Weddingbee Blog

You know what one of the best things about the wedding being over and done with is? Besides the fact that I am married to my beloved, of course?

It’s that I no longer have to be super-concerned with every. single. aspect. of my appearance. Because I’ve never felt so vain as I did for the six weeks or so before the wedding:

• Exactly a month before the wedding, I was in New Orleans with some friends. It was sunny and very warm, but I walked around with a cardigan and light scarf so that I wouldn’t get tan lines on my shoulders or chest.
• Usually, when I get a blemish, my impulse is to pop that sucker (I know, I know). But I didn’t want scars, so instead of popping, I treated even the tiniest pre-wedding bump with expensive creams and serums.
• When the woman who threads my eyebrows caused a tiny red bump under my brow two days before the wedding, I panicked that it would be visible in all of the photos (it wasn’t).
• I tried to time my last hair trim so that it would be just a bit grown out by the wedding, but not yet ratty. Unfortunately, my bangs were way too long the day of (until Mr. S’ sister-in-law trimmed them for me that morning).
• I got my mani/pedi first thing in the morning the day before the wedding and was paranoid all day and night that I’d chip a nail.

Vanity Smurf image via ComicVine

I am not usually this person (or this Smurf).

I mean, I try to take care of myself. I shower, I use creams and lotions, I apply makeup, I do my hair, I shave my legs. But I’ve never been the type to obsess over the most trivial parts of my physical appearance. I am not usually bothered by some faint tan lines, some chipped nail polish, some errant brow hairs, some split ends, or a little pimple.

But the pressure was on. All eyes (and camera lenses) would be on me and Mr. S at the wedding and I truly wanted to look my best.

But now that it’s over? I haven’t plucked my eyebrows since! I haven’t worn eyeshadow or mascara since the wedding! And I actually find comfort in my chipped manicure! I feel so free!

Did anyone else feel vanity relief after their wedding was over?