If you don’t normally tan, please, please don’t start doing it two weeks before your wedding. Odds are this is going to blow up in your face. Or, more accurately, on every bit of visible skin. You will be like that girl at prom who just didn’t want to look pale — and ended up ferociously clashing with every inch of her dress. Maybe you were that girl, and if so, we sincerely hope you’ve learned your lesson. Trust me, it’s much easier to adjust lighting to make you look less washed-out than to color-correct your burnt-lobster orange arms after the fact.
Even if you’re not the tanning type (and hey, we sympathize. Those booths are perfect torture chambers for claustrophobes), these words of wisdom still apply to you. Now is not the best moment to attempt walking in five-inch stilettos for the first time or to see how coral lipstick looks on you, just for funsies. The potential for appearance disaster aside, you want to be comfortable when you glide (not stumble) out onto the floor for your first dance. You don’t want to devote time to fretting about whether you really do look better as a brunette, or if your stylist was just blinded by the light reflecting off of your engagement ring.
A Surprise? Or A Shock? There’s A Difference.
Here’s the thing: you know what works for you, and you’re obviously good enough at what you do to have someone in love with you – so please, don’t mess with the formula. You’ve got the rest of your life to confuse – I mean, surprise! — your spouse with new haircuts. How about saving the age of experimentation for after (or during…) the honeymoon?
I Just Want It To Be Perfect 
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