Wedding makeup for Columbus, Ohio and surrounding areas
On your wedding day, hire published and award-winning artists to come to you and make you feel beautiful. Our inclusive business serves all races, genders, religions, and ages. Our artistry is featured in the pages of The Knot Ohio magazine, Style Me Pretty, Columbus Weddings, Maharani Weddings, Green Wedding Shoes, Wedding Chicks, and more. State of Face has won "Best of the Knot" for 10 years straight. Each makeup application includes airbrushing or using traditional foundation, false lashes (cluster or invisible band strip), and a to-go lip touch-up.
Call (614)296-0123 or email stateofface@gmail.com to check availability. For 2025/2026, pricing is $200 for bridal makeup, $110 for each additional application, and $50 for local on-site travel. Trials are offered separately for $150 and are typically done one to two months before the wedding day. A minimum number of services is typically required for Saturdays. We also work with trusted hair stylists and offer special pricing when hair services are added. Please inquire by email for a quote. A deposit and contract are required to reserve a time.​
2025 is booking quickly. Inquire for availability! If faster service is needed or you have a larger party, we can add additional artists and stylists for a fee. Most days require a minimum number of services. Travel outside of Columbus/central Ohio may be available. Athens and Hocking Hills are encouraged to inquire.
Columbus, Ohio married couple on their big day. Joy did makeup in their Bexley home and was happy to share space with their special dogs.
Fair-complexion bride at her winter wedding with Lauren Wolfe doing hair in the background while Joy Macke does makeup. She had a natural look with a stained lip.
This beauty moved to Ohio from Jamaica. I got to work with her family and friends that day, who were all a blast. She works for Abercrombie and I had the pleasure of doing her makeup the following year when she was a bridesmaid for her sister-in-law, Lora :)
Emily got ready at the Leveque Hotel with her large bridal party. She was relaxed and easy-going, wanting to play up her eyes and go natural otherwise.
A former Ohio University student got married at the Dairy Barn in Athens, Ohio. Joy loves working in Southeast Ohio and is always happy to get to travel on-site for these weddings.
Columbus, Ohio bride with beautiful skin and a fun personality got married and had Joy do her makeup. It's always such a pleasure to have brides with positive and fun energy on their wedding day.
Aarthi and her party were wonderful to work with. They had a large ceremony over several days at the Columbus Easton Hilton.
The bride's happiness jumps off the photograph. The smile says it all. This Columbus, Ohio bride had a gorgeous look on her wedding day with makeup by Joy Macke.
This beautiful bride had to delay her wedding due to Covid (several times). I was thrilled to finally celebrate her and do makeup for her big day. She is one of a group of girls who are all friends in the Cleveland area that I drove out of town to work with. I usually take 1 or 2 special Cleveland brides every year.
The dark-haired bride trusted by expertise with her full-coverage needs and had airbrush foundation done to get the coverage she needed. I was happy to work with her, her friends and family that day.
Brides who like a more unique esthetic will feel confident that Joy won't try to make them conform to norms. She welcomes fun ideas, details, colors, and requests.
Bride looks wistfully out of a window, captured by a Columbus Photographer. This was a wedding in Columbus, Ohio.