Makeup or no Makeup

It's professional photography, photos to last a lifetime, so look your best and get makeup done (grooms should get a little, too 😊).
The most I do is mascara every few months, but I did have my makeup done for engagement photos and for my wedding.

You can do natural makeup if you're not used to it or comfortable with it. It will just lightly enhance your natural beauty without being too much.
Good luck! ❤

When you get your makeup professionally done, it BARELY shows up in pictures, so I’m sure you can imagine what it looks like if you wear nothing at all. If you’re super uncomfortable with it, at least put some blush on and a color tinted lip gloss or something, just to give yourself some color in the photos. Without that, you’ll likely look very pale. In the end, it’s up to you, but why not enjoy getting dolled up for a day?

If you are most comfortable without makeup then don't wear it. Photography might be important but if you are uncomfortable with the way you look or feel in makeup it will show in your expression

Most of these people echoed my thoughts before I could even write them. Lol I never wear makeup myself, but not wearing makeup in these pictures will make you look pale and even more flawed then whatever the person is. Believe me, it's better to just bite the bullet and let someone fuss over what you never do. It's just a few days, but with light, natural makeup, you won't regret it. 😊

I only wear makeup for special occasions but I think it's definitely worth wearing some for your wedding.

I personally don't wear make up day to day, but I'll be splurging a little for the wedding (if any make up artist decide they actually want my money), but I'm so irritated by the fact that people tell women that their pictures will be terrible if they don't wear makeup or if they don't get it professionally done. By and large, men don't wear makeup and they seem to turn out fine looking in pictures. I've never had professional makeup done for any wedding I've been in (and in most the brides haven't either) and guess what? Everyone turned out looking lovely. If you don't wear makeup and you don't think you'll feel comfortable, don't. If you want to make your day a little more special by having it done for you, you should. You'll probably want to meet with a makeup person to talk about what you'd be comfortable with and what type of look you'd want. See if you can do a trial and if you feel good about how it looks.

Stay true to you! My SIL doesn't wear makeup, didn't on her wedding day, and her photos are still gorgeous.

You definately don't have to - a good photographer will make you look great either way!
I'm the same way as you. I've decided to just do lightweight foundation, mascara, blush, light eyeshadow and a neutral lip.

I also don't wear a ton of make-up. Just basically lipstick. For my wedding, I will be wearing as natural as possible makeup but fully made up. I asked my photographers what they thought about brides who do their own make-up. They said it was important that I feel comfortable with whatever I do, but that pictures with professional make-up show up much better.

I have a friend and a sister who don’t wear make up that both got married in the last couple years. My sister may have worn some foundation but that was it. Pictures look great, it was not a formal wedding, all pics are outside, she looked totally natural. My friend had a make up trial and looked like a Barbie doll. It was so unlike her. She’s pretty young, has beautiful skin, natural pale blonde hair and blue eyes. So any eye make up on her is pretty drastic. She didn’t wear make up for the wedding and her photos are also beautiful.

View Quoted Comment Thank you for the feedback! It's something I have really been battling. Im 22 and olive skin complexion so the whole "washed out" thing just isnt the case. Also I thankfully have very clear skin. And freckles I'd hate to cover. I had just second guest myself when other people started to tell me my photos wouldnt turn out (which im spending thousands for) obviously that caused some concern! Thank you again 😁

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Great to hear that!

I’m a guy who’s experimented with makeup before but don’t like the way it feels on my skin, so definitely won’t be wearing anything for my wedding, and would rather the bride didn’t too, I much prefer natural beauty. As for people who worry about how we’re going to look in photographs, I’m not extremely superficial so don’t care about looking stereotypically good, all I care is that we both find each other attractive as we possibly can on that day, and I much prefer women wearing no makeup.

Can easily tell the difference between a no makeup makeup look, and actual makeup look, as I’m autistic and for me, it means I pay very close attention to small details.