Speedy Change in Wedding

Change gowns change styles, main theme of local wedding.

“How long you need for each change?”
A must ask question from bride-to-be.
“15-20 mins” I answered.
“Is it possible to make it faster?”
Another must ask question.

Makeup and styling takes time. Please, don’t squeeze me.
If you have experiences as helper in weddings, 15-20 mins is beyond average.
Do you accept less pretty, less neat, less secure?
Sorry, I don’t. I insist.

Carol doens’t have many gowns, but she expects different styles for each session.
We discussed the hairstyles, makeup, headpieces, flowers for 3 months.  We planned to do 6-7 styles for her day.

It was a beautiful day, temperature rasied a bit, rains and clouds gone.
After her first style finished, maybe she loved the style too much, suprisingly, she suggested to keep the style till banquet.
After I put on the first Flower of Magic headpiece, she asked if her can reuse it!
Then same conversation repeated for the 2nd, 3rd… styles.

If your rundown is too tight, one of the trick is to use different color/materials/size/shape headpieces to obtain a differnt image.  I had a great demonstration with Carol today, thumb up to Greenfingers:


All beautiful bridesamids’ styling is by JG team:Cute cookies:
Playful ushers and bridesmaids:Congrats Carol and Johnson!  Glad to be part of your wedding!

Venue:  Inter-Contiential
Wedding Gown:  Vera Wang
Photo:  Susan
Video:  Johnny

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Karen’s request: Elegant & Updo

Karen is one of my best friend-clients, May’s, referral.

Karen is very quiet girl,  whatever during trial early this year, or on her big day, she didn’t have much ideas on her styling.
Even I asked her that if she prefers simple or fancy hairstyles, I can see question marks in her eyes.  In fact, she emphasis two criteria: 1) Elegant 2) Updo styles.

Good shot!  Once I got her guidelines, I focus on the elegant and updo hairstyles design.

Some brides may think it won’t have much difference if keep the hairstyles in updo for the whole day.
Nono, I don’t think so.

Actually, for Karen’s case, she has square face shape and thin hair, there’s third criteria when designing hairstyles for her, which is 3) with fringe.

Match with my signature FOM fresh flowers (even some bridesmaids don’t know that they are real flowers till the end of the day!), accessoris and gowns, still can bring out differnt images to guests, but still, elegant and in updo styles.

 

Until the evening session, found that Karen’s reluctancy of down-style was from her unplesant experience in the pre-wedding photoshooting.  Oh… i see!

After professilnal advice, we also did one down-style hairstyle:

Congrats Karen & Ray!

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Our signature dish – FOM

Flower of magic, our fresh flower headpieces design cooperate with Greenfingers Florist, has been the signature dish of JustGracy and impresses our guests in every single wedding.

The chemistry is:
clients’ preferences + our hairstyling & headdress ideas + Greenfingers‘ floral knowledge & techniques.
With the 3 parties’ interaction, we can design unique style, but still match with your outfits and can bring up your temperament.  Each bride has their tailor-made FOM.

I knew Karen for more than a year since the trial, although we keep communicate throughout the year, I’m flattered that her final instruction before the wedding is:
“I studied your blog for long time, trust you!”

Karen is a teacher with long working hours, she will do anything to fight for 3 more minutes sleeping time.  I know her, in the wedding, she wants to be somebody not anybody.

You spend 3k more on the wedding gowns may not wow your guests;
even spend 10k more on the reception decoration may not impress enough,
but our signature FOM will do.
The most important is, we provide all of our brides at free!

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Mrs Cheng finally

Knew Clara for years, she’s not only one of my nice clients – Kenis’ best friend, I’m her appointed makeup artists for years.

Yes, for years!
Personal protriat; pre-wedding photo-shooting;
then her big day – 19 Sep 2011!

Mr & Mrs Cheng went through a lot, I’m so proud to be a part of your wedding, and witness you move to another stage of life.
We’ve been waited so long, Mrs Cheng!

“trust you, your choice!”
Clara has no request on her styles, she always replies me with the same sentensence when I asked her preferences every time before change.

I specially created few styles that we never try, hope that you like them:

Flower of Magic by my favourite flower shop – Greenfingers:

This is nice too!!! By Clara’s best friend – Kenis, wow!

Braides bun, it’s new to Clara:

 

Can you see the speical decoration on the Benz?  It’s also by Kenis!
Thanks Auntie’s hospitality and home made soup, what a luxury working day to start with Chinese Fish Maw shop as breakfast! :) Yum Yum!

Esther’s trial promotion – limited quota

August promotion to bride-to-be!

We’d like to offer a 50% off discount of trial fee for trial session with Esther.  Details as below:

  • Appliable to bridal styling plans by Esther only
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  • Please click here for details of different bridal styling plans
  • Limited quota from 1 – 31 Aug 2011, schedule as below
  • All prices are fixed price

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戰友3號

我的戰友, 除了大師姐, 正常人(及假人頭Melinda)外, 代言Karen可以說是我的戰友3號.

認識Karen已經有六年多, 合作無數. 由工作上的合作, 至今成為朋友, 一起吃飯, 一起玩狗…

剛收到攝影師的相片, 做後期製作準備出雜誌稿時, 發現原來由她為JustGracy代言的廣告, 原來已近30個.

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多年來對她不離不棄,除了她清麗的氣質, 長長的秀髮, 脫殼雞蛋般的肌膚, 標緻的五官, 純品的性格…為新娘造型代言的絶配外, 她陪伴着我與公司一起成長, 並肩作戰, 就有如不能分割的一部分.

大家不會知道有多少的客人拿着我跟她化妝的廣告來, 嚷着要化這個妝, 那個髮型… 得到多少客人的稱讚, 可以找得如此與公司形象合襯的模特兒…

曾有攝影師提議換代言, 以帶出新鮮感, 即時有點被迫分手的感覺, 非常不捨.然後跟自已說:
“再給我點時間給我機會, 我一定會做得更好!”
於是又埋頭苦幹設計再多些髮型, 多些不同的花飾, 為求給大家新鮮感. 總之, 不願放棄她.

最新的廣告:
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戰友3號, 我會繼續攪出腦汁的!

其他廣告精選: http://www.justgracy.com/styling/chi/press4.htm

1分18秒廣告雜誌

一切盡在短片中!

JustGracy ad making of video 2009 from justgracy on Vimeo.

Makeup and Hairstyling:  Gracy, Jessica, Elaine, assist by Shirley & Jenny
Photo:  Simon of simon.the.photo
Video:  Ken of simon.the.photo
Flower headpieces:  Greenfingers Florist

只是腦海充滿疑問:
- 為何音樂可以如此配合;
- Ken究竟於哪時拍了這麼多動人的shots;
- 為何我工作時, 口仍是不停說話;
- 為何幾位只有十多歲的模特兒, 電力會如此迫人…

如是者, 自戀的我, 將短片連續重覆地, 看了50遍!

靚到喊

張羅兩個多月, 首個作品終於面世!

因為這個project, 總動公司人手, 又攪到身邊不少朋友.  幸好, 並無”白攪”他們.  多謝大家!

亦感謝西門的幫忙之餘, 及包容我的電話轟炸…

知道做人應該謙厚點, 不應該自己讚自己, 但是, “靚到喊” – 是我對這個完成品的反應…

其他作品完成編輯後再與大家分享.

雙重的日子.重要的人

某年前的6月18日, 是徒弟仔個人的大日子, 亦是我跟徒弟仔緣份的開始.

前天, JG總動員, 邀得我兩位崇拜的藝術家 – SimonGreenfingers – Mr Chan 協力, 為新一年的廣告拍攝.

個多月的策劃, 設計, 資料搜集, 練習, 訓練, 聯絡, 會議, 幾波百節, 準備充足下, 這一天終於也到了.

每一個人也專注着, 為自己的崗位全力以赴.  你看我們多認真!

我非常感恩, 不知自己從哪裏來的運氣, 可以有…
- 完美的天氣;
- 勤力又聽教的徒兒;
- 對每一張相片也追求完美的攝影師;
- 將任何花材也可變成一件藝術品的插花師;
- 義不容辭一口答應借出場地的插花學校老闆;
- 在”幾個虛”下仍能處變”不驚”的錄影師;
- 與JG一起成長的代言Karen;
- 大清早便”過大海”既準時到達的Maymei;
- 不介意臨時”拉孚”的Pamela;
- 擔擔抬抬打雜什麼也肯做的”正常人”及Jenny;
- 有強勁臂彎的攝影助理;
- 任勞任怨又送上無限支持的徒兒另一半… 要感激多謝的實在太多了!

這陣容及準備下, 即使未開始拍攝, 我只有興奮, 期待, 從未有擔心過end product的效果. 今次拍攝後的感覺與前不同, 雖然大家嚷着希望快點看相, 我反而想留給攝影師足夠的時間做後期製作, 並不心急. 因為結果只有一個 – 靚!

反而, 能夠一起做這個project, 我非常投入及享受每一個細節.

這天, 真是難忘的一天!

為答謝大家, 小小心意, 先為大家送上香檳一支, 再想想如何慶祝吧!

勇者無懼

今天與朋友飯聚, 談到大家在工作上也面對着類似的風險 – 人力流失.

由於大家都是從事手藝有關的工作, 公司一日一日壯大, 要做得好, 花心血花時間傾囊相授是必然的.  再者, 能夠為業界盡點綿力, 亦是自己的心願. 

可惜, 自己的理念及心意, 並不一定會得到徒兒們的認同.  滿師後, 甚至未滿師的拍拍屁便走, 有的還自立門戶.  這些, 在早期時都會令我們有點失落, 但想通後, 都覺得如果他們能夠做得有聲有色, 我們也會引以為傲.

朋友還引用了論語的”勇者無懼”作鼓勵, 勇者會一直向前, 不斷進步, 便對萬事無懼.

所以, 如果徒兒們要自立門戶的話, 不是不光采的事啊, 亦無需要隱瞞, 一定要與我分享.  相反, 如果做得没有成績, 便是刁了JG的面子了!