Nika Vaughan Bridal Artists

so was my Mom's and my bridesmaid's makeup. I don't wear makeup very often and when I do I do the bare minimum, so I had no real idea of what I was looking for. Lia did her magic, was so fun to be around during the trial process and the day-of, and we all could not stop talking about how happy we were with our makeup. Thank you!!! (Also posted on WW)

ange my hair for a second look and the church kicked us out! (yes, we had confirmed before that we'd be able to stay) she improvised and ran to a coffee shop across the street to ask if we could finish up in the back there - the person was so sweet and allowed it. We had a laugh about it, but truly she was beyond accommodating, staying later than she needed to to wrap things up for me. All with a smile on her face :) She helped me stay calm in a moment of panic and surprise - thank you Julia and ALL of NVBA <3

er at modern up-dos. Jen did such a great job on my makeup - I felt beautiful and the makeup rendered perfectly in the photos. She is so sweet and listens thoroughly. My bridemaids were thrilled with hair and makeup and everyone looked stunning! Lastly, I want to mention how great it is to work with the company overall. They have an office manager who is extremely responsive and helps with scheduling trials and the day of timeline. They make processing payment easy as well. Go with Nika Vaughn, you won't be disappointed!

erful listener. I cannot thank her and this team enough - a fabulous experience all around. Thank you Kim!!!

ook and she delivered! The morning of the wedding and the trial felt like you and your best friend were getting ready for a night out. My bridal party and myself felt relaxed and left feeling so very confident. I cannot recommend this team more.

e patient and thorough with all 9 of us (!), and everyone loved their final looks. I was glad that I had done a trial with both Lia and Nora beforehand, so on the wedding day, we were already familiar, and they knew what I wanted. And my hair and makeup lasted the whole day and night!!

everyone looked beautiful and still like themselves. They were so fun to work with and I couldn’t recommend them more!

of the wedding for herself and the bridal party. My sister died suddenly and unexpectedly in March. A few days after her death, her fiancé and I began notifying wedding vendors. I reached out to NVBA over three months before the wedding date. I received a response expressing their sympathies, and the email ended with “you can be sure that we are set”. It was me who had to bring up that my sister had paid NVBA in full ($1700). When I asked about a refund, I was told 50% could be refunded. Even when my husband spoke with Nika herself, she would not budge on the 50%, essentially stating that all of the contractors had already been paid, even though zero services were provided. Every other vendor for the wedding, from the venue to the DJ to the photographer, immediately offered a 100% refund. I notified NVBA over 3 months prior to the date, and we had even suggested a refund down the road after summer season, which they refused. Somehow “scheduling” enables them $850, even when the bride dies before the wedding day. I cannot relay how heartbreaking it is that my sister never will get her wedding day. What is so aggravating on top of that is to see how heartless a response NVBA had to the situation. NVBA is making money by doing nothing – and if they rebook (for June 19th) they are 100% double-dipping. Shame on you, NVBA. I honestly don’t know how you sleep at night. Shout out to all of the other vendors (Salvatore’s, Molly’s Cupcakes, Artistrie Co.) for having compassion and doing the right thing.

come to life. I've never felt more beautiful! They all arrived early the day of the wedding and were very professional. My issues stem from the lack of flexibility in the contract and the difficulty I had contacting the company during covid. When some of my bridesmaids were no longer able to come because of travel restrictions, I was not able to be refunded for their services, even though I knew at least a month in advance. Instead of a partial refund, a third artist was added to the contract to shorten the appointment time, which ended up working out in the end, but the lack of flexibility during an already stressful time was a little frustrating. Also, the responsiveness May-August was lacking quite a bit. My emails would go unanswered for a week or more, and the window of time that they were available was very small. Again, wedding planning during covid was already stressful enough, so the lack of a timely response only added to that stress. Despite the two issues I had, I would still recommend Nika Vaughan Bridal Artists because they do AMAZING work, and I loved working with all of the artists. I seriously felt like a princess, which is what every bride wants on her wedding day!

punctual and professional. Highly recommended.

s, I emailed Nika's team to discuss this fee. I didn't hear back for over a month. After I emailed again, Nika called and was rude, callous, and indifferent. Although I sympathize with small businesses hit by COVID-19, I do not sympathize with a business owner taking advantage of wedding cancellations. My recommendation? Go with a different bridal artist provider. You won't be missing anything.

y hair and makeup for my professional headshots and you guys, I LOOKED AMAZING. Any of their incredible artists will make you look and feel like Beyonce. They are FIERCE! I can't recommend them enough. Support your local, small, woman owned businesses y'all!!

classy, clean look and did not look like costume-y, just elegant and romantic. They also did make-up and hair services for my mom, grandma, mother-in-law, and 6 bridesmaids. Christina and Kim were fun additions to our getting-ready party and really made each woman feel and look beautiful. Finally, I also want to thank the team office manager, Molly, who I emailed and spoke with over the phone in the months prior- she was so helpful and really just made the whole experience easy. Thank you, Nika Vaughan team!

sts for other weddings I've been in to where I feel like they weren't actually individualizing what they were doing - absolutely not the case with Nika Vaughan Bridal Artists. Samantha (hair) and Jen (makeup) were so amazing! I have honestly never felt more beautiful in my life - they are so, so talented and so much fun. Alex also helped with doing hair + makeup for my bridal party, and was also so great. Everyone looked incredible and most importantly, loved how they looked. 5+ stars across the board!

was warm and welcoming during our trial appointments. Nika herself complimented the styles and sat with us to make the experience even more special. The day of the wedding, Yvonne and Julia were right on time to the venue. We laughed and joked together while they worked. Everyone was happy with their look and the styles lasted all night with minimal touch ups. The bridesmaids did up-dos with a braided element throughout. I had an angled bob with curls. We all went with a natural look for makeup. I couldn't imagine going with any other salon and I could not have been more thrilled with our results. Thank you Nika Vaughan and thank you Yvonne & Julia!

little to no touch ups. My makeup artist, Christina, was very professional and on-time. Molly, the office coordinator, was great at communicating with my planner through email and was flexible with working with my day-of timeline. As the bride, they also gifted me a small makeup emergency kit which I thought was very thoughtful. Overall great.

le in doing so - we were at it until well after 10 pm! Then she calmly handled the last minute requests for her make-up services coming from friends and family, all the while skillfully and masterfully getting my wedding hair and make up done. She perfectly captured the look I was going for. I felt truly beautiful!! Most impressive of all, she hung around for countless hours to help me achieve a new hair and makeup look for my reception. I went from princess to sexpot in minutes thanks to her! Highly recommend.

was super quick. The coordinator Molly made everything inbetween easy and day of was a blast. I had my hair done by Unwana who was able to update my look on the fly, Francely did my make up and she was so nice to work with, my sisters who hardly ever wear make up looked so beautiful, comfortable, and natural. Kristina did my bridesmaids and they looked fab too!

ned closely to what everyone wanted and used the light touch that the bride favored. Everyone looked natural and gorgeous. Samantha and Christina did the bride's and my hair and makeup and the results were spectacular. They were very helpful in the trials that we scheduled ahead of time, and Nika's administrator, Molly, was efficient and professional and made scheduling, planning, and adjusting easy. Don't hesitate to use them.

careful about making sure I got EXACTLY what I wanted and could not have been sweeter and more fun to work with through the process. She even was able to recommend a great foundation for me to wear daily (that I ended up buying because she was super on point and gave amazing an recommendation!) Julia did my hair, and I changed my mind about what I wanted to do with my hair the day of the wedding and she was so great about it. She was so attentive to all details and about exactly how I wanted things, and was so sweet. Dani did my bridesmaids makeup and everyone looked so beautiful, so like themselves, but “upgraded”. And that’s what we kept saying all day about both the hair and makeup. We all felt like ourselves, but upgraded. We didn’t look fake or plastered, and all felt totally beautiful and NEVER wanted to take off our makeup or undo our hair! I actually wore my makeup to our day after brunch and I still felt beautiful. They were organized, took notes on what I wanted, were all so sweet and helpful, and they made me feel comfortable speaking up when I wanted something different. I originally worked a little bit with Nika, and she made me feel like a family member in her home. She respected my preferences and was just there to make me happy and I was so grateful for that. I would recommend Nika Vaughn Bridal Artists to EVERYYYYYY bride getting married!!!! This is how you want to remember yourself in 20, 30, 40 years in your wedding pictures—like yourself, glowing, happy, and authentic on your wedding day.

re we look natural and beautiful (I asked to be natural and dewy look). Also she made sure we could cry all day and still look beautiful. She is highly recommended.

t and pretty, like themselves but a little extra glamorous. They were efficient, we were ahead of schedule with everyone's hair/makeup and didn't feel rushed to get everyone done on time which was really important to me. I would definitely recommend these artists for somebody else's big day!

from wedding guests, but even strangers on the street also steal our bridesmaids to take photos with them. That's how good Jen Kaye is! I highly highly recommend her to any bride in Chicago / New Orlean areas.