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Asheville’s #1 Elopement Photographer shares the definitive list of Asheville’s Best Hair & Makeup Artists for your Elopement or Wedding in Asheville, NC.

Crowning the Best Hair & Makeup Artists in Asheville is certainly an entirely subjective endeavor! But, having spent the last fifteen years working in the Wedding Industry here in Western North Carolina as a Wedding Photographer and more recently a Wedding Photographer who now specializes in Elopements and Mirco-Weddings in Asheville and it’s surrounding mountain towns, I’ve met a lot of hair and makeup artists along the way, worked along side of them and photographed their work thousands of times over the last decade and a half! So, I consider myself a pretty reliable source in determining the very Best Hair and Makeup Artists in Asheville!

First, it’s important to outline the criteria for determining the Best Hair & Makeup Artists in Asheville and in my opinion, it’s based on these three important criteria:

I. Experience

II. Reputation / Reliability

III. Consistent Quality of Work

And without further delay and in no particular order:

BLUSH Asheville – Best Hair & Makeup Artists in Asheville

BLUSH has been a household name in Asheville sine 2009! Owner, Wendy Morris is a long time Ashevillian, after earning a music degree from Mars Hill University (just north of Asheville) in 2003, Wendy was always on stage and started exploring hair & makeup in Atlanta! Wendy opened BLUSH Asheville in 2009 and has styled thousands of women over the years — “serving brides with the respect, maturity and kindness that they deserve” ever since! When you hire the BLUSH team for your Elopement, Wedding or Event Hair and Makeup, you’re hiring a reliable company that has fifteen years of industry experience and a reputation consistent, quality work that their clients (and photographers) adore!

Check out Blush’s Instagram here: BLUSH on IG

Flawless Airbrush Makeup & Hair Design – The Best Hair & Makeup Artists in Asheville.

A former Beauty Queen, Flawless’ owner, Brittney Rice discovered her passion for all things beauty during her time as Miss NC International 2011 and through her personal experiences with professional artists. Being on the other side of the “chair” gave her an invaluable glimpse in to the details of makeup artistry and hair design. From that experience, she was inspired to change the thing that she found to be flawed within the industry and to instead make them flawless! Flawless has been a highly sought after Airbrush Hair & Makeup Artist in Asheville for many years and I can’t even begin to count the number of my Brides that they have provided flawless hair & makeup for over the years! The Flawless Team is both reputable and reliable! Because the Flawless Team is SO BIG with over a dozen artists on staff, they’re a highly experienced bunch, serving hundreds of brides across WNC each year! Lastly, in all the years that I’ve been photographing Elopements and Weddings in Asheville, I have personally worked alongside Flawless Artists hundreds of times and can personally attest that their work is always consistent, quality and simply — Flawless, as the name would suggest! 😉

Check out Flawless’ Instagram here: FLAWLESS on IG

Della Terra Beauty Asheville –

Della Terra Beauty hits all the marks! Having opened it’s (studio doors at 34 Wall Street in downtown Asheville in 2017, Della Terra Beauty is black / female owned and is dedicated to offering inclusive, luxury Hair & Makeup Services! Della Terra is a reputable, reliable Hair & Makeup Company with a whole team of lovely, talented artists for your Elopement or Micro-Wedding in Asheville! I have personally worked with many Della Terra artists over the years and work frequently with Connie Moreria who provides beautiful Hair & Makeup Services for my Maternity & Newborn Portrait Clients at my Asheville Maternity & Newborn Photography Studio ( Asheville Portrait Company ) I personally love how the Della Terra website is laid out — how easy it is to navigate, how the website introduces you to each of the artists and highlights each of their portfolios! In addition to that, all of the process and pricing information for working with Della Terra is available and clearly laid out on the website!

Check out Della Terra’s Instagram here: DELLA TERRA on IG

Beauty By Iliana –

I will always be a champion for women in small business and will say that I have personally worked with Iliana Guardado for the last several years as she has provided countless expectant and new mamas that I work with, with gorgeous hair & makeup services both on location, at her home studio and at my Asheville Portrait Studio! I first met Iliana when she was doing hair and makeup on location for a wedding I was shooting several years ago and I can personally vouch that Iliana is not only a kind, lovely human being but she’s also a reputable and reliable business owner within the community. She has always provided beautiful, consistent, quality work, every single time that I have worked with her! She is a mother of two, she’s a Latina and she’s a female business owner, what’s not to love!?

Check out Iliana’s Instagram here: BEAUTY by ILIANA on IG

By this point, you may be thinking to yourself: “These wedding photos are gorgeous, how can I get some Elopement or Micro-Wedding Photos like these!?”

Good News! You can totally have Elopement or Wedding Photos like these!! All you have to do is reach out, via my Wedding Website, located here: Asheville Micro-Weddings & Elopements xo – Brittany