Hello there!
Today, I wanted to chat a little bit about information or idea overwhelm.
It’s super exciting being engaged and planning your wedding but with so many blogs, magazines and apps like Pinterest and Instagram, you can soon be bombarded with ideas and opinions and not know which way to turn.
So when I speak with brides about their wedding hair and makeup, I find it really useful to get them to think about how they want their hair and makeup to make them feel on their wedding day. Forget about all of the pretty images and concentrate on how you really want to feel, deep down inside. Think about how you want to feel when you reminisce about your wedding day in 10 years time.
Some of the themes that often come up are pretty, confident, I can forget about it, I want to feel like me, amazing, timeless, beautiful, relaxed etc.
From this I can probably assume that you want your makeup to feel great (not like a mask), you want tot look like you have amazing skin and want to keep things pretty natural. With your hair you want it to be polished but not tight or too done. And you don’t want to worry that it might fall out or drop on the day.
Does that sound a bit like you? How much easier was it to think about that, rather than wading through hundreds of photos of stunning models, that have been photoshopped?
Once you have identified the feeling, its then much easier to look at a few images and pin point what exactly about that photo you love. If its the fullness of the brows, then it’s easier to show me a photo of full, fluffy brows etc if that’s your thing. Through this process of elimination we can identify a look that you aspire to.
Always try to keep in mind that that your wedding hair and makeup shouldn’t be an exact replica of a look you have seen elsewhere, the image should be used as inspiration so you can make it all your own.
Hopefully, these tips can help you feel in control of your decisions and make your bridal styling the positive, fun and happy experience it should be.
Natalie x
Natalie Willingham 