Of course, no-one wants to deny the bride her big day and nowadays you can quite literally have what you want. If you want personalised wedding rock as favours, a chocolate fountain, a snow machine, your own wedding website, bespoke jewellery or bridal shoes dyed to order you can have it all. But, weddings don't come cheap and sadly so many companies are making too much money on bride's big day!
When planning our own wedding recently, we felt that companies were 'cashing in' on brides and their often extensive budgets! Why do people think that bride means 'loaded?' I don't know many engaged couples who have a spare ?17,000 under their mattresses - do you?
When sourcing photographers, venues, bridal dresses, bridal shoes, caterers and stationers, we were horrified to discover how much people were charging, and how much people were obviously prepared to pay. We also found that many companies did not have helpful staff at the end of the phone. Unless we were physically making the booking there and then, we were left feeling undervalued and unimportant.
Have times changed so much that companies only deal politely with customers who are bearing a cheque book?
If so, that's such a shame. I think many companies forget that being helpful to customers - whether they are buying or enquiring - can be the difference between future business or not. When did everyone become so sales target driven? When did people stop just 'talking' to customers? Most future brides spend an entire 18 months talking incessantly about weddings - usually driving their nearest and dearest mad. Brides love having new ears to bend!
Recent years have also seen an explosion in internet sales. More and more people are choosing to buy over the net. We also found ourselves trawling through so many different wedding websites and to be honest, found so many of them very difficult to navigate. Equally, sites that were well publicised often had very limited collections. Products were either stunning but overpriced or cheap and nasty; there was no halfway-house.
Whatever budget a bride is working towards, no-one wants to pay over the odds, yet we all expect quality, especially on our big day. Also, everyone knows that when it comes to weddings, a bride knows exactly what she wants and there is no room for compromise!
It was through planning our own wedding, that we identified a gap in the market. The gap was for good quality wedding favours and wedding accessories at realistic prices. We made it our mission to provide brides with a simple-to-navigate website containing a extensive selection of quality products. The products range from traditional to modern and there are favours to suit all types of bride and more importantly, if you want to call us, then you are guaranteed a friendly voice at the end of the phone.
Good luck with all your wedding plans and remember to enjoy it. It's supposed to be your dream day, not an over-priced nightmare!
One of these newer methods is called sunless tanning which can be carried out at specialist salons or at regular beauty establishments. If you want to have a fake color that does not have streak marks then spraying seems to be the superior system over creams and lotions.
Just to provide an even more convenient service, manufacturers have introduced spray tanning equipment that can be used in the home. Whatever type of fake tan you intend to use as a regular method, there are a number of things that can help to make it last longer and improve the look.
Exfoliation is the first step as this rids the body surface of the dead skin cells. What you don't want is for people to recognize your tan is a fake by noticing paler patches of skin where the dead skin cells have dropped from your body.
Once this process is complete, it is advisable to prepare your skin further by applying a moisturizing cream (or lotion) to it which will make the agent easier to apply. One of the biggest mistakes people make at this stage when applying a bronzer from a bottle or cream application is to forget to wear gloves, this leaves them with orange palms which is hard to disguise.
It is also important to remember fingers, joints and feet do not need to be coated as heavily as they will become very dark and once again give the game away. After a spray tanning application you will want to use a towel to remove any excess that may drip and run.
It is also advisable to remain as motionless as possible whilst the self tanning agent dries; this shouldn't take too long but it will improve the effect. These agents are notoriously good at marking clothing once they have been applied so you are advised to be careful how soon you get ready afterwards and what you intend to wear.
Obviously darker clothing is the best option so the staining will not be as visible, and if possible, something that you will not worry about if it gets damaged. Applying an artificial tan successfully means there are a few rules to follow which should ensure it looks as genuine as possible.
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