One of my bridesmaids knew Tara from high school and recommended her early on. My only regret is not listening from the beginning. I contacted Tara about a month before the wedding in a state of panic because my original makeup artist was no lo...nger available. First off Tara was so sweet and helpful in scheduling my trial with a short amount of time. She made it clear that her and Meg could handle hair and makeup for 4 girls in only a few hours. She was clear and concise, but I didn't feel like I was being rushed or treated differently for booking kind of last minute. I had my trial with Meg & Tara the night of my bachelorette party.Tara talked to me about different options for the looks I liked, and told me about the fake eyelashes she recommended. Meg came up with something to match my pintrest boards and even took my hair out of the wedding day up-do and re-curled it so that my fiancé wouldn't see it before the wedding. I had never gotten a fake tan before and asked Tara if she had any recommendations, when she said she did them there I scheduled one for a couple days later on the spot. Her application of the custom tan was so professional, it sounds silly but her ability to maintain the perfect amount of eye contact made it very comfortable, it didn't even feel like I was nearly naked, which I really appreciated since I had never had one before. The tan came out perfect. I looked natural, healthy, and not at all orange. Aside from being incredible at their jobs, Meg and Tara were super friendly and happy to listen to wedding drama related venting. It felt like I was catching up with old friends.
The morning of the wedding Tara and Meg came to our hotel room and set up shop. From laughing with us, to singing songs with us, it was so natural. Tara did an incredible job with my mom and 2 bridesmaids' makeup. When she did my makeup with the eyelash extensions she recommended (DO THEM! I have naturally long ones but they looked even better!) I was completely blown away. I seriously felt like a princess. She did exactly what I wanted even though I didn't have any one picture or clear words to describe a look. Tara also brought extra lipstick and gloss so that I could purchase a new tube in the shade I was wearing to keep it looking fresh all night. The lips did need retouching (obviously there is no way around kissing, drinking and eating for 12+ hours) but everything else looked perfect even the next morning.
Meg is like a hair ninja. She moves so quickly and diligently, which is extra impressive because my mom and I both have extremely thick long hair that usually takes forever to be styled. It's kind of hard to believe how quickly she is able to make everything look like it took hours. My half up-do had braiding and twisting and there was such an exquisite attention to detail. When my maid of honor decided last minute that she wanted curls in her short side-bangs after seeing everyone else's finished look, she jumped in and did them beautifully for a generous discount.
I can honestly say that we made the perfect decision in going with Tara and Meg. I have had more people than I could have imagined, including people who weren't at the wedding tell me that I was radiating beauty. Somebody literally said I looked like Princess Jasmine-a Disney freaking Princess! They are both incredible and their work is absolutely flawless.