Bridal Skin Care

First, I'd like to welcome our new Team member, Angelica: The Visual Artist Studios Make Up Artist and Stylist.  In this installment Angelica (who is a Licensed Nurse, Interior Designer, Entrepreneur, Make Up Artist [MUA] and Stylist) put together some key points for our wonderful Brides pre-wedding skin care (that's also useful as a daily habit as well).

To our Brides, not only will you receive the Best in Fine Art Wedding Portraiture, but you'll benefit from having a MUA/Stylist available on your day to ensure you look radiant and fabulous! 

[from Angelica] 

                                         New Team Member: Angelica - Make Up Artist/Stylist

Below are a few daily skin care tips for our Beautiful Brides. We want our Brides to glow from the inside out.

Drink a glass of warm water with lemon upon waking each morning. Try to stay away from coffee and sugar. Hot or iced green tea sweetened with stevia throughout the day is a great alternative to coffee or sugary drinks. Incorporate as many raw or steamed vegetables as possible to each meal. Add veggies to everything! (veggie omelets, chopped salads, or you can just juice them).

Here is a list of skincare products that I use and recommend. Some are a little pricey but worth it: 

• Cetaphil cleanser (Target) AM/PM

The following can be found at www.dermstore.com

• Elta MD physical sunscreen
• Skin Ceuticals C E Feruic Acid - AM before sunscreen
• Neocutis Bio Serum Intensive - PM after cleansing
• Nia 24 Intensive Recovery Complex - PM after serum

Avoid any harsh scrubs or chemicals in the days leading to wedding. Retin- A is amazing but I wouldn't recommend it until after the wedding because it will cause some peeling and redness. Get as much sleep as you can and be good to yourself. Delegate as much as you can and enjoy the beautiful moments leading up to your special day.

XOXO,

Angelica

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You Never Know... but be ready!

This is certainly a blog post that could have a double meaning: Be Ready! (in life and soul) and be ready at the Wedding (because a millisecond can make a photograph). Today let's talk about Art (Life & Soul are on going - just be ready anyway).

This was a beautiful, intimate wedding in the "backyard". Yes, they pulled it off! They did this wedding "their" way, and it worked wonderfully. One of the interesting aspect of post-forty weddings is the kid-dynamic. Somebody is bringing a kid into the marriage: in this case, the Groom.

The good news is the new step-mom and the kid are a dynamic-duo. The boy was crazy about his new mom (probably more then the Groom was with his new wife). 

Being ready for "The Kiss" is standard protocol for the Wedding Photographer; you just bet not miss it! In this case we were [all of us] rewarded with this Spectacular response from the boy.

San Bernardino Wedding Photographer

The Visual Artist Studios is available to capture your moments and help tell your life story. Contact us today and book your Engagement, Wedding or Life Event. 

R. Dennis Crawford, Lead Light Chaser

Be Anywhere

The Visual Artist Studios wants to capture your moments! That's what I do. That means we can be Anywhere: and if there's Love and Light - BOOM! We can make Epic! happen.

In an alley, on a street corner, in your living room; at an exotic location (which doesn't hurt) or at the place where you first met (hopefully it was a cemetary - at night), we can create and capture Your moment.

San Bernardino Wedding Photographer | THE VISUAL ARTIST STUDIOS

Contact THE VISUAL ARTIST STUDIOS today and schedule your Engagement and Wedding Session. I look forward to hearing from you soon. 

R. Dennis Crawford, Lead Light Chaser

Groom Preparation

The Wedding day also has a another party involved: The Groom! Often, we forget to place some emphasis on the man of the hour. 

The Groom & his Dad: straight razor prep

Below the Groom and the Best Man have that moment where it starts to settle in... 

The Groom & Best Man

Mr. Groom with his trade-mark All Star Converse (custom made), rocking his style for his Big Day. 

The Groom: lacing up the Chucks

And of course it all comes togther in the end. 

The moment worth preparing for... 

Contact the Visual Artist Studios and schedule you Wedding Day! I look forward to hearing from you. 

Unforgettable Memories

The Visual Artist Studios specializes in "Timeless Images; Unforgettable Memories". In the months and sometimes years that go into planning a wedding, I want my couples to have Art that reflects the Vision they had of their Spectacular day! 

When family has returned home, the music has stopped and the one year (two or ten year) anniversary is at the doorstep of your lives; these images will be a firm reminder of that Great Day. Contact The Visual Artist Studios and schedule your Engagement and Wedding Sessions today (select CONTACT to the left and let's schedule your appointment).