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Your makeup bag or medicine cabinet probably holds staples you’ve used for years, as well as impulse purchases and random beauty finds from origins unknown. It’s unlikely, though, that this hodgepodge includes the complete mix of products and potions you should use for the most photographed day of your life—and all of the parties held in your honor leading up to it. (That hairspray you swear by might be awesome for a Saturday night, but can it hold for 100 hugs from friends and relatives, plus three hours of dancing?) To help you find the greatest products—which does not mean the most expensive, as our editors confirmed—check out our annual Beauty Awards (page 163). We spent more than six weeks testing everything from waterproof mascara to nonfading (and noncaking) lipstick…
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12 MONTH BEFORE • Write up the guest list.• Figure out who’s paying for what.• Set the wedding budget.• Hire a planner if you’ll be using one.• Book the ceremony site and reception venue. 4 MONTHS BEFORE • Order your cake.• Hire the calligrapher.• Plan the rehearsal dinner.• Choose the groom’s and groomsmen’s attire. 6 WEEKS BEFORE • Confirm delivery of bridesmaids’ dresses.• Apply for a marriage license if you can. (Rules vary by state.)• Print the programs, menus, et cetera. 1 WEEK BEFORE • Provide a final head count to the site and caterer.• Finalize the seating chart.• Give last-minute requests to vendors. 10 MONTHS BEFORE • Choose your officiant.• Go dress shopping.• Set up in-person meetings with potential vendors.• Select the bridal party.• Hire the stationer if you’re…
DOUBLE TROUBLE My sister and I are both engaged and want to wear strapless &!"# ,#--#-D ! !-) #, . %") ! %$$#,# . -.3&# %$ $ / (% # _,-.V You got to choose your dream dress, so it’s only fair that your sister gets to choose hers too. The good news is that you can each wear a strapless lace dress and not look alike. “There are so many different fits and textures, so each dress could be completely unique,” says Brides fashion director Eleanor Strauss. “Also, varying your hairstyles or headpieces—Jennifer Behr has some fantastic ones—will add personality.” Then, customize further with your jewelry or bouquet, says Strauss. GRATUITY EXPECTATIONS Do I tip my wedding planner/ !3Q $ " , % !. ,V “If he or she…
79% knew about the proposal before it happened. 41% went wedding-dress shopping with the bride. They admit, “I didn’t want her to wear a gown that’s …” 61% Sexy 54% Short 47% Colored 31% enlisted their future daughter-in-law’s help to select their outfit. 37% loaned the bride jewelry for the big day. What did she borrow? “A string of pearls.” “Sapphire earrings.” “My diamond tennis bracelet.” While planning, how often did she and the bride discuss the wedding? 35% Hardly ever 30% Every week 23% Every day 12% Every month 24% say their future daughterin- law made planning decisions to please her. What did she do? “Celebrated my birthday at the reception.” “Included my husband and me in the food tasting.” “Took time during the ceremony to present the moms…
