🎧 Listen to learn:
- What to look for when hiring your wedding hair and makeup artist
- How to build a stress-free beauty timeline for your big day
- The importance of early trials and beauty consultations
- Why diversity and cultural representation matter in bridal beauty
- Tips for seamless collaboration between your glam squad and planner
- How to feel confident, comfortable and camera-ready from morning to night
In this episode of Wedding Day Podcast, host Sonja Babich and co-host Alexis Sanabria, Publisher of Washington Wedding Day, sit down with Ivonne Mendoza, owner and lead artist behind I.M. Artistry, a beauty collective based in the Pacific Northwest. Known for her commitment to inclusivity and calm client-centered service, Ivonne shares expert insights on how to approach your wedding glam with confidence and clarity.
The conversation explores everything from what questions to ask during your hair and makeup trial to how to ensure your artists can work with all skin tones and hair textures. With a background in both fashion and film, Ivonne brings a unique lens to bridal beauty—prioritizing skin prep, communication and a timeline that allows everyone to feel celebrated, not rushed.
Ivonne also unpacks how planners and beauty teams can collaborate for a smooth wedding morning, why she educates her artists on inclusive techniques and how she helps each client feel authentically themselves on one of the most photographed days of their lives.
Produced by Summit Hill Studios summithillstudios.com
and Iron Diamond Media irondiamondmedia.com
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