About Us

Hi! Thanks for stopping by! We would be honored to help you
with your wedding day!

I am Melissa, and I own/operate Naturally You Makeup Artistry, LLC. We are a collective team of independent hair stylists and makeup artists.

We are located all over Kansas City/St. Joseph but travel to you throughout the Kansas City-area, Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas for weddings. We also offer services at the studio for special occasions, photos and one-on-one and group-lesson sessions.

I have more than 16 years of experience in the bridal and beauty industry, with a complete focus on bridal in the last five years. I received The Knot's "Best of Weddings" from 2018-22, including the coveted Hall of Fame award, and recently was named in the Top Three Makeup Artists in Kansas City by WedKC and a nominee for Top Company of the Year, Top Hairstylist of the Year and
Top Makeup Artist of the Year.

I'm a marketer and public relations professional by day. I'm a hopeless romantic in love with my husband. My children are my world. I love adventure, travel, coffee, and sweets. You can find me reading a good book, listening to a business podcast or shopping for great paper goods most days. And I'm proud of raising my children on a farm just as I did while growing up in Kansas.

The Team

Our team of hair stylists, makeup assistants and lead makeup artists located throughout Kansas City/St. Joseph are also highly professional and skilled to make your bridal party look flawless. They help from up-dos and gorgeous curls to luxury skin prep and full faces of makeup. Each makeup artist is trained by me in proper sanitation, color theory, technique and more. We are constantly evolving and learning as a group.

They are some of the most fun women you'll ever meet and come from all types of backgrounds -- moms, students, small-town, big city, nursing, esthetician, fashion bloggers and more. I hope you love them just as much as I do!

The Studio

It has been a dream of mine for some time to have a small space to call my own for my business. I opened my very first studio space in my tiny town of Dearborn, Missouri, population: 496. It is just 12-minutes north of the airport/Platte City area.

The space is renovated from the original bank in town (and the old safe is still there!) and found on Main St.

I conduct bridal preview consultations, makeup lessons, group gatherings and much more in the studio.

It is available for day-of getting ready too, if your wedding is local and timing doesn't permit use of your venue.

Come by for a visit! I promise to have coffee and wine!