Bridal hair & makeup for weddings in Japan

Radiant, and truly yourself

Radiant, and truly yourself

Radiant, and truly yourself

Hair and makeup by Mio for weddings and pre-weddings in Kyoto, Nara and worldwide.

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How your day comes together.

How your day comes together.

How your day comes together.

Weeks before

Weeks before

The consultation

I look closely at your features and the feeling you want, then design a look that is lovely from every angle.

I reply with availability and a quote, in English or Japanese.

Mio applies eyeliner to a client by a window

Early morning

Early morning

I come to you

Your hotel, your venue, or wherever you’re getting ready in Kyoto, Nara or beyond.

Mobile service in English and Japanese, available worldwide for destination weddings.

Mio smiling as she works on a client at her makeup table

Through the day

Through the day

Flowers, pearls and ribbons

Set in the hair to last through the day.

Modern, elegant and photo‑ready hair and makeup.

A soft textured updo finished with cream dried flowers.

Golden hour

Golden hour

Ready for the camera

In a Kyoto garden, or wherever your photographs take you.

I can recommend a photographer experienced in traditional Japanese wedding portraits.

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A couple holding hands on mossy stone steps in a Kyoto garden.

Photo @tgibralta

Photo @tgibralta

Brides, from near and far.

Brides, from near and far.

Brides, from near and far.

Weddings and pre-weddings in Kyoto, Nara and beyond.

A bride and groom kissing under cherry blossom in Nara.

Bridal

From Australia, in Nara

A bride and groom on a lawn in Nara, a deer nearby.

Bridal

Amanda, in Nara

Ben and Amber face each other by a lake in Kyoto, Amber holding white roses.

Bridal

Ben and Amber, in Kyoto

Michelle laughing as Dimitry holds her close on a mossy garden path.

Bridal

A proposal at Hakuryuen

A couple in kimono under clear umbrellas on a rain-wet street in Gion.

Kimono

Malahyeka, in Gion

Jurina laughing against Paul’s shoulder, her copper hair set with sculptural pieces.

Bridal

Paul and Jurina, in Melbourne

A bride with sleek low hair and an orange bouquet under golden autumn leaves.

Bridal

Autumn in Melbourne

A bride seen from behind, hair in a soft low updo with a pearl and crystal hairpiece.

Bridal

Pearl and crystal

A bride in a blush silk dress, hair set low with fresh blossom, laughing with her partner in a Kyoto garden under weeping cherry.

Bridal

A Kyoto garden

A bride in a red and gold iro-uchikake kimono, looking back over her shoulder.

Kimono

Iro-uchikake

Akiko seated in a tiered taupe tulle gown, holding a red bouquet.

Bridal

Akiko and Mutsuya, in Kobe

A soft textured updo finished with cream dried flowers.

Hair

Dried flowers

A traditional Japanese pre‑wedding.

A traditional Japanese pre‑wedding.

A traditional Japanese pre‑wedding.

Have you ever dreamed of a traditional Japanese wedding? An iro‑uchikake is a colourful outer kimono worn over the wedding kimono, and its patterns carry wishes for happiness and good fortune.

What I can arrange

A kimono and a professional kimono dresser

A photographer experienced in traditional Japanese wedding portraits

Hair and makeup for the bride and groom

A bride in a red and gold iro-uchikake kimono, seen in profile.

Photo @azu_graph. Kimono @nami_kimono_.

Photo @azu_graph. Kimono @nami_kimono_.

Tell me about your day.

Tell me about your day.

Tell me about your day.

Now booking through April 2027.

Mobile service in English and Japanese. Based in Kyoto, travelling worldwide.

Mobile service in English and Japanese. Based in Kyoto, travelling worldwide.

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