{"id":17990,"date":"2021-05-20T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/?p=17990"},"modified":"2021-05-20T10:36:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:36:13","slug":"you-beautifully-a-sa-lon-santa-fe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/20\/you-beautifully-a-sa-lon-santa-fe\/","title":{"rendered":"YOU, BEAUTIFULLY: A SA.LON SANTA FE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s probably pretty clear that we, your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/who-we-are\">WCNM<\/a> team here in New Mexico, have been around the wedding block a few times by now. Mishaps and magic, ultra-trendy or nuevo-classic, deep downtown or deep in the forest &#8212; we&#8217;ve seen it all from our little perch between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/#vendor-categories\">wedding businesses<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/wedding-inspiration\">local, engaged couples<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, since we know the ins and outs of our southwestern wedding world, we also have a pretty good idea of how to plan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/wedding-inspiration\">the perfect celebration<\/a> here.(Which is why we&#8217;re constantly sharing expert tips and real-life wedding inspo here, of course!) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few obvious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/deals-tips\">wedding planning tips and tricks<\/a> that you don&#8217;t have to be an expert to know, like: start with the big stuff &#8211; venue, dress, photographer. Easy, right? Right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there&#8217;s one big thing that rarely gets added into the <em>Big Stuff<\/em> list, instead being relegated to second-tier priorities: <strong>your hair + makeup artist<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hair-makeup-real-wedding.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hair-makeup-real-wedding.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hair-makeup-real-wedding-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/hair-makeup-real-wedding-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">A Sa.lon Santa Fe<\/a> |  Counterpart Creative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alana, locally beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/wedding-vendors\/wedding-makeup-hair-beauty-skincare-tanning-waxing\">wedding HMUA<\/a> specialist with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">A Sa.lon Santa Fe<\/a>, is the <em>perfect<\/em> example for why your beauty guru should be higher up on your list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only can you scroll endlessly through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">photos of her brides<\/a> looking unbelievably radiant for proof of her expertise, but she&#8217;s also been cultivating her incredible makeup skills since childhood. So you know it&#8217;s more than a job or medium for her &#8211; it&#8217;s a burn-in-your-belly kind of passion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why does <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">Alana&#8217;s<\/a> extraordinary talents and lifelong experience mean that you should book her first, right alongside your venue? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asalonsantafe-hair-wedding-makeup.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17995\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asalonsantafe-hair-wedding-makeup.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17995\" class=\"wp-image-17995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asalonsantafe-hair-wedding-makeup.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/asalonsantafe-hair-wedding-makeup-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">A Sa.lon Santa Fe<\/a> | Counterpart Creative<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blanket-sunset-bride-groom.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17996\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blanket-sunset-bride-groom.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17996\" class=\"wp-image-17996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blanket-sunset-bride-groom.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/blanket-sunset-bride-groom-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">A Sa.lon Santa Fe<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/lavel-marie-photography\">Lavel Marie Photography<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, while it&#8217;s true the love you share should be the focal point of your celebration, there&#8217;s no denying that you and your partner are in the limelight, too. Which means, you can have every tiny, gorgeous detail of your wedding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/deals-tips\">planned to perfection<\/a> and <em>still<\/em> not enjoy your special day if you don&#8217;t feel as confident and beautiful as you truly are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s imperative, then, that you find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/wedding-vendors\/wedding-makeup-hair-beauty-skincare-tanning-waxing\">HMUA<\/a>, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">Alana with A Sa.lon<\/a>, that has experience doing makeup that photographs well, lasts all day, and highlights your natural beauty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/indian-wedding-hairstyle.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17997\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17997\" class=\"wp-image-17997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/indian-wedding-hairstyle.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/indian-wedding-hairstyle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/indian-wedding-hairstyle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/indian-wedding-hairstyle-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/indian-wedding-hairstyle-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">A Sa.lon Santa Fe<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/alicia-lucia-photography\">Alicia Lucia Photography<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/boho-cowboy-hat-braid.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17998\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/boho-cowboy-hat-braid.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17998\" class=\"wp-image-17998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/boho-cowboy-hat-braid.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/boho-cowboy-hat-braid-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/boho-cowboy-hat-braid-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/boho-cowboy-hat-braid-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/boho-cowboy-hat-braid-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">A Sa.lon Santa Fe<\/a> | Shutterfreek Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is especially important if you, like me, have an unconventional look or style &#8211; trust me. It&#8217;s been not once or twice, but several times that a new MUA has made me several shades oranger because they were unfamiliar with super fair skin, and yes, it was devastating! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Thank goodness <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">Alana<\/a> has been immersed in cutting edge fashion and art since day one, due to her well-known musician parents.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/moon-wedding-santa-fe.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/moon-wedding-santa-fe.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/moon-wedding-santa-fe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/moon-wedding-santa-fe-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">A Sa.lon Santa Fe<\/a> | Counterpart Creative.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But, the wonderful thing is, once you have your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/wedding-vendors\/wedding-makeup-hair-beauty-skincare-tanning-waxing\">wedding makeup artist<\/a> ticked off your list, you can <em>actually<\/em> relax knowing that no matter how your planning unfolds, you&#8217;ll feel and look your best on the most important day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s bump your happiness and confidence up a little higher on the priority list, yeah? Start your search for the right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/wedding-vendors\/wedding-makeup-hair-beauty-skincare-tanning-waxing\">wedding hair + makeup artist<\/a> early &#8211; maybe even <strong>right now<\/strong>! After all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">A Sa.lon Santa Fe<\/a> is the perfect place to begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/a-salon-800x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17236\" class=\"wp-image-17236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/a-salon-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/a-salon-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/a-salon-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/a-salon-1200x1536.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/a-salon.jpg 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">A Sa.lon Santa Fe<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sandia-mountains-sunset-hairstyle.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17999\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sandia-mountains-sunset-hairstyle.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17999\" class=\"wp-image-17999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sandia-mountains-sunset-hairstyle.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sandia-mountains-sunset-hairstyle-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sandia-mountains-sunset-hairstyle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sandia-mountains-sunset-hairstyle-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sandia-mountains-sunset-hairstyle-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/a-salon-santa-fe\">A Sa.lon Santa Fe<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/listing\/alicia-lucia-photography\">Alicia Lucia Photography<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visit-us-online3-1024x305.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visit-us-online3-1024x305.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visit-us-online3-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visit-us-online3-768x229.png 768w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visit-us-online3-1536x457.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visit-us-online3-1320x393.png 1320w, https:\/\/www.weddingcollectivenm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/visit-us-online3.png 1858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s probably pretty clear that we, your WCNM team here in New Mexico, have been around the wedding block a few times by now. 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