BRIDES & PRIVATE MAKEUP

For those seeking a flawless look for a special occasion, Kate Hughes offers a talented team of hair and makeup artists to create a bespoke experience. They cater to private events, ensuring you look and feel your most radiant.

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With a wealth of experience working with celebrities and on red carpets. Whether you require a complete transformation or a more natural look, they will collaborate with you to achieve your desired style. Their focus on client satisfaction means they will listen closely to your vision and use their expertise to bring it to life.

Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, and Kate understands the importance of feeling confident and beautiful. With over three decades of experience specializing in bridal hair and makeup, Kate and her team will ensure you look and feel like the most radiant bride on your special day. Their expertise extends to your entire bridal party, creating a cohesive and unforgettable look for everyone. They will work closely with you to understand your vision and translate it into a timeless and elegant style that complements your dress and personal preferences.

  • <autoplay speed=4></autoplay>"Kate is incredible. I always know when recommending her to my wedding couples, they are going to be so thrilled with her – which is so important as an event manager being the one to give recommendations. Her passion for her job shines through and she has a way of making everyone feel so special. It is an absolute joy to with her."

    — Amanda Goodman, Events Sales Manager at Rosewood London

  • "I have been working with Kate Hughes at The Langham, London, on a regular basis over the past five years. Kate has the unique talent to make our events team look naturally pretty, whilst keeping their own personality and increasing their confidence immediately. She is extremely professional, very flexible (has helped us out with any last minute requests several times) and most importantly an absolute pleasure to work with - I look forward to doing so in the years to come!"

    — Mare Wessels, Director of Catering and Conference Services at Langam Hotels

  • "We have been working on weddings and events with Kate for many years now and not only is she one of the best makeup artists and hair stylists in the business but she is such a gorgeous person to be around, which is a vital ingredient of any nerve wracking wedding morning! Injecting huge amounts of fun and energy into all occasions, it’s clear her clients are thrilled with the results of her experience and talent and also happy and relaxed to be around her."

    — Gorgeous Films, amazing wedding & event films

  • “I have worked with Kate Hughes since 2005. Obviously, my clients love their hair and makeup, but aside from that the artists are calm and friendly which keeps the bride relaxed and happy. It's not just about looking good, but feeling good too!”

    London based wedding planner Siobhàn Craven-Robins

  • “Working with Kate is always an absolute joy. She lights up the room with her enthusiasm and bubbly personality. Her energy is infectious and her work is simply amazing. We love working with Kate and can thoroughly recommend her without hesitation.”

    Pippa Mackenzie is a documentary and fine art wedding photographer.

  • "Working with Kate is always a pleasure, she's easy going and fun so makes our clients feel very at ease. Kate's skilled at both hair and makeup so the results are always flawless, we can't recommend her highly enough".

    Cranberry Blue Weddings & Events are a boutique wedding and event-planning consultancy

  • “All of my clients have said how at ease Kate makes them feel with her bubbly personality and warmth. She is absolutely amazing as an artist and makes each client look and feel fabulous for their special day or occasion. This is the reason she is the only hair and makeup artist I would recommend. She was also the person I turned to for my own wedding!”

    Sophie Welsh
Events & Groups Manager at Claridges London

  • “I have worked with Kate for many years and she has always been extremely professional and a real asset to our team. Our clients are always thrilled with her work and find the whole process easy and stress-free. I cannot recommend her enough”

    Sabrina Caracappa at Lanza & Baucina, leaders in global event creation.

  • “Kate is always great to work with - she makes my clients look incredible, and her fun personality instantly puts everyone at ease!”

    Catherine Mead: International Wedding & Editorial Photographer

  • “A master of her craft with an eye for detail. Will make you feel completely at ease on your special day.”

    Bruce Russell: International wedding & party planner at the Savoy London

“I always knew the hair and make-up were going to be amazing as you had worked with me for another wedding. I can't tell you the amount of compliments I got about it from my day. Working in fashion I was focused a lot on the dresses and needed someone to give me the old school glamour look to go with. Not only did you nail the look once but twice for both my dresses! You made me feel so special and I can't thank you enough!”

— Rachel Lamb

"Having trialled a few make up artists for my wedding, I knew immediately that Kate would be the perfect edition to the day. Not only was she unbelievably talented, she made me feel completely at ease - exactly the fun and friendly sort of person you want on such a stressful morning. She understood the concept and style of the wedding and delivered the perfect look to suit the day. I was so impressed, I have even used her since for a Halloween Ball and could not imagine anyone else doing my make up again!"

— Lauren Kemp

“Kate was fantastic from the first meeting and straight away interpreted my desired ‘Hollywood Glamour’ look. Kate also worked with my concerns surrounding my very fine hair and the make-up was glamorous but still natural. Kate made the start of my day fun and even put me into my wedding dress!”

— Lauren Marks

"Kate thank you so much for doing my makeup on my wedding day. I was so happy with it! You where personable and an absolute pleasure to work with which enabled me to relax on the morning of my wedding. 

As a lover of make up myself, I thought that your knowledge of products was amazing. I learnt so many useful tips and found my ultimate colour lipgloss which I now wear all the time! I loved how you created my vision of soft smokey eyes and flawless skin into a reality.

You truly made me feel and look like a million dollars, thank you!"

— Ria Komodromos

“Dearest Kate, I can’t thank you enough for your role in making our wedding weekend the most fun and memorable experience ever! You and Laurence were absolutely amazing the whole way through and so patient and professional. All the girls have told me how wonderful you were and everyone was so pleased to have you there with us!”

— Roxanna Sursock

"I’ve been meaning to write to say a huge thanks for doing such an amazing job for my wedding (and for coming so early!) We had a great day - it wasn’t actually stressful at all once I’d said “I do”… and the makeup was absolutely perfect - we all looked radiant, as you’ll see in the attached photos"

— Victoria Fenna