeup for the mother of the groom at all because there was no time and she only did her hair 3/4 of the way (saying she'd do the rest with the makeup). The mother of the groom thus did her own makeup (luckily she brought it with her) and completed her own hair. Michele also did my hair (bridesmaid) only 3/4 of the way - my hair was finished by the other bridesmaids. The mother of the bride was practically in tears because her hair too was only completed 3/4 of the way and she hadn't brought any makeup with her and she was missing out on taking pictures with her daughter. In the end, Michele did do her hair and makeup but an hour and a half after she was supposed to be completed. This extreme lateness caused a *tremendous* amount of stress on everyone - the bride, the groom, the mothers of both of them, the rest of the wedding party - and even the photographer! He was very upset that he wasn't getting the time to take the pictures he wanted and needed to do the album he was hired to do and felt that would ultimately reflect badly on him. Bottom line: Michele did not fulfill her contractual obligation to do four hairs and three makeups in the allotted time. Thus, I cannot in good conscience recommend her to others.

about ¾ each of the other three people’s hair (which included me (mother of the groom), mother of the bride, and one bridesmaid (my daughter/groom’s sister)). The mother of the bride was very upset that it seemed her makeup would not be completed and her hairdo was falling out. She did get finished eventually but missed the opportunity to take special pictures with her daughter getting dressed. I was also upset and ended up finishing the rest of my own hair herself and doing my makeup by myself. Luckily I brought my own makeup but not all the tools and items needed, since I only thought I’d be doing touchups. My daughter also ended up doing her own makeup and having her hair finished by the other bridesmaids. Michele had also offered to throw in the flower girl’s hair but that turned out to be almost laughable in terms of time, and the bridesmaids ended up doing her hair as well. In the end, the amount of stress she caused to the entire bridal party (including the groom, who was waiting at the venue for everyone to arrive) AND the photographer – who was unable to get all the shots he was planning to get – was unbelievable. We were supposed to arrive at the wedding venue at 2 pm and we ended up getting there at 3:15 – again not leaving enough time for all the planned photos at the amazing venue which had amazing gardens (since the ceremony started at 4 pm sharp). Furthermore, Michele unexpectedly offered “to let herself out” after we had all left. The bride was having none of that (it was at her house) and so had to hustle her out so she could lock up. To top it off, Michele left a complete mess and one of her curling irons burned the beautiful and new countertop in the master bathroom. DO NOT HIRE MICHELE.

es to take with us so we could do a touch-up later. Michele is a true pro! She was also very accommodating with schedule changes for that many people and she was a pleasure to work with!!

My bridesmaids and mom's hair and make up looked incredible.

, and they drove from 5 am in Long Branch to Morristown to accommodate us. They set up in stations and worked for hours straight for us to be finished by 12pm. They are so fun to work with and really made the whole experience wonderful. Michele and Gladys work so well together and anticipate all problems before they happen, everything went perfectly. My hair held up all night and I loved the flowers in the hair (instead of a veil). Everything was done professionally and we finished perfectly on time. I loved the makeup, it was so natural and I looked / felt like myself. I could not have asked for a more perfect way to start my wedding day than with a wonderful team to do the hair and makeup!

ide updo for my maid of honor, made my mom look so elegant, and my other bridesmaids stunning as well. She did my makeup and it stayed the whole night, no smudging. I loved that she came to me because I had a large bridal party and we would have been cramped in a salon. Michele has an awesome, fun, and upbeat personality...just the kind of person you want taking care of you on your wedding day!

e came to my parents house location in Long Beach Island for our wedding at the Stateroom. She also came to my ceremony and retouched my hair so that it would look perfect for pictures! The bridal party all loved their hair. Thanks Michele so great to work with you!!!!

put the entire day, and the girls looked beautiful. Everyone loved the flowers Michele put in their hair. I loved the airbrush and recommend Michele to anyone!

dding stylist! (Pun intended :). She is perfectly punctual (if not early), calm, prepared, organized, focused, creative, and flexible. On my wedding day, she transformed, my mom, several of my bridesmaids, and me into princesses! I showed her pictures in several bridal magazines of what I was hoping for re: hair and makeup; she skillfully (and seemingly effortlessly) made them come to life! To tell you the truth, I think I looked better than the magazine photos! (And, my usually-very-straight-hair stayed perfectly curly throughout the entire afternoon and evening!) One of the reasons I chose Michele was that SHE drove to MY location [about 1.5 hours north] so I wouldn't need to leave my family and friends to drive to a salon 30 minutes away on the morning of my wedding. I can't emphasize how comforting it was to have HER come to US! I was so nervous that morning; this alleviated so much pressure. And, it was like we were having a little party in the "bridal suite" with all of us preparing together. (During our “hair trial” in advance with Michele, my mom and I were able to get to know Michele, chat, laugh, and share experiences. Then, on the morning of the wedding, Michele went straight to work … You could see the wheels turning in her mind as she concentrated intently on bringing forth the “beauty within us” … with some help from her curling iron, hair pins, airbrush machine, and other cosmetic supplies, of course :). One of my bridesmaids wanted to add a hairpiece to help her hair seem fuller in the back (she had purchased the hairpiece ahead of time to have it ready for Michele). Michele seamlessly incorporated it into her design, and everyone raved about my bridesmaid's hair! In fact, my bridesmaid had a professional event the very next morning after the wedding at which she was going to speak, so she "kept" her hair until then. She told me that everyone complimented her on her gorgeous hair all that day too! On my wedding day, I was even more nervous than I thought I would be . . . increasingly anxious about everything being “just right” as the ceremony approached (I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so it’s not surprising that I would be this way.) Michele STAYED until the ceremony started to be sure that I was alright (in case I broke into emotional tears [with this being the culmination of months of preparation & anticipation], she could touch-up my makeup. :). She was reassuring, understanding, patient, and kind. I was so very grateful for this. I absolutely recommend Michele, and I hope to have the opportunity to work with her again!

.. My makeup was great for the professional pictures, but some of the pictures my friends took, I looked a little fake... but no big deal. Also- she ran over on time which made me late so I wasn't able to take pictures before my ceremony as planned- still- no big deal- who isn't late? My only real problem was my hair. I wanted to wear my hair all down with big curls. The pictures taken in the first 45 minutes were great- unfortunately- by the time I walked down the isle, my curls got looser and looser until I really didn't have any curls left by the end of the night. (I have naturally curly hair and it was straight and knotty) On that note- I don't know what she could have done any different because she put sooo much hair spray in it- it took me all day the next day to comb it out. I just wish it would have stayed the way it looked when she first did it.

absolutely anybody and everybody. She made my vision come true as she came to my rescue.

and it was flawless! We all had different hair types and skin types but she created the perfect looks for each of us! And even in the intense summer sun, our hair and make up lasted throughout the entire day and night! Not only does Michele have an incredible amount of talent, but she has an amazing personality as well and is truly a pleasure to work with. So if you are a bride-to-be and you want to look fabulous on your wedding day, look no further- Bridal by Michele is the way to go!!

d we knew exactly what my plan was, she created three beautiful hair styles for my bridesmaids on the spot. I’ve been in a few weddings over the years and I have never had a hairstyle or makeup stay so perfect all day long. Even through 105 degree heat, 30 minute wedding ceremony on an open boat in the bay, and a photo shoot on the beach no one’s hair budged and no one’s makeup smudged! Sounds too good to be true but I assure you, she is the real deal. Michele travels to you, arrives on time, is an absolute professional with an incredible personality, and has everything you could ever want in those magical bags she carries in with her. If I ever marry my husband again I will hire her in a heartbeat!