How to Choose Your Wedding Makeup, According to Makeup Artists [Video]

Traditional ceremony or casual courthouse nuptials? Red napkins or white? Veil or no veil? Invite all 45 of my husband’s cousins I’ve never met before or keep within our budget? If, like me, you are planning a wedding, these are some of the big decisions you are contemplating. Another big one: Glowy skin or full-on glam? And that’s a question we can actually help you answer.

For me, it wasn’t a big debate. After nearly 15 years as an editor (talking to a whole lot of professional makeup artists) and dancing on stage for double that amount, I know what makeup best emphasizes my features and how much I need to apply for it to show up in pictures and withstand sweat. So, for my wedding, I knew exactly how I wanted my makeup to look, from the lip colordown to the amount of lashes (individual clusters, please). But, as I was talking …