From the minute you start thinking about your wedding day preparation all kinds of thoughts come to mind: How should I wear my hair? How much make up should I wear? The bottom line is that you want to look beautiful for your guests, the photos, and definitely, your future husband!
Hold your true self, near and dear. Down the road looking back at pictures of your wedding and reminiscing, you won’t be disappointed if you are looking your most beautiful and natural self.
Hairstyles
You’ll want to try different hairstyles before your big day, but choose the one you are most comfortable with. Two very important considerations are what style neckline your dress has and if you will be wearing a headpiece. There are many types of veils that look great with any hairstyle. Some veils can be pinned into an elegant bun at the back and some have a built in headband that looks great with the hair down. If no veil, consider flowers in your hair to coordinate with your bouquet or a flower crown compliments the popular bohemian style wedding. Intertwining flowers into your hair is a popular trend this year as well. A strapless dress can be complimented with delicacy by wearing your hair up with a pair of dangle earrings. If it is the necklace you want to showcase, wear your hair down with beautiful flowing curls. It used to be that wearing a braided hairstyle was only for the bohemian bride; nowadays, a soft and glamorous braided hairstyles are being embraced by classic and modern brides alike! Romantic braided wedding hairstyles for long hair or incorporating hair extensions to get the look of long hair have become very popular.
Makeup
What about make up? Do a trial run to get it exactly how you want it to look on your wedding day. Prior to the wedding, you may want to try a few different looks are considering and see which best suits your taste. This year the nude look is so maybe try light shades of shadow, a nude lip color and a tint of lip-gloss. Water proof mascara, water proof mascara, water proof mascara, we all know a few happy tears are going to be shed on your wedding day, be prepared with water proof mascara so there’s absolutely no smudging and smearing. Doing a couple trial makeup looks will give you the opportunity to put together the perfect look!
Nails
There used to be an unwritten rule that you shouldn’t wear a bold nail polish color on your wedding day but throw that rule out and pick a color that compliments your hair, makeup and wedding color scheme. Your hands will be on display all day long—signing the wedding certificate, showing off your rings, shaking hands……make sure it’s a color you want in your photos.
Putting a lot of thought and planning into how you will look on your wedding day is key to a happy wedding. The bride that looks good feels good, with that combination you’re sure to feel your most beautiful self.
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