Bridal party nails

If you pay for it, it's fine. If you aren't paying for it, I would let them do whatever they want. Plus, there is not a wedding on the planet where anyone has noticed the bridesmaids nail colors in person or in pictures. I was in one wedding that required nude nails, which really bothered me since I have fake nails on every day of the year so I had to pay extra to get them to nude then back to french like I always have. I think natural nails look fine too. I paid for all the girls nails if they wanted them done and told them to do whatever color or style looked best, several chose colors and you can't see it in a single picture.

I am paying for my bridal partys nails so I get all the say haha. But I don't think it's crazy to ask them to get a subtle look.

I bunk it’s perfectly fine to request nude or French. Perhaps what you can do for the girls who don’t want to pay for a manicure is have a bottle of nude while your getting ready (I’ll probably do this). That way you can say “if you’re getting a manicure please do nude/French, no crazy colors, if you don’t plan to get them done before, I’ll have a bottle of nude for you to use while we are getting ready”

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It is minor because literally nobody will notice. I don't remember if any of my girls had their nails done or what color they were. As someone who just celebrated one year married, it honestly doesn't matter.

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I said french manicure, clear(natural) or nude and it doesn't have to be professional. And my wedding is all black and white so no one needs to have lime green nails

I think it's fine to ask. My sister is my MOH and we're getting manicures 2 days before wedding, she's totally fine with my picking out the color and she's paying for herself.

I think this is hugely overstepping. I dont' care if you're the bride, your control has to stop somewhere and this is something I would probably not even think of complying with. You won't notice their nails, I promise. Let them do what they want.

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Hugely overstepping, my control has to stop somewhere???? Bit dramatic aren't you?

View Quoted Comment I think it’s really minor. No one will notice.

If its so wildly important, pay for it.

If you can’t afford it, I agree with a PP who said to have a bottle of nude or white polish available in your getting ready room.

I don't think it's a problem. When my sister got married, she begged me to cut my nails and wear a neutral color on them. (I used to grow my nails extremely long with all kind of whacky colors and designs.) At the time I was upset with her request but 10 years later now that I am getting married, I see why she had the request. I wouldn't ask anyone to cut them but I would request that they match the colors of the wedding. They should want to match anyway to avoid looking "off" in pics.

View Quoted Comment I think that is all VERY generous of you!! I have a hard time with the debate of “no pay no say” with this kind of stuff. I think if you agree to be in someone’s wedding then it’s kind of ridiculous for you to complain about paying for the attire or when the bride wants you to look a certain way. Unless they are asking like a ton of money from you, which I know that is different for everyone. But honestly I don’t think it’s a big deal to ask your girls to stay in one color range and not pay for it. If these girls really care about being apart of your special day they won’t mind doing their nails a certain color.

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Thank you!!

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Thanks!!!!!

I think its totally reasonable to ask for this.

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LOL, says the girl who insists her BM's nails match? Seriously, you won't notice, don't even bring it up with them.

View Quoted Comment This!!! Yes girl lol

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I didn't say they had to match. They're not even wearing matching shoes. Clear, french, nude/flesh tones.

I think it depends on if you’re requiring to paint their nails at all. If one of the options is to have bare nails, then you absolutely can have a say in what color the nails end up being. After all, loud colors can really pop in a picture. However, I believe that if you aren’t paying, you cannot require manicures.

As long as you are paying for their manicures, sure. If you aren't then no, you should not request that.