Weddings details you should never skimp on

Hair and make up

This is the one day that you should get your hair and make up professionally done.

Ask if the make up artist has experience in make up for television or magazines. These artists understand how to create a look that photographs well. You will pay more for these artists however on the photos you will have a stunning natural looking glow rather than the possibility of thickly applied foundation in the wrong colour giving you what I call “the mask effect”.  We’ve all seen those photos with brides with foundation that is the wrong colour and looks really thick and unnatural on.

Find a hairdresser and make up artist who will come to your home/hotel. This will save valuable time on the big day.

Have a well lit area set up and a large table nearby so your beauty team have room to set up properly. 

Hairdressing and make up trials

I highly recommend spending the money on a hairdressing and makeup trial. On the big day, when time is tight and timelines crucial, you can’t afford to waste valuable time having the hairdresser and/or make up artist redo your look several times over. Worse still, settling on a look you hate and being miserable throughout your wedding day. Remember those photos last forever.

Photography

After the big day is over, your gown is packed away, the cake has either been completely devoured or you’ve saved the top tier, the only permanent souvenir of your wedding day (apart from the wedding rings and your dress if you keep it) are the wedding photos.  Having Uncle Harry or your best friend’s husband take the wedding photos is a recipe for total disaster, unless these people are professional photographers. The last thing you want is to look at photos where heads are cut off, the images are blurry, the lighting is bad so everyone’s face is dark or obscured by bright sun.

Professional photographers understand lighting, angles and backdrops ensuring that you have photographs that you will treasure for a lifetime. 

Ceremony Music

You should consider having either an organist, pianist or violinist playing at your wedding. Walking down the aisle to music you have pre-recorded or downloaded on your ipod removes some of the regal feel of the occasion.    

Reception music

As is the case for ceremony music, an ipod and speakers for your guests to dance to, will not provide the same atmosphere for your reception.

A DJ will really add to the festive mood of your wedding reception.

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