Here we are at our very last 2011 wedding in Philly. Please excuse this terrible photo, it was taken in poor lighting!

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Isn’t the gold tube so beautiful and fabulous?! It makes me feel like a woman whenever I take this out of my purse. I love this lipstick for these reasons:

- extremely pigmented! Almost to the point where it stains your lips after wiping, eating, drinking, etc.
- very moisturizing! No chapstick needed here, unless you got severe chapped lips.
- beautiful colors! The Rouge Volupte Ultimate Beige color has been universally loved by brides of all types!
- it’s the best quality lipstick I’ve ever felt on my lips.

Now everything good comes with a price… it’s also the most expensive lipstick I’ve ever purchased at $34. But do I think it’s worth it? TOTALLY.

Here’s my favorite color on my hand.

I’m one of those types of people that has been cursed with white, pale lips. (On a side note, my husband has SUPER full and dark lips!? What the heck dude!) So on the days when it’s sunny and I just want a little color, I just dab a little bit on my bottom lip and rub. Then it gives just the right amount of pigment, so I don’t look like a dead person. Yay!

You guys were such a pleasure to work for and I am very lucky to have gained 2 awesome friends in my life!

<3, J~

Here’s their awesome wedding video by PHILLIP YI of FREE THE STILL.

jessica + roy from FREE THE STILL on Vimeo.

For EJ’s hair, I used the marcel 1.5″ to get wavey curls and then swept it to the side for a side ponytail. For the bridesmaids hairs, I did a twisty half updo. Half up styles are tricky on darker hair because it can look really plain and boring. It can also look like they could’ve done it themselves.

For everyone’s makeup, I did the clean, natural but made up look with tons of lashes!!~

EJ is so beautiful!

MY + JON 08.06.11 from JayR Castillo on Vimeo.

Here is their photo slide show!

All photos by: STAK PHOTOGRAPHER DUO

Click on image to watch the slideshow~

J & J are such a good looking couple! I am so lucky to have been part of their wedding day!

All photos by: FRANK AHN

After the PAE BAEK, we spiced up her makeup by smoking it out with different shades of purple and adding MORE LASHES.~

We also changed out of the PAE BAEK hair and brought the curls to the side.

For her bridesmaid (on the right), I did the all natural makeup look with the classic updo. We added a few layers of curls around her face to frame. For her maid of honor (on the left), I did an 3/4 up, 1/4 down do. So from the front, it looked like an updo. From the back, it looked like a long ponytail because the curls cascaded down. From the side, it almost looked like a faux hawk~

GASP! I just LOVE vineyard weddings!

A lot of the Long Island (NY) vineyards look rustic and Italian villa-y. But Sparkling Pointe Vineyards had a very sleek, modern look. Made for gorgeous portrait backdrop!

Congratulations J & J! I truly wish you guys all the best the world can offer!

Happily married 09.04.11! <3