In the Room
Bridal Hair & Makeup, London
Beautiful up close. Flawless in every photograph.
Andrada Rusu is a bridal makeup artist in London who does the hair as well, so one artist looks after the whole look from the trial to the wedding morning. She works across London and the home counties, and travels for destination weddings.
Wedding hair and makeup is its own discipline. The light is softer, the day is far longer, and everyone sees you up close. So the work is quieter: skin that still looks like skin, colour chosen to flatter at arm's length, hair that moves without ever coming down.
It should feel effortless and stay flawless, through the vows, the embraces and every hour of the dance floor. You, on your most photographed day, still looking like you.
Brides
The trial, the morning, the day
Your wedding, wherever you've chosen, exactly as you pictured it.
A wedding abroad means heat, humidity and long travel days, so the look is planned for the climate and the timeline works back from the light. Andrada's bridal work has taken her to Lake Como, Mallorca, Porto and Lake Lucerne.
London and the home counties as standard; worldwide by arrangement.
The Wedding Morning
Never hurried, never loud
Weeks before the day, and never hurried. The look is designed around your face, your dress and the light of your venue, then photographed so you know exactly how it reads.
A quiet schedule with room to breathe. The bride sits last, so she walks out freshest, into a room that is already calm.
Skin and hair prepared to last from first look to last dance, through tears, embraces and every song, without a single mirror check.
Questions, Asked Often
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How far in advance should we book?
As early as you can once your date and venue are set. Summer Saturdays and destination dates are spoken for first. That said, calendars move, so a late enquiry is always worth making.
Do you do both hair and makeup?
Yes, both, and that is deliberate. One artist means one vision for the whole look, one schedule, and no handover between chairs on the morning itself.
What does the trial involve?
An unhurried session, weeks before the day. The look is designed around your face, your dress and the light of your venue, then photographed, so you know exactly how it reads before the morning arrives.
How much does bridal hair and makeup cost?
Pricing depends on the day: the trial, hair and makeup or one of the two, the size of the bridal party, the location and the timings. It is quoted on enquiry, once the details are known.
Can you look after my bridal party too?
Yes. Mothers, bridesmaids and guests are welcome, with timings agreed in advance. The schedule is built so everyone finishes calmly and the bride sits last, freshest.
Do you cover all of London?
Yes, anywhere in London: at home, at the hotel or at the venue. The home counties are covered as standard, and anywhere else by arrangement.
We're marrying abroad. How does that work?
Happily, and often. The kit is packed for the climate, the timeline works back from the ceremony light, and travel is planned into your wedding itinerary. London and the home counties as standard; worldwide by arrangement.
Will it really last all day?
That is the discipline. Skin is prepared so makeup wears from first look to last dance, through tears, embraces and every song, and stays beautiful at conversational distance the whole way through.
Wedding enquiries
London · Home counties · Destination weddings worldwide
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