Helpful Tips

If you are a bride, you can help your look by following the tricks of the trade that Dawn Brides uses on the Stars!

Your Canvas

• Start planning and preparing months ahead of the wedding so you know exactly how you want to look and that your hair and skin are in perfect condition. The bride is definitely the star of the show at her wedding so it's important that she look stunning; just think of all those photographs!
• Start using a lip balm or moisturizer -- color fades unevenly on dry, chapped lips.
• Don't use harsh treatments on oily skin -- you could actually stimulate the oil production in your skin. Instead, create a skin care routine using cleansers and balancers that have been customized for your skin type.
• Get your last regular facial a week before the wedding.
• If you rarely have facials, don't get one within a month of the wedding.
• It all begins with your skin. We know that you take care of your face, drink plenty of water and stay out of the sun.
• Have your brows professionally shaped and then keep them up by plucking the strays every few days. I will pluck strays the day of the shoot, but may not have time to shape your brows.
• All traces of makeup should be gone from your skin. All eyeliner and mascara should be gone. Your face should be clean and product-free when we start.
• Your hair should be clean and dry for the day.
• We will do your make-up different than you have had it done before. This is because we need to compensate for the fact that a camera sees us differently than the human eye. We want it to last as long as it can and for you to still look fresh, light and clean.