We all want beautiful hands and skin on our wedding day. To achieve this, you will want to start pampering your skin six months or more before the Big Day. Begin by scheduling a skin care consultation and caring for your hands daily. As the wedding approaches, think about your makeup and hairstyle as well. …
Your wedding-day jewelry ensemble will depend on personal taste, your gown, and hairstyle. Options range from a simple pair of earrings, to a variety of other choices: a necklace, tiara, bracelet, hair jewelry, and/or back jewelry. Most experts recommend keeping the jewelry simple, so that it doesn’t compete for attention with your gown or hairstyle. …
Having your engagement or wedding ring custom-made is easier than you might think. The first step to making your dream ring a reality of to visualize the exact setting and stone of your dreams and sketch it or otherwise describe it on paper. The next step will depend on your situation. If you are purchasing …
When you look through wedding photos 20 years from now, the last thing you want is to cringe at the site of your hair (those of you old enough, remember 80’s frizz? OMG). Your wedding hairstyle can range from very similar to your everyday style, to much more fanciful. To avoid that future cringe-factor, choose …
You will be the center of attention, so clear, glowing skin will never be more important than on your wedding day. If you have your complexion under control, then keep up the same good habits in the months leading up to the wedding. If not, it is time to start exploring options. For severe acne …
Since the wedding is on Valentine’s Day AND a Saturday (February 14, 2009), venues will book up fast. So, we spent some time during the Christmas hub-bub getting a handle on reception venues. From the start we wanted to avoid downtown St. Louis, for a couple of reasons. First, many guests will not be familiar …
Speaking of wedding dresses, we are now learning first hand the importance of keeping a checklist. After not too long, the whole dress shopping process is a whirlwind of tulle, satin, and embellishments. It’s easy to create your own a checklist to include notes on: Designer name and model number. Where you tried it on …
Did you know that the traditional two ring ceremony is a recent phenomenon? In modern-day U.S., we are so accustomed to the three “left hand” rings –the woman’s engagement ring, her wedding ring, and the man’s wedding band — that it’s hard to imagine anything else. Throughout history around the world, the ring(s) were worn …