♥ Secret Diary of a Beauty Addict ♥: The story of my wedding!

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

The story of my wedding!

I can’t believe over a month has passed since my wedding day! We had the most fantastic day at the stunning Villa Kennedy Hotel in Frankfurt, Germany with 65 of our friends and family, plus a "minimoon" in the Rheingau and Spain. After months of preparation, the day flashes past in a second. It’s so emotional and special having all your favourite people around you to share the day, a totally unique experience that will never happen again. Especially very grateful for my friends and family travelling over to Germany and experiencing a German wedding.

I thought I would share with you more details of our big day, plus some photos of my makeup and outfits. I kindly received some bridal makeup from NARS, which I kept unused until the big day as I wanted it to be special and different from my normal look. I met with Jenny my make-up artist a few weeks before the wedding and asked for a violet bridal look, inspired by a feature I saw in Brides Magazine. It also matched our purple theme of the wedding. I've listed below all the products used to create my look, that’s not even include the hair products used by the hairdresser! My advice to anyone getting married is allow an extra hour on top of what you anticipate and use a professional makeup artist if you are unsure. That’s what I did, having that time to relax whilst having my makeup done was so nice and stress free - and I managed to arrive at the church on time! Everything seems to fly by and you want your make-up and hair to be perfect and not rushed.

The NARS products I used were fantastic and lasted throughout the whole 14 hours, with just two extra products used to top up throughout the day. It’s worth spending that bit extra on a makeup artist and having quality products that will look perfect for the camera. Everyone commented on how flawless my makeup was – and these photos haven’t been edited yet! At first I thought I had a bit too much makeup on but it was perfect for the photographs and long-lasting. Finally I had Shellac nails done a week before the wedding and they were fantastic as I knew they wouldn’t chip and matched the bridesmaids’ dresses perfectly just for that splash of colour.

A close up shot of my make-up! Selfie from the wedding car! I'm so glad I whitened my teeth before the wedding as well!

Face

Individual false lashes (make-up artists own)

Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in shade “Native”

Make-up Forever eyeshadow in Purple

Products from NARS:

Oil free primer

Santé Fe sheer glow

Radiant Creamy concealer in vanilla

Light Reflective Loose powder

Empire soft touch shadow pencil in Empire

Brousse Duo eye shadow

Volumising mascara

Blondie Eye shadow (for brows)

Laguna bronzer

Orgasm blush

Biscayne park satin lip pencil

Touch up face products for throughout the day

Maybelline Fit Me Shine-Free Foundation Anti-Shine Gel Stick. This was amazing to keep in my bag and touch up any shiny spots during the day. Very important especially as on your wedding day you are constantly photographed!

Mac Fix + - perfect for keeping refreshed and ensuring you keep that fresh faced look. After 14 hours of celebrations, this isn’t always easy!

Nails

Shellac in Grape Gum, Liz from Romsey Holistic

Let me know what you think of my bridal makeup and photos! Hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I do. A big shout out to my sister Sophie Cox who is so talented and designed all our wedding stationary, plus our lovely photographer Kirstin who captured some great shots for us. All my other suppliers for the wedding are also listed at the end of the blog post. a mixture from the UK and Germany.