Being beautiful and radiant on the most important day requires an acceptance of one’s truth: that the person standing at the other end of that aisle finds you beautiful and perfect. Nothing else really matters.
We can tell you how to take care of your skin, how to treat pimples and other skin issues. We can also teach you how to apply make-up to accentuate all your perfections but you can read that anywhere.
Instead, here are the real ways to find radiance on your wedding day…and they have nothing to do with a mirror (or exercise).
Make a list of your loves
No, this doesn’t include the people you love. This is what you love about yourself. List your positives, including everything you find wonderful and beautiful about you. Go beyond physical, list your good personality traits and your inner beauty.
Volunteer.
Life isn’t about us. The beauty in life—the beauty in us—is about caring for our fellow man and creatures. Adopt a cause. To de-stress from wedding planning, volunteer at an animal shelter, offer help to the elderly, cook meals for the homeless; anything that will bring out your true selfless heart of gold. This will help you feel confident and happy that you helped others and also help you feel important to a multitude of people. In this way, your confidence and self-esteem will be boosted. Find your cause and your care.
Treat Yourself.
To relax and decompress from wedding preparations, treat yourself to a day of relaxation. This could mean a pedicure or a manicure, massage, going for a walk, baking yourself something and so much more. If pampering yourself will keep you relaxed, don’t be afraid to do so. Invest in yourself and learn to appreciate whatever you do for yourself, it’s worth it!
Laugh.
Take time to enjoy the fun moments all around you. Laughter and smiling is beautiful and beneficial. According to the Mayo Clinic, laughing increases endorphins, relieves stress and soothes tension. Find the cheer. Rent a comedy or watch silly videos on YouTube. When you feel down, find the laughter.
Give a compliment…every day.
Finding beauty means appreciating the beauty around you. Give a compliment to a total stranger every day. You will make someone’s day a little brighter! Whether you like a shirt, a haircut or even a funky tattoo…find the unique and beautiful and give a compliment.
Stop and smell the flowers.
Yes, little things matter. This isn’t about literal flowers…although when you see them, you should take a whiff (unless you have allergies!). Look around and live in the moment. Try to practice mindfulness. So often, we worry about the little things that we fail to appreciate moments as they happen. There is beauty in the little moments. Discover that beauty.
Wedding beauty—daily beauty—means also finding inner radiance. Facials and peels may fix skin issues. An expensive hair stylist can craft that ideal wedding ‘do and sculpt Cara Delavigne-worthy eyebrows. And daily exercise may help you mold that so-called “wedding body.” But that person waiting for you at the end of the aisle—the one who will promise forever—already knows you’re gorgeous.
The question is: do you? Get soulful and find your inner beauty…because once that shines through, outer radiance will follow.
