The Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay - Hindu Wedding

Rachna & Jordan's Wedding Day

I absolutely love when a bride allows me creative freedom...

xoxo Rachna

See more vibrant wedding colors that were used in Rachna & Jordans wedding,

 their wedding is featured in Style Me Pretty

The Team of Vendors

Photography and Cinematography: Studio Nine / Event Design: Asiel Designs / Event Planning: Sonal J Shah Events / Ceremony Location: Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay / Reception Location: Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay / Shoes: Jimmy Choo / DJ: DJ Raj, Sound Nation / Cake: Cake Coquette / Hair and Makeup: Armando Sarabia, Get Your 'Do Up!

Getting Schooled at the, MAKE UP FOREVER PRO ROADSHOW

San Francisco, CA | August 13-15 | W Hotel San Francisco 

Armando Sarabia, Taking a weekend to get schooled at the

 MAKE UP FOREVER PRO ROAD SHOW

With most photography and video now being shot in HIGH DEF,  

I knew this was a weekend I couldn't pass up.  

Celebrity Makeup Artist David Hernandez, started out the morning giving us the 411 on "HD For All" - all skin tones, all skin types. David shared with us his techniques and how the MAKE UP FOREVER products can be applied to every area of my work.

The Powder Group founder Michael DeVellis, shared a look at the business of make up artistry and marketing our careers from the perspective of branding, marketing and promoting.

Celebrity Makeup Artist, Patrick Eichler,

also shared his creative talents with us. Patrick showed us how he creates clean, flawless beauty

 for all areas of our work

More to come...

GET YOUR 'DO UP! receives Editors Choice - Northern California BRIDES Magazine

Congratulations to the other Editors Choice Winners

RECEPTION SITES
Banquet/Reception Hall:
Casa Real
Garden/Outdoor:
Thomas Fogarty Winery & Vineyards
Hotel/Resort:
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
Loft/Raw Space:
RF80 Robert Fountain Studio
Unique Venue:
Bimbo's 365 Club
Mansion/Historic Site:
The James Leary Flood Mansion
Museum/Art Gallery:
de Young Museum
Restaurant:
The Cliff House

CATERER
Paula LeDuc Fine Catering

BRIDAL SALONS
Amy Kuschel Bride
Gabrielle's Bridal Atelier

PHOTOGRAPHER
Anna Kuperberg

VIDEOGRAPHERS
Justin Fone

INVITATIONS
Chewing the Cud
Hello!Lucky

JEWELRY
Dawes Design
Brilliant Earth

HAIR & MAKEUP
Taylor Pham
Armando Sarabia of Get Your 'Do Up!

ENTERTAINMENT
Big Fun
Martini Straight Up, (925) 236-2663

FLORISTS
Studio Choo
Nancy Liu Chin Designs

PLANNER
Jubilee Lau Events

CAKE DESIGNERS
Cake Coquette
Studio Cake

read more about it at BRIDES.COM

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SF Baylist Top 5

get your 'DO up! places in the Top 5

A special thanks for all those that voted for get your 'DO up!, for best wedding make-up SF Baylist 2011

Congratulations to the winner The Glamourist

Tips for Healthy Looking Skin and Hair

Here are a few tips about maintaining your hair and skin for so you can look your best on your wedding day.

For Healthy Hair:

Every bride’s first thought when she becomes engaged is to let her hair grow, and grow and grow…  It’s not always necessary to grow your hair down to your waist to achieve your desired look for your wedding day.  Book your first session with your wedding stylist NOW. The sooner you get in with your wedding day stylist the more informed you’ll be as to just how long you hair needs to be to achieve your wedding day look.

 Keeping your hair healthy means you have to keep it trimmed. Keeping the split ends at bay is an important part of healthy looking hair. Keeping it trimmed every 6-8 weeks will keep the hair from fraying. Don’t let you hair fall out of style on the road to your wedding day. 

For Radiant Skin:

One of the questions that I always get from my brides is should I get a facial before my wedding?  My answer to that is if you are on a regular facial regimen now, Stick with it! It’s easy during the wedding planning process to stray away from our regular overall grooming, health and fitness routines.

If you are planning on getting a facial for the first time, please make sure it is not the week of your wedding. Facials often give the opportunity for the icky things beneath the skin to surface. We Certainly don’t want that happening on the day of your wedding. I find that my brides that enroll in a 6 month series of facials always have the most radiant skin, thus giving me a cleaner/smoother canvas to work with. HYDRATE.

Another spa service that I suggest a bride should include is to enroll in a 6 month back facial service. A back facial will ensure that your shoulders look their most radiant. If you are wearing a off the shoulder dress do keep in mind that your back is facing your guests for the first part of the ceremony then your back becomes the most caressed and photographed while on the dance floor. HYDRATE. Tip: Assign a Bridesmaid to help you moisturize. The back and shoulders are one of the areas often forgotten. 

You can read more hair and skin tips from my colleagues, Maria Chang from Professional Make-up Artistry, Taylor of Thi Cosmetics Studio by visiting A Brides Best Friend

Casa Real Wedding

Ashley & Roger Carroll's August 22nd Wedding @ Casa Real

Julia Morgan Ballroom Wedding | Marry me: Medel and Jen

Marry me: Medel and Jen from Matthieu Meynier on Vimeo.

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles

Come Join me and My Friends Corinne Okada, Colleen Quen & Rick Lee for their installation of TECHStyle SOFTwear at the  San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles

Opening Reception on September 17, 2010

For more information click on the pic above

A Bentley Reserve Wedding

The Wedding of Helen and Hwa

Helen + Hwa's wedding, HD video from Kevin Chin Photography + Cinema on Vimeo.

Nestledown Wedding

A Nestledown Wedding

Meg Perotti Photographer

Nestledown Wedding
A Nestledown Wedding, read more about the details on Style Me Pretty

Photographer: Meg Perotti
Coordinator: MAP Events, Melissa Panico 
Venue: Nestldown, Los Gatos
Hair: get your 'Do up, Armando 

get your Do up! takes BEST 'DO FOR YOUR "I DO" Editors Pick San Francisco Bay Guardian

From the: Best of the Bay San Francisco Bay Guardian

BEST 'DO FOR YOUR "I DO"

Weddings: they're all fun and games and exorbitant expenses and heterosexual privilege — until the bride's hair falls. Then? Disaster! Avoid any potential Bridezilla moments by calling upon the wizardly hair (and makeup) skills of one Armando Sarabia. His mobile beauty service, Get Your Do Up, brings the look to you, with on-location consultations and makeovers sure to guarantee love, honor, and obedience. He'll take you through it all in style, from initial makeup color palette consultation to frisky honeymoon runway takeoff look. Sarabia's talents aren't just reserved for romantic matrimonials, either: girls' nights out, media appearances, boudoir photography sessions, holiday gatherings, and just general cuts, colors, and styling all benefit from a good dose of Get Your Do Up glamour.

http://www.sfbg.com/specials/best-bay-2010-editors-picks-city-living

get your Do up! takes

Editors Pick for BEST 'DO FOR YOUR "I DO" San Francisco Bay Guardian

Your Wedding in a week

5 More Days to Enter

Star 101.3 and WeddingWire have teamed up to give one lucky Bay Area couple the wedding of their dreams BUT they only have one week to plan! If you're engaged, tell us in 101 words or less why you'd like to get married. Then upload your photos for your chance to win.

With the help of Jamie Chang of Mango Muse Events and our team of professionals, the winning couple will get it all from the wedding dress to the cake and everything in between. The ceremony and the reception will take place at Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, where the wedding party and guests will enjoy an elegant menu provided by Blue Heron Catering

The bride and groom- to-be will need help with important wedding details- stay tuned to vote on the cake, honeymoon, flowers and more! Give us a week and we will give you the wedding of your dreams!

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• 07.30 - Phase 2 Voting ends @ 5pm
• 08.02 - Phase 2 voting begins @ 6am
• 08.02-08.05 - Wedding details voting
• 08.05 - Phase 2 voting ends @ 5pm
• 08.06 - Winning Couple Announced
• 08.13 - Wedding Day!

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get your Do up! heads to Chapel Hill, NC

Going to the Chapel, Chapel Hill that is.. For Lisa and Joshua's Wedding ..

While Lisa is sealing envelopes and interviewing photographers... Joshua is off in South Africa for the World Cup. He is promising to bring Lisa gifts from his trip..

(Better be more than a Vuvuzela Joshua.)

Vuvuzela knot v2 from mediengestalt on Vimeo.

I first met Lisa and Joshua at Bay to Breakers a couple of years ago.

that's me when my hair was extremely long ;)

If you have ever participated in Bay to Breakers you know it really isn't a run, it's a party!

That's where I met Lisa and Joshua somewhere near the half-way point. That's where the party was and that's where I needed to stay.

I'm sure the wedding at Chapel Hill is going to be quite the party as well.

Most of the people I met at Bay to Breakers will be there. :)

The Wedding of Megan and Kevin, Solage Calistoga

Solage Calistoga from Thomas Hughes Films on Vimeo.