prustia's reviews

I needed someone to alter and add some stuff to my wedding gown and found Mina online and read all the reviews. I was a little iffy that it was at her home, but honestly, it IS more convenient for everyone that way. You feel comfortable being at her own home and she is able to work on so many of her clients' dresses and outfits because of it! She was warm and friendly from the start! She added BEAUTIFUL cap sleeves on my originally tube top dress and it looked gorgeous! She added the bustle, took in my dress because I lost a little weight but still kept the shape that showed off my curves, and more! I felt amazing on my wedding day and am so happy I found her! She was worth every penny!

This is an EXCELLENT company. We had a very detailed design where our invitations had 3 5x7 sections. The left section had a romantic picture of us, the middle had the invitation wording and ceremony, and the right side had different things: a paper that had our bridal party and godparents, a paper that had directions and registry information, and our response cards. If I got ALL of this done at a professional, I would have to at LEAST be spending $1000 with all of the printing and paper and ribbons (ribbons bought elsewhere). But I was able to get ALL of this for $430 at paperandmore, PLUS I am using the scraps and leftovers for table cards, monograms, favors, menus and programs so none of it is going to waste. Best of all, I did NOT have to sacrifice quality because the metallic paper in ANY color was just AMAZING and elegant! We used champagne, crimson red, and gold leaf.

Although I'm not able to book Katie due to conflicts, her work looks absolutely gorgeous and she has been so helpful even though I wasn't able to book her. Normally, if you aren't able to book for whatever reason, people don't pay attention to you anymore but Katie has continued be very helpful and kind! Her products on her website look great and the reviews on there just make it so hard NOT to try them out! Can't wait to buy her products!!! Thanks again Katie for all of your help!

Love,
Phoebe

*****UPDATE*****

So things actually worked out and I was able to book Katie Bee for my wedding this past January. Let me tell you, you really DO NOT want to book anyone else for your special day! I’m going to try to make this as short as possible, but there are just so many great things to say about her that it’s going to be hard!

Let me start off by just saying, Katie Bee is the BEST out there! Makeup wise: My favorite things about her work were one, she really knows how to bring out your eyes, two the makeup stays on all day, and three, I just love that airbrush flawless look, and yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is real! We took pictures with regular digital cameras and were amazed! Feel free to email me if you want to see them! All of my bridesmaids and I looked AMAZING! We didn’t have to worry about our makeup aside from touching up our lips of course. To top it off, she caters to YOU. She asked all the girls what they wore on a day to day basis and what they’d be comfortable with so she knew how dark or light to make their makeup. She unbelievably matched everyone’s makeup with their personalities while still getting that amazing transformation that we were all anxiously waiting for!

Hair wise: I had brain surgery last summer where they had to shave half of my head to the scalp. With my wedding 6 months or so away, I knew that I had to get some kind of extensions or fake hair but had NO IDEA what to be looking for or what I was going to do. Having seen Katie Bee’s work, I knew right away that she’d be the perfect person to help me with this dilemma. For both my makeup and hair, we were not able to do trials, but just communicated through email and phone on my favorite looks. What she did to my hair was by far WAY better than the picture I showed her! She knew my face shape, my head shape, and my personality and turned the hairstyle I gave her of Carrie Underwood into MY style. My hair looked amazing, long and curled and it continued looking that way ALL NIGHT!

One of the things I was looking forward to the most was how I’d look for our special day. Another thing I was looking forward to though, was getting Alan’s (my husband) reaction to how I looked. Let me tell you, when I was walking down the aisle, he was crying a lot harder than I was expecting! Now, Alan always tells me I am beautiful with or without makeup and I love that about him. But of course on this special day, you want to look a little different, right?! After telling me I was beautiful like he always does every day, the first thing he said to me was “Katie Bee did a really great job!” Did I mention Alan got a little magic done by Katie Bee also?!

Although you are obviously looking for a talented makeup artist and hair stylist, which Katie Bee DEFINITELY is, one thing that made her just THAT much more amazing was her heart. She is such a loving, kind and FUNNY person that it doesn’t even seem like she’s one of your vendors. It’s like you’ve been friends forever! She is so down to earth, honest and genuine that it just makes the whole experience that much better. I’ve not only found a makeup artist that I know I’m going to book for every special occasion, but I’ve found a good friend! My worries and concerns of what I was going to look like on my special day with my situation completely melted away when I was able to book Katie Bee. Trust me, you don’t want to go with anyone else! I am still getting compliments about how I looked after the wedding’s been done and over with! And Katie’s right, you can definitely skip the trial with her! She’s just THAT good!

She made me look and feel amazing on my wedding day. I can’t thank you enough for what you’ve done for me and I am forever thankful!