Look Like Your Usual Self On Your Wedding Day Or Have A Different Look?

[SheenaVee]

people stay focusing on makeup and hair

aint no one trying to look their usual self else you wouldnt see brides doing crashg diets to lose 25-40lbs before the day so please.

??? But make up and hair is what I'm asking about though that's why it's the focus.

When I'm saying different I'm thinking, for example, you normally wear your hair in a twist out but for your wedding you decide to get a 24inch silky weave, even though you'd never wear that in your every day life. I'm talking drastic change.

An enhanced version of yourself is not what I'm thinking when I say 'different'.

And that's not true that everyone is trying to look different, I've been to a wedding where the bride definitely looked like herself. Very minimal make up like she usually wore. She was pregnant during the wedding but she's the type of person that would have prob looked like that regardless.

 

[SheenaVee]

I mean I guess if you're ugly you would want to look totally different but everyone that I've seen try to really go all out and look different to wow everyone looked a HAM.

This is what I think. Brides that I've seen trying to do way too much to look different very often didn't look that great IMO. And I've been to a lot of weddings.

 

[FelaShrine]

??? But make up and hair is what I'm asking about though that's why it's the focus.

When I'm saying different I'm thinking, for example, you normally wear your hair in a twist out/but for your wedding you decide to get a 24inch silky weave, even though you'd never wear that in your every day life. I'm talking drastic change.

An enhanced version of yourself is not what I'm thinking when I say 'different'.

And that's not true that everyone is trying to look different, I've been to a wedding where the bride definitely looked like herself. Very minimal make up like she usually wore. She was pregnant during the wedding but she's the type of person that would have prob looked like that regardless.

You dont think losing over 20lb for the day s is a drastic change? people tend to looks qute different after weight loss

anyway i was just being general, wasnt really about this thread( your question), just reminded of how people were whining in the before and after thread regarding African weddings. all the makeup all the hair, this is not what the husband will wake up to afte rthe wedding garbage complaints that 0nly matter in the West.
Pretty sure dude knows thats not what she normally looks like, its a huge event that some arent made to believe will happen 2-3 times in their lifetime so they do it big and yes like FF mention pics are forever, if you wanna be the bestest version of yourself and that means not looking entirely like your normal self, so be it (and thats usually a huge exaggeration anyway), she' happy, he's happy. great day is had.

Last time I was home, my good friend got everything done, full makeup, lashes, hair, all the baking in the world and i personally cant deal with the basked look but she did it and was happy. this is someone who doesnt weatr makeup at all, didnt meet her husband with makeup, and after the day hasnt worn makeup since but she loves the pics and thats all that matter imo

 

[FemmeFatale]

In terms of makeup, hire a professional that is proficient in bridal makeup and have them do several looks for you. In photographs you will need certain things like full coverage, highlight/contour, lashes because these things tend to get washed out in pictures.

 

[Femmefatal1981]

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You dont think losing over 20lb for the day s is a drastic change? people tend to looks qute different after weight loss

anyway i was just being general, wasnt really about this thread( your question), just reminded of how people were whining in the before and after thread regarding African weddings. all the makeup all the hair, this is not what the husband will wake up to afte rthe wedding garbage complaints that 0nly matter in the West.
Pretty sure dude knows thats not what she normally looks like, its a huge event that some arent made to believe will happen 2-3 times in their lifetime so they do it big and yes like FF mention pics are forever, if you wanna be the bestest version of yourself and that means not looking entirely like your normal self, so be it (and thats usually a huge exaggeration anyway), she' happy, he's happy. great day is had.

Last time I was home, my good friend got everything done, full makeup, lashes, hair, all the baking in the world and i personally cant deal with the basked look but she did it and was happy. this is someone who doesnt weatr makeup at all, didnt meet her husband with makeup, and after the day hasnt worn makeup seen b ut she loves the pics and thats all that matter imo

indeed. Becayse of the adrenaline of the day your actual memory of your wedding day will be sketchy. What you will do is look back on the professional photos and the pictures of others.

That's another thing: never go cheap on your photographer

 

[SheenaVee]

You dont think losing over 20lb for the day s is a drastic change? people tend to looks qute different after weight loss

anyway i was just being general, wasnt really about this thread( your question), just reminded of how people were whining in the before and after thread regarding African weddings. all the makeup all the hair, this is not what the husband will wake up to afte rthe wedding garbage complaints that 0nly matter in the West.
Pretty sure dude knows thats not what she normally looks like, its a huge event that some arent made to believe will happen 2-3 times in their lifetime so they do it big and yes like FF mention pics are forever, if you wanna be the bestest version of yourself and that means not looking entirely like your normal self, so be it (and thats usually a huge exaggeration anyway), she' happy, he's happy. great day is had.

Last time I was home, my good friend got everything done, full makeup, lashes, hair, all the baking in the world and i personally cant deal with the basked look but she did it and was happy. this is someone who doesnt weatr makeup at all, didnt meet her husband with makeup, and after the day hasnt worn makeup seen b ut she loves the pics and thats all that matter imo

Ah, I see. No, that's not what I was getting at with this thread at all. I'm African too, I've been to weddings with many over the top brides . Like I said, not my preference but as long as their happy.

Like my cousin's wife. I swear, when she came up to hug me and talk to me at her reception, it took me a few seconds to recognise her . That's actually who I was thinking about when I made the thread.

But it was just a general question to see what's most commonly done or what people would do. I bet if this board was mostly African nearly everyone would be choosing the 'different' option .

 

[FelaShrine]

In terms of makeup, hire a professional that is proficient in bridal makeup and have them do several looks for you. In photographs you will need certain things like full coverage, highlight/contour, lashes because these things tend to get washed out in pictures.

My cousin's wedding, the traditional wedding part I just did my own makeup and in the pics you would think I didnt do diddly squat which is so wierd cos I did more than what I do to work an dmy work makeup lasts longer than that. Anyway I hate those pics now. Ugh The next day for the wedding, I did have someone set to do the whole shebang and the pics are great. Love'em, have 'em verywhere.

 

[SheenaVee]

The only thing worrying me about make up is the white cast that happens when the photographer uses flash.

What can be done to make it not happen?

 

[Femmefatal1981]

The only thing worrying me about make up is the white cast that happens when the photographer uses flash.

What can be done to make it not happen?

No spf in the products

 

[BEAUTYU2U]

You dont think losing over 20lb for the day s is a drastic change? people tend to looks qute different after weight loss

anyway i was just being general, wasnt really about this thread( your question), just reminded of how people were whining in the before and after thread regarding African weddings. all the makeup all the hair, this is not what the husband will wake up to afte rthe wedding garbage complaints that 0nly matter in the West.
Pretty sure dude knows thats not what she normally looks like, its a huge event that some arent made to believe will happen 2-3 times in their lifetime so they do it big and yes like FF mention pics are forever, if you wanna be the bestest version of yourself and that means not looking entirely like your normal self, so be it (and thats usually a huge exaggeration anyway), she' happy, he's happy. great day is had.

Last time I was home, my good friend got everything done, full makeup, lashes, hair, all the baking in the world and i personally cant deal with the basked look but she did it and was happy. this is someone who doesnt weatr makeup at all, didnt meet her husband with makeup, and after the day hasnt worn makeup since but she loves the pics and thats all that matter imo

I don't think OP or anyone else was shading African wedding traditions. I assumed we were going by Western standards since OP is British, right?

 

[PretteePlease]

i want to look like Harpo who dis woman unless i start looking super glam every day then i want to look like my daily fabulous self