During highly stressful situations, paying attention to your mind, body and spirit is the most important thing you can do for yourself. By getting a massage on a regular basis, starting several months before your wedding can substantially relieve mental and physical tension. Stress has many symptoms: headaches, anxiety, neck and backaches, nervousness, irritability, increased blood pressure, heart palpitations, and chronic fatigue. You may find yourself experiencing some of these symptoms when dealing with a tight budget, chronic delays, uncooperative vendors, and other problems that might arise.
Many massage therapists have special gift certificates for the bride, groom, and even the wedding party. They will come to your home or hotel on the morning of your wedding. One online therapist offered these prices:
·Bride or Groom Gift Certificate provides one half hour at$70.00 ·Bride or Groom Gift Certificate provides one hour at $90.00 ·1-5 members of the wedding party provides one half hour at $50.00 each ·1-5 members of the wedding party provides one hour at $80.00 each
Practitioners learn specific techniques for massage and use their sense of touch to determine the right amount of pressure to locate areas of tension and other soft-tissue problems. They may use pleasant smelling botanical oils such as rose, lavender, lemon and peppermint. These essential oils are massaged into the skin, and can affect the mood, alleviate fatigue, reduce anxiety and promote relaxation.
These are the physical benefits of therapeutic massage that will make you look and feel better on your wedding day:
·Relieves stress and aids relaxation ·Relieves muscle tension and stiffness ·Promotes deeper and easier breathing ·Reduces blood pressure ·Enhances health of the skin ·Improves posture ·Releases endorphins, the body’s natural painkiller
Full body massage is good at any time and especially beneficial in promoting good health and relieving anxiety experienced by the bride on her wedding day.
1. Start with a great canvas. Getting a facial or new skin care products may seem necessary to pre-wedding skincare but actually, this is not a good idea. Don't make big changes in your products or regimen - you might cause skin problems which you don't want on your special day. Before your wedding, follow a simple moisturizing and cleansing routine. Avoid any plucking, waxing or tanning for at least five days before the wedding.
2. Plan in advance. There are many various styles of makeup to choose from, so do some research. Talk to the makeup stylist you may be using. If you are going to do your own makeup, then experiment with some different looks to find the right one to suit you. Buy cosmetics to test and give yourself at least 2 weeks before the wedding.
3. Sign yourself up for a practice run. Regardless of who is putting on makeup for you, you want a practice session prior to the big day.
4. Test the cosmetics and the look. Leave your makeup on after the practice session for a while, refrain from washing your face right away. Go out for an evening to test how long the look lasts. Make sure the mascara can stand up to crying and laughing. Get an idea of how long your lipstick lasts and when you need to put it on again. You do not want to have wedding photos taken of you not wearing your lip color.
5. Put on the perfect foundation. Be sure you have a foundation that is a really good match to your skin tone. With your concealer, think about mixing a little of the foundation into the concealer so that they match.
6. Brush on a light sprinkle of face powder. Be extra cautious if your wedding is going to be outside in the summer. Minimize your makeup so that perspiration on your special day does not cause shine and dripping. Apply the powder all over your face and blend with the foundation.
7. Blusher. Choose a shade of blush that is not highly colored, so that your own blushes can shine through. It is going to be an emotional day so let your emotions show through your skin.
8. Spend time on the eye makeup. A key element of your wedding makeup is the eye makeup. Use a shade that gives contour and depth. Make sure you accentuate with a shade that will glow in camera flashes instead of glare. Lightly apply the mascara. You want your eye makeup to enhance your eyes instead of disguising them.
9. Do the lips last thing. For longer lasting lipstick, first apply the color to your lips, then use a matching lip liner to outline and blend into the lip color. Blot just once then use a light powder to dust over the top. Put on another coat of the lipstick. Finish with a clear gloss if you like. These extra steps will help your lip color last all day.
Applying the perfect makeup for a wedding takes some work and time. If you work with your makeup artist, and plan ahead, you will be happy in the end.
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