PRO TIPS for Planning your wedding with 2 Brides

I ADORE same sex couple wedding - they have been some of my most fun weddings to date and I’m proud to say that we have been working with same sex couples for over 15 years. Over the years we have noticed that our wedding with 2 brides have had similar questions and we wanted to share what we have learned over the years. <3

where what you want

When it comes to your wedding, where what you want, whether you and your partner both want to wear dresses or a pant suit - do it!  There are so many gorgeous options out there for women - wear what makes you feel great.

You are going to hear so much about "the dress" but in your case it may be "the suit". No matter what you choose to wear base your choices on how you feel wearing your wedding attire, take into consideration fit and texture.

Depending on how traditional you and your partner are you can help one another choose the wedding attire or keep it secret from one another. If you do decide to wait to see one anothers wedding day look keep in mind color - you don't want to make your fiance's choice clash because you choose 2 different colors of white.

don't leave anyone out

Looking good on your wedding day isn't about being "girly" or not. You and your finace want to look good in photos and pro artists are able to make you look like the natural you but better. Wearing make up for your wedding day doesn't mean looking like someone else, it's about looking your best. 

Make sure that you communicate with your wedding day beauty team your desired look - some women like more or less "glam" than others and your team will be able to create any look you desire.

Depending on your bridal party you may have more women to include than traditional wedding parties. We recommend always offering beauty services to everyone that you are including in your wedding day, you'll be surprised who may want beauty services. It's never fun to make someone feel left out, so ask everyone and this way all of your bases are covered.

logistics:

Will you be seeing one another or not - that is a HUGE question. We've had couples do day of both ways - each posing it's own logistics needs. Since hair and makeup really set the days pace this is something you should really talk to your beauty team about.

If you ARE going to get ready together you'll be able to spend the day getting pampered side by side. When we are getting a wedding party ready with only one bride we like to save her services for later in the day but in the case of two bride getting ready together we save both for last! Since we are a team we are able to have artists working side by side for our brides.

If you ARE NOT going to get ready together this sometimes gets more complicated. In the past we've had brides get ready in the same hotel but different floors, choose one room as "base camp" where we setup so each bride and party could come at different times or even be at different hotels.

Which ever way you choose - getting ready together or not -  our team of artists can make sure things run smoothly and timely. We suggest to brides that day of logistics be something we talk about early to make sure you have the most relaxing experience possible. We'll help guide you on what works best based on our years of experience.