I rarely get asked about tanning, but it’s something that I deal with a lot! I think that people think that if they’re in a wedding, they should be tan. But I’m here as your photographer to squash those thoughts! Confession, I tanned for my wedding too, I thought that’s what you were supposed to do! I didn’t overdue it so I wasn’t glowing Kara but just not translucent Kara, there’s a difference! Here’s my rules about tanning:
1. If you’re normally tan during the months of your wedding but are unusually pale, add a bit of color but not too much. Your fiance can usually tell you if you’ve gone overboard! Remember, if you’re wearing white or ivory or any other light color, it will make you appear darker than you actually are, so you don’t have to tan too much.
2. Spray tans – try it out beforehand, many of these make you look orange and it’s not pretty in pictures. Make sure you get a professional application as well. If it’s hot, the color will run and get on your dress. Think about this beforehand as well, would you like to see tan marks on your dress? No? Then it’s ok to not tan!
3. If you’re not normally tan, DON’T. You won’t look like yourself on your wedding day, and really it’s about looking like the best version of yourself! Plus, you may tan too much or have funky lines, or anything else, it’s just best to not worry about it and not tan.
4. If you’re in a wedding, you don’t have to tan at all, and it’s probably preferred by the bride that you don’t show up looking like part of the Jersey Shore cast.
I know people are getting away from using the natural sun or tanning beds, but many chemical applications just don’t mimic the same results and often leave you looking like an oompa loompa, so the moral of the story: if you don’t want to tan, you don’t have to! It’s actually preferred by most photographers if you show up as you are and not try and be someone you’re not (but that’s kind of the idea anyway right?). So I’m here telling you that it’s ok not to tan, you absolutely don’t have to and shouldn’t if you don’t want to or aren’t normally tan!
Kara
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Yes, now I’m also transportation, there’s many perks to hiring me! Ha! Amy and Orin’s ceremony and reception were at PhoViet, a fusion restaurant that was fabulous! The amount of food was overwhelming and no one left hungry!! I was going to put this up tomorrow since both of them are chefs and have Monday’s off, but at Amy’s request, it’s going up NOW! So enjoy!
