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Professional Wedding Makeup in Sofia (wedding makeup / bridal makeup)

Soft, long-wearing wedding makeup by an experienced makeup artist — three fixed-price packages and a free 15-minute consultation by phone, video or chat. We plan your look together.

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Wedding makeup for the bride in Sofia — bridal makeup by Vessy Mineva

My Work

Selected looks from my portfolio — click any image to enlarge

Experience in numbers

17+

years in the beauty industry

67

completed makeup and business trainings

300+

happy brides

16+

hours of wear

What you get

Tailored to You

Forget one-size-fits-all solutions — I create a look that reflects your style, your features and your mood for the day.

Camera-Ready Finish

You look equally beautiful in person and in photographs — no flashback, a flawless complexion and your own beauty brought forward.

On-Location Makeup Artist

I come to you anywhere in Sofia and across Bulgaria — you save time and nerves on the wedding day itself.

Complimentary Touch Up Kit

You receive a maintenance kit — lipstick, powder and blotting sheets — so you can refresh your look at any moment.

16+ Hours of Lasting Wear

From the first look to the last dance — no constant corrections, no feeling of a mask.

English-Speaking Artist

Perfect for expats, destination weddings and international couples — clear communication in English through the consultation, the trial and the wedding day.

Fixed Price, No Negotiation

Three packages with clear prices right here on the site — the same for every bride, no discounts, no surprises on the day.

Premium Products Only

I work with Dior, Natasha Denona, Charlotte Tilbury, Chanel, Gucci, Shiseido, Hourglass and more — formulas built for longevity and camera work.

On her wedding day every bride wants to feel irresistible. As a bridal makeup artist in Sofia with over 17 years of experience in wedding makeup, my approach is to capture what makes you you and bring it forward in a refined, long-wearing and photogenic way. With attention to every detail, I create a look that survives emotion, kisses, hugs and long dancing — without compromising your comfort or your style.

I create a look that survives emotion, kisses, hugs and long dancing — without compromising your comfort or your style.

Wedding packages — fixed price, no surprises

I work with three packages — three different depths of care. The prices are fixed and the same for every bride: no discounts, no negotiation, no surprises. That is part of my respect for all of you — no bride pays more because she did not ask for a discount.

  • PREMIUM — the full experience, from the trial makeup to the care after the wedding · €790
  • DELUXE — the most chosen: a calm wedding day with the trial makeup included · €350
  • ESSENTIAL — makeup on the day only, without the experience around it · €175
  • ELITE — a boutique experience from end to end, on request

PREMIUM

The full experience — from the trial makeup to the care after the wedding.

€790

  • Trial makeup, personal plan and specialist consultations
  • 2 makeups for the entourage · up to 3 hours with you
  • Body glow, champagne, Bridal Emergency Kit
  • Care kit, private lesson and gifts after the wedding
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ESSENTIAL

Makeup on the day only — for the bride who wants a professional result without the experience around it.

€175

  • Wedding makeup for the bride
  • 1 makeup for the entourage
  • Basic skin preparation · short phone consultation
  • Touch-up Kit for everyone made up
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Each package is one whole experience, not a list of services. If you choose not to use part of what is included, the price does not change — a concert ticket does not get cheaper if you skip the encore.

Package PREMIUM €790

PREMIUM — the full experience

For the bride who wants everything prepared in advance and professionally coordinated: trial makeup, a personal plan, consultations with specialists, small luxuries on the day, gifts and care even after the wedding.

Before the wedding

  • In-person consultation — we meet and talk through the look
  • Trial makeup at the studio — the trial makeup is included in the price
  • Personalised Bridal Guide (PDF) — with an individual Beauty Timeline: your specific dates and treatments
  • An extra makeup for a pre-wedding event — engagement, hen party or civil ceremony
  • Consultation with a highly regarded skincare specialist — skin care in the run-up to the wedding
  • Consultation with a master hairdresser — the condition and upkeep of your hair
  • Coordination with your photographer and wedding plannerthe day runs to plan
  • High priority when holding dates
  • Regular contact with me — and 24/7 contact in the week before the wedding

On the day

  • A luxury skin preparation ritual
  • Wedding makeup for the bride
  • False lashes — included in the package
  • 2 makeups for the entourage — maid of honour, bridesmaid, mother or another close lady
  • Body glow + highlight — décolletage, shoulders, collarbones
  • Body makeup and tattoo coverage — where needed, at no extra charge
  • Bridal Emergency Kit — stays with the bride
  • Champagne in glass flutes
  • Designer chocolate — from a small luxury bakery
  • A curated getting-ready playlist — with my own speaker
  • Up to 3 hours with you — on the wedding day
  • A Touch Up Kit for every lady made up — the bride’s is branded, the most luxurious one

After the wedding

  • Post-wedding Care Kit — hydrating mask, soothing serum, an under-eye product and a recovery ampoule
  • Private Beauty Lesson (60–90 min) — after the honeymoon
  • A gift box — with a candle and cosmetics
  • The 3 glass flutes from the toast — yours to keep
  • A gift for your mother — or for a person of your choice

One price. Everything inside. Nothing to pay extra for, nothing to negotiate.

Package DELUXE €350 · Most chosen

DELUXE — the most chosen package

For the bride who wants more than makeup alone: skin preparation, body glow, a guide, gifts and personal support in the morning, without the full scope of PREMIUM.

Before the wedding

  • Trial makeup at the studio — included in the price
  • Priority consultation — by phone or chat
  • Extended Bridal Guide (PDF) — checklists, advice and a general Beauty Timeline
  • Coordination with your photographer and videographer
  • Higher priority when holding dates
  • Regular contact with me

On the day

  • Special skin preparation
  • Wedding makeup for the bride
  • False lashes — included in the package
  • 1 makeup for the entourage — mother, maid of honour, bridesmaid or another close lady
  • Body glow + highlight
  • Up to 1 hour with you — I help with getting dressed and the final touches
  • Bridal Emergency Kit — stays with the bride
  • A Touch Up Kit for every lady made up

The gifts

  • A mini gift box for the bride
  • A gift for your mother — or for a person of your choice

The trial makeup is included — almost every bride books one anyway. That is why DELUXE is the choice that pays for itself.

Package ESSENTIAL €175

ESSENTIAL — makeup on the day only

For the bride who wants a professional result without the experience around it.

  • Wedding makeup for the bride
  • False lashes — included in the package
  • 1 makeup for the entourage
  • A short phone consultation
  • A Touch Up Kit for every lady made up
  • Basic skin preparation

Deliberately plain — you have picked the essential. The trial makeup, the guide, my staying with you and the gifts live in DELUXE.

ELITE — on request

A boutique experience from end to end. I take up to 12 ELITE brides a year — only one per week. Everything from PREMIUM, plus:

  • A second look for the evening
  • 3 additional makeups
  • A printed personalised Bridal Guide
  • Super-luxury skin preparation — and a luxury body glow
  • A satin robe with your initials
  • With you through the whole day — with full coordination of every vendor
  • Guaranteed hours — even on holiday dates
  • Anniversary Touch-up — for your first anniversary
  • Bespoke experiences — a wedding-day rehearsal, extra meetings, whatever the day asks for

Price on request only, with an individual quote. Write to me and I will build it for your date.

Wedding hair and makeup — one calm plan

Optional, with any package I work with proven master hairdressers — for every style and every hair type, from soft waves to an intricate formal updo. If you wish, I take this on as well: I choose the right specialist for your look, align the hairstyle with the makeup and with the timing of the morning, and your quote comes with one combined package price for hair and makeup.

One conversation, one plan, two specialists — and one dilemma fewer for you. See also the combined hair and makeup package — suitable for the maid of honour, the bridesmaids and the mothers of the couple too.

How I work — the terms that do not change

  • Fixed prices — the same for every bride, no discounts and no negotiation. The price lives on the site; the quote only confirms it and never arrives with a new, higher number.
  • The package is one whole — an unused extra does not lower the price. If you want a smaller scope, the more accurate choice is the smaller package.
  • On-location studio — wherever you greet your day, my whole studio comes to you: the case, the brushes, the light and the calm of the salon. For the neighbourhoods around my studio in Manastirski Livadi, coming to you is included in the package price. If your wedding is further away, tell me the location — I give you a single fixed sum before you book. One number that covers the journey, the time and all the equipment.
  • Additional guest — always at a fixed €65, with false lashes included.
  • Touch-ups during the event — on request I stay for corrections at €60 per hour.
  • Booking — with a booking deposit, paid by bank transfer after the quote is issued. The date is held only against it.

Minimum commitment outside Sofia — I take only one wedding per day:

  • Journey up to 1 hour — the bride and 3 makeups for the entourage
  • Journey up to 2 hours — the bride and 4 makeups
  • Journey over 2.5 hours — an individual quote with an overnight stay

Anything non-standard — destination weddings, a large entourage, holiday dates — is handled with an individual quote. Write to me with your date and location.

What wedding makeup includes

  • Preliminary consultation — we discuss the style you want, the look of the dress, the jewellery and the accessories, your hair and skin colour, your skincare and the theme of the wedding
  • A complete finished look — built around your individuality
  • Professional long-wearing makeup — with top-tier products
  • Your natural beauty brought forward — the accent goes on what makes you unique
  • Professional skin preparation — before the makeup
  • Setting for staying power — through dancing, humidity, tears and photographs
  • A photogenic finish — no flashback, no unwanted surprises
  • Extra accents — lashes, sparkle, a pinch of artistry or something bold and different
  • False lashes — included in every wedding package
  • Gifts — a kit for maintaining your makeup

Bridesmaids, maid of honour and mothers

Every package includes makeup for the entourage — one in ESSENTIAL and DELUXE, two in PREMIUM. Each additional lady is a fixed €65, with false lashes included, and receives individual attention and a look coordinated with her dress, her hair colour and the overall wedding palette. I build a detailed schedule for the day, so every lady is ready on time without pressure.

Wedding trial makeup

The trial is an extremely important part of preparing for the wedding day and is included in the price of DELUXE and PREMIUM. It is the moment when we discover together the look that suits you best — elegant, long-wearing and entirely in your spirit. During the trial:

  • Different variants — we try the look you have chosen, to see in detail what suits you and how
  • Durability check — you test the makeup in person and on camera
  • Comfort — you have time to get used to the feeling of makeup (especially important if you rarely wear it, or wear something very light)
  • Feedback — you can gather opinions from family and friends

If you have chosen ESSENTIAL, the trial can be added as a separate service for €70 — a standalone booking, because DELUXE and PREMIUM already include it. You can also combine it with another important occasion — a photo shoot, a hen party or a formal dinner. Read more about why a wedding trial matters and what to expect.

Tip from Vessy Book your trial 1–3 months before the wedding and combine it with the trial hairstyle and a photo shoot — that way you see how the look photographs and have time for adjustments without stress.

Bridal makeup — soft, long-wearing, photogenic

Every wedding is unique and deserves a look created specifically for the bride — not a Pinterest template, but soft, light, long-wearing makeup that highlights your features, complements the wedding dress and your style, and looks flawless both in person and on camera.

Makeup and wedding dress — coordinated style and tone

Your makeup should be an extension of the wedding dress, not its competitor. The colour and style of the dress — snow white, soft ivory, champagne, blush — dictate the palette of the eyeshadow, the blush and the lips. The dress’s details (lace, pearls, crystals, embroidery) suggest whether the look can carry more sparkle or should stay discreet. At the trial we look at a photo of the wedding dress and consider every detail — neckline, sleeves, fabric, accessories — so the result is a finished, cohesive whole.

I work with professional products from Dior, Charlotte Tilbury, Hourglass, Natasha Denona and more, chosen for their longevity and camera performance. Every look is designed to hold 16+ hours — from the morning preparations to the last dance.

Bridal makeup trends for 2026 include skinimalism — natural skin with a light base and strategic highlighter, a diffused smoky eye with soft contours for a romantic look, and saturated lips in oxblood and berry tones with a velvet texture. Any of these can be woven into your wedding look if you wish — or we can create something entirely your own.

Wedding makeup in Sofia and across Bulgaria

I am based in Sofia, in the Manastirski Livadi neighbourhood, where my studio is. Trial makeups take place there, at the studio. On the wedding day I come to you — whether that is a hotel, a restaurant or a private estate. I travel within Sofia and across the whole country for wedding and bridal makeup, and for international destinations we discuss the details personally.

The wedding packages cover the whole day — from the trial makeup to the final touches before the ceremony, for the bride and for the ladies around her. One complete solution, without last-minute logistics.

On-location wedding makeup — at home, at the hotel or at the venue

Wedding makeup works best where you are — in the calm of home, in the hotel room before the ceremony, at the restaurant or directly at the venue. I arrive with full professional equipment and every product needed, so you get soft, long-wearing makeup without last-minute logistics. At-home and on-location makeup is my standard for every bride in Sofia and across the country.

What the wedding makeup price includes

Wedding makeup comes in three fixed-price packages: ESSENTIAL €175 — makeup on the day only; DELUXE €350 — with the trial makeup, skin preparation, body glow and gifts included; PREMIUM €790 — the full experience before, during and after the wedding. ELITE is on request.

You see the price here, before you write to me — the quote only confirms it. The only additions are makeup for an additional guest (€65, lashes included) and, for a more distant location, the fixed sum for the on-location studio. If you only need a trial, see the trial makeup page; for a gift — the gift cards.

The price table also lists the studio services: wedding makeup at the studio — €85, and trial makeup at the studio — €70. These are the base services: the makeup only, with me at the studio, for a bride who is not booking a wedding-day package. False lashes are charged separately only for the studio services — in the packages they are included. The packages are the experience around the day and their prices stay fixed.

Why choose me

Bridal makeup artist with 17+ years of experience

As a bridal makeup artist with over 17 years of experience, I have worked with more than 300 brides on their wedding day. Every wedding is personal — and that is why no two looks repeat each other.

  • Thorough preliminary consultation — we talk through every aspect of your wedding-day look and you receive invaluable advice
  • A detailed plan — from planning your skincare to a schedule for the wedding day itself, built around you and every lady who will be made up
  • Personal attention — calm and a warm presence during the most exciting hours of the wedding day. See how the wedding day makeup schedule works
  • Years of experience — with bridal makeup and bridal looks
  • Top-tier products — Dior, Natasha Denona, Charlotte Tilbury, Huda Beauty, Hourglass, Gucci, Anastasia Beverly Hills and more
  • Top-level hygiene — everything is sanitised or single-use
  • On-location makeup — I come to you anywhere in Sofia and across Bulgaria, and I work destinations abroad too
  • Hair and makeup package — I also offer a combined hair and makeup package for the bride and her ladies
  • Gifts — every bride receives a kit for maintaining her makeup
  • Extra care — on request I can stay for touch-ups (€60 per hour)

Every bride receives a kit for maintaining her makeup — so you can feel calm from morning until midnight.

How it works

1

Consultation

A free 15-minute call where we discuss your wishes, style, venue and date. We choose the package too. No commitment.

2

Trial Makeup

We test the look in person at the studio — colours, textures and staying power, with adjustments until everything is right. Included in DELUXE and PREMIUM.

3

Wedding Day

I come to you and style you and your entourage in a calm, professional atmosphere. You receive a Touch Up Kit as a gift.

4

Glow All Night

Makeup that holds 16+ hours — from the ceremony to the last dance. You enjoy the day; the look is my responsibility.

Wedding Makeup

Wedding Makeup
ServicePrice
Bridal Makeup (salon) 90-120 min€85
Additional Guest Makeup (lashes included)€65
Touch-ups during event€60/hour
False Lashesfrom €10

Client testimonials

"I have known Vessy for years. I trusted her with my bridal makeup and for every occasion since. She has never let me down — an incredible professional with real instinct who always respects what I want."

— Zdravka B.

"I felt so beautiful and confident — the makeup was EXACTLY what I wanted. It lasted through everything, and even in the evening it looked amazing in photos. My bridesmaids loved theirs too — guests kept complimenting us all night."

— Katerina V.

"She creates the most stunning natural makeup that genuinely makes you look more beautiful, without the heaviness of a hundred layers. An exceptional artist, true professional, and a genuinely kind person."

— Irena B.

FAQ

How much does wedding makeup cost?
I work with three fixed-price packages: ESSENTIAL €175 — makeup on the day only; DELUXE €350 — with the trial makeup, skin preparation, body glow and gifts included; and PREMIUM €790 — the full experience before, during and after the wedding. The prices are the same for every bride and are never negotiated.
Is the trial makeup included, and when should we do it?
The trial is included in DELUXE and PREMIUM and takes place at the studio — ideally one to three months before the wedding, so there is time for calm adjustments. It is not part of ESSENTIAL, but can be added as a separate service for €70. Nothing on the day is then an unknown.
Is the on-location studio included?
Yes — for the neighbourhoods around my studio in Manastirski Livadi, coming to you is included in the package price. If your wedding is further away, tell me the location and I give you a single fixed sum for the on-location studio before you book. One number that covers the journey, the time and all the equipment.
Do you offer discounts?
No. The prices are fixed and the same for every bride — no negotiation, no seasonal reductions. That is part of my respect for all of you: no bride pays more because she did not ask for a discount. You know the price from the site, before you even write to me.
What if I do not use part of the package?
The price does not change. Each package is one whole experience, not a list of services — a concert ticket does not get cheaper if you skip the encore. You choose the depth of care and I take care of everything else. If you want a smaller scope, the more accurate choice is the smaller package.
How much is makeup for an additional guest — maid of honour, bridesmaid or mother?
Every package includes makeup for the entourage: one in ESSENTIAL and DELUXE, two in PREMIUM. Each additional lady is a fixed €65, with false lashes included. Every one of them receives individual attention and a look coordinated with her dress, her hair colour and the overall wedding palette.
Do you travel outside Sofia?
Yes, across the whole country — I take only one wedding per day. For journeys up to one hour the minimum is the bride plus 3 makeups for the entourage; up to two hours, the bride plus 4; over two and a half hours I build an individual quote with an overnight stay. Destinations abroad we discuss personally.
How do I book the date?
After our call I send you a quote with the chosen package and, for a more distant location, the fixed sum for the on-location studio. The date is held with a booking deposit, paid by bank transfer. The quote only confirms the price from the site — it never arrives with a new, higher number.
What is the difference between wedding makeup and bridal makeup?
These are two terms for the same service — professional makeup for the wedding day, focused on the bride. Wedding makeup is the broader term, used for guests, bridesmaids and the maid of honour as well, while bridal makeup emphasises that the look is specifically for the bride. In practice I offer both with the same professional approach.
How many hours does wedding makeup last?
The makeup holds 16+ hours without the need for serious corrections. I work with professional long-wearing products and setting techniques, and the Touch Up Kit every lady receives allows a light refresh at any moment. If you wish, I can stay for touch-ups during the event for €60 per hour.

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