Perfect wedding day hair and makeup

With millions of dollars spent each year on weddings, it amazes me that when it comes to cutting corners for that perfect day, the hair and make up is the first to go. If you think about it, your hair and make up are the most important accessory. So why would you compromise the way you look to save a few bucks? The pictures from your wedding day last forever! Can you imagine opening up your wedding album twenty-five years later, and seeing less than perfect hair and makeup?

As a professional hair stylist and make up artist, I advise all future brides to be as careful choosing your stylist as you are choosing your florist. Seek out stylists that are well versed in bridal and event styling. All stylists are not suited to do this kind of work. Be sure to check with a wedding consultant or bridal magazine for the professionals in your particular area. Please do not be afraid of hurting your regular stylists feelings. Sometimes, they may not even want to do bridal work but don’t know how to tell you. Be up front. Come right out and ask them if they do event styling. Any good stylist will be honest and tell you yes or no. If they do, have a trial run. If they don’t, there are plenty of us out there that do. Speaking of trial runs, that is as important as the actual day. Practice makes perfect! You do not want to wait until your wedding day to iron out all the kinks.

Now lets talk about makeup .I feel the biggest issue we have as stylists is finding the correct make to enhance and complement a brides coloring, as well as keeping a healthy, dewy glow all while insuring she looks natural. A major challenge beyond making sure that the application looks good in day light is applying the makeup so that it does not look as if the bride is wearing a mask. Since a lot of wedding dresses are strapless or have thin spaghetti straps, it is important that the
transition from your face to your body be undetectable. A good make up artist will choose the correct color and application that will best suit your particular need. I always tell brides to do a
trial run with their make up as well. Again, getting it right before the wedding day will be one more piece of the puzzle in place and one less thing to worry about.

You have waited a long time for your wedding day, and it's one the most improtant days of your life. Make sure that you look and feel your very best. So when your best girl friend since the fifth grade offers to do your hair and make up as a wedding gift, politely say NO THANK YOU!

By William Zecco - 11/24/04
William is the Creative Director for J's Mind, Body, & Soul Salon in Chandler AZ. J's is a full service salon and specializes in bridal hair styles, and even has a mobile bridal team. For more visit www.jsdayspa.com

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