Ivan Alexander A L "DJ Pke"

Where do I begin?! Anyone that knows me knows that I love make up and even though I am not a make up artist I know how to do my own make up very well however, for my wedding I obviously wanted a professional since I wanted to make sure my make up was good with the different lighting of cameras and I didn't want to be the one worrying about retouching my own make up. When I visited Cartagena in August 2015 prior to my wedding in June 2016 my wedding coordinator Caribe Cordial recommended a salon in Bocagrande called Diego Moya. Now, I will be completely honest, this salon is known to be one of the best in Cartagena. The salon is nice and the staff is pleasant however, I was a little bumped out that Diego Moya was not the one doing my hair and make up. The girl who did my hair and make up was his right hand girl so I thought she would be awesome but unfortunately it was not the look I was going for. My hair was okay but I wanted it all down to the side with soft curls but she insisted that in order to place my hair accessory she had to pick up the sides of my hair which I didn't like. Anyways, I was willing to deal with my hair that way but I definitely did not like the make up. She did my eyes with a silver gray and my lips with a bright pink lipstick which I did not like. Basically, my face looked flat since there was no highlighting or contouring technique. I took tons of pictures and send them to my wedding planner who agreed with me that my face looked flat like I was missing bronzer or something. Needless to say, I didn't choose Diego Moya Salon for my big day. I was determined to spend the money and fly my own make up artist from the USA to Cartagena when three months before my wedding my wedding planner told me about Brigitte. I contacted Brigitte via Whats App and asked her to send me videos of make up she has done. After reviewing her videos I immediately realized she knew how to do contouring and highlighting and she confirmed that she knew this technique. Brigitte also does hair but since I use extensions I needed to make sure she knew how to work with them and she did so I chose her for both my hair and make up and I must say it was the best decision ever. Brigitte quickly send me the contract via email with all the details of her service since I hired her for all of my wedding events of the week for both hair and make up and of course the big day. Also my bridesmaids did their hair and make up and were very happy with the price and results. Brigitte met me at my hotel the same day I arrived in Cartagena for my hair and make up trial. I knew the hairstyle I wanted for my ceremony but afterwards I wanted an updo for the reception since it's scorching hot in Cartagena and everyone recommended that I should have my hair up. However, in the past every time I have gotten an up do I looked terrible so I was very apprehensive about it for my wedding. For my ceremony Brigitte left my hair down with soft curls and my hair accessory which didn't need my hair to be half up as I had told the other girl. For my up do Brigitte came up with a side bun and used the same hair accessory (which looked like a tiara) and wrapped it around my big bun. My hair looked amazing and it lasted all night without a hair out of place. My make up was flawless every single time. Despite the intense heat, my make up did not run or become pasty. Nonetheless, Brigitte agreed to give me a retouch between the ceremony and reception which was also when she picked up my hair and did the up do. Brigitte even accompanied me for pictures after the ceremony to help me with my dress and retouch my hair and make up when needed since it was hot! She is a true artist and I looked gorgeous; even my make up artist in the USA said she did great! If you're the kind of girl that likes wearing make up and likes a contemporary look definitely choose her because these other salons will typically do a more "natural" simple look which Brigitte can also execute.

DJ Pke was great! He knew exactly what kind of music to play for everyone to keep the party going. Also, for the cocktail hour, since my husband loves House Music he made a mix with his fav music and asked DJ Pke to play it during the cocktail which he did. DJ Pke even helped us select the song for the wedding party to walk out to since we were at a lost and wanted something current and fun; since we like house music we decided to choose "Summer" by Calvin Harris.