With just a few days left before the big day, you already knows what to do. Now meet the don'ts! Here we have six things you need to avoid at all costs.
New Workout
"Stick to the routine you've been doing," says Melissa Paris, "Now is not the time for new moves." Pulled muscles can take weeks to heal, and you definitely don't want to be too sore to get down on the dance floor. If your goal is to lose weight, make sure to start a new fitness program well before your dress fittings. And if you're just looking for an amazing way to relieve pre-wedding stress, grab a friend for a quick walk or run in the park. "There is something about being outside with a friend that is so helpful," says Paris.
Alcohol
Alcoholic drinks; beer, whisky, scotch, wine etc., Alcohol carries a ton of extra calories, so you may want to cut back even earlier than the week before your wedding. As for immediate effects, alcohol can make you look and feel puffy due its sulfur-bearing gases and other qualities that weaken your digestive system. (And who wants to say "I do" feeling like a marshmallow?) What's more, alcohol dilates your blood vessels, which can lead to wedding-picture-compromising redness.
Hair Color
"Even if your hair stylist is the absolute best, avoid making changes to your hair within a week of your wedding," says Paul Labrecque, hairstylist “If you want to refresh your hue and hair without endangering your look, ask your colorist to put a clear gloss on your strands. “This will add a lot of shine and sheen," says Labrecque. But if you do get mixed up with some bad color before the big day, you won't do too much damage to your hair by getting it recolored right away—as long as there weren't high levels of bleach involved in the process, says Labrecque.
Starchy/spicy food
Eating red-hot foods like peppers before the wedding is a bad idea; spicy food can make you feel flushed, break you out in a sweat and give you heartburn, indigestion and bad breath.
Foods high in carbohydrates can give you intestinal gas, especially bread and cereal. Other starchy foods, such as corn, potatoes and pasta can be equally as tough on your digestive tract, and if you over-indulge, the added calories will go straight to your hips and other part of your, making it difficult to fit into your wedding gown.
Changing Your Makeup
"Sometimes brides panic at the last minute that they've got too much or too little makeup on," says Jodie Hazlewood. "That's why during the trial—when they're in a much more rational state of mind, I give brides a chance to try out different looks." At the end of the day, trust in your makeup artist, who takes your skin type, age, hairstyle, wedding color palette, and the time, location, and style of your day into consideration when designing your look. "Modern bridal makeup is a little like red carpet makeup," says Hazlewood. "It needs to look good on HD video cameras, professional cameras, personal camera phones, in bright light and candlelight, as well as last for hours.
Keeping Late Night
Do you Stay up all night planning your ceremony programs? Find a dutiful friend to fill in and get some sleep! When we are deprived of sleep, our bodies produce more ghrelin, the hormone that tells us when to eat, and less leptin, and the hormone that tells us when to put down the fork. It's a diet-destroying combo, especially if you're reaching for junk food. Salty snacks make you bloat, not to mention the fact that eating foods with no nutritional value can leave you feeling sluggish.
Sleep deprivation also affects your immune system. "You're more likely to get a viral infection if you haven't been getting enough sleep," says Dr. Frank Lipman, Logging enough shut-eye also improves your complexion, rids your eyes of dark circles, and—let's face it—makes you a happier, calmer bride.
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