As you plan and prepare for your wedding, you likely have picked out your wedding dress, ordered the flowers, and booked the venue. You will also want to plan your bridal makeup look before you walk down the aisle. Just like picking your wedding dress, you will want to consider what style and look you will want for your wedding makeup.
When envisioning your bridal makeup there are many different looks you can achieve. Bridal makeup looks range from natural to vintage, classic, glamorous, boho and edgy. There is no one wedding day makeup look, so take time to consider what feels best for you. In general, a natural makeup look tends to lean towards dewy skin, soft blushes, and earth-tones while a vintage makeup look leans into red lips or winged eyeliner. For a more glamorous makeup look, think of smokey eyes and bolder tones.
We have put together some things to keep in mind as you begin to plan your wedding day look.
Find Inspiration
A great place to start is to find inspiration photos on Pinterest or Instagram. Look through wedding day looks or celebrity photos and pick some makeup looks that you like best. Once you look at your selections together, you may notice that you gravitate more towards a certain style like bold eyes or shimmery highlights.
Remember to keep in mind that different makeup looks can appear different on people depending on skin tone, so try to pick inspiration photos with a similar skin tone to yours. When thinking about makeup looks that will suit your skin tone, check out our earlier blog post, “The Hottest Bridal Makeup Looks” for recommendations.
Consider Your Theme & Venue
Think about your bridal makeup look working together with your wedding theme and venue. If you are having a beach wedding, you may want to tie your bridal makeup to that theme with a natural or boho look and a touch of bronzer for sun-kissed and glow-y skin. If you don’t have a specific theme for your wedding, try describing your venue or tone for the wedding in three words. If you say “formal, classic, and black-tie” then you might want to consider a more classic or glamorous makeup look for your wedding.
Match Your Makeup With Your Attire
Just as you may want to consider keeping your bridal makeup look in harmony with the theme and venue of your wedding, you will want to consider the style of your wedding day attire when creating your wedding makeup look.
If you will be walking down the aisle in a flowy or boho gown, you may want to go for a fresh and earth-toned makeup look while wearing a vintage wedding dress will look nice with a vintage makeup look like winged eyeliner or a bold lip.
Go With Your Instincts
Of course, these are not absolute rules. Your first priority should always be whatever makes you feel the most comfortable and the most beautiful – it is your wedding after all! If you plan on wearing a vintage-style wedding dress but a dramatic makeup look is way out of your comfort zone, talk to your makeup artists about your concerns. Ultimately, listen to your instinct and go with your gut when deciding on a wedding day makeup look.
If you are not sure where to begin or which look is right for you, ask for help from a professional. A professional makeup artist will be able to help guide the vision you have for your wedding day look and bring your wedding day makeup dreams to life. It’s also important to book a makeup trial with your makeup artists before your wedding day so you can plan your wedding makeup look with them. When you book your wedding day makeup with All Dolled Up, we will work together with you to create the look of your dreams.