So as the first post in my wedding week series, I’m going to let you in on the reality of using the sentence: “but I’m getting married” as a way to rationalize pretty much anything.
Let’s be honest, anyone who’s planning their wedding, whether engaged or not, has a Pinterest board titled “My Dream Wedding” or something of the sorts. Even though you keep finding all these good ideas that are said to be DIY… that stuff all adds up to a pretty penny regardless, but you keep adding them to your board and conveniently whipping out your phone when you meet with the cake decorator, the florist and the hall coordinator to make sure everything is picture perfect because you only get married once.
It first started with makeup and as some of you know, I’ve been really into products and tutorials in the past year and a half and not to toot my own horn, but I’ve gotten quite the handle on it. So it started with me buying products wanting to do my own makeup on my big day, so trying multiple foundations, lipstick colors, highlighters, primers… you get the gist of it. Safe to say that walking into Sephora with that mindset was DANGEROUS!!
The icing on the cake had to be the day before my wedding. My Maid of Honor and I went to go get our nails done, and I’m feeling fresh and pretty and that was the last thing on my checklist before feeling ready for the big day. So I pulled out all the stops (which also comes with that extra price tag) good thing the nail technician was nice enough to throw in the little extra sparkle I opted for, so I’m feeling good. So we leave, and we don’t even get to the corner when I see flashing lights in my rear view mirror and think OH MY GOODNESS… NOT TODAY. So I see the cop pull up to my window and I was like “nah, he’s not going to give me the ticket, first off I did nothing wrong and secondly he can’t give me a ticket… I’m getting married tomorrow”. So I’d have to say that the most ridiculous time I ever used that excuse was when I was trying to negotiate with the police officer and as it was coming out of my mouth, I realized how silly of a rationalization that sentence was… for the whole time I was planning my wedding.
I never realized how much I would both be relieved that I wouldn’t have to use it again and miss it now that I don’t have it as a crutch anymore… (especially when Jaclyn Hill’s new highlighter collaboration is being released haha).
xoxo
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