We first worked with Stephanie as a bridesmaid at another wedding a few years back, and had the great pleasure of working with this time as a bride! Things kicked off early morning at the luxurious Hotel Vitale in downtown San Francisco and it turned out to be a beautiful, clear day. The following photos are courtesy of the great destination wedding photographer Aubrey Joy. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Getting ready at Hotel Vitale with our on-location mobile studio.
Mei worked with Christina, her mothers, and bridal party in American Canyon in September for Billy and Christina’s extravagant wedding at the Chardonnay Golf Club. Thanks to Duncan Reyes for his incredible talent and Larissa Cleveland for these gorgeous photos from the day.
Photography: Larissa Cleveland
Wedding Coordinator: Duncan Reyes
Makeup and Hair: Mei (owner), Triple Twist
Jenn has got to be the sweetest person we’ve ever met. And we love the glasses! The wedding was at the Marin Headlands Center for the Arts this May – rustic and super creative theme, perfect weather, stunning scenery, and just great company. Thanks to Christina Richards for these fun photos.
Photo: By Vincent Au. Mei working with Yulia at the Argonaut with our Triple Twist mobile studio.
Yelp on 5/23/11: “It took me a while to find a hair stylist and make up artist for my wedding. YELP helped to make a choice and I am happy that I chose Triple Twist. Mei and Robert were an absolute pleasure to work with. It was a very easy and stress-free process. Robert was great at scheduling the services and the trial. Mei did a great job with the hair and make-up. Many guests commented that my hair looked great on the wedding day; the make-up was done very well and it looked fresh the entire night. Both Robert and Mei are very kind, professional and easy to work with. I highly recommend Triple Twist. The products and techniques that Mei uses are great for weddings as I did not have to worry about my hair or make-up the entire evening.
Mei and Robert, thank you for making my wedding day a special one. We wish you all the best and many more brides to come.
Yulia B.”
Thank you Yulia!
Jennie was so sweet – this video brought a tear to our eye. Another amazing production by Alex Kon of IQvideography. If you are getting married at City Hall in San Francisco, consider his 2-hour package – he’s just incredible.
Thanks to Major Diamond Productions for this awesome same-day edit from Maggie’s wedding at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in San Francisco. We had a great time getting ready before their ceremony at the Merchant Exchange Building.
(Be sure to click “HD” in the lower right to see high definition!)
We were so pleased to work with Liane and her mother at the very scenic and peaceful Holman Ranch in Carmel Valley late last year. Thanks to Ian Martin Photography for this cool shot before the ceremony.
Congratulations to Tracey and Chris, and thanks to the dynamic duo Robert and Felicia of Paetz Photography.
Wedding video of April and Wil’s magical day that started at the Palace Hotel and ended up on Treasure Island! Another great production by Aaron Lee Films. We were so happy to be part of April’s day!
Great moments of Rachel and Lee’s wedding in Berkeley. Thanks to Matthias Photography for these pictures!
Stephanie called us from England early 2010 to book her hair and makeup for her destination wedding in San Francisco. Stephanie wanted a natural, soft look for her makeup with an elaborate updo hairstyle.
Check out this awesome production from Alex Kon of IQ Videography. Alex filmed Mei and Stephanie getting ready at the Clift Hotel and later at City Hall — just incredible!
Esther contacted us early on in 2010 for her late summer wedding in San Francisco. She wanted natural beauty makeup, a side swept bang, long loose curls done half up / half down. We had a blast at the trial, Mei worked with her to get the perfect look.
It was a pleasure working with Esther and her bridesmaids in her bridal suite at the Intercontinental Hotel (fantastic views!). Enjoy these photos from one of San Francisco’s finest, Carmen Alvarez.
Via Yelp:
Like many brides these days, I considered doing my own hair and make-up to save money, especially after I found out the price point for wedding hair and make-up stylists. Then one day I stumbled across the website for Triple Twist. I was so impressed by the before and after pictures that I immediately made an appointment for a trial.
At the trial, Mei did an awesome job! I especially love the individual fake eyelashes! She is an expert at applying them and I couldn’t even feel them once they were on. They take before and after pictures and send them to you via email the same day. It is super awesome to see what the makeup will look like on camera. Also during the trial, I found out that Mei used to be a performer for Cirque de Soleil. How cool is that?
After the trial, I was so impressed that I immediately booked Triple Twist for my wedding. Just happens it was just in time because another bride was also interested in my date!
Fast-forward to the day of my wedding. Robert showed up right on time, if not a bit early to set up and Mei followed in right after. They were extremely professional. I got compliments all day on how beautiful my hair and make-up looked. It’s definitely all because of Mei!
Incidentally, I had hired another hair-stylist to work on my bridesmaids(not associated with Triple Twist at all). This person decided to NOT show up on my wedding day. When Mei found out, she graciously offered to help. She whipped up hairstyles for three of my bridesmaids AND with time to spare! Mei totally saved us that day and I couldn’t be more grateful…
Photography: Carmen Alvarez
Videography: Day Dreamer Cinema
Makeup + Hair: Triple Twist Makeup & Hair Design
Music / DJ: Spintronix
Catering: Small Thyme Cafe
Floral & Event Design: Events by Ideal
Bethany contacted us from Washington and secured her date for her wedding at Casa Real at the iconic Ruby Hill Winery. Her vision was elegant, natural makeup and a graceful updo with a gardenia to compliment her beautiful wedding dress and Tiffany jewelry. We loved hearing about how she met Gary and their plans for the future.
Casa Real wedding photos courtesy of the very talented Tyler Vu.
Robert snapped this trial photo and emailed it same day, a free service included as part of our bridal trials.
Photographer: Tyler Vu
Day of Coordinator: Zainab Ahmad, Casa Real
Flowers & Event Designer: Nicole Ha
Cake: Cake Delight
Music: Kevin Dennis of Fantasy Sound
Cellist: David Abramsky
Erica booked us for on-location hair and makeup at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, California for her wedding at the Brazilian Room.
For hair, Erica loved the idea of having her hair down with a sweeping, understated braid to accentuate her half up, half down hair style. She also wanted lots of volume for the top and back of her hair. Mei created a natural look for her makeup, using a soft pink Chanel waterproof lipstick, and accentuated Erica’s beautiful eyes with long, individually placed lashes. After viewing the post trial photos, she loved the way they looked we were ready to go!
Stephen Hughes was a blast to work with, and took these great photos of Erica and Mike’s big day, thank you Stephen!
“Dearest Mei, Thank you so much for doing such a wonderful job with my hair and makeup. You made me look naturally beautiful and that made me the most happiest bride in the world! I hope you noticed that in my wedding pictures :) You are such a talented artist and I am very grateful and honored to have had you there as I prepared for my big day. We also wanted to thank Robert and Jack for being there as well!
I will definitely recommend you to everyone I know who we be getting married. Thanks again, Mei… You are a very sweet and beautiful person and I’m so happy that I met you. Take care and I wish you well, Love April”
April booked us for her makeup and hair nearly a year in advance for her July 4th weekend wedding at the Palace Hotel. This proved to be a wise decision on her part, as we had over 100 inquiries for her date from when she booked us. After attending her bridal trial in late 2009, she added eight more people for hair and makeup.
And as always, it was a pleasure to work with one of San Francisco’s best wedding photographers, Jessie Cho. Thank you Jessie, these are amazing!
(No Flash? Click here to view the video.) This production was pulled off by Aaron Lee Films and his crew. What is special about it is that it was shot and edited the same day! It was presented at April and Wil’s reception that evening.
Nikki contacted us from the East Coast to book her wedding hair and makeup for her ceremony at City Hall in San Francisco. We met at the luxurious Stanford Court Renaissance Hotel in the morning and worked with her lovely flower girls and attendees. Thanks for having us Nikki, you were amazing!
Photos courtesy of Lauri Levenfeld of Zoom Photography. Enjoy!
Mei and Nikki getting ready at the Stanford Court bridal suite:
Natural, light beauty makeup and hair for the flower girls:
We recently had the pleasure of working with Angela and Jay for their wedding at the Berkeley Rose Garden, located in the beautiful Berkeley hills next to the UC Berkeley Campus.
Angela was looking for a timeless, natural look for her makeup, and chose individually placed eyelashes for her eyes. Mei and Angela worked closely to come up with a unique style for the back of her updo, shown below:
Lastly, we were thrilled to work with Mike and Natasha from Choco Studio Photography again — they are all smiles! Friendly, professional, fast turnaround, and most important, their work is stellar. Below are some of the moments they captured while we were getting ready before the ceremony at the Berkeley Rose Garden. Enjoy!
We had the pleasure of working with Rebecca and Anthony at their Napa valley wedding at the Churchill Manor. Rebecca initially wanted a half up, half down updo to show off her long, loose curls for her wedding hair style. After trying it down at the trial, she decided on a full updo, covered by her beautiful veil. For her wedding makeup, she wanted something classic and refined, but something that also looked current.
We also worked with one of Napa’s best wedding photographers, Shannon Stellmacher. We love Shannon’s style — fine art, fashion inspired couture wedding photography.
Congratulations to Rebecca, Anthony, and Shannon for an amazing event!
Photo: Shannon Stellmacher, Makeup & Hair: Mei, Triple Twist
Photo: Shannon Stellmacher, Makeup & Hair: Mei, Triple Twist
Photo: Shannon Stellmacher, Makeup & Hair: Mei (owner, Triple Twist)
Photo: Shannon Stellmacher, Makeup & Hair: Mei, Triple Twist
Photo: Shannon Stellmacher, Makeup & Hair: Mei, Triple Twist
Photo: Shannon Stellmacher, Makeup & Hair: Mei, Triple Twist
Congratulations to Judy on a wonderful tea ceremony and wedding in Marin. It was an honor to work with you and your party.
And kudos to Kevin Wong of W Photography for these captivating shots at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross, California.
Kellie was great to work with! You’re welcome.
It was our pleasure!
Thank you!