I had talked with a few make-up artists who had an additional fee for just booking the appointment (not a deposit to be applied to the balance, but an additional fee). I found this to be highly unethical, so I was very picky about my choices. I was very happy with Face the Occasion. I originally spoke with Kelly, who was very nice and flexible. She then told me that Jill was going to be available on my date. Jill was fantastic! She was very accommodating with my maid of honor who wanted a specific look. She made us both look beautiful! :-) Even friends from work who saw pictures noted how amazing my make-up looked. And it was fun talking about our Bay Area connections.

Darien and Kelly were our make-up artists for our wedding. They were fantastic! Prompt, professional and so much fun to be with! A few bridal party members were worried about looking too "overdone", but Darien and Kelly made us all look like better versions of ourselves! Their wedding application was very natural and stayed on all day and night. And Darien works magic with false eyelashes! I would highly recommend them to anyone!

Kelly did makeup for myself and all of my bridesmaids. Kelly came all the way out to Cairnwood on the day of the wedding to do our makeup and was actually there before I even arrived!

Between dealing with time constraints, last minute "ooh actually can I get my makeup done too?"s and the full brunt of our bridal crazy, Kelly somehow managed to make each one of us look beautiful, unique, and magazine quality pretty. I was BEYOND thrilled with my Bobbi Brown makeup (which did not smudge or budge all night!) and moreso with kelly's friendly, upbeat, and professional attitude and easiness to work with. Kelly (and Face the Occasion in general!) was one vendor I knew I never needed to worry about. If I ever need my makeup done in the future I know exactly who to call.

Bottom Line: Face the Occasion uses Bobbi Brown makeup (my favorite!), comes to wherever you are (which takes A TON of the guesswork out of how your bridesmaids will look!), and respond promptly and professionally to any and all questions you may have (at least in my experience). They are very affordable, but well worth every penny.

Jill from Face the Occasion did my makeup as well as that of my bridal party, my mom, and my grandmom for a total of 9 people. She was amazing! She highlighted everyone's best features without making anyone look over made-up. I even had a bridesmaid decide to get hers done after adamantly being against it once she saw how everyone else looked. My makeup looked fantastic the entire day (a good 14 hours), and didn't smudge at all during any of the several times I cried (happy tears!) during the day. I highly recommend Jill and Face the Occasion!

Face the Occasion was my top choice after researching vendors in the Philly area with artists that would travel to my hotel on the day of. I was also looking for artists with convenient locations for a trial, since going outside the city would have been difficult for me. I ultimately chose Face the Occasion on their value and their online portfolio. They suggested for me to work with Janet Indorf, and she was FANTASTIC. My mother in law even said to me that if she ever wins the lottery she wants to hire Janet to do her makeup every day! She was really great. At the trial, she was good at giving some suggestions and opinions, but also really listened. On the day of, she did my makeup, three of my maids, and two moms. Everyone was extremely happy, and she made everyone so comfortable. A HUGE thanks to Janet for making us gorgeous!!

LOVED my makeup! Jill did an awesome job, and I really appreciated her fitting me in last minute when my other makeup artist fell through! She enhanced all my features without making me feel uncomfortable or like a drag queen! She was so sweet and did my mom's makeup last minute at the salon! All my makeup stayed all night through the sweating and the rain. She was great!

Janet Indorf did the makeup for me, my bridesmaids, and the mothers on my wedding day, and we all had such a good time! It was a great way to spend time with the girls, and the makeup came out great and looked so good in the photos. A couple of my bridesmaids aren't big makeup wearers, so I wasn't sure how they would handle it, but Janet does a great job of keeping everyone in their comfort zone. She also arrived early, and was able to work in my mother-in-law even though she wasn't initially on the itinerary. It was a great experience!

It it time to stop looking for a makeup artist and book Face the Occasion! I am SO glad I did! I saw Kelly's work in an issue of Wedding in Style magazine and knew I had to have her do my makeup. Kelly has been a pleasure communicating with during the wedding planning process. She always provides a detailed and quick response which I loved.

My mom and I recently had a trial for my wedding with Kelly. She was fabulous! Kelly is a skilled professional who is passionate about what she does. She truly listened and achieved the look that my mom and I both each wanted. We both LOVED our looks! My dad even couldn't stop commenting on how much he liked our makeup once he saw us after our trials. We all know it takes a lot for dads to notice these things! I can't wait to have Kelly do my makeup in a few weeks on my Wedding Day! I HIGHLY recommend Face the Occasion and Kelly.

Jill from face the occasion traveled to Penn State for my wedding. She does wonderful work! The photos looked lovely.

Kelly did an amazing job on my bridal makeup as well as on a few of my bridesmaids and my Mom. Everyone looked fabuloous - glowing without looking overdone. Kelly really listened to what everyone wanted and delivered on their visions.

Throughout the whole process she was very responsive to my many questions and flexible with scheduling both my trial and the wedding morning-of schedule.

I would absolutely recommend Kelly and Face the Occasion to future brides.

I was introduced to Kelly by a friend of mine who had Face the Occasion do her make up for her wedding. She kept telling me about her wonderful experience, so I booked a trial. Kelly came to my house for my trial and was extremely professional. She also did an amazing job! She listened to what I wanted and did exactly that! Kelly always answers my emails promptly, which has not been the case with many of my wedding vendors. My big day is this Saturday and I can't wait to have Face the Occasion do my make up, as well as my bridesmaids and my mom!

Booking Kelly with Face the Occasion was one of the best decisions I made during the wedding planning process. Kelly is a kind person and a true professional. She consistently responded to my questions in a timely and thorough manner, and was extremely flexible when scheduling my trial appointment.

Most importantly, Kelly is a skilled make-up artist who works with you to achieve the perfect wedding look. Both during the trial and on my wedding day, Kelly talked me through the session checking-in periodically to make sure she was on the right track. I loved the quality and endless variety of make-up to choose from and the fact that the make-up stayed on so well throughout the day. My mother, bridesmaids and I can all attest that Kelly has a talent for bringing out your best features without making you look overdone. We all looked like the best possible versions of ourselves! I would recommend Kelly’s services to anyone.

I highly recommend Face the Occasion. JIll did the make up for my wedding along with my mother, grand mother, and bridesmaid. I don't usually wear makeup and was extremely pleased with the job she did and my make up was still perfect by the time I got to bed!
I don't live in the area so I was nervous about finding someone but after I had my trial at her house I felt very confident about the actual day. I was running a bit behind the day of my wedding and when I got to the hotel she was set up and super patient with me!

Jill, from face the occasion, was amazing! I had my wedding in PA, but lived in VA, so I wasn't able to do a trial and it didn't matter because Jill was great! She did all of my bridemaids' faces and everyone looked amazing. She truly helped to make my wedding day wonderful!

Kelly is an amazing professional and I am so glad she did my makeup. And talk about patient! I am from out of town (live in San Diego) and when I was unable t meet with her during the holidays, she went out of her way to make sure I had a trial prior to the wedding, And then on the day of the wedding, we ended p adding TWO people for makeup and she jumped right in without complaint. And they all looked wonderful. Loved the eyelashes!

As fr as my makeup—WOW. M skin looked flawless. My eyes were huge. And I think she managed to take ten years off—no idea how. Lol And the makeup stayed on all night ad still looked good even after the dancing.

I highly recommend her and Face the Occasion for your wedding day!

I recently had my makeup trial with Kelly for my July wedding. Kelly was so prompt returning messages, even from the beginning. She did a fantastic job on my makeup and even let me change my mind on my eye-shadow color, only to change it back again after deciding I liked the original better. She gave me plenty of tips on what to look for in my makeup as I wore it the rest of the evening, so that we can make adjustments if needed for the big day. I am looking forward to having Kelly working with my bridesmaids and I on my big day!