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You know what they say—you have to look good to feel good—and that applies doubly to your wedding. Too much stress may cause a bride or groom to look ill. A bride who is on a crash diet may look faint at the altar. How can you look and feel your best on your wedding day? The answer is to turn to the professionals, do your part and then relax.
Almost every bride wants to lose some weight or trim down in a particular area for her wedding day. Experts steadfastly recommend against crash diets, however. Not only can they play havoc with dress fittings, but they can also result in fatigue, dizziness and even nausea –and that's a recipe for disaster on your wedding day.
A headache, neck ache, or backache can leave you feeling tired and worn down. Massages are a popular, pampering way to relieve daily tensions and stress. Day spas provide a haven from the cares of the world. These one-stop relaxation spots offer services including spa treatments, facials, massages, manicures and pedicures. Day spas are not only popular for brides, they also provide a great way for her attendants to get together, relax and be pampered for a fun shower or pre-wedding treat!
Be true to yourself. Don't try to be someone you're not, especially on your wedding day. Instead, enhance the look you always have, so that you'll be your very best—but genuine. Don’t do something different with your hair style or make-up that will make you tense or unsure of yourself. There is enough stress on the wedding day without the worry of regretting a new fashion or beauty choice.
Beauty consultants and salon professionals should be contacted 4 to 6 months before the wedding day for a personal consultation. This consultation may cover the bride’s cosmetic background, hair history, headpiece selection and wedding day schedule of events, in addition to serving as the beginning of a working relationship between bride and stylist that will continue up to the wedding. The consultant will want to discuss the bride’s expectations concerning her nails, hair and make-up, and what can be done to meet or exceed those expectations.
As with hair styling, practice your makeup application several weeks before the wedding to check for allergies and compatibility. Some salon owners suggest doing a practice styling with headpiece and make-up application for the newspaper announcement photograph as a trial run.
Whether performed in a beauty shop, day spa or nail specialty salon, nail care is important to overall appearance. Brides can choose from a multitude of colors and are encouraged to bring in a fabric swatch for matching ahead of time.
In addition to manicures, many brides treat themselves to pedicures. A pedicure can improve a bride’s self-image, help her to relax during the busy preparation period (they take about an hour) and assure lovely feet on the honeymoon!
Not surprisingly, today many men are taking advantage of salon services. Most grooms will get their final haircut a week or two before the wedding day; they will return for a final shampoo and hair trim (beard and moustache included) the day before the wedding.
It's not vanity that makes you want to pay attention to your appearance for your wedding. It's the realization that you'll be center stage on the most important day of your life that leads you to be your very best. Best wishes!
Published 06/01/07
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Planning ahead for your wedding brings excitement and joy, but for most couples it also brings some anxiety. Couples want to look and feel their best, but sometimes that gets lost in all the other planning.
