Things I Learned as a Bridesmaid

Being in a wedding taught me a lot of things. Read:

Drinking a glass of champagne on an empty stomach before the ceremony will not end well.

I almost passed out. I was that bridesmaid.

Luckily, my parents were sitting in the pew behind me, and my mom came to the rescue with a bottle of water, while I used my dad’s program as a fan.

The ugly cry comes out when you least expect it (my girl Oprah would understand).

Thank you, Jordan, for capturing me in all of my glory. I’m pretty sure I cried more than the bride did. Go figure.

My drink of choice is vodka + cranberry.

Although I’m pretty sure they were really weak, because I’m not even sure how many I had, and I still felt okay the next day.

Monistat Chafing Gel miraculously doubles as a makeup primer.

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Say whaaa???

Google it. Seriously. You’ll get more comments about makeup than what it’s actually supposed to be used for (and no, I’m not going there).

My cousin and I were discussing makeup the night before the wedding, when she gave away this little secret. Monistat Chafing Gel has the exact same ingredients as Smashbox Photofinish Primer, and it’s a hella whole lot cheaper. Who woulda thought?

In hopes of long-lasting makeup, I snagged Lauren’s tube to use the morning of the wedding. All I had to do was put a small dab on my finger, rub it in like I would moisturizer, wait a minute or two, and then apply my makeup as usual. I even used it on my eyelids, and after 8 hours, my eye makeup still wasn’t sliding around on my face (because that’s always a cute look…) like it usually does after a few hours.

There you go, that is my beauty tip for the day :).  Share it with all of your friends…or don’t 😉 (but really, do).

If you’ve been in a wedding, did you learn anything that you didn’t know before?

Do you have any “secret” beauty tips?