Betsy diFrancesa

I had a wonderful and relaxing experience with Betsy. I found her on the Inside Weddings Magazine website. I was impressed with her body of work and commitment to making a bride look natural and fresh on her wedding day.
She is professional, flexible, organized and so easy to work with. I had my trial make up done the day my husband and I were having our engagement session with our photographer. She drove to me and the session took about an hour. She was great about asking me questions about colors and looks that I liked. My eye shadow makeup showed up a bit darker than I like in the engagment pics and Betsy worked with me on getting the shades I wanted. She did another trial run the day of my bridal shower for free! Her rates are super reasonable and she is easily available via email and phone. She worked well with my wedding planner and was on time on the day of the wedding.

She was a calming presence during the getting ready hours on my wedding day. She did mine and my mother's makeup. Our makeup was amazing! She stayed until I was dressed and ready to go and did last minute touch ups of lipstick. She gives every bride a small shatung silk fabric envelope with a sample of the lipstick she used, blotting paper and mints. What a great touch! I now consider Betsy a friend and can't wait to use her again.

A pic of me:

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A pic of my mom:

http://picasaweb.google.com/lulubruin/AnnieVovanSPictures/photo#5045253368631005906

When someone gives a ring, we know that we found the one. Surprisingly, when I was under water to prepare for our wedding, I (and probably like you) realized that another “one” must be found. If you want to look special and be yourself at your wedding day, Betsy is the one.

I was advised to choose the hair-style and make-up artist through personal referral because of trust. I was introduced to a couple make-up and hairstyle artists through friends (including “top-end” artists) but I did not feel a “click”. As a result, I decided to make a search on the Internet and I found Betsy’s website. I was amazed with the excellent reviews. More importantly, her selective samples and her impressive CV posted on the website somehow gave me some trust. We made the decision quickly after the meeting with Betsy at her cozy and stylist home office. Betsy is definitely a professional. She asked the right questions to learn about the personality and expectation. Trust me! Betsy is trustworthy for the wedding day.

With her personality, particularly her flexibility, she made me feel that she was a friend rather than a contractor who provides a one-off service. My husband dropped me off at the house and we went to the location together. We chatted along the drive and shared our stories while she applied the make-up. She constantly asked for feedback to ensure I felt comfortable with the color applied. It was a relaxing and joyful 3 hours. In addition to the agreed working duration, she was flexible to stay extra hours as a friend would do. She was there during the photo shooting. She did some final touch-up before I walked down the aisle. It was not my plan to have 2 hair-styles although I was planning to wear 2 dresses – one for the ceremony and one for reception. As I wore the Vietnamese traditional color (yellow and red) and a special Vietnamese wedding hat during the reception, she joined the ceremony and made another hairstyle as well as changed the make-up color to best suite my dress. Everyone loved the make-up I wore. While it gave me a natural look, it did have something that made me stand out on the day.

Like me, you can trust Betsy as a friend who is another “one” on your memorable day.

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Betsy is a true artist and professional! She fixed my hair and makeup as well as five bridesmaids without a hitch or a tear. In fact, we were smiles all day.

If you are a detail oriented bride, you will love Betsy. Months before my wedding she started the planning process by asking me to provide photos of hair and makeup. A week before the wedding, I was given a detailed schedule so she had enough time with each of us. She arrived early with the photos and schedule! Better still, she kept her schedule all day. The atmosphere was fun and relaxing because she is a great person and because everything was completed at a relaxed pace.

Betsy did an awesome job with everyone's makeup. I grew up with several of my bridesmaids and have never seen them look as good as they did on my wedding day. The colors were perfect. Moreover, my makeup did not smudge or fade at all!

All of our hair was styled differently and looked natural. My hair stayed in place all day and through the reception. My veil was cathedral length and stayed in securely even when I snagged it. I thought for sure I would have a tight-hair-headache with a veil that long, but I didn't!!!! I can't thank Betsy enough for making me and my bridal party absolutely beautiful for the most special day of my life!

Betsy went above and beyond the call of duty ensuring that I, the bride, was not only beautiful but also felt relaxed and in good hands.

She was very specific about making sure every detail was to my liking. By the end of the day, we all felt like she was part of the family. I received so many compliments and was repeatedly told I was a beautiful bride (every woman's dream). Betsy did the hair and makeup for several bridesmaids as well and tailored the look to each persons individual age and style. She is punctual and accountable, which is so reassuring on your wedding day. Betsy is highly professional and provides guidance when necessary, yet she is open to feedback and included me in the process. She made the day amazing for me and my wedding party! I can't thank Betsy enough for her services.

I first found out about Betsy's work through our reception site who highly recommended her work. The referral was an excellent one and I couldn't have been more satisfied with the job she and her assistant completed for our wedding this July. She did hair and make-up for both my mom and I (neither of us often wear make-up and were really pleased by her emphasis on a natural look) as well as hair for my bridesmaids. She was also a huge help up until our wedding day -- answering all of my emails (many!) promptly.

I loved working with Betsy!

My brother's wedding was my first experience as a bridesmaid, and I can't imagine the hair and make-up component going ANY better. I was actually a little nervous before the event because I'd never been professionally made-up, but Betsy totally alleviated my anxieties. She worked with my sister-in-law and 5 bridesmaids, and juggled 6 styles, 6 preferences, 6 timeframes - all in one morning! We really worked as a team; Betsy took our suggestions and had her own, and the two together created a VERY satisfied bridal party.

Bottom line: Betsy helped each of us to look like our best selves - the prettiest selves we've ever been.

I had a hard time finding a hairstylist for my wedding. It seemed everyone I contacted was booked on my wedding day. Then I searched the internet and found Betsy!
When we met, I liked her immediately! She is very down to earth and worked with me on different ideas to style my hair. We met a few times to get just the right look for me.
The day of the wedding, Betsy really had her hands full! Not only did she style my hair, but she styled 6 other gals in my wedding party! That was a lot to do in the time frame we had. Betsy arrived at 5am so we could be ready for pictures by 9am. Betsy was FANTASTIC pulling it all together for us. We all felt and looked fabulous!!!
Planning a wedding is stressful enough, but when you find a vendor that relieves some of that stress, you've hit the jackpot! Thank you Betsy!!!!

Betsy did such a great job with my bridal hair and makeup, she also did my mom and bridesmaids as well. Everyone was so delighted with her work and we all felt our beautiful and fabulous on the wedding day.

Betsy takes photos at your trial and documents everything so that you can change things your not comfortable with and be sure to look great on your wedding day.

She styles make up in a way that makes you look like the best version of your self, not extremely made up and fake. Everything was natural, comfortable and long wearing.

Betsy thinks of every detail to make your wedding day smooth and stress free, she even brought straws for our champagne. She packs a little touchup kit that helps keep the bride fresh throughout the day!

We were all extremely pleased with Betsy's work.

Betsy is by far the best hair and makeup person in Los Angeles. She did my wedding in December and was AMAZING. I could not recommend her more! Not only did she do an incredibly cool stylized look for me (EXACTLY what I was looking for), but she is the NICEST person to spend the time with! I got non stop compliments on my hair and makeup at the wedding and my friends who spent time with her getting ready still won't stop talking about her! We had such a great time! Believe me - I rarely recommend anyone - but I could rave about Betsy all day! She is the best you can get - anywhere!

She is incredibly flexible - and I swear the trial run is as much fun as the wedding itself! Here are two links to photos from my wedding - you can see Betsy in action in the first one!

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