When it comes to the big day, we strive for perfection in all ways. Anything that comes with being a bride–the dress, jewelry or makeup,  has to transform us into the princess imagined since childhood. After the cut and style of the dress, the next biggest battle is with the hair. It must glamorous, sophisticated, and most importantly something you’d want to look back on proudly 40 years later. For many it’s difficult to put that look into words, making that process that much more frustrating. To help you along the way, check out these timeless yet very modern wedding day hair styles courtesy of our partner, WeddingChannel.com. Click for more great bridal beauty ideas.

Classic French Twist

Modern Bouffant

Elegant Updo with Sideswept Bangs

Teased Updo with Frace-Framing Pieces

Sleek, Straight and Short

Trendy Side Bun

Tell us: how did you wear your hair on your wedding day?

Your best friend is getting married! Congratulations. Your job as Maid of Honor is suddenly more important, stressful and time-consuming than your day job. We urge you to have as much fun with it as possible, as do our globe-trotting friends over at The Jet Set Girls who have been doling out awesome daily bacherlorette party ideas.

Although there’s nothing classier and more favored than a luxuriating Spa Bachelorette Party (click here for tips on planning it perfectly!), here are two ideas we’re loving that are a bit out of the bachelorette box.

Bacherlorette Party Idea #14 – Hot Hunky Hairdressers

Hot Hunky Hairdresses of Chicago come to your room in all of their buffed glory, strip down, and style your hair.

Bachelorette Party Idea #2 – The Amazing Bachelorette Race

America’s favorite scavenger hunt goes bridal with the Amazing Bacherlorette Race. Let one of the clues lead the bride to where she first met her groom.

Check out more ways to boredom-proof your bachelorette bash courtesy of The Jet Set Girls.

Images Courtesy of Hot Hunky Hairdressers and Veil and Train

If you’re a fall bride, have we got a deal for you!

No matter where you are in the planning process, chances are there’s a spa treatment to mark your place in the wedding countdown. And thanks to Fall Spa Week, every single one of these treatments is just $50.

4 Months Until the Wedding

Laser hair removal can take several sessions to begin taking permanent effect, so if there’s anything you want to buff or de-fuzz, you’d better start early. These 3 sessions will get you off to a good start at a better price.

3 Treatments of Laser Hair Removal for the Lip, Chin or Underarms
Aesthetic Edge
1815 Via El Prado, Suite 102
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
310.316.1400

6 Weeks Until the Wedding

With a month and a half left to go, you’re probably frazzled, so take an hour out of your planning and stressing to get dispel some of the anxiety with a delectable, wallet-friendly wrap.

60 Min Chocolate Ginger Wrap to Calm and Detoxify
Cannery Pier Hotel Spa
No. 10 Basin Street
Astoria, OR 97103
503.325.4996

1 Month Until the Wedding

Get glowy and gorgeous with 3 sessions of airbrush tanning – plenty of time to tweak color and intensity before the big day!

3 Sessions of Organic Airbrush Tan for One Month
Skin Care by Klara
16447 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 105
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
480.247.8240

3 Weeks Until the Wedding

You don’t want to get a haircut right before your wedding, lest you get stuck with weird, untamed bangs or cowlicks. 3 weeks is the perfect amount of time to grow into your latest haircut, which means all blunt edges will be softened while still retaining a great, fresh shape.

Fall Makeover: Haircut with Makeup Application
Siren Salon
3143 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657
773.549.0800

1 Week Until the Wedding

Yipes! The countdown begins. Get a facial a week before your wedding (no earlier, no sooner – unless you want blotchies on your big day) to keep skin calm, cool, and collected, no matter how you might feel inside. 

50 Min Aveda Elemental Nature Facial
Spa Moulay at Loews Lake Las Vegas
101 MonteLago Boulevard
Henderson, NV 89011
702.567.6049

Day Before the Wedding

All you need to do is put on the finishing touch – literally. Indulge in a luxurious 90 minute treatment that will leave your tips and toes polished and ready to prance down the aisle.

90 Min Spa Pedicure with Classic Manicure
Eastside Oasis Day Spa
14044 Northeast 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98007
425.614.3037

For something that grows free in the ground outside, flowers can be stupidly expensive when it comes time to take them out of the ground and put them in your wedding. If you’ve got the wedding budget to drown your venue in heirloom roses and exquisite lilies, then you probably don’t need any help – but for the rest of us mortals who aren’t heiresses or members of a royal family, here are four super-simple ways to keep your flower power high and your flower budget low.

1. Stay away from February. Florists take notorious advantage of the rush for flowers on Valentine’s Day by hiking up the prices. If you really want to get married in February and you live in a cold climate, consider scaling back on your flower arrangements. If you live somewhere with mild or warm winters, consider going au naturale outside – greenery will be free!

2. Think seasonal! Forcing flowers to grow out-of-season takes lots of TLC – which can get expensive. Letting your florist know that you’d prefer to use seasonal flowers where possible can help cut down on the price tag.

3. Split the bill. Find out if another wedding party will be using your venue on the same day that you are. If there are two weddings booked, get in touch with the bride and see if you can coordinate your flower selection so each party can use the same flowers.

4.  Go for bulk. Check with your florist about renting large plants or even small trees/bushes to help fill in the edges around the venue and your reception location. Doing so can be significantly cheaper than filling in the space with floral arrangements, and will let you concentrate your floral budget where it’s most important, whether than be your bouquet, your reception tables, or an altar.

What if there were a magic pill to help you get gorgeous in time for your wedding day?

Well, there may not be any gorge-o-matic – but you can take a supplement that may get you pretty close.

One of The Wedding Channel’s bridal planning experts advises:

According to celebrity nutritionist Cindy Whitmarsh, you can’t go wrong if you start taking an Ultra Omega Oil supplement. This combination of fatty acids (including rice, soy, sunflower seed, wheat germ, lecithin, olive, pumpkin seed, and cod liver oil) contains vitamins like A, D, E, F, and K and is purported to improve your overall appearance, increase your stamina, and strengthen your immune system. Other possible health benefits include the elimination of fatty food cravings, the lubrication of joints, and extra nourishment for your brain cells. “This is the oil that I make all my clients take,” Whitmarsh says. “Your skin, nails, and hair will look more youthful, strong, and beautiful.”

Whitmarsh recommends that you take one spoonful a day at breakfast in the form of an orange juice shooter. Make sure you keep it refrigerated, she advises. The oil will go bad if kept at too low of a temperature.

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