Wedding Preparation for Hair and Make-up
From bridal makeup to wedding hair, every woman wants to look her best on her big, special day. Do you need some guidance? Here are some great ideas that will help you to look like the picture of beauty on your wedding day:

• Adequate sleep the night before the wedding is crucial so be sure that you get your fair share—you don’t want to look tired in those photos.

• On your big day, keep a gal pal or relative close at hand with any and all makeup and quick fixes that you might need (powder, bobby pins, safety pins, lip color & gloss, tissues, Q-tips, etc.).

• Wear comfortable shoes on your day until it is show time—you don’t want to be limping down the aisle because of blisters.

• Try out EVERYTHING before the day of the wedding. Play around with hairstyles until you find the one you like. And, try out any new makeup adventures ahead of time as well.

Surprises can be nice but you don’t want to be surprised by horrible makeup or a “do” that won’t do on your

Who to Invite
You should sit down long beforehand with both parties involved and get some ground rules established. All the factors need to be discussed; from family size to geography to who is paying for the wedding - get it all out in the open. As in, "Look we´re going to have 200 people, we´re not going to give them dinner, it is going to be a cocktail party. 125 come from the bride´s side, 75 come from the groom´s side." If that´s understood right at the beginning, and then the groom´s family wants a few more, you´ve got a basis to work from. Invite those closest to you within your budgeted amount of people. Some people get carried away and invite everyone they know to their wedding. I´ve found the most enjoyable weddings are the ones that have the people closest to them. One couple I know only invited guests they BOTH knew. It kept their parents from inviting strangers to their wedding and they were surrounded by everyone they loved on their special wedding day.