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Weddings in Essex

Braxted Park – Bridal Hair for Sarah and her Bridal Party

By Gail / November 26, 2023 / 0 Comments

You cannot help falling in love with the stunning Braxted Park Estate. Such a spectacular wedding venue with an incredible drive up to the beautiful brick venue. The room where the bride and her party hang out in the morning is just perfect, with dressing tables set up for hair and makeup to be carried out. It really is the most perfect set up for a bride and her party. I loved creating the hairstyles for Sarah and her bridal party. It was such a fun morning, here are a few photos of the wedding morning. If you would like to see more hairstyles I have created, go this this page….https://www.gailgardner.co.uk/hair

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Leez Priory – Bride Sophie

By Gail Gardner / November 23, 2023 / 0 Comments

This is beautiful bride Sophie, who had the most amazing wedding at Leez Priory. I did not meet Sophie until her actual wedding day as she was flying in from Texas to get married. She was so delightful! Her family lived in Essex and their hairdresser styled Sophies hair while I took care of Sophie and her bridal partys makeup. Her photographer was Ben from Lavenham Photographic.

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Bridal Hair at Channels Estate Retreat – Essex

By Gail / August 13, 2023 / 0 Comments

Beautiful Samantha married at this wonderful venue last weekend. We had the most wonderful morning getting Samantha and her bridal party ready. Sam had a large bridal party so I brought along my Assistant so that the morning would be calm and stress free and we had plenty of time to get everyone ready. I used a little padding to create this hair stye as Sam had beautiful thick hair.

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Mulberry House – Bridal Hair Essex

By Gail Gardner / March 30, 2023 / 0 Comments

I had the most wonderful day styling Georgia Williams for her wedding day. She married at Mulberry House which is such a very special wedding venue. The staff there are also incredible and are always on hand throughout the day. They say the three most stressful things you can do is get married, move house and start a new job. Georgia did all three at once!! She moved before her wedding day, got married, then started her new job after her honeymoon. I can assure you there was no sign of any stress on her wedding day, just absolute excitement and joy. Here is beautiful Georgia.

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Brides of 2023

By Gail Gardner / March 27, 2023 / 0 Comments

I have had such a busy start to the year so have not had much time to update on here. I have been working regularly at Mulberry House, Gosfield Hall, Newland Hall and Leez Priory and have met some of the most wonderful brides. I have even got coffee plans to meet up with a few after their honeymoons.

I am not great at posting on social media as it can be very time consuming and it is particularly hard to find time when you have back to back weddings and also a family, so I am going to try and make time to to update my blog and instagram and facebook a little more regularly.

My brides due to get married this year are currently having their trials. There are a lot of requests for Hollywood Glamour, such a stunning glamourous hairstyle, hugely popular for brides. Here are a just a few of my beautiful brides to show off to you.

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Happy New Year!!

By Gail Gardner / January 7, 2023 / 0 Comments

Thank you to all my beautiful brides of 2022, what an incredible year. Looking forward to meeting all my beautiful brides of 2023. If you have recently become engaged, Congratulations! Please get in touch if you would like further information, through my contact form. Also, follow me on instagram gailgardner_to keep an eye on all my movements. Happy new year to you all.

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Leez Priory – Wedding Hair and Makeup Essex

By Gail Gardner / May 1, 2022 / 0 Comments

Leez Priory is one of my favourite wedding venues to work at, I have been working there for over 20 years so I am very familiar with the format there. The staff are wonderful, helpful and remove any stress from your morning. If you are lucky enough to be getting married there, try asking for either Sue, Lucy or Claudia to be your front of house on the day, you will be in very safe hands. We had Lucy as the front of house for Lauras wedding recently. It was a busy morning styling Laura, her mother and best friends hair and makeup but it was fun and the hours flew by so fast. Here are some photos I took on the wedding morning. Professional photos will follow eventually but here are some of mine for now.

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The Lion Inn – Wedding Hair and Makeup

By Gail Gardner / May 1, 2022 / 0 Comments

Beautiful Holly chose a Star Wars theme for her wedding. I had a wonderful time spending the morning with her friends and family getting her ready at The Lion Inn in Boreham. Such a fabulous venue. I styled Hollys Hair and Makeup and helped her into her dress and shoes and also was lucky enough to even watch her walk down the aisle! Check out my instagram reel to see Holly (https://www.instagram.com/reel/CbiHyoUFPRY/ she really did look so beautiful. Here are photos of Holly that I took on her wedding day. Professional photos to follow.

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Wedding Hair at Leez Priory

By Gail Gardner / March 21, 2022 / 0 Comments

Bride Kylie contacted me to see if I was available on her wedding date this month, which was very short notice. I was available on her wedding day but I did not have any availability to carry out a trial. Kylie was more than happy to just chance it on the day. I am always comfortable in this situation as I often meet bridesmaids for the first time at a wedding so I am very comfortable in this situation. I often meet Brides for the first time too, especially if they have had an unsuccessful trial elsewhere or they may be flying into the country to get married and do not have any free time before the wedding day. I was thrilled when I met Kylie, she had the most fantastic hair. I knew exactly what products to use and which hair appliances to use to make her hair look amazing. These are my photos below but I am looking forward to receiving the photographers official where I will show Kylie off some more.

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Leez Priory Wedding Hair and Makeup

By Gail Gardner / March 21, 2022 / 0 Comments

I met with Caitlin approximately two months ago. She came for a trial at my premises and she was not 100% sure what style she was after but she did know she wanted a natural looking makeup with focus on her eyes. Once Caitlin showed me a picture of her dress, I knew exactly the style to go with it, that would also suit her and hopefully catch the eye of her wedding guests too. I started curling and pinning Caitlins hair, using Morrocan Oil products. Whilst her hair set, I prepared her skin with luxurious Dior products before applying her makeup. Using products from Charlotte Tilbury, Bobbi Brown, Mac and several other brands, I created a look that Caitlin was very happy with and also felt very comfortable with but at the same, felt confident and amazing. Thats how we should all feel, especially on our wedding day.

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Mulberry House – Hair and Makeup in Essex

By Gail Gardner / March 21, 2022 / 0 Comments

I had the absolute joy of preparing bride Veronica and her bridal party for her wedding day at the amazing Mulberry House in Ongar, Essex. If you are in the early stages of organising your wedding, I highly recommend viewing Mulberry House. I’m not going to go into too much detail, I think you have to actually view the venue to see the wonder of it all and to feel the magic and also to actually meet the wonderful staff. They are like a big family that really take care of you and they will all most probably still be there in ten years time, it’s that special.

Veronica had quite a large bridal party, all requiring hair and makeup so I brought along my fabulous Assistant Lisa, who works in a very busy salon so she is used to working with every kind of hair and I fully trust her. Between us both, we styled the bridal party and made sure they all felt beautiful and confident. We had a lovely day together. Find below some of the images I managed to take on the day, once the professional photos come to light, I will upload them here. Good luck Veronica with your new husband and thank you for being such a delight on your wedding day.

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Newland Hall Essex, Wedding Makeup

By Gail Gardner / March 6, 2022 / 0 Comments

Lovely Rosie married at the stunning Newland Hall this week. It was a unique wedding as Rosie was marrying the same man she met and married over 20 years ago. They had a parting of ways but found each other again and remarried….they just met too soon the first time round. It was an absolute pleasure to style Rosies makeup. I am looking forward to seeing her professional wedding photos of her in her dress so check back here or on instagram to see them very soon. I did not get an opportunity to take any photos but will upload images of Rosie when her professional photos are ready.

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Hair and Makeup Trials for The Lion Inn, Essex

By Gail Gardner / March 6, 2022 / 0 Comments

I had a lovely morning meeting Holly and her mother who came for hair and makeup trials. Holly is getting married at The Lion Inn soon and was looking for a medieval hairstyle and quite a glowy makeup. Holly loves heavy metal but is actually getting married in an ivory wedding dress so it will be unusual for her to be dressed as a traditional bride but she is really looking forward to it. Below are images of Holly before and after her hair and makeup. Follow me on instagram to see images of Holly on her wedding day which is coming up soon https://www.instagram.com/gailgardner_/.

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Gosfield Hall – Wedding Hair and Makeup

By Gail Gardner / February 14, 2022 / 0 Comments

This week I had the pleasure in styling Margarets hair and makeup for her wedding at Gosfield Hall. Margaret caught Covid so could not attend her wedding trial so we had to meet for the first time on her wedding day. All I knew was Margaret had thick long hair and she wanted a high updo. She also had five other members in her bridal party who needed hair and makeup. It was a very early start, 6.45am with the wedding taking place at 1.30pm but we managed to style everyone just beautifully. Margaret is below along with bridesmaids and other members in her bridal party. Congratulations Margaret, you looked so beautiful.

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About Me

Welcome to my Blog. I'm a multi award winning Professional Hair and Makeup Artist working with Brides all over Essex and London. I have been working in the wedding industry for 16 years.  I have also recently won Wedding Hairstylist of the Year for the third time and the most recent Award I received was for Bridal Hairstylist of the Year 2019.

With my husband and daughter on the night of the awards.
With my husband and daughter on the night of the awards.

Wedding Hair

I trained at Wella Hair Studios in London, alongside the world acclaimed Patrick Cameron.  He gave me the confidence to explore and experiment with hair and that is exactly what I like to do, ensuring you have the perfect hairstyle for your wedding day.   I love working with hair and creating the impossible.

Trained in Hairstyling at Wella Hair Studios in London, alongside the world acclaimed Patrick Cameron.
Trained at Wella Hair Studios in London.

Bridal Makeup

I trained as a Makeup Artist in London alongside some of the industries most famous makeup artists. You will often find me at Masterclasses, keeping up to date with the latest trends.  My aim is for my brides to looked absolutely stunning on their wedding day and that they enjoy receiving endless compliments about their hair and makeup all day long.

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