8 Dos and Don'ts of Wedding-Day Beauty

I was speaking to a bride recently and we got into the whole facials before wedding talk. I nearly screamed when she told me she hadn't booked her appointment yet for her facial session.

Like OMG!!! guys it's less than 3 months to her wedding, and i don't know about you but as an event planner i have seen things and i can tell you truthfully that it is way safer to do your bridal facials at least 5 - 4 months before your wedding, in fact it is recommended. Trust me, you don't want to have the "Oh, what happened to her face" look on your wedding day. 😟

So girls (sorry guys, today is all about the ladies), let's talk about the do's and Don'ts of wedding day beauty.


If you're anything like the average bride, you've done trials of your bridal hairstyle and makeup, brightened up your smile, perfected your spray tan, colored your hair to perfection. Here's how to make sure you don't undo all your meticulous beauty planning on the day of the wedding.

1. DO wear a button-down or something else that you can wriggle out of without messing up your makeup and hair. A stretchy tube-top dress works well too. Bonus: Wear something the color of your dress, so that the makeup artist can work with the hue you'll be wearing.

2. DON'T assume that a one-hour salon appointment will be long enough--especially if you'll be getting your hair done on a busy Saturday morning. Time your hairstyle at your trial appointment, and if you're cutting it at all close, book two appointment slots instead of one (even if they charge you minimally for this, it will be worth the saved stress!). On a lighter note just to safe stress you can book for a private session with your hair stylist in the confines of your home.

3. DO appoint someone to be in charge of your lipstick and a mirror during photo-taking sessions, especially if you'll be out wandering (like someone like me works 24/7, its hectic trust me). Your lip color will be kissing off constantly and you'll want to re-apply at this point even if you slack off later during the reception but you won't want to have to keep finding places to put your stuff while getting snapped.

4. DON'T assume you'll be able to put your veil on and take it off. Once your hairstyle is complete, this might get trickier. Be sure to ask your hairstylist for tips on how to get it right, or have a bridesmaid learn and then be in charge of lending you a hand later.

5. DO bring a wedding-day emergency kit that contains things like a nail file, extra bobby pins and blotting papers (most event planners have that). You'll find lots of ideas for what to include by viewing the image after the cut.

If you'll be spending time outdoors, don't forget to bring an emergency umbrella and rain boots, too--just in case.

6. DON'T wash your hair the morning of the wedding if you're getting an updo-most hair stylists prefer to work with hair that's kinda dirty. (If you really can't stand unwashed hair, that's something you can work out in advance--they can often fake dirty hair using products. But you want to make sure they have those products the day of, especially if getting your hair done on-site.)

7. DO bring photos from your hair and makeup trials. Don't expect the pros to remember exactly what they did on you the first time around, even if they took notes. Just think how many brides they work with in a year!

8. DON'T get a manicure/pedicure hours before the ceremony. Better to take care of this the day before, because if they don't dry thoroughly, you'll risk nicking them.

Alright Ladies that will be all today, stay tuned for Monday as we shall be bringing juicy gist about Nigerian wedding "awws" and "wow"

It's your main girl Amarachi, don't forget to hire suena events as your official event planner today click here to find out more.

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