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Monina did a great job on my hair and makeup for the wedding! I also did a trial run with her, and she made sure to incorporate all of my comments for the day of the wedding. I'm not one who generally wears makeup, and Monina did a great job given that I didn't really give her any input on makeup. Everyone also said my hair looked really romantic and sophisticated, which is exactly what I wanted. Both hair and makeup lasted the entire night. It was also really nice that she comes to the wedding site to do your hair and makeup, which saved me a ton of travel time and stress. Overall a great experience.

Monina with Natural Images brought out the best in me on my wedding day. As someone who wears little make-up on a daily basis, I made sure to go in for a pre-wedding trial run. Monina asked pertinent questions and showed me pictures of other brides she had worked with. Monina asked me take pictures each hour to test out how everything would look throughout the wedding and reception. This attention to detail and desire to hear honest feedback, gave her the information she needed to provide me with the best products which suited my needs for the wedding day. Knowing that the morning of a wedding can be rather stressful, Monina is a pleasant, relaxing person to share the time with. Looking at the wedding pictures, Monina succeeded in giving me the look that I was hoping for.

my girls and i love love love monina! even my mom...a woman who doesn't wear make up or allow anyone to touch her hair, loved monina. only a few of my bridesmaids signed up to have her do their hair and make-up...but, after seeing the quality work that they did, the rest of my bridal party and even a reader had her do theirs as well! monina and her team were professional, easy to work with, and did EXACTLY what we asked for. our make-up looked so natural ... they did a fantastic job enhancing everyone's best features. and our hair!!!! I LOVED MY HAIR!!! have a trial run with her and you'll see what i mean :)

Trying to decide what hairstyle I wanted had been so difficult probably because I was so picky about the front of my hair. I did not like the flat, pulled back look and wanted something with texture and movement. I had two trials with Monina. The first was hair and makeup. The hair was an updo with a "messy" looking back, which was the look I was going for. The back hairstyle was the one I had for my wedding but the front style was still iffy. The second trial was just hair, and I wanted to try out a long hairstyle. I liked the waves and found out they lasted very long. I didn't decide until the week of the wedding when weather dictated my hairstyle. My wedding day temperature was in the high 80s, low 90s and it was an outdoor wedding. So updo it was. Throughout this indecision process, Monina was very patient and always reassured me that she would make it happen. In the end, I loved how my hair turned out. It was the messy curly, textured hairstyle that I was looking for. Also, the day of the wedding, I asked for a slightly different makeup look and she nailed it. I wanted the semi-smoky eyes and more brownish based light lipstick. She put a makeup sealer that worked miracles. The makeup stayed the whole day even in the heat. She gave me a full lipstick and pressed powder for touch up. But I really didn't have a need to touch up at all. She gave me a discount because it was a Friday wedding.

I had a great facial here.

Monina did a great job on my hair and makeup. Although pricey, it was worth it. She did all my bridesmaids hair and makeup too, as well as my mom's. Everyone turned out fabulous!