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Makeup by Toni: a portfolio website for a Bay Area bridal makeup artist

Antonia Cruz has done bridal makeup across California for more than eight years. Before this site, her work lived on Instagram. She needed a site that looks as polished as her work and turns a bride who likes the photos into an inquiry with the details already filled in.

Makeup by Toni homepage introducing Antonia Cruz, bridal makeup artist
Homepage. Her name, what she does, and her own words about her approach.

The job

Brides choose a makeup artist with their eyes first. The site had to be quiet, dark and elegant so the photos and the writing carry it, with nothing on the page that looks like a template.

The other half of the job was the inquiry. A bride writing "are you available?" in an Instagram DM leads to five messages back and forth. The site asks for everything up front.

  • BusinessBridal and event makeup artist
  • LocationBay Area, California, plus destination weddings
  • Before FouroInstagram only. No website and no Google Business Profile.
  • Built onStarter tier
  • PagesHome, portfolio, reviews, contact and inquiry
  • Live sitemakeupbytoni.com

A portfolio that is just the work

The portfolio page is a scrolling gallery of real brides and clients, with almost no text in the way. All 38 images are compressed WebP files that load as you scroll, so the gallery still opens fast on a phone.

A reviews page sits next to it with words from brides, plus a form for past clients to leave their own.

Makeup by Toni portfolio gallery of bridal makeup
The portfolio.
Makeup by Toni three step wedding inquiry form
The inquiry form.

An inquiry form built for weddings

The form runs in three short steps: about you, your event and a little more. It asks for the service type (bridal, bridal party, engagement shoot, quinceañera, photoshoot or special occasion), the event date, venue, start time, the getting ready location, when makeup needs to be done, and the size of the party.

That is everything Toni needs to check her calendar and quote. She replies within 48 hours with an answer instead of a list of questions.

Set up to be found on Google

For a makeup artist, the map listing matters as much as the website. This build included my Search Visibility Setup.

  • Google Search ConsoleVerified, with a sitemap of all 4 pages submitted and read by Google. This is how we see what people search to find the site and catch problems early.
  • Structured dataThe business type, Toni's name, services and the cities she serves, in a format Google can read directly.
  • Google Business ProfileVerified and managed, with the website linked.
  • Bing Webmaster ToolsSet up, so the site is tracked in Bing too, which also feeds Yahoo and DuckDuckGo results.
  • Google Analytics with inquiry trackingEvery completed inquiry form and every tap to Instagram is counted, so Toni can see which visits turn into bookings.

Who this kind of site is for

Makeup artists, hair stylists, photographers and anyone whose work sells by how it looks. Let the photos lead, keep the words few and personal, and make the inquiry form do the back and forth for you.

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