Amanda & Paul at Tunnels Beaches
The Signature Bride
Wedding makeup · Cornwall, Devon & beyond
More than wedding-day makeup
The preparation. The skin. The planning. The atmosphere of the morning — and someone there who understands exactly how you want to look and feel.
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The approach
It’s the preparation.
The skin.
The planning.
The atmosphere of the morning.
Every Bridal by Melanie experience is designed around more than the finished makeup. I take one wedding a day, so the morning belongs entirely to you — planned to the minute, unhurried, and calm.
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Choose the level that feels right
One foundation, extended in three directions — deeper into the months before your wedding, deeper into your morning, or through the whole of your day.
The foundation
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The Signature Bride
Beautifully considered bridal makeup, from first conversation to final touch.
From £650
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- Personal bridal beauty consultation
- Bespoke wedding-day makeup
- Luxury skin preparation on the morning
- Individual lashes
- Bridal beauty timeline
- Preview at my private Bude studio
- Personalised skin and product recommendations
- Final complexion, lip and body finishing before dressing
- Bridal touch-up kit
- Coordination with your bridal hair stylist where required
- A beautiful considered makeup experience for you and up to two of your bridal party
Everything within The Signature Bride, plus —
Beginning months before
The Skin-First Bride
Your wedding beauty preparation begins long before the wedding morning.
Adds
- In-depth bridal skin consultation
- Bespoke pre-wedding skin plan
- Professional skin treatments scheduled around your wedding
- Home skincare edit
- Bridal skin progress reviews
Bespoke investment according to your skin plan
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Through your morning
The Elevated Bridal Experience
For the bride who wants more than a makeup appointment.
Adds
- Extended private bridal appointment
- A beautiful considered makeup experience for you and up to four of your bridal party
- Priority wedding-morning scheduling
- Décolletage and body finishing
- Makeup touch-ups after hair and dressing
From £950
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Through your whole day
The Complete Bridal Experience
From first look to first dance.
Adds
- Extended wedding-day attendance
- Touch-ups before the ceremony
- Post-ceremony complexion and lip refresh
- Photography touch-ups
- Hairline, décolletage and body finishing
Price on application
Create my bespoke experience
The Complete Bridal Experience
Your makeup stays fresh through portraits, happy tears, Cornish weather, Champagne and everything in between.
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Unmistakably you
5.0·36 verified reviews·100% recommended
“I wanted to feel like the best version of myself and Mel knew exactly how to make that happen effortlessly.”
Her experience is evident — all of us have different skin tones and types, yet we all felt glam and glowing. After my bridal makeup trial she sent me advice for a pre-wedding skin glow up which made such a difference in how I felt and looked. My makeup lasted until I took it off the next morning.
Venues
I know these rooms
Where the light falls, how long the morning takes, and exactly where to set up — venue by venue.
Ash Barton
North Devon
Boconnion House
Cornwall
Eden Project
Cornwall
Glebe Barn
North Devon
Launcells Barton
North Cornwall
Pengenna Manor
Cornwall
Something entirely your own?
Not every wedding fits neatly into a package.
Private house weddings, destination, multi-day, unconventional — tell me what you have in mind.