Wedding Beauty Preparation: Do’s and Don’ts

{Posting by Julia Bowden, Before the Big Day's Hair & Make-up Expert} Any wedding lead up is stressful. How's yours ticking along? So many things to remember, and I bet you have lists coming out of your ears. That's why this week I thought I'd take one task off your hands and create your very own Wedding Beauty Do's and Don'ts Check List. It's sure to keep you on the straight and narrow as you prepare to walk up the aisle.

{Photo Credit} Julia's make-up brushes!

DO
Have lots of make-up trials at beauty counters. Whether you’re doing your own wedding make-up or hiring a professional, this will freshen up your product knowledge, and help you understand what looks and feels right and wrong. Why not get a trial at MAC, Bobbi Brown, Estée Lauder, Lancôme or Laura Mercier? Often you can redeem the cost of your wedding make-over against product purchases.

DON'T

Use products on your wedding morning that you haven't practiced or trialled first. You're risking allergy, colour, and comfort issues on your wedding day.

DO
Get a wedding make-up trial {if you’re going with a professional}, as close to your wedding day as you can. There's no point having a trial a year in advance, as the look won't be fresh in your mind. You want to be able to discuss any last minute changes with your wedding make-up artist with confidence.

DON'T

Try a crazy new make-up look for your wedding day. It's great to experiment, but make sure you feel comfortable with the look you have chosen. On their wedding day, brides should look like a more polished and shiny version of themselves, NOT like someone completely different.

DO
Experiment with professional brow shaping and lash implants two to three months before your big day. This means you'l have time for re-growth or tweaking if anything doesn't go to plan first time.

DON'T

Get a fake tan a few days before for your wedding day. As with brows and lashes – experiment a few months in advance so you know exactly how you look, with fake sun-kissed skin.

{Photo Credit} Wedding Hair & wedding make-up by Julia Bowden Weddings

DO
Leave plenty of time on your wedding morning. Your make-up artist should plan this with you, but if you're doing your own wedding make-up you can never underestimate how quickly time passes on a wedding morning. Allow 2 hours for your hair and make-up, and an hour each for mothers and bridesmaids. This way you are bound to have some contingency time. Always aim to be ready and in your dress 30 minutes before you are meant to leave for the ceremony.

DON'T

Worry if you feel caked in make-up and you're not used to it! No-one is going to be studying your face up close, it's all about the overall look – and you need those extra touches to make you stand out in photos.

DO
Think about the time of year and the setting. Summer or winter, indoor or outdoor – make-up can be tailormade to suit. For example, a candlelit wedding would suit a more dramatic sparkling look, whereas bright summer sunshine requires softer wedding make-up.

DON’T
Squeeze any spots, or go for facials a few days before the wedding. Your wedding make-up artist will be very experienced in covering blemishes, so leave it to the expert. Facials are great but can drag out the impurities, so you may end up making your skin temporarily worse.

DO
Create your very own bridal beauty scrap book. Once you start it'll become addictive, and you’ll soon learn exactly the kind of wedding make-up and wedding hair you like. This will also helpyour wedding make-up artists at the trial stages. Take a look at Pinterest – it's an online scrapbook with thousands of wedding ideas.

{Photo Credit} Funky Photographers

DO
Get a touch up kit for the day - foundation, cover up, powder, anti-shine, mascara, liner, lips and blush – they're an absolute must…just get your bridesmaid to carry it for you on your wedding day!

DO
Analyse your skin a few months before your wedding day so you have time to address any issues you may have. There are plenty of solutions out there, from a brilliant moisturiser to a quick trip to the doctor – whatever it is, get it sorted and under control in advance!

DO
Get a reputable professional on board to do your make-up if you want a wedding make-up artist on the day. Love Hair is a fantastic agency providing an excellent wedding service for bridal hair and make-up. Make sure you take lots of pictures once you are happy with the end result, and ask your stylist for a list of products they used so you can pick them up for your touch up kit. You may end up with me on the day, as I'm one of their wedding make-up artists. Alternatively, you can book me direct - do get in touch.

Good luck! JB x

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Wedding Picture Ideas

Wedding Picture - Marriage is a sacred activity in you and we are all so that everything requires a perfect preparation for the wedding run. Because the marriage is valid only once in a lifetime. Because even if you are married twice (estimates only), but happiness and experience will already be very different from the first time. Here we return to show some wedding pictures that might be one alternative for those who are looking for references to examples of dresses, wedding hair styles and cuts. From some of these images are shown from the most simple to the modern.

In planning for a wedding, not only from the costume only, but of all things, whether it's preparation in terms of catering, cake, serving drinks, and also souvenirs (half recommended). All require no less, so you need more savings to get a lively wedding. In addition, other accessories such as entertainment and also the theme that you will use, so that your wedding day to be more perfect.

 

As the title above, we here will show some examples of wedding pictures, please choose one only for to be completed or it could be all of the choices made a reference to a search of ideas which clothes you will wear banquets later. So the picture below you have many choices and also do not run out of ideas for designing the wedding dress according to your wishes. Here's a simple and modern wedding pictures.

That's some wedding pictures we can give, may be helpful and useful for those of you who are want to get an idea about the design of wedding dress and choose a theme that may be to your liking. So first and to meet the other pictures of our wedding. Thank you!

wedding hairstyles for long hair

Wedding hair - Hair style has become one of the factors that allow you to get the perfect look in your wedding. So you need a lot of references to unite and equalize hairstyle in accordance with the criteria and body shape as well as models in which if appropriate in the wedding party would you title. And for this post, we will present some examples of pictures of wedding hairstyles for long hair. So you will be helped and might be one example of this image matches your hair.

In most women, their hair is different. either in terms of humidity and the degree of bending or hair strength. This type of hair is often known are: Straight, curly. corrugated and others. But for long hair, usually arrangement for bridal design arguably more complicated or can also be the easiest. Therefore, we present several different images that you have a lot of choices and styles that may suit your taste.

Beautify yourself is very obligatory for women, especially in the big moment that is the wedding day. Then you have no other choice than trying to be perfect and may be admired by many invited guests. One of the support to get attractive appearance is the selection of styles and hair styling right. Therefore, perhaps the image model long hair styles for brides this helps. Please observe!

wedding hairstyles for long hair

Long hairstyles for weddings above might be one of your alternative choice. But all still depends on your own choice, because that will undergo the sacred rituals are your own. So what you are confident with your choice. So make sure all went well and what is planned.

Now that's some examples of wedding hairstyles for long hair, hopefully to see a picture of your proficiency level can be inspired to selecting the right hairstyle on your wedding day. Congratulations to you and hopefully everything goes perfectly. So much and good luck! Good luck!

Minturn Family Photos - Greysen's 1st Birthday

After shooting Kimber and Phil's wedding, then the newborn photos for their baby Greysen, I was very excited to shoot Greysen's 1 year photos in Minturn recently.  Minturn is one of my favorite places in the valley.  It's a special place for our family and we take our dog Beans to run and swim there regularly.  It's a quirky, hidden gem in the valley and also one of the most beautiful backdrops for photos with it's magnificent mountainsides.

Lionshead Rock is a large rock formation, in the shape of a lion's head, that protrudes from the mountainside looking out over Minturn.  A large chunk of the rock fell and tumbled down towards the town below earlier this year.  Luckily nobody was hurt, but it did some serious damage to the train tracks that run through the town.  We started our shoot at the far end of town, and then made our way towards the damaged tracks for the last photos of the session.  If you look closely, you can see where the path that the rocks took as they tumbled down the hillside.

3 generations of very tall boys!  We weren't sure if we could get this shot because of the power lines  and their height, but it worked out.

One of the rocks that fell.  There is a much larger rock on the other side of the tracks that was too big to get in the shot.

Lionshead Rock is above and you can see the path the rocks took as they fell towards the town.

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Design Your Own Wedding Dress

Design Your Own Wedding Dress - Wedding dress is one of the important things you need to prepare thoroughly. Therefore, smooth and festive feast certainly all from yourself. If you are wearing a dress that fits and fits, then you will casually greet guests and also do not feel embarrassed at the time of receiving the congratulations of your friends. Marriage may only happen once in your life. Do not get run by mediocre. Keep everything goes with the desire and plans that you have prepared.

With many designer wedding dress, you will definitely underestimate all the issues concerning the making. But even then, not all sizes and colors can be to your liking. Therefore, it helps you do your own design wedding dress that you will use, whether it be in the selection of colors and also sizes and types of models to suit your posture.

Are often so the question is: What can we design own wedding dress? How do I as well as a tutorial to design a wedding dress? What should be prepared in planning the design of wedding dress? Now these questions are all trying our responsibility so that you do not feel confused even though you do not get the right designer anymore because all of them were busy serving other customers.

Design Your Own Wedding Dress :

* The first one you just need a few materials as well as examples of image you want to modify. And the materials are: paper, pencil, eraser, ruler flat and also a ruler or other aids so that you can measure large arm circumference, other body parts such as the chest and abdomen.

* Next, you need to be able to create and play your imagination about the drawing. But all will feel easy if you do it gladly. Try to create a pattern first and then proceed to decorate and also add some accessories which if matched with your body.

* Selection of colors, it is quite easy. Take some of your clothes in various colors. Then combine and also check the color of your skin with a mirror. Maybe a little look silly, but all will be fun.

* To decorate, you can also add a ribbon or beads by drawing directly, select a color which if matched and also customize by combining other colors that you choose.

For more details, maybe you can see some examples of this pattern under the wedding dress, who knows there is a match and it took a little modification to suit your taste. Here are some snapshots that you can see :

Well it's some tips on preparing the design of the wedding dress according to our judgment. And we've attached some pictures of examples of design in the form of patterns that maybe you can make it as one of the ideas that you want to emulate. So first of us on the Design Your Own Wedding Dress, hopefully can help!