I am struggling with what to do on my wedding day. My mom had offered to send me to a spa the morning of to get a massage and get my hair and makeup done. While that sounds fabulous and i would love it i feel bad because my bridesmaids would either have to pay out of pocket to come with me and have there own done or they would all be getting ready together at the church and i would be off on my own doing my thing. Or i just pass up to offer from my mom and get ready with the girls. My other question is, my bridesmaids have discussed the idea of going to Nordstroms the day of and paying to have make up done there at the cosmetic counters is that a smart idea? What is the likely hood that they will do a good job?
Etiquette Now
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Jun 3, 2005, 3:24 PM
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Dear What to Do,
If you went to the spa early enough in the day it would be fine. Many times the bridesmaids will do their own makeup and hair before they arrive.
I don't know about going to any type of store to get your makeup done on that day. These people sell makeup, they are not makeup professionals. Plus, you could have problems with traffic trying to get to the wedding site. It just seems a bit too challenging.
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I had my makeup done at Fortunoff's, not for a wedding or special ocassion, just to get lessons on how to apply makeup properly. They were nice people and they seemed to know what they were doing but for an important day like this one I would want to have the same person doing my makeup and have a trial run beofrehand. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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Jun 6, 2005, 1:19 PM
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First thing is first, your mother wants to give you a great gift. I mean who wouldn't want a spa day?! If you plan to do this, which I would, is to not go on the day of the wedding, but to go the day or two days before. You don't want to get a massage the day of your wedding, although it sounds nice and relaxing, you will have too many things going on in your head that you will never be able to fully relax and enjoy the massage. But, if you go the day before you shouldn't be as stresses and will be able to relax. You can always have them do your make-up and wear it to the rehearsal, if it is that day. If not, you can schedule the spa day the same as the rehearsal. It will also be helpful because the make-up artist can help you with what make-up and tones look best with your skin type and so on. Take a camera so you can take pictures of the look she/he creates so you can show the person that will do your make-up the day of the wedding. I do have one suggestion, find out if the same person that does your make-up at the spa is also available the day of your wedding. Maybe for a fee she can come to where you will be getting ready to do your make-up so you don't have to travel. If not, then I would go to a reputable salon to get your make-up done. If you do that, set up a consultation so you can see if the artist does what you will like and there are no worries the day of your wedding. Then have the bridesmaids get there make-up done at the same salon, it will be fun that you are all together and you will know what a great job they do at the salon. I just think that is your best bet, the bridesmaids don't have to pay the price at the spa so they will be saving money going to a salon. It might be less at the make-up counter, but it is too risky the day of your wedding. It is risky because you don't now how many people will be available to do the make-up and how long it will take, plus with traffic, there are too many complications to have to worry about.
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