Beautiful bride in blue wedding dress sitting in front of a Castle at night with dark stormy skies.

Inspired by starry skies and the summer solstice, an expert team of wedding suppliers (including Make Me Bridal pros, Lynsay Gerry Makeup and Toni Johnson Hairdressing) headed to the magnificent Doune Castle in Scotland to bring their star-crossed styled shoot vision to life. With a palette of moody galactic shades, luminous makeup, and moon goddess-worthy gowns, the end result is nothing short of heavenly!

Alternative bride with hair up in a ponytail with a large dutch plait styled like a mohawk. Bride is wearing a white wedding dress with gold stars
Alternative bride with hair up in a ponytail with a large dutch plait styled like a mohawk. Bride is wearing a white wedding dress with gold stars
Brunette bride wearing navy blue long sleeve lace top and holding a wild foliage bouquet
Brunette bride wearing navy blue long sleeve lace top worn with pink lipstick and sparkly gold metallic eyeshadow
Alternative bride with dark, smokey, blue grey, orange and gold eye makeup work with hair up in a ponytail with a large dutch plait styled like a mohawk. Bride is wearing a white wedding dress with gold stars.

To create a celestial glow, Lynsay prepped the brides’ skin using cult skincare favourite, Weleda Skin Food. One of the models had the most beautiful freckles, which Lynsay wanted to shine through, so she followed the moisturiser with a water-based foundation and cream complexion products. She then opted for a rustic gold eye look, inspired by the stars in the deep night sky, and finished off with a glossy deep nude lip.

Alternative bride with dark, smokey, blue grey, orange and gold eye makeup worn with hair up in a ponytail with a large dutch plait styled like a mohawk. Bride is wearing a white lace wedding dress and silver hair tiara
Brunette bride hair down wearing a shimmering pink lipstick and sparkly gold metallic eyeshadow
Brunette bride hair down wearing a slim fitting white and navy blue wedding dress. With shimmering pink lipstick and sparkly gold metallic eyeshadow

Brunette bride bathed in sunshine. Wearing hair down with a shimmering pink lipstick and sparkly gold metallic eyeshadow

Alternative bride with dark, smokey, blue grey eye makeup worn with hair up in a ponytail with a large dutch plait styled like a mohawk. Bride is wearing a blue and silver wedding dress and holding a wild foliage flowerless bouquet.
Alternative bride with dark, smokey, blue grey, orange and gold eye makeup work with hair up in a ponytail. Bride is wearing a white lace wedding dress and silver hair tiara

The shoot venue, Doune Castle, is particularly romantic. It has served as a film location for Outlander, and as ‘Winterfell’ in Game of Thrones, as well as in several other iconic films. It has also featured in several literary works, including a novel by Sir Walter Scott.

Beautiful bride in blue wedding dress sitting in front of a Castle at night with dark stormy skies
Beautiful bride with warm golden eyeshadow and natural makeup with freckled skin worn with hair up in a bun. Bride is wearing a silver and vibrant blue wedding dress

Beautiful bride with warm golden eyeshadow and natural makeup with freckled skin worn with hair up in a bun. Bride is wearing a silver and vibrant blue wedding dress

Lynsay is a Perthshire based makeup artist who aims to create timeless, elegant looks that enhance the most flattering features without ‘masking’ the face. She works on a freelance basis, and is happy to travel to cater to her clients’ needs. You can see her profile here.

Two bridal models posing outside castle at night. The wedding dresses are in silver, white and blue worn with smokey eyes and glowing complexion. One bride wears hair down with a pretty tiara. Bride in blue dress holds a wild foliage flowerless bouquet

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