Wedding Makeup Tips - Best Time to Get Married

Looking great on your wedding is the most important thing for every bride. Most brides spent a huge amount of time looking for the perfect dress and shoes and leaving little time to plan for the look they want on their wedding day.

You could enlist professional help from makeup artists to help create the look you want but do spend some time to think of the kind of look you want on your wedding day. Don’t get yourself into a situation where you start to panic. If you are engaging a makeup artist, do go for a few trials first. Take pictures of the look you want by using a Polaroid camera to see the effect. Sometimes you might look good but when you look at the pictures taken, you realize that you are shinning all over!

If you really want to try something new, do try it before your wedding day. Do not try to get into a complete new look on the actual day. It might turn out to be disastrous! One important thing to take note is that you are supposed to be you, so don’t try on something which makes you look like a completely different person!

I recently found out that there is actually some ‘knowledge’ behind why certain makeovers are suitable for different timing of the day.

Morning Bride

If you are holding a morning reception, your makeup should be soft and pretty to match the cool natural light. If you are someone who prefers a natural look, you should opt to have your ceremony in the morning as you wear the least amount of makeup.

But not everyone can go for this option, if you are prone to breakouts or have a lot of blemishes and scars, you might not want to get married in the morning due to the limited coverage.

Choose warm colors for the eyes and define your eyes well so that they open up. Use a natural or soft lip color to complement the look.

If the photographer is good, he would be capturing the natural light to enhance your looks in the photos.

Afternoon / Midday bride

If you choose to get married at this time of the day, be warned that there might be shadows cast on your face as the sun is directly above you. Use a light weight foundation with a matte powder finish. A crème blush is perfect for this as it adheres to your skin.

Use some highlight on your eyes to minimize the shadows in your eyes. However an over dosage might cause your eyes to look shiny in the photos. Define your eyes.

Remember to blend well as the light is just perfect to disclose your flaws of make up.

Tip: Do not wear foundation with dewy texture or sheen as it would add on to the shine in the photographs. 

Evening Bride

If you are the type that is glam and flamboyant, perhaps you should try to be an evening bride. You can wear more shimmering eye shadows and define your features.

If you have less than perfect skin, this might be a good time as you can have more foundation and powder to cover up the flaws to get a flawless look.

Late afternoon is the best time to get married if your skin is less than perfect. You can have more color options for your eye shadows. Use a shimmering eyeshadow and a richer lip color to enhance your look.

Tip: A matte skin always photographs better. 

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