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I am getting Married September 2015! So I am so excited to kick off 2015 with some awesome wedding info!
Every married and engaged woman in the world is in on a little secret; weddings aren’t as much fun to plan as they are rumored to be. It’s sad, yet true that what is to be the happiest day of a person’s life is mixed up in endless stress, sleepless nights, and family squabbles that make you and your fiancé begin the countdown to the honeymoon rather than the actual wedding. As a woman who has been a bride for a little under a year, but also been in half a dozen of my best friends’ weddings, I can speak first hand when I tell you that one of the biggest stressors for any bride to be is how she will look on the big day.
We all have an image of exactly what we will look like walking down the aisle, yet for some reason when we communicate these desires to our makeup artists and hairdressers, it’s often met with a rebutted suggested based on “tradition.” I have a vivid memory of a consultation with a potential makeup artist for my own wedding. I told her that I wanted a “smoky eye,” “black eyeliner,” and a “hot pink lip.” To this, she shook her head and told me, “no, no, no; bridal looks should be more toned down and innocent; they should be traditional with little eyeliner, a nude shiny lip, and simple mascara to highlight your features.” Furthermore, she commented that the older people in our families would want to see us looking classic and traditional and that our pictures will better stand the test of time.
Needless to say, I did not hire this makeup artist and after reminiscing about my times as a bridesmaid when my hair and makeup were never as a requested or as was promised to me, I opted to do my hair and makeup myself for my wedding. The idea that all brides must look “bridal,” “traditional,” and “classic” is an archaic concept to me. I believe that all brides should represent their personal styles and please themselves rather than the loved ones coming to witness your marriage for the day. It is on my wall and mantle that these pictures that will one day become “outdated” will hang, and whether I wear a hot pink lip or a nude one, my children will laugh and talk about how “old fashioned” mom looked on her wedding day. This is an inevitable reality, so on the day of the wedding I decided to take matters into my own hands.
Doing your own hair and makeup takes a lot of trial and error. I began several months in advance doing trials and trying different techniques that would be simple for me the morning of. I invested in high-quality makeup brands like Mac, Nars, and Smashbox. Using Frugaa.com I managed to save big money on these high-end brands with their voucher codes. I figured the cost of the makeup was worth it since I was saving on the hundreds of dollars I would have spent on hiring someone else to do the work for me. Quality makeup, practice, and a well laid out plan allowed me to look exactly as I wished on the day of my wedding. Everyone complimented me on my fresh and sultry look, asking me where I got my makeup done. When I informed people that I did it myself I was met with awe and inspiration. When people ask me what it was like, on the most stressful day of my life, to handle such a major responsibility, I tell them it was cathartic.
Doing my own hair and makeup the morning of my wedding allowed me that rare alone time in front of the mirror to reflect on the past and look forward to the days ahead. I noticed myself in a wave of calm as I knew taking on this responsibility was a virtue; I get to look for myself and my future husband exactly as I choose, with the opinion of no one other than myself.
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