Downtown Streets Team

Sep 2016

Toni Marion, Chris MacDonald, Sheperd Sharifi, Meleah Bates are a dream team. They are so experienced, talented, and fun, and good listeners, and intuitive. They operate on schedule and are perfectionists, yet super relaxed and flexible. They use high quality products, and colors that look natural and stunning. These are really nice people to spend the hours before a big and important event with. They'll have you looking your very best, and help you to feel comfortable and relaxed. On the day of the wedding, in the bride's SF hotel suite, we had the hair and makeup done on eight women: the bride, her mother, and six bridesmaids starting at 10am and all completed by 2:30 pm. (in addition, Toni spent some time assisting the groom with his look.) Everyone looked fabulous, and felt great about the way they looked. A couple months prior to the wedding day the bride and her mother had a trial make up and hair appointment with Toni (hair) and Chris (makeup), to get an idea of styles and makeup shades for the wedding. The Dream Team basically set the standard by which all other businesses of this type should be held. The Dream Team is located in Marin County, please see their website for pricing info, etc.:

Nov 2013

I had the Dream Team do hair and makeup for my October, San Francisco wedding. They did a fantastic job! They are lovely, easy-going, and so pleasant to work with. They helped alleviate wedding day anxiety! They listened to what I wanted and created my dream wedding-day look! I highly recommend them!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Chris and Toni!

Nov 2012

Phenomenal!!! These women are both so talented. I was told they were the absolute best by one of the vendors helping me with my wedding planning so I called and booked a trial appointment. I live in Virginia but got married in Calistoga. I was spending a few days in the Napa area taking care of some other planning activities when I called. Toni and Chris were incredibly accommodating and worked me and my Maid of Honor into their schedules at the last minute so we could do the trial appointment before flying back to Virginia the next day. On the day of the wedding they arrived on time and were very efficient in setting up all of their equipment. They were fun and upbeat and we had a great time, it was like spending time with friends. I gave Toni a picture of the hairstyle I wanted and she gave me some suggestions on how it might be tweaked to best suit me. We did this at the trial and I loved the result then and the final result on my wedding day was even better. She did an updo with lots of flowing curls. It was PERFECT! Exactly what I wanted to go with my dress and my headpiece. She was meticulous in her work and did not stop until she was certain it was exactly right and, more importantly, until I was certain it was exactly right. It was a fabulous style and it stayed secure and looked great all day and all night. Likewise, Chris is also an artist with her brushes. When she was finished my skin looked flawless, radiant and glowing. The makeup didn't feel heavy or overdone. The makeup looked natural but at the same time positively glamorous. Chris was also very meticulous in her work and made sure we each had the look that was right for us. She stayed with us, touching up lips and making sure everything was perfect when we walked out to begin the ceremony. My Matron of Honor's 10-year old daughter had also joined us while we were getting ready and Chris generously volunteered to put spiral curls in her hair.. The wedding was in September and people are still commenting that I looked like a goddess that day. I have never felt as beautiful as I did for my wedding. I am so grateful to Chris and Toni for the part they played in making me feel that way.