Weekly Wedding Tip #5 - Quick Tip about Photo ready when it comes to Hair & Makeup

Due to the extensive amount of photo editing and post processing of images I have to do this week, I am making this Week's Wedding Tip a short & sweet one.

Let's talk about a Quick Tip about being Photo ready on your big day. We are not going to discuss anything "general" or get into detail about all of the options. What I want to focus on is your choice for Hair & Makeup when it comes to your Photographs on your Wedding Day.

Each year, I photograph many Brides or Bride's Maids that spend what seems to be endless hours primping and grooming for the big event. Much detail is put into your Hair & Makeup preparation and often times, lots of money is invested as well. My biggest advice when choosing your hair/makeup style is to first find photos of looks you are interested in (from magazines, websites, books, etc.) and be sure to have those ready when you are meeting with your hairstylist or makeup artist for your trial run. If you are doing your own hair/makeup on the big day... I can never emphasize enough on "Practicing to make it perfect". Be sure when choosing a style/look that you find something that will compliment you as a person. You want to ensure that you look glamorous but natural... not overdone and uncomfortable. Ask your makeup artist about styles that he/she may think would work best for your body/face shape, build and skin complexion and color. Remember when you are applying makeup that you may have to add more to your look then you would wear on a normal day to ensure that the camera can pick up on all that beauty that you or your stylist worked so hard on. Most importantly, try to avoid sprinkling glitter in your hair or on your body or using heavy shimmery eye shadows on your big day. Often times, the glitters will not photograph well and will leave specks of dots all over your body and face. Though it may look pretty in person, the camera will not give it the same effect as you may think... and you may not be happy with your photos.

I hope this quick tip has assisted with being "Camera Ready" when it comes to your Hair & Makeup on your big day. We have many many more to come... so stay tuned for next week's tip.

- Honey