Face Forward Bridal

day of my wedding. I cannot recommend her services enough.

was the perfect braid and messy bun. I chose Cara and Face Forward for a few reasons. First is the professional and personal way that Cara communicates through email. You can feel both her expertise and how much she cares from what she writes. She mentioned being a "calming force", and that is absolutely what she is. As a nervous bride, I was glad to have someone calm and confident in my corner. Second, I loved that her package included a hair and makeup trial. Because I'm a worried bride, a test run was very important for me. Adding a trial to the other packages I priced would have made them more expensive. So while Face Forward was not the least expensive option for a bridal package I found in Big Sur, it was the best value. Cara was very receptive to the minor changes I wanted to make on my wedding day after my trial. My bridal package also included Cara's travel to my remote venue in Big Sur. She was an absolute pleasure to spend time with on the morning of my wedding and had my hair and makeup completed promptly and perfectly. My mom also had her hair and makeup done by appointment, and Cara was generous enough to give her a makeup lesson as she did her makeup. She also did the makeup of one of my other guests (and gave her a makeup lesson) without an appointment. My only complaint is that Cara can sometimes take a while to reply to emails. But she does always reply eventually and she was timely and awesome on the day of my wedding. Overall I am so glad that I went with Face Forward. Cara is a wonderful person that I'm glad to know, and my hair and makeup was perfect.

beautiful - even though I had trouble describing what I envisioned, she understood perfectly and the outcome was exactly what I hoped for. She is also such a warm and calm person, which was so reassuring to me during the stressful hours leading up to the wedding ceremony. I so highly recommend her!

l left me feeling more beautiful than I have ever felt, and they were extremely professional, flexible, and SUCH a pleasure to work with. I would recommend them to anyone!

re great to work with and really understood the look I was going for! I don't wear much make-up and always worry I'll feel clown-ish when I get it done. Cara knew exactly how to make me feel beautiful and I didn't feel clown-ish at all. I would highly recommend Face Forward Bridal!

fun trial that my mom joined in on, collecting info on everyone's look ideas and requests, and working their magic with my bridesmaids and I on the day of. Cara even did eyelash extensions for me a couple days before the wedding, which I highly recommend as they made my eyes look amazing and stayed on through my honeymoon! Everyone told me that I was the most beautiful bride they had ever seen, and I owe that to Cara and her team. I can't recommend them more highly!!

rrange a pre-wedding trial, not to worry, Cara made me look stunning. She arrived early on the wedding day and was calming, flexible and offered to help wherever she could. I highly recommend Cara, you will not be disappointed.

I was extremely nervous about finding someone for my wedding, but after searching for the perfect hair and makeup vendor on various wedding websites (mostly, The Knot and WeddingWire) I found Face Forward Bridal. I hit the jackpot! Cara Hopkins and her team are the best of the best! They made me, my bridesmaids and maid of honor, our flower girl and mothers, all look and feel gorgeous! The hair and makeup they gave each of us lasted all day and night, even though our wedding and reception were held outdoors in extremely windy (and chilly) conditions. Cara and Ariel (who did my hair and makeup) also gave me the wonderful gift of “calm” on my wedding day and I have never felt more beautiful or like myself in professional hair and makeup. They are truly gifted artists and I could not be more grateful to have worked with them. The entire team of Face Forward Bridal was an absolute delight! They are so professional and punctual (and fun!); and I cannot recommend them enough! Cara – Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you did for me and the most special ladies in my life. You helped make my day less stressful and more beautiful, and I truly appreciate your heart and hard work. Thank you! All my love, MacKenzie

t of questions which made it super easy for me to put my vision into words and picture reference. During the trial I decided to have Cara also do my make-up ... got to love pre-wedding stress face. I absolutely loved the look she created for my hair and makeup and that she actually listened and understood my version of "natural". I never wear makeup and live with my hair in a messy bun yet felt completely comfortable in the look. The day of couldn't have gone smoother! Cara and Ariel were sweet, professional, and fun - they even went with the flow accommodating to some last minute hair style changes . The girls and I could not be happier with our look.

esmaids whose turn it was to get their makeup done. She was flexible, in that, if that particular bridesmaid wasnt ready, she easily moved on to someone who was ready. At my makeup trial, she really made me feel like she knew what she was doing, and constantly checked in with me to make sure that I liked how she was doing my makeup. I would definitely recommend her to anyone who wants a fun, professional makeup artist to make them look beautiful!