AMBER & J.D.

Attire

WARNING:  Below are pictures of my wedding dress, shoes, hair, and makeup.  Do not proceed if you do not want to be spoiled :)




























The Brides Attire

For my dress I picked a Mori Lee, #6501 in Ivory.  It is chiffon with beading at the waist, with a sweetheart neckline and a sweep train.  The shoes that I picked are Geena by A Touch Of Nina in silver.
For the veil I decided to go with an ivory, 30" (elbow length), 1 layer veil with pencil/serged edging.  The edge is lined with glass rocaille beads and glass silver lined beads.  I didn't want the veil to overwhelm me or the dress, and since i am thinking about wearing it all night I didn't want anything too long.  I ordered my veil from weddingveil.com.

Below are pictures of the veil that I ordered.  I am going to wear the veil similar to the pictures, at the crown of my head.  For my hair, I am wearing a low chignon, and the veil will drape over the hairstyle.  See further down for hair pictures.


 

The Stylist

The stylist I chose to do hair and makeup for the wedding is someone I have had previous experience with.  Her name is Margo Williams and she did my sisters hair and makeup for her wedding, as well as mine.  She also did everyone's hair and makeup for my cousins wedding and I was very pleased with her work again.  So I decided to have her for my wedding as well!

The day of the wedding Margo is coming to the hotel at 8:30 a.m. to do Jessie and April's hair, then work on both my hair and makeup.
 

The Brides Hair

For my hair I wanted an updo, but I still wanted it flowy and loose so I am combining 2 similar hairstyles.  For the front part (the part that's pulled back) I want the look of Hayden's hair in the pictures below.  I want a side part with the hair pulled back slightly loose and curled, as opposed to very tight or slick.  For the back part I am going with a low messy chignon like the pictures of Michelle.  The pictures of Michelle's chignon is slightly styled to the side, but I think I am going to have it styled in the back of my head instead.  The veil will go at the top or crown of my head and drape over the chignon.
 

The front of the hair

 

The back of the hair

The Brides Makeup

Right now I am looking for a specific style of makeup.  Since I do not look good with pastel colors, I am looking for a more natural, summery/rosy makeup look.  I would like a slightly dark color on the eyes with black eyeliner, rosy cheeks, and a nude lip.  Below are some pictures of Mila Kunis that I would like my makeup to be inspired by.  I would have the overall look a little more blended and not so heavy since the wedding is a day time wedding.

The pictures below are of Mila Kunis at the 2011 SAG Awards.  She is wearing all Lancome makeup, and I was actually able to find the specific colors she is wearing.  This makes it really easy for me to tell Margo what colors to do.  Below are the pictures of Mila, along with the actual colors she is wearing.

Blush: Lancome blush subtil in Sheer Amourose on the apples of Mila's cheeks for a fresh, rosy glow.

Eyes: For the eyeshadow, there are 2 different shadow layers.  Color Design 5 Pan Palette in Midnight Rush and Color Design Eye Shadow in Volcano on Mila's lids for a smoky effect.  Then she lined both her top and bottom rims with Le Crayon Khôl EyeLiner in Black.

Lips:  L'Absolu Rouge Lipstick in Rich Cashmere and La Laque Fever Lipshine in Hotness.
 

The Jewelry

I am going with a minimal amount of jewelry so I don't overwhelm the dress.  I decided to go with just a bracelet and earrings.  Below are pictures of the actual earring and bracelet I will be wearing.