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If you are newly engaged and have no idea as to how you want your wedding to be like—or if you do have an idea of your theme, but it’s not fully fledged out yet—perhaps you can help yourself by setting up a mood board of things you like and incorporate those elements into your wedding.

For non-creative or busy types though, if the idea of cutting out magazine pictures or taking photos of what you like and pasting them on a collective board is too much of a hassle, try Pinterest—a social photo sharing website and app that is styled like a vision board. It is sub-divided into themed boards like “Wedding & Events”, “Home Décor”, “Women’s Apparel”, “Food & Drink” and more, so you can ‘pin’ pictures and label them accordingly. You can also see what others have pinned under those categories, and repin those pictures on your own vision board if you like them.

Currently, new users have to request an invite to sign up, which will take about two weeks to process. Once your invite is sent, you can start pinning away! Be forewarned: it is addictive, and you may find yourself spending hours looking at what others have pinned, repinning them, and looking for new images to pin. The pictures on the mood boards are stunning, and they are sure to inspire you, even if you only want a simple wedding. Even if you aren’t getting married, there are plenty of other categories to keep you amused and fascinated.

October is one of the most popular months for wedding planning. The weather is mild and therefore suitable as one doesn’t sweat all day long. But most of all, this is the time to utilise the best of the natural beauty, virtually blending your wedding with the true colors of autumn. So if you are one of those considering tying the knot this October, you have a rich range of choice to make your wedding occasion break the norms. Think of a romantic wedding location, like a relaxed park with natural colour tones like an apple orchard or a classic country resort. But make sure the venue is intimate and blends well with your favorite October colors.

Before going ahead to make or order for your wedding favors, you’ve got to be well defined with your colors. October gives you the best opportunity to make use of its most evident colors. Some of the best earth tones such as browns, burnt oranges, greens and golden yellows will make your wedding awesome. Then you can think of accenting your reception table with the most complementing colors such as gold or copper tones. You could also use utensils with rustic colors in the place of traditional silver. Get stylish with pumpkins, which could best be used as wedding candle holders. You may also want to finish the reception table decors with pear candles, which are also very ideal for wedding favors, especially in organza pouches.

Ideally, the best wedding favors should complement your wedding theme and at the same time be useful to your guests. You don’t want your guests to leave the favors at the wedding venue. Some of the cutest favors I’d recommend for an October wedding would be CD’s with choice music. This would have to be music favored by either the bride or the bridegroom. Your guests will be able to relate with you as they share in your favorite music.

The best way to bring out elegant fall atmosphere in your wedding is to be liberal with the types of favors you want to appreciate your guests with. The choices can be as numerous as you can create. The most romantic thing with natural theme weddings is that you can create anything you want. You can for instance be classy with some cute wholesome goodies like personalized honey jar favors or wine jelly jar favors, always being keen to incorporate your October wedding natural theme. To make it look more appealing, you can include some natural jute bags with organza ribbons, and don’t forget to compliment them with a romantic coffee beans to perfect the fall tone.

Personalizing your wedding favors is one of the best gifts to give to your guests this October. Make them resonate well with your guests. Instead of just having shot glasses filled with colored candy, you may try some silver picture wedding frames with the bride and the groom’s photo. You can further personalize your wedding favors by including the wedding date or the new couple’s initials and this will not only look exceptional but classy as well. Remember you want to make your wedding favors look unique, adding personal value to them so that your guests will find them even more memorable.

You can still go ahead and have a number of edible candies, like the sugar or apple candies. Some of the most preferred edible favors include spiced bread, pumpkin bread and apple cider. Most people also like chocolate and sugar candies.

Have you seen your mom’s wedding pictures? Some of them are weird looking! They have eccentric make up, dazy look and contrasting tones. What about your friend’s wedding pictures? You may say hmmm …. very elaborate and extravagant! It is a trendy look that has gone with the latest fashion, but all you want is to make your friend and your future kids say WOW when they see your wedding pictures.

Natural look is what you want. To obtain a natural wedding makeup that compliments your style.

First
• Have a trial make-up session done two weeks before your wedding. Take a digital camera and shoot pictures of yourself to get a fair idea as to how you would look on that day.
• Wash your face thoroughly using a mild soap for 5 days every day prior to your wedding.
• Get your eye-brows plucked and hair waxed at least 3 days prior to the wedding. If you have an allergic reaction, you would have the time to cool it down.
• Use a good scrub like apricot scrub for your face 1 day before.
• Get a good night’s sleep before your wedding.
• Apply water based moisturizer and let it set in for 15-20 minutes before you start applying make-up.
• Apply little foundation, enough to even out the skin tone or hide blemishes and if you have dark circles, use a hint of concealed to blend it with the skin tone.
Then Start

Avoid any harsh lines or too much eye liner. Match the colour with your dress. Best choices are black, grey or even brown and make sure to smoothen it out. The eye shadow is best used according to your dress and your skin tone. Warm tones like copper, chestnut brown, peaches, pink browns, etc. work the best. Avoid greens, blues or garish pinks and violets. Use generous doses of mascara to add volume to your eyes.

More than your cheeks, it is the cheek bone that needs to be accentuated. Instead of shimmery blush, go for a matt look. These days, you even get liquid blush that can be applied in an upward motion starting from the apple of the cheeks to the high end of the cheek bone. It is then blended softly with finger tips. Avoid bright pinks or dark browns and stick with pale bronze or copper for a dusky complexion and pale pinks for fairer complexions.

Exfoliate with a soft toothbrush and Vaseline. Avoid applying foundation on the lips as they get damaged. Use some moisturizer on and around the lips and then apply a warm tone of lipstick, mostly in browns, red browns or light pinks. For the pout, dab a hint of lip gloss on the centre of your lips and press them together so that it spreads. Never apply the lip gloss all over the lips and don’t line your lips with a harsh lip pencil. It will look as though someone drew it on your face.

If you are going to have to grow your nails, then you’ll need at least 4 months beforehand to get your nails in the right condition. This will help your manicurist to deal with any problems such as dry or split nails. One quick tip is to wear rubber gloves whenever your hands are going to be in contact with water for more than a few seconds. Constantly immersing them into water will soften the nails and they will break easier.
Regularly clip your nails as this will help them to grow and always clip them from side to side. Don’t start in the middle. When you file them, use the whole file and never saw your nails with the file.
It is wise to have a manicure the day before your wedding and as late as possible to avoid breaking any nails or chipping the polish. Also, if you have a bath the night before your special day, then keep your nails out of the water as much as you can because otherwise the manicure will not last as long and the hot water will encourage the polish to peel quicker. This includes your toe nails too if they will be on show.
Choose your nail colour carefully. You don’t want them to clash with your colour scheme and you don’t want them too pale. If you are going for the French manicure look, then have an off-white shade on the tips so you have a more natural look.
Camera time

You have to consider the fact that not only do you have to look natural in front of your guests and groom, but also in front of the camera. These professionals have their trained eyes through which they can distinguish what style should be considered for your specific appearance in accordance with your wedding style and theme. They will always know how to be photos-friendly especially on this occasion that is meant to take place only once in a lifetime.

You should be very comfortable with the photographer. You should be spending time as much as possible with your photographer before the wedding day. If you have done the engagement photographs, bridal portraits, boudoir photographs and wedding photographs with a same photographer you feel more comfortable in front of the camera.

Do not forget to pack a small kit with some chalk, hair spray, tooth brush and lip stick. You might need the chalk to avoid any stains that you main get on your dress if it is white.

Learn from babies, they are so natural, their smile their poses and their look, all beautiful and cute. Be yourself and have fun, you almost forget that the camera is present near you.