XANDER TANG

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Weddings

Bridal make-up
in Los Angeles

Bride and groom with bridal makeup by Xander Tang at Franciscan Gardens, San Juan Capistrano

Make-up · Xander Tang  /  Photograph · Ally Rose

I do the bride myself and bring a trusted team when the party is larger, so everyone is ready on time — present for the whole morning, and for as much of the day as you want me. I work on location across Los Angeles and Orange County, from Bel-Air and Malibu to Pasadena, Santa Monica and the Palisades, and travel for destination weddings.

Make-up is the only thing in the room that has to work in three places at once: in the mirror, in the photographs, and at eleven at night. I build it for all three, in that order, and I do not leave until it does.

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The Collections

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Signature Bridal

Full wedding day. I arrive for the getting-ready call, stay through the ceremony and portraits, and touch up before the reception. Includes the pre-wedding consultation and a written morning timeline for your planner.

Morning Ceremony

Ceremony coverage for a shorter day — bridal make-up through the ceremony and formal portraits, without the full-day stay.

The Celebration Suite

Multi-day and destination. Welcome party, rehearsal dinner, wedding day, farewell brunch — planned as one schedule, with travel arranged in advance.

Party & add-ons

Make-up for mothers, bridesmaids and anyone else in the room, priced per person. Lashes and on-site touch-up hours available. Trials by appointment, ideally two to three months out.

How it works

I

Inquiry & date hold

You send the date, venue and headcount. I reply within 24 hours with collections and availability, and hold the date while you decide.

II

Trial

Around two hours. We photograph the finished look in daylight and in flash, and I keep the formula notes on file.

III

Timeline

Four to six weeks out I build the morning backwards from your ready-by time and send it to you, your planner and your photographer.

IV

The morning

I arrive early, set up out of the photographer's way, and work to the schedule. You are finished before you need to be, every time.

Bride with luminous glowing bridal makeup and soft updo by Xander Tang, Los Angeles studio portrait

Why this make-up holds

Trained for the hardest lighting there is

I trained in New York under Sandy Linter, Fulvia Farolfi and Aaron de Mey, on editorial shoots and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, before moving to Los Angeles. Since then my work has run on Amazon Studios and Amblin productions, Sony Music and Maybelline campaigns, and red carpets photographed by everyone in the pen.

Red carpet make-up has to survive direct flash, 4K video and a fourteen-hour day. A wedding asks for exactly the same thing — and has to look like you, not like make-up, in every photograph you will keep.

I am a make-up specialist — I do not do hair. Ask me and I will introduce you to hair artists I have worked beside for years and trust completely.

Real weddings

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The Carters · Franciscan Gardens
8 photographs →
South Asian weddings
2 photographs →
In the studio · bridal looks
4 photographs →

Questions brides ask

Do you do hair?
No — I am a make-up specialist and I would rather tell you that than do it adequately. Ask me and I will introduce you to hair artists I have worked beside for years and trust completely. They book and bill directly; I build the morning timeline around whoever you choose.
How far in advance should I book?
Six to twelve months for a Saturday in season. I take a limited number of weddings each season, so popular dates go early — but always ask, because plans change.
Is a trial required?
Strongly recommended and usually booked two to three months out. It is where we settle the look, test how your skin behaves under flash, and where I take the formula notes I work from on the day.
Can you do my whole party?
Yes — mothers, bridesmaids, anyone else getting ready with you, priced per person. Tell me the headcount in your inquiry and I will build a schedule where nobody waits.
How long does bridal make-up take?
Ninety minutes for the bride, forty-five for everyone else. I build the schedule backwards from your ready-by time so the room never runs late.
Do you travel?
Los Angeles and Orange County as standard; Santa Barbara, Palm Springs and destination weddings by arrangement. Travel is quoted with your collection, never added afterwards.
Do you use airbrush?
No — I work only in traditional application. It reads as skin rather than as a finish, photographs better in close portraits, and holds all day, so it is what I use for every bride.
What if my ceremony is at 8am?
Then we start early. Very early call times carry an early-start fee — I will tell you the exact start time and any early-start fee in your quote, and again in the timeline I send four to six weeks out. Early ceremonies are common and entirely workable.

Check your date

I take a limited number of weddings each season. Send the details and I will reply within 24 hours with collections, availability and a quote.

Or reach me directly

xandertangbeauty@gmail.com 310-307-1896 @makeupbyxander

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