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A little time to share, learn, kiki + grow together

Growth is inevitable, girl time is necessary, and challenging ourselves is basically my daily activity. But this time, we decided to take a more relaxed approach to education.

As much as we value working together as a full team, there’s something special about smaller sessions that leave more room for questions, experimenting, and personalized learning. So we dedicated one day to makeup & one day to hair. Using inspiration from the trends we’re seeing for next season, we practice and develop techniques that help us create more consistent, intentional results.

I feel like I learn as much as I teach during these sessions, and it continues to keep my mind curious and my heart full. Mostly, I’m just grateful to have a team that believes in sharing what we know and empowering each other simply by taking the time to show up, exchange ideas, laugh, learn, and create together.

Shoutout to the artists who make The Jekyll & Hyde Bridal Collective what it is today. This wasn’t supposed to be an appreciation post… but HERE WE ARE. I’m genuinely so thankful for the talent, perspective, and energy everyone brings into this little community that is the Jekyll & Hyde Bridal Collective :)

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Unedited & LONG overdue, but we actually got so much good footage from this test shoot, so I figured I’d release bits and pieces of it here and there. Try not to get motion sickness from my bootleg camera work 😵‍💫

We were really only testing lighting + some new hair and makeup techniques that I was preparing to use for our annual bridal workshop. In fact, I was so unprepared for this impromptu shoot that I had to use brow gel as lash adhesive.

Little did we know, that screen shots of the looks created here would later be sent to us as inspo images from future brides, becoming one of 3 bench mark bridal looks for 2026.

So here’s some BTS of our little late night test-sesh. Flaws & all, I LOVE this raw iPhone 14 capture of our wonderful model and fellow creative Stephanie Pham ! Shoutout to our very own olivia for the dreamiest, most romantic Hollywood waves ✨ 💖✨

Now accepting F/W 2027 J-Hyde Brides 😘

This is a long one, but it was just too good to shorten.
I was sent this video on Father’s Day, & I’ve been meaning to share it ever since… but, you know, life.

Summer ’16. The sun, my son, my Wrangler, spontaneous beach trips, spontaneous video shoots. All my favorite things. Kai was 7, and I was one year into building my studio while learning how to be both a business owner and a boy mom.

Now there’s just one year left until Kai goes from being my kid to an independent young adult 😭. The beach trips are different. The conversations are different. The business is different. Life is different. Beautifully so.

Looking back, I realize I spent so much time trying to keep up with where life was taking us that I almost missed where we already were.

So much has changed since this video. Friendships, cars, businesses, relationships, addresses, LIFE.

But one thing has always remained the same. HOME… aka my family, duh. 🖤

While most of the change is good change, I admit.. it’s had me in a bit of a funk lately. So shoutout to POWERED BY THEMOTIVATION for sending me this cute little reminder of what was, what is, and where it’s all going :)

Delaware summoned us once again 🌧️✨

The weather may not have cooperated, but the soft rain, cozy slow morning, and dreamy overcast skies made the perfect setting for our always-smiley bride, Julia. With the help of our signature Glam Plan, her vision evolved from classic “no makeup” makeup and bridal bun into an elevated clean-girl boho moment that felt effortlessly her.

What wasn’t part of the Glam Plan? Stealing tiny blue flowers from her dog’s DIY garland beautifully crafted by the maid of honor 💐🐶 Sorry… but they were the final touch that tied everything together perfectly!!

2027 inquiries for The Jekyll & Hyde Bridal Collective are coming in hot ✨ Future brides, now’s your sign to save this post and add to your Pinterest board & lock in your date!! 💖

Tuesday’s have been looking a little different this year! Come to a Trends Styling class with me & the amazing crew at 💖