Make sure you have a practice hair and make-up session.  Ideally you want to coordinate your appointments with the same day that you have your bridal portraits taken.  Bring your veil and any other hair accessories with you.

It is best to have dirty hair for your up-do as the hair tends to stay better with your natural oils. 

If you are going to take your veil off, let your stylist know in advance so that she may take it in to consideration when creating your perfect hairstyle.

You will want to wear a button up shirt (as will the bridesmaids and moms) when you get your hair done.  This way you don’t have to take your shirt off over your head and mess up your pretty up-do!

Do not make any drastic hair changes before the big day.  (In other words, don’t cut all your hair off, get a perm, or change your hair color.)

Many hair stylists and make-up artists will travel to your location the day of the wedding.  This is a fun way to get all of the bridesmaids together for hair and make-up and catch up on gossip.  This can also be your wedding gift to the girls. 

You will need to get your highlights/color touched up and a trim two weeks before the wedding.

The groom will need to get a haircut the week of the wedding, but not the day of.

Do NOT get a facial the day before your wedding.  Many women tend to break out after getting a facial and that is not how you want to look on your wedding day.  Try getting it done a week or two in advance.

Get your manicure and pedicure the day before the wedding.  You don’t want to do it the day of because you will have too many other things going on. 

Remember that you will be showing off your ring to all the guests at your wedding so you want your hands to look nice.  French manicures or a light color pink polish look good in pictures.  You can even have your nails buffed for a nice natural look.

To get some relaxing and quality time with your fiancée before the wedding, take him to the spa with you and have him get a pedicure and manicure as well.  His toes will look good on the beach on the honeymoon and hands will look nice in the wedding pictures as well.

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