As a wedding consultant I have found that while a bride my trust me with most services – personal services such as hair and make up – are too personal.  At Amour Affairs we have a team of very professional hair and make up artist who have traveled the world and worked with movie stars.  But this brings little comfort to a bride who wants to look perfect on her wedding day.   I am so proud of my team.  In my 8 yrs of business I have only had one bride who was not only satisfied.  I have had many who wanted to take the ladies home with them to do their hair and make up for their party at home.

But here are some basic tips MAKE UP tips to be remembered regardless of who is doing your personal beautification:

When possible – do a trial run so that you can put your fears to rest.

Wear a button shirt or something that does not have to go over your head during your session.

Make sure to have a place with good natural light so that make up done inside is what you want it to look like outside as well -most destination weddings are outside.

Wear a lasting and good quality lipstick to minimize touchups.  And keep it nearby.

Wear waterproof mascara – just in case you shed a few tears.

‘Amour Affairs’ and Bahamas Wedding and Event Planners are nearby on your big day to help with any issues.

I have received many “good wishes” as 2012 has arrived. I am grateful for so much.  

Amour Affairs has seen many brides that still try to incorporate some of the Victorian good luck verse that asked for several small items for good luck.  Something old – hopefully from a happily married woman –  something new which was to represent the bright new future ahead – something borrowed (which was supposed to be returned) was usually something from the bride’s family to bring prosperity to the new union- and something blue which represented fidelity.  

It is my experience as a wedding coordinator that there is usually some desire to include small aspects of tradition – even though a destination wedding itself is a break from tradition.   The most common is the blue garter as something blue.  Even the tradition for the groom not to see the bride before the wedding is dwindling.  There are many times when I arrive at  the resort to make preparations and the bride and groom are relaxing by the pool with family and friends and having a great time together. Of course this is exactly what I want  because it means they have trusted me to make sure all goes according to plan and they have no worries.   It is also becoming more common for couples to want to do most of their pictures before the ceremony because they want to be able to join into the cocktails with their guests sooner. 

Let’s begin 2012 in the correct spirt and don’t leave it to chance or luck.  Just as we have received so many well wishes – we want to start 2012 with wishing all of our couples, our trusted vendors and our  friends –  the best of life in 2012 and years to come.