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So you're going to a wedding, and you don't have many ideas about clothes and makeup? You're supposed to look your best at a wedding while still letting the bride and groom shine: it pays respect. This article will teach you how to dress, accessorize, and style your hair.
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Take a shower or bath. Wash your body and hair.Condition the ends of your hair to make them silky smooth, if you like.Rinse everything out completely. Brush your teeth for at least minutes.[1]After you dry yourself with a towel, apply deodorant and body lotion.Blow dry your hair until it's 80% dry and then let the rest air dry. This should be really easy, if you've got an easy care hairstyle.[2]
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Choose your clothes.If you want to, wear a dress. Any dress you choose should not be too revealing.Pick light, pretty colors but don't wear white, being mistaken for the bride is awkward.Light blue, beige, peach, sunset orange, and lavender are good colors.[3] Wear a tuxedo or a suit, depending on how formal the wedding is. If it's a small, outdoor wedding, wear a smart suit.If it's indoors and “proper”, wear a top hair and tails. Black, gray and navy are good colors for suits.Wear a white or light blue dress shirt under and a smart tie. For a tuxedo, wear a white dress shirt and a black tux. Wear a black or white bow tie, depending on how formal the wedding is. The dress shirt must be button down.[4]
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Do your hair. If you've got short hair, comb your hair out and use some gel to make it spiky or sleek.[5].If you've got long hair you could style your hair in a bun, curls, ponytail, braid, half up half down, or just add a nice hair accessory.[6] Ask a skilled family member or professional to style your hair so that it looks pretty. Remember to brush out your hair really well and then add a headband, fascinating or even a hat.Remember not to wear huge bow headbands, maybe just a flower one with some sparkles. Put some hairspray, mousse, or gel on it to make it look good for the whole wedding.
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Accessorize. You don't necessarily have to accessorize.You can just wear fancy shoes. You could wear some favorite jewelry.This means no skull bracelet or silly bands. Only wear classy jewelry, because it's a special occasion. Diamond, gold, jade, your birthstone, etc. Wear some pretty gold hoops earrings or a match a pearl necklace with pearl stud earrings. Make sure to wear the most valued jewelry piece you own—weddings are some of the few occasions you can your most treasured items of jewelry are perfect to wear. You could also wear gold bangles, a jade bracelet, or your birthstone ring.Also carry a special purse for this occasion, if you have one.
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Wear more makeup than you usually would on a regular day to school or work. Only put makeup on your kid if they're 6 or older, because no one likes makeup on a 2-year-old.Don't wear too much, but wear a decent amount.Use colors like red on lips, light pink, blue, white, lavender, beige, peach, and orange.
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Wear high heels or fancy flats. For flats, wear bow ones with glitter on them. It could be white, silver, red, pink, nude, or brown. Wear heels that aren't too high, because you'll be walking a lot. Get them sparkly or classic. Just wear some normal heels or wear a pair that have bows on them, because this sparks it up a bit. Nude, white, black, red, and brown are nice colors for heels that you wear to weddings.[7] Alternatively wear some black formal shoes that go well with your suit/tuxedo.
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Apply necessary last minute touch ups.Check your makeup to make sure everything looks great. Also check your hair and outfit, etc., or check your outfit and hair gel and shoes to make sure they're clean. Spray on some light scented perfume, body spray or aftershave or cologne.[8]
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I am a 12-year-old girl. How should I wear my makeup? It shouldn't be so heavy or too much, just to look pretty.
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Some nice pink lipstick or lip gloss should be your main focus. Use some foundation if you have a few spots, but don't overdo it.
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Apply white eyeliner into the inner corner of your eyes to make them appear bigger and more awake.
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Apply concealer to under your eyes or any noticeable blemishes. Blend well and set with powder.
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Don't cake on too much makeup.
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- ↑ https://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/az-topics/b/brushing-your-teeth
- ↑ https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/personal-hygiene
- ↑ https://www.thelist.com/82141/things-you-should-wear-to-a-wedding-and-things-you-shouldnt/
- ↑ https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/g19851288/wedding-dress-code-guide-men/
- ↑ https://www.theknot.com/content/men-hairstyle-ideas
- ↑ https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty/hair/tips/g1646/wedding-guest-hair-styles/
- ↑ https://www.weddingideasmag.com/the-10-top-fashion-rules-for-wedding-guests/
- ↑ https://www.glamour.com/story/how-to-look-good-for-wedding-s
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Tami Claytor
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This article was reviewed by Tami Claytor. Tami Claytor is an Etiquette Coach, Image Consultant, and the Owner of Always Appropriate Image and Etiquette Consulting in New York, New York. With over 20 years of experience, Tami specializes in teaching etiquette classes to individuals, students, companies, and community organizations. Tami has spent decades studying cultures through her extensive travels across five continents and has created cultural diversity workshops to promote social justice and cross-cultural awareness. She holds a BA in Economics with a concentration in International Relations from Clark University. Tami studied at the Ophelia DeVore School of Charm and the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she earned her Image Consultant Certification. This article has been viewed 49,207 times.
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