diff --git a/src/Database/Model.php b/src/Database/Model.php
index 5e701aa2e..556171190 100644
--- a/src/Database/Model.php
+++ b/src/Database/Model.php
@@ -226,11 +226,14 @@ protected function bootNicerEvents()
                 }
 
                 self::$eventMethod(function ($model) use ($method) {
-                    $model->fireEvent('model.' . $method);
+                    $result = null;
 
                     if ($model->methodExists($method)) {
-                        return $model->$method();
+                        $result = $model->$method();
                     }
+                    $model->fireEvent('model.' . $method);
+
+                    return $result;
                 });
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Database/Traits/SoftDelete.php b/src/Database/Traits/SoftDelete.php
index 1b7243514..4c2320018 100644
--- a/src/Database/Traits/SoftDelete.php
+++ b/src/Database/Traits/SoftDelete.php
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ public static function bootSoftDelete()
         static::addGlobalScope(new SoftDeletingScope);
 
         static::restoring(function ($model) {
+            if ($model->methodExists('beforeRestore')) {
+                $model->beforeRestore();
+            }
             /**
              * @event model.beforeRestore
              * Called before the model is restored from a soft delete
@@ -36,12 +39,12 @@ public static function bootSoftDelete()
              *
              */
             $model->fireEvent('model.beforeRestore');
-            if ($model->methodExists('beforeRestore')) {
-                $model->beforeRestore();
-            }
         });
 
         static::restored(function ($model) {
+            if ($model->methodExists('afterRestore')) {
+                $model->afterRestore();
+            }
             /**
              * @event model.afterRestore
              * Called after the model is restored from a soft delete
@@ -54,9 +57,6 @@ public static function bootSoftDelete()
              *
              */
             $model->fireEvent('model.afterRestore');
-            if ($model->methodExists('afterRestore')) {
-                $model->afterRestore();
-            }
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Database/Traits/Validation.php b/src/Database/Traits/Validation.php
index a4f68504b..e7e6f59ea 100644
--- a/src/Database/Traits/Validation.php
+++ b/src/Database/Traits/Validation.php
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ public function validate($rules = null, $customMessages = null, $attributeNames
             ? $this->throwOnValidation
             : true;
 
+        if ($this->methodExists('beforeValidate')) {
+            $this->beforeValidate();
+        }
+
         /**
          * @event model.beforeValidate
          * Called before the model is validated
@@ -194,10 +198,6 @@ public function validate($rules = null, $customMessages = null, $attributeNames
             return false;
         }
 
-        if ($this->methodExists('beforeValidate')) {
-            $this->beforeValidate();
-        }
-
         /*
          * Perform validation
          */
@@ -323,6 +323,10 @@ public function validate($rules = null, $customMessages = null, $attributeNames
             }
         }
 
+        if ($this->methodExists('afterValidate')) {
+            $this->afterValidate();
+        }
+
         /**
          * @event model.afterValidate
          * Called after the model is validated
@@ -337,10 +341,6 @@ public function validate($rules = null, $customMessages = null, $attributeNames
         $this->fireModelEvent('validated', false);
         $this->fireEvent('model.afterValidate');
 
-        if ($this->methodExists('afterValidate')) {
-            $this->afterValidate();
-        }
-
         if (!$success && $throwOnValidation) {
             throw new ModelException($this);
         }
diff --git a/src/Halcyon/Model.php b/src/Halcyon/Model.php
index 65ca0ee4e..c796ebf23 100644
--- a/src/Halcyon/Model.php
+++ b/src/Halcyon/Model.php
@@ -239,11 +239,14 @@ protected function bootNicerEvents()
                 }
 
                 self::$eventMethod(function ($model) use ($method) {
-                    $model->fireEvent('model.' . $method);
+                    $result = null;
 
                     if ($model->methodExists($method)) {
-                        return $model->$method();
+                        $result = $model->$method();
                     }
+                    $model->fireEvent('model.' . $method);
+
+                    return $result;
                 });
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Halcyon/Traits/Validation.php b/src/Halcyon/Traits/Validation.php
index 0c6a1950d..6861d8997 100644
--- a/src/Halcyon/Traits/Validation.php
+++ b/src/Halcyon/Traits/Validation.php
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ public function validate($rules = null, $customMessages = null, $attributeNames
             ? $this->throwOnValidation
             : true;
 
+        if ($this->methodExists('beforeValidate')) {
+            $this->beforeValidate();
+        }
+
         if (($this->fireModelEvent('validating') === false) || ($this->fireEvent('model.beforeValidate') === false)) {
             if ($throwOnValidation) {
                 throw new ModelException($this);
@@ -128,10 +132,6 @@ public function validate($rules = null, $customMessages = null, $attributeNames
             return false;
         }
 
-        if ($this->methodExists('beforeValidate')) {
-            $this->beforeValidate();
-        }
-
         /*
          * Perform validation
          */
@@ -209,13 +209,13 @@ public function validate($rules = null, $customMessages = null, $attributeNames
             }
         }
 
-        $this->fireModelEvent('validated', false);
-        $this->fireEvent('model.afterValidate');
-
         if ($this->methodExists('afterValidate')) {
             $this->afterValidate();
         }
 
+        $this->fireModelEvent('validated', false);
+        $this->fireEvent('model.afterValidate');
+
         if (!$success && $throwOnValidation) {
             throw new ModelException($this);
         }