Hello There!

okay wow, it’s been over a YEAR since I’ve written here. yikes.

Incase you’re wondering, I’m still here! hi! I can’t believe we are 3 months into March of 2022 already. January and February are generally slower months for me but I have to say I find comfort in the stillness of those months, as the months leading up are generally a mad house race. I use my downtime wisely, for the most part & plan out my year, clean out closets, soak up time on the couch and relax. So it’s safe to say that I am recharged and ready to hit the ground running since my year is just about to kick up! YAY!

Today is not just the day I regain my presence here but also international womens day! I get the pleasure of working with women has they prepare for something BIG in their life; some who are expecting mothers, some getting ready to graduate, some doing something out of their comfort zone and some getting ready to say I DO. I say it all the time but I am blessed to be working with amazing women as often as I am! Kelley and I just announced an awesome giveaway intended for someone to win to show them just how beautiful they truly are. Be sure to go to my most recent IG post to get your gorgeous self entered. I thought I would show off some pretty ladies to ease back in…. enjoy these rays of sunshine! <3

Madison Wedding

Monday and we’re welcoming March!! WEIRD! Can you believe how fast this year is going already?? My weddings start up for the year in just a couple weeks-I’m so ready!!

Today I am bringing you the sweetest Bride, Mrs. Garver! Not only was Madison just a joy to work with, she has referred several brides my way! Which is the biggest compliment I could ever ask for! It was all hands on deck for this large bridal party, meaning I had my second gal (haley) with me to get these girls ready for the big day! We only did hair for this bridal party which is a rarity but SO fun! We played with this brides hair a couple times, it’s soo long and heavy that I was worried the style she chose maybe wouldn’t stay pinned, but, we made it work and it’s stayed in place allll day long!!

Madison- I loved getting to know you. Thank you for sending your friends my way, I really do appreciate that! You looked absolutely stunning on your wedding day, just like a bride should! Wishing you all the happiness in the world!

Jade Wedding

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, styling friends never gets old!!

Jade’s wedding was nothing short of amazing. Jade and I have known each other for years and I’ve also known her bridesmaids for a long time as well! We’ve all hung out at Kelley’s (the famous Kelleyphoto) house many of times! I was so excited when Jade asked me to be part of her wedding day!! I knew she would look perfect & just glow from the inside out with happiness! Jade wanted a subtle, natural look for her makeup. I think she’s one of the only brides I’ve ever let get away without lashes but they just weren’t her. We did a champagne colored eye look which made her blue eyes beam & I used peachy hughes to highlight her face. Her hair trial didn’t go as smoothly as normal, we ended up trying a couple different things, but you would have never known because day of, it came together perfectly!! I had a girlfriend in town for this wedding so Tiff helped curl the bridesmaids and we just chatted all morning long. All the girls were just beautiful!

Jade - I thank you again for having me be part of your day. Like I said, I love getting to be a part of friends weddings in such a big way. It just makes my heart so happy to know you trust my skills! Wishing you & bobby all the happiness in world - xoxo!

Sidney Wedding

Hi there! HOW ABOUT DEM CHIEEEEFFFSSS???? If you’re not from KC, or if you live under a rock (kidding, kinda) then maybe you don’t know that the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WON THE SUBERBOWL! WOOOOOO! Such an exciting time right now! Just had to share that before moving on to this unique, beautiful bride!

This is Sidney. She is one of several girls in a awesome group that my brother has been friends with for YEARS! Like, second grade kind of group of friends. I have had the pleasure of styling all these gorgeous girls, some as brides and some as bridesmaids and some as both! Sidney’s wedding was at this venue located up north that I had never been to for (love getting to see new venues) and it was breathtaking. She had the most gorgeous day too. What was even better was their theme! ALL MARVEL themed and I mean they KILLED this theme. I will have to share some detail shots because I just can’t get over it. Sidney wanted a simple hair style & a bomb makeup look, which was seriously workin’ for her! I mean, the lip color alone was, mm, so so so good!

Sidney, thank you so much for having me part of your day. Your group of girls are always so sweet and always a good time. You’re all just so beautiful. You made for such a glamorous bride. I hope the day was everything you wanted and more!

Peep the bouquet! All hand made from marvel comics!

All the pretty bridesmaids, brides man & Bride!! I had my 2nd gal with me for this group, so did she everyone’s hair but the Bride. She does such a great job! check out all the fun tops!!

just had to share this cake detail! I had no hand in it obviously but it’s so cool!

UPDO's

It’s about to be updo season, otherwise known as prom and wedding season! I wanted to showcase some of my FAV updo’s all in once place. Some could be used as inspo to try something new, could be ideas for your upcoming wedding & some might be hair goals for length or what have you. I have TONS and TONS of these that I could share but like I say, just showing some….. If there’s something you’d like to see more of, or see a tutorial on, speak up! :)

you can also keep up with up-do styles on my instagram, on the highlight tab called Pretty hairs.

Kylie Wedding

I've come to learn that anything with this family is going to be fabulous. Literally, I've known them for years and everything they set there mind to comes to life! I LOVE IT! 

Kylie's wedding was nothing short of a boho dream! From to top to bottom, it was SO pretty. 

Kylie is a little bit indecisive but I think we both felt really good about where we landed on her style. It couldn't of been further from what we did in her trial, which I wont lie, had me sweating {attractive right??}. Originally we were going with an updo but these waves and braids couldn't of been better! I loved it & more importantly, so did she. She never wears make-up so we just did a super simple, glowy (it’s a word) face; she's so pretty she could pull off any look. 

Thank you for letting me be part of your day Kylie! Everything was perfect, including you! PS: Aren’t you glad I waited till like, your 2nd wedding anniversary to share these?! LOL.

photos by the fabulous Kelley Photo

Caitlin Wedding

This bride planned her wedding in a whirlwind and you would have never known!! I got to style her for family pictures the winter prior and then shortly after was asked to a play a part in her big day! I was super excited to be able to say yes!.

Styling her was easy, just look how pretty she is! She knew she wanted something more natural makeup wise, something that really made her eyes pop. I think we accomplished that goal! I used a Fit Me foundation that blended beautifully with Caitlin’s gorgeous ivory skin. I so wish I could pull off that porcelain look. She originally wanted her hair down but when at her trial, we just threw it all up quick & she fell in love. Everything about her style was just so light, so airy, so - bridal.

Caitlin, thank you for having me be part of your day. Thank you for trusting me with your bridesmaids and your momma. You looked just absolutely beautiful & so so happy. I hope your first year of marriage is nothing but the best adventure yet!

Emily - Wedding

YIKES! It’s been a HOT minute since I have updated here. Ooppps…… I’d love to say I have some grand reasoning but I really don’t other than - you know - life. I’ll talk more about that over on the LifeStyle Blog, ideally sometime soon but I’m not making any promises. HA. So any-who, I’m just now going to be updating some of the MANY gorgeous girls I got to work with last year!!

Would say hellloooooo to Emily! I met Emily through facebook and was lucky enough to play a part in her special day as her make-up artist! . Her day went off without a hitch and she looked so, so, so gorgeous. Emily’s flawless look was made with 90% drugstore items and just ask her, it lasted ALLL DAY! Her wedding was in June and it was WARM, so the sweat was rollin’. The products I used held up to all the days moistness (is that a word?? — did i just make you cringe with that word??). But for real. Between the sweat & tears, her make-up and her bridal party’s make-up, didn’t budge!! They all looked just picture, perfect!

Emily, thank you SO much for trusting me. I know you have tons of options in KC for makeup artists & I truly am thankful you chose me. I hope your day was perfect & I’ll see you again soon at your sisters wedding!! <3

Pictures by Melissa & Beth Photography

Brooklyn Maternity

Ahh - I am so excited for these two!! Just in case you don’t remember, Ethan is my cousin (the dad to be) which makes Brooklyn fam too!! These two are expecting a little boy come July. If he is anything like Ethan, he’ll be a trouble maker for sure - haha! One thing is for sure, they will be fabulous parents!

I’ve gotten to style Brooklyn now for several important events, this just adds to the list! I’m so glad she trusts me plus it’s always nice just to catch up and chat with her while she’s in the chair! We did beachy wave curls for a simple look and a very natural face! We added some lashes for that extra somethin’ and a perfect bronzy glow from the tartelette pro glow palette!

Photos by Jenn Klamm Photography

Sarah & Zach - Maternity

Is she not the cutest pregnant lady you ever did seeeee??? I got to style Sarah for her maternity shoot with Kelley Photo & Design a few weeks ago. It was a little gloomy out but we really couldn’t put it off much more as Sarah was just weeks away from delivery! Naturally, I love to style Sarah. She has always had good hair (I’m not jealous or anything) but pregnancy hair was even better, it just grew and grew; long flowy curls were a must. I did a little bit of a dramatic eye on her using earth tones from the Tartlette in Bloom and Naked 3 palette. She literally glowed all by herself but we did add a little highlight to her killer cheek bones!

and since she has announced, I’d like to add that little Henry has since made his appearance!! Bry and I got to go meet him last night and he is every little bit of perfect! I’m pretty sure he has stolen all of our hearts, like we knew he would!

My seeeester had a baby!! <3

Just Sayin’ hi!

Hi! Most of you have been around for a while but there’s LOTS of newbies around here so I wanted to introduce myself again! 

So hello! I’m Emily with Magdalena Styles. I do hair and makeup styling for any event you can think of! Weddings, BARE shoots, proms, head shots; seriously anything you can think of, I’m here for ya!  I’ve been styling for nearly 4 years now, which sounds SO crazy!!! I get asked all the time, how did you get started? Believe or not, my neighbor (the fabulous photog, Kelley of Kelley Photo & Design) basically said, you should come style for a bare day and ever since then, it’s just worked! Which I will forever be thankful for {and for friends that push you to do the things you’re scared to}. I don’t Style full time, I do work full time at a job that I really love. I’ve been married now for going on 7 years, he’s a lucky guy ;) haha. . I also have a daughter, who is literally the sunshine in my life. She’s got quite the little personality on her & the prettiest red hair you ever did see! I was also blessed with two step sons that are sweet as pie and have shown me a whole other kind of love. We live in a little town in KC and are currently remodeling our home! My family and friends mean the world to me. I’m lucky to have such an amazing core group who are supportive and love me for who I am. A couple things that I love to do outside of hanging with family and friends & styling; spend time outside, travel (this has become a priority for me), shop (for anything & anyone), EAT (I will try basically anything once, unless it’s spicy - I have a VERY low tolerance for spice, like some ketchup’s are too much!). My favorite foods include, mexican, lasagna/baked ziti & my mommas chicken salad. I’m a sweets girl {No shame in my thick thigh game}, I’ll go straight for desert every time, french silk pie & SiS Sweets cookies are my FAV!!! Overall I’d like to think I’m a pretty simple gal. I’m down for whatever, whenever!

I share content that I like to see; beauty, fashion, life hacks, mom stuff, house stuff etc. Basically anything I believe in, anything I think is worth the buy/try. If there’s ever anything you’d like to see more of from me, let me know!! 

Anyway, that’s just a quick snap shot of me. Glad you’re here!! 

XOXO - Emily 

Meghan Wedding

I’ve got to get caught up on ALL my pretty brides from the last couple of months!

Meet Meghan! I got to hang with Meghan multiple times; once at her engagement pics and again on wedding day!! Doesn’t she look flawless? She doesn’t wear much makeup on the daily so we went with a very subtle, natural look! All of her bridesmaids just glowed! I used peach & pink hughed highlight which paired perfectly with their dress colors. This group of ladies was so much fun!

Meghan - thank you for letting me be part of your day! You & Brett had a gorgeous day for a wedding and he had an even better looking bride!! XOXO

2018 BRIDES

2018 - It went by so FAST! 2018 was my best year yet; I styled over a 150 faces!! I can’t even begin to tell you how happy that makes me. That girls trust me to make them feel beautiful, no matter the occasion! To look back and be able to say I completed several of my goals when it came to styling, also just makes me totally giddy! I’ve compiled a new list for this year and I’m ready to crush those goals too!!

I’m ready to take on 2019. I’m already booked up for weddings in the months of July & September and only one date left for October! The year is filling up quickly!!

Here’s a quick snap shot of just SOME of the gorgeous brides I got the pleasure of styling in 2018!!

Amy Wedding

So this girl is SO FREAKIN’ sweet. I can only hope I get to spend more time with her in the future! I met Amy when I did her bestie’s {Sam, who is also adorable and sweet} wedding! Amy booked me right after Sam’s trial for her wedding. My heart grows with every referral, it’s the best compliment ever. So I’ve gotten to know these gals pretty well!! They’re both SO gorgeous & just the easiest to style. Take a look at what Amy had to say about her style… literally this brought me to tears!

When my best friend was planning her wedding, we came across Emily while searching for someone to do hair/makeup. We both loved her blog and the looks she had done on other clients. I booked Emily for my own wedding while she was doing my makeup for my best friends wedding. I just love Emily’s energy and she has the most welcoming smile. I was lucky enough that she was open the weekend of my wedding in October! I recommend booking her as soon as you realize how amazing she is - she books fast! I couldn’t have been more pleased with my makeup every time she has done it. Specifically on my wedding day, my makeup looked flawless. My husband even commented my highlight while we were taking pictures. He said, “Your cheekbones are just glowing!” 
Emily is quick, talented, sweet, hilarious, and so easy to get along with. You better contact her ASAP to style you for your event! - AMY”

Amy - THANK YOU for choosing me and letting me be part of your fabulous day! You looked sooo pretty. Can’t wait till the next time!

The Hodge Fam

I feel like I need to say it again; I LOVE getting to style my friends!! We get to hang out all while getting them ready for their special occasions!! This is the Hodge family. Lyndsay and I’s littles have been friends since Kindergarten and we quickly bonded since we were both “real school” newbies. Since then, she has become one of my closest friends! I got to do her’s and her girls hair & make-up for family pics. Family pics can sometimes be a little stressful (moms, i know you feel me!!) so what better way to relax a little than to not have to get yourself ready!! Doesn’t Lyndsay look friggin’ beautiful??? You know what else, she looks so happy!! Which in turn makes me SO happy! :)

Side note: Lyndsay run’s a little (well, it’s growing to be a not so little) etsy shop with the cutest earrings and home decor! More details to come about this on my lifestyle tab!!

Ashley + Bump

Sooo this way past due. I was searching through pictures {trying to pick some of my favs for studio wall hangings} & I literally stopped and was like DID I NEVER POST THESE!? I'm losing it. These more than need to be showed off. The beautiful little girl Ashley is carrying has since made her arrival. She's the cutest little thing but how gorg is her momma?! 

Ashley, thank you for letting be a part of your special moments. This was the 3rd time styling Ashley and she's just so fun to be around!! I love when clients are friends too! Also, can I just mention how much hair envy I have?! gah, she's just so dang pretty!! 

Brides! Brides! Brides!

I have had 5 weeks off of wedding styling. I have started a crazy busy fall/winter season. I am so excited to jump back in!

I wanted to show y'all some of my gorgeous brides because booking for 2019 has already started!! So to those of you that are new here - HELLO THERE! I do hair and make-up styling for any event. This fall means LOTS of weddings, family picture styling and seniors but I'm also available for any event in between! Having a stylist as a part of your days can really lesson the stress of getting ready, plus it just gives you an extra boost when in front of the camera. I'd love to be part of your special memories!

 This fall is also bringing a SUPER exciting time as I will have my own studio space with  Kelley Photo & Design. Kelley and her husband have been working hard to make the space a reality, I'm so happy to be part of their dream team! I'll be sharing an update on the studio happenings sooon! Till then, enjoy some pretty faces & gorgeous styles. 

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Taylor's Wedding

Would you look at this bride!? Such a pretty little thing! Her wedding was right here in Tongie, so I didn't have to go far for styling (yes I come to you and I'll go as far as need be! Hint: destination weddings are cool - lol). This group of girls just kept me laughing the entire time. It's always kind of daunting when you know a big group of girls, but you don't really know, know them. I knew almost everyone there through FB and social media but it's not like we've hung out or anything - till now! It was a beautiful morning for a wedding. I did all make-up you see here :)  Aren't these just some of the prettiest girls?! 

Taylor- you were an amazing bride. Thank you for having me, you had such a fun wedding party! I loved being a part of it! 

 pics from Nicole Renne Photography 

Hansen FamBam

These are some of my favorite humans.

Their love story is amazing. I feel only it’s appropriate for me to brag on it because relationships like theirs are rare. They’ve been together since high school! They have literally built their love from the ground up. Not only is their marriage something to be proud of/envious of but so is their life. They’ve accomplished so much and because of those accomplishments they’re being moved to Texas to start a whole new chapter. I’m not going to lie, the news hit hard. Not just for me but for my husband, who’s great friends with Graden but also for my little girl. They’re such a big piece of our hearts. Trips to TX will be a must and they’ll come home for the “A list” things. I feel so lucky to call them friends.

I was able to style Tiffany for the first time for their updated family pics before they head South; doesn’t she look beautiful??? That hair, I'm so jealous. I used a wand for quick, easy curls. We went with a more natural look for make-up just evened her skin tone and gave her a pretty glow! Their entire wardrobe came from my husband and I's closet! Plan B worked out pretty well when plan A failed - hahah! Family pictures can’t go smoothly, that’d be asking too much! 

Naturally, Kelley did wonderful in taking their pics. Had to share them!

A Family Wedding

I've been looking forward to sharing these faces for a while!!! This wedding weekend was a HOT one but every single one of these girls were troopers and looked amazing!! The make-up and hair (bridesmaids hair not by me) both held on all night {thank ya jesus & setting spray}. 

Brooklyn married into my family by marrying my cousin Ethan; although she has been family for yearrsss! I was so honored to get to play such a big part in the day!! We danced, sang, laughed and styled all morning. Then I rushed off to get the flower girl (my daughter) & myself wedding ready! It was such a fun, sweaty day but I think everyone agrees, we'd repeat it in a heartbeat! 

Congrats Brooklyn and Ethan on your special day. Brooklyn you were the most stunning bride, everything that the best man said about you is absolutely true. We are blessed to have you in the family! Ethan, you got to marry your best friend and soulmate. I'm not sure I could have hand picked anyone better to suite you. I am just so happy for you both & love you both dearly!! 

Take a look at these beautiful gals! Professional pics courtesy of Jen Klamm Photography.

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Her hair curled perfectly & laid beautifully in her low up-do, Loved it! Isn't the groom a stud?? Good lookin' couple!

My moms side of the family - love this updated pic of all of us! 

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Don't these gals look great!? The heat could've cooked an egg but their make-up stayed in place. Love the mauvey lip colors and bold eyes we did!

Here's to happily ever after. Love you guys!