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	<title>Sarah Collins Make-up Artist Blog</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Mel&#8217;s Wedding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July I was lucky enough to do Mel&#8217;s bridal make-up - I had also done her sister Anna&#8217;s 3 years ago!
I received a lovely email from Mel last week with words of thanks and stunning photos taken by Richard Shepherd.
&#8220;I just wanted to say a massive thank you, you did a fantastic job, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In July I was lucky enough to do Mel&#8217;s bridal make-up - I had also done her sister Anna&#8217;s 3 years ago!</p>
<p>I received a lovely email from Mel last week with words of thanks and stunning photos taken by <a href="http://www.richardshephard.co.uk/">Richard Shepherd</a>.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;I just wanted to say a massive thank you, you did a fantastic job, and the make-up for me and the bridesmaids looks wonderful! <img src='http://makeupbysarah.co.uk/components/com_mojo/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  THANK YOU.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>I have uploaded a selection of the photos to my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=253101&#038;id=8954850188&#038;ref=mf">Facebook page</a>.  Please follow me for all the latest news and photos.
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		<title>Heather on Hitched.co.uk</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Thank you to Heather for this lovely mention on her Real Wedding writeup on Hitched.co.uk
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Don&#8217;t forget, you can follow me on Facebook for the latest news and photos.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Thank you to Heather for this lovely mention on her <a href=" http://www.hitched.co.uk/realweddings/heather-andrew_50/heathers-wedding-dress.htm?Page=2">Real Wedding writeup on Hitched.co.uk<br />
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<p>Don&#8217;t forget, you can follow me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Daventry-United-Kingdom/Sarah-Collins-Make-up-Artist/8954850188">Facebook</a> for the latest news and photos.
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		<title>Fully booked June/July</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 13:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, what a busy time at the moment! And such wonderful weather for weddings. 
I am now fully booked for all appointments in May/June/July. My diary opens up a bit again from August onwards. 
Sarah x

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, what a busy time at the moment! And such wonderful weather for weddings. </p>
<p>I am now fully booked for all appointments in May/June/July. My diary opens up a bit again from August onwards. </p>
<p>Sarah x
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		<title>Christmas Gifts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Gift Ideas</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to start your Christmas shopping&#8230; I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s this time of year again already! If you would like to treat a loved one to a make-up service (make-up lessons are very popular again this year) please get in touch as I am able to issue gift vouchers for you to give on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s time to start your Christmas shopping&#8230; I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s this time of year again already! If you would like to treat a loved one to a make-up service (make-up lessons are very popular again this year) please get in touch as I am able to issue gift vouchers for you to give on Christmas Day at no extra charge.
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		<title>Discount for 2009!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am offering £10 off single-person bookings or a 10% discount off group bookings for special occasion, bridal and photographic make-up in 2009.
This applies to your Christmas parties, your bridal make-up, your dinner date, your family portrait shoot&#8230; 
&#8230; contact me now to get booked in!
£10 will be deducted from new single-person appointments or 10% [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am offering <strong>£10 off single-person bookings or a 10% discount off group bookings</strong> for special occasion, bridal and photographic make-up in 2009.</p>
<p>This applies to your Christmas parties, your bridal make-up, your dinner date, your family portrait shoot&#8230; </p>
<p>&#8230; <a href="http://makeupbysarah.co.uk/component/option,com_forme/Itemid,51/">contact me</a> now to get booked in!</p>
<p><em>£10 will be deducted from <strong>new</strong> single-person appointments or 10% off group bookings and is only available for make-up application in 2009 (excludes pre-appointment consultations/trials and make-up lessons). </em>
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		<title>Autumn and 2010!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bookings are coming in thick and fast for 2010 weddings now so if you&#8217;d like to secure your date with me, please get in touch as soon as possible. 
I&#8217;ve had another amazing Summer with many wonderful brides. I&#8217;ve also met lots of amazing photographers and ladies who have either booked themselves or received a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bookings are coming in thick and fast for 2010 weddings now so if you&#8217;d like to secure your date with me, please get in touch as soon as possible. </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve had another amazing Summer with many wonderful brides. I&#8217;ve also met lots of amazing photographers and ladies who have either booked themselves or received a make-up lesson as a gift. </p>
<p>I do still have some availability left this year so please do get in touch to check.</p>
<p>Sarah x
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		<title>Summer 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the busiest time of year and I&#8217;m now fully booked for consultations and weddings in July, August and September. 
I have begun taking bookings for 2010 so please get in touch to check availability if you&#8217;re planning your 2010 wedding. 
Sarah x

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s the busiest time of year and I&#8217;m now fully booked for consultations and weddings in July, August and September. </p>
<p>I have begun taking bookings for 2010 so please get in touch to check availability if you&#8217;re planning your 2010 wedding. </p>
<p>Sarah x
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		<title>Availability</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello! It&#8217;s been such a long time since I have updated this blog&#8230; I&#8217;m sorry! It has been a very hectic year for me so far so I thought I would let you know about my current availability.
I have very few dates left for weddings this year, so if you&#8217;re thinking about booking me, please [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello! It&#8217;s been such a long time since I have updated this blog&#8230; I&#8217;m sorry! It has been a very hectic year for me so far so I thought I would let you know about my current availability.</p>
<p>I have very few dates left for weddings this year, so if you&#8217;re thinking about booking me, please get in touch as soon as possible to check if your date is free.</p>
<p>I am unable to take bookings for 2010 weddings yet but hope to do so from July/August onwards. </p>
<p>Appointments for trials and make-up lessons are currently available evenings and weekends only but I aim to be as flexible as possible to find the perfect time for you. </p>
<p>I hope everyone has enjoyed the first half of the year&#8230; I can&#8217;t believe how fast it&#8217;s gone!</p>
<p>Sarah x
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		<title>A busy summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would just like to say a huge congratulations and thanks to all the brides I worked with over the busy summer this year. I met some wonderful brides, bridesmaids, mums, dads, photographers and hairdressers. I really appreciate the thank you cards and emails I received too - I have really enjoyed hearing about your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would just like to say a huge congratulations and thanks to all the brides I worked with over the busy summer this year. I met some wonderful brides, bridesmaids, mums, dads, photographers and hairdressers. I really appreciate the thank you cards and emails I received too - I have really enjoyed hearing about your big days. I have all the lovely, cosy winter weddings to look forward to now. </p>
<p>I have finally updated my website with new testimonials and will hopefully be able to add some new photos to both my bridal and my photographic galleries soon. </p>
<p>Enquiries and bookings for 2009 are now coming in thick and fast so if you&#8217;re considering booking make-up for your wedding next year I would urge you to get in touch as soon as possible. Hopefully all the information you need is on my website, but if you do have any questions please don&#8217;t hesitate to contact me.</p>
<p>Sarah x</p>
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		<title>My sister&#8217;s wedding</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Considering I do at least a couple of weddings a week, the nerves really set in when my sister got married on 23rd August. I was determined to make the morning run smoothly without too much stress though, so I devised an itinerary (which I usually do for my brides as time disappears on wedding [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Considering I do at least a couple of weddings a week, the nerves really set in when my sister got married on 23rd August. I was determined to make the morning run smoothly without too much stress though, so I devised an itinerary (which I usually do for my brides as time disappears on wedding mornings) much to the amusement of my father and brother - I learnt the hard way three years ago after my own wedding that some sort of itinerary is essential, they seemed to have forgotten this, though.</p>
<p>The night before the wedding I was at my parent&#8217;s house making the bouquets and button holes. A couple of bottles of wine were consumed and we were all a weird mix of excited, stressed and nervous. </p>
<p>We woke up on the wedding morning at not much past 8am at my parents&#8217; house - my husband was back at our flat as he was determined to stay far, far away for as long as possible! My mum and sister-in-law had to go to the venue to take the cake and do some last minute venue dressing. Fortunately the co-ordinator at the venue had taken care of most of it though so there wasn&#8217;t much to do. In that time I took care of a few bits and bobs and tried to relax a little - the odd glass of bucks fizz helped!</p>
<p>The morning went on and I set to work on styling my mum&#8217;s hair (I can do basic light hairstyling but never usually do wedding hair, only makeup). Then my mum put the heated rollers in my hair while my sister-in-law cooked a huge fry-up for everyone. Our fry-up had to wait though as my hair was taking longer than we thought it&#8217;d take. </p>
<p>After we chowed down our fry-up it was time for me start work as a make-up artist. I did my mum&#8217;s make-up first, then my own and finally my sister&#8217;s. Tick tock tick tock&#8230;. somehow we&#8217;d lost time somewhere and there was a little bit of a last minute panic. When I finished my sister&#8217;s make-up we took our rollers out of our hair and there was the funniest moment where we just looked at each other and broke into hysterical laughter - our hair hadn&#8217;t gone quite as planned - huuuuge hair! Anyway, no time to faff, we had to get dressed. Upstairs my ever-organised sister-in-law had already got into her bridesmaid dress and was waiting to dress my sister. I hurriedly got my dress on so I could also help out. We got downstairs and the other two bridesmaids had arrived and were looking beautiful. We grabbed the bouquets etc and headed off!</p>
<p>My sister had an amazing day&#8230; and it turns out that I know far too much about weddings - I received many comments that I should become a wedding planner!</p>
<p>Anyway, here is a picture of my sister and me.</p>
<p><img src="http://makeupbysarah.co.uk/components/com_mojo/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/rachelandsarah2.jpg" alt="Rachel and Sarah at Rachel's wedding" /></p>
<p>After the wedding, my husband and I drove down to Devon for a holiday with our friends and we had an amazing time - although I now need another holiday to recover!
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