Bridal Makeup - Summer 2009 Wedding Tips

Bridal makeup is one of those things that everyone has their own opinion on. When I got married, I had a black and white wedding and I was planning on going for the toned down smoky eyes look to complete the outfit. Imagine my shock and surprise when my makeup artist decided to try out the Grecian Goddess look with greens and gold’s rather than the black look that I had originally opted for!

Bridal Makeup - Summer 2009 Wedding Makeup Ideas

The thing is, bridal makeup doesn’t always have to match the rest of the wedding theme and most modern weddings will have the bride wearing makeup that once upon a time would have been laughed out of the church.

Bridal Makeup - Summer 2009 Wedding Makeup Ideas

Although I had no green or gold in my wedding, aside from the greenery in the flowers of course, the look was perfect for the dress and when I look back at my wedding photo’s, I realize that black, grey and generally smoky eye makeup would have been far too much for my already dramatic wedding.

Bridal Makeup - Summer 2009 Wedding Makeup Ideas

Bridal makeup is something that you can really play around with and it is always a good idea to get yourself a makeup artist to help as like mine did, they can come up with some bridal makeup ideas that you may not have given a second thought.

Bridal Makeup - Summer 2009 Wedding Makeup Ideas

If you are having a red and white wedding for example, do not go with red lips but rather toned down bridal makeup with dusky pinks and pretty beiges to tone down the look of the dramatic color scheme?

Bridal Makeup - Summer 2009 Wedding Makeup Ideas

The same idea applies to other colors as well and a green wedding could be perfectly accentuated with bright gold bridal makeup and a pink or lilac wedding could have the black, grey and smoky eyes to inject a little life into the pastel colors.

Bridal Makeup - Summer 2009 Wedding Makeup Ideas