The wedding look

Well, you guys certainly were clear about the makeup. And reading all of your opinions was very useful because it helped me solidify how I feel about the makeup myself.

First of all, it did look a bit pale in the photos, but I'm going to chalk that up to harsh flash because the shade looked really good in person, both when I did it and when the Bobbi Brown girl did it. I will add a bit more blush or maybe a bit of bronzer, but honestly, I'm just a very pale person, and I'm OK with that. Second of all, I will amp up the eyes a bit to make them pop more, and I definitely need better mascara. My problem is that waterproof mascara just doesn't seem to be very good--at least, not the ones that I've tried. Does anyone have suggestions of a waterproof mascara that really works?

But here's my attitude about wedding makeup. I don't wear makeup every day, although I do love it and enjoy it. I'm all about looking natural and fresh while playing up my attributes a little bit. And I do totally understand the focus on piling on the makeup for the benefit of the camera on your wedding day.

But my thing about wedding makeup is that I really just want to look like a fresh, glowing, even-toned version of myself. I don't want drama and I don't want to look totally unlike how I look every day. I want to look soft and dewy and natural. I want to wear makeup that improves upon my natural features, but I don't want it to be overtly visible.

And honestly, while the wedding photography is definitely important to me, the most important thing is how I look in person. The makeup I was wearing for yesterday's photos already looked dramatic in person. If I add much more, I will not be comfortable, and wedding guests will notice that I do not look like myself. Wedding photos are for documenting a moment--and the moment itself is the most important thing to me. I want Torsten's jaw to drop when he sees me for the first time, but not because he can't believe my makeup.

Plus, I wore a lot less makeup than that for our engagement photos, and they turned out fine. So I'm really not too worried.

So, thanks for the advice, and I will work on ramping up the eyes a bit. But for the most part I felt, and your comments seemed to support this, that the makeup I did myself was pretty good. It didn't feel over the top--it improved on my natural look without becoming the focus of my face. And that's exactly what I want.

In other wedding-related news, I had my last dress fitting last night, and the dress fits perfectly. I would say "like a glove" except that I don't think gloves are usually A-line. But seriously, it follows all the right lines and conceals all the wrong ones. It's totally comfortable and incredibly flattering. And I have it in my hot little hands (OK, hanging in my bedroom) once again. Two days before the wedding, it will go back to the seamstress for steaming and pressing. And then it will be ready to wear. On my wedding day.

I am definitely not the squeeing type. However: eeeeee.