What time of day is your wedding?

• Morning and midday wedding make-up application tends to be more natural.
• Afternoon and evening wedding make-up can be more glamorous

What is your wedding theme?

• For example - a 50s theme would have greater impact with matching make-up  (red lips, defined arched brows and liquid liner).  However, if the themed make-up look does not suit your face opt for a make-up look that enhances and compliments your face. (Although a themed make-up look is great for a themed wedding, it won't spoil your entire theme if you decide against the matching make-up look.)

Do you know exactly which make-up colours enhance your individual features and colouring and where those products should be applied to create the best possible illusion for your look and features?

• If you are using a make-up artist, have a trial before the wedding day to determine what make-up suits you.
• If you are applying your own make-up practice before the big day.
  The advantage of doing your own make-up is that once you have learnt the techniques and have the correct tools, you will have what it takes to look your best when ever you choose, without the help of a make-up artist.
• Do not experiment with make-up on your actual wedding day.

You don’t have to match your make-up to the colour scheme of your wedding.

• If the colour scheme of your wedding is golds and creams and these shades of make-up do not suit you, rather choose shades that do suit your face.

Many brides like to wear a natural make-up look on their wedding day. 

• However don’t leave out any stages of the application. In order to achieve a groomed and almost airbrushed affect to your make-up look, you do need to apply each stage of the application to achieve this - one product relies on another to achieve a blended, long lasting look.

Use waterproof mascara.

Avoid being too creative on the day

• Friends, family and most importantly your husband to be will want to recognise you.

Ensure your make-up application lasts

• Apply your foundation, concealer and powder using professional high quality products. This will ensure a blended and longer lasting application.
• Applying your make-up using make-up brushes also creates a blended and longer lasting application.
• You will need to powder and apply lipstick/lip gloss frequently during the day.

What to carry?

• Tissues rolled up behind your bouquet will be helpful in protecting your make-up. Should you become tearful you will have tissues on hand to catch your tears.
• Breath mints, tissues, small hand mirror and a few extra hair grips and clips
• Make sure your bridesmaids carry a small hand bag of your beauty touch ups: perfume, hand cream, lipstick/gloss/lip liner, concealer and powder.

Touch up your make-up

• Lips, powder and eyeliner can be reapplied after the ceremony. You may need to touch up with concealer under your eyes.

Order of the day - Approximately 5 hours prior to the wedding

• Have your hair done (approximately 1 hour) and then your make-up (approximately 1 hour)
• Important tip: Eat a meal 3 or 4 hours before the wedding and a small snack one hour before. Opt for foods that are easy to chew, because you won’t feel like eating. I have seen many faint brides. Eating is a good decision to keep you looking and feeling your best.