Keeping Healthy for your Wedding Day.....?

Regularly eating fresh fruits and vegetables is the natural way to boost your immune system.  These great-tasting fruits and vegetables are nature's way of keeping you healthy and ensuring you feel vibrant and energetic on your Wedding Day.  

Natural foods that are high in Vitamins: A, C, E, B-6, zinc and folic acid are beneficial in supporting the immune system.  It is much more fun to eat your way to health than to take pills or supplements anyway, so here are 5 suggestions that are sure to give your immune system the boost it needs this winter.

Feel your best on your wedding day….

Blueberries are high in Vitamin B, another important immune system booster. Blueberries are easily eaten plain and are also good as a topping for yogurt or cereal.

Kiwi is loaded with Vitamin C despite being very low in calories. Two medium kiwi add only 90 calories to your diet but deliver a whopping 240% of the daily value for Vitamin C. The kiwi will also provide 450 mg of potassium and four grams of dietary fibre. That is a lot of benefit from such a small fruit. Kiwi is great eaten alone, in a fruit medley, or as a topping for yogurt.

Strawberries are another Vitamin C storehouse with eight berries delivering an astonishing 160% of daily value for Vitamin C. These strawberries will also provide 170 mg of potassium while only adding 50 calories to your diet. Strawberries are great to eat alone or easily mashed into a sauce to serve as a dessert with biscuits. Strawberries also go well with a fruit salad.

Oranges are frequently associated with Vitamin C. One medium-sized orange delivers 130% or the daily value for Vitamin C. An orange also provides 250 mg of potassium yet has only 80 calories. Oranges are great eaten plain or easily juiced to make a nutritious drink.

Broccoli is an excellent source of Vitamin C with one stalk containing 220% of the daily value. This one stalk of broccoli also provides 460 mg of potassium, three grams of dietary fibre, and four grams of protein. Broccoli can be eaten raw, boiled, steamed, or served in many other cooked dishes and contains only 45 calories.

These fruits and vegetables provide tasty ways to support your immune system.  A variety of green and yellow-orange fruits and vegetables is the natural way to support your immune system or give it the boost that it deserves.  

Do yourself a favour next time you are at the market and stock up on nature's immune system boosters and have a very happy wedding day.

Which white will work for my skin tone?

With more than 200 shades of white to choose from, the only way to know which one looks best on you is trial and error.  Contrary to popular belief, few wedding dresses come in pure white - which is a good thing, because pure white washes out all the richest and deepest skin tones.

Most women will end up with a wedding dress in the ivory family that flatters their skin tone. Keep these suggestions in mind: 

1)  If you're fair-skinned, look for ivory shades containing yellow undertones.

2)  If you have a pinker complexion, choose creamy undertones.

3)  If you have olive, yellow-based, or dark skin, select champagne or off-white shades.

This happens to be 1 of my favourite images, the bride had no idea that our camera was watching, myself and Anthony who was our lead photograher for this particular wedding; were discussing how we should direct her in this specific location, whilst John who was our candid photographer kept his eye on the action and captured this image without her knowing,
priceless... 

She was having a lovely moment to herself and looks very relaxed. 
Candid images can sometimes be the best, tell us what you think of this image.. leave a comment.

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5 Top Beauty Tips for Brides

Brides are booking their venue, photographer, buying a dress, shoes, flowers, cars, and choosing a make-up artist and stylist 6 months to a year before their wedding day.  5 beauty tips a Bride should remember when preparing for her big day?

1.  SKIN- Start now to prep your skin.  You should begin monthly facials to clear up the skin. If your skin is in need of a bit more help, than by all means take advantage of a Dermatologist it will be well worth it.  Finally, start a normal skin care regimen at home to maintain your clear skin, help make your photos look as natural as possible.

2. MAKE-UP - If you don't normally wear make-up do you need to glam up for the big day! Answer is a little more than usual, foundation needs to be slightly heavier as it helps filter light and prevent a washed out look in your photos.  You can have your makeup artist create several palettes on your face and then try our your favourite on your pre-wedding shoot, that way you can see how the make-up works. 

3. EYES /GLASSES- Should you learn to wear contacts or remove your frames for your big day.  Most think it will make weird reflections in the pictures or take away from your beauty.  Remember that you can be you, and be happy on your day.  If you feel best in your glasses, than we would suggest replacing your lenses with A/R(anti-reflective) coating to avoid the glare in your photos. 

4. HANDS & NAILS – Photographers will take images of you exchanging rings, signing the register, your bouquet and creative shots of you and your new husband holding hands after marriage, remember ladies you may have started your beauty treatment before your big day but make sure he puts on the hand cream at least 2/3 months before the wedding, especially if you like a man who gets his hands dirty… don’t want any dirt under those finger nails. 


5.  HAIR- Conditioning, trims every six weeks and think about growing your hair slightly it can help with the final style.  Most women want the up-swept look and we know you need length for that. If your hair is too short and you want length, now would be the time to consult with an extension specialist.  You will want the look of your extensions to be natural and undetectable.  Have them practice styles monthly until you decide on the one you like.

Were very excited about this years wedding season, photographing numerous wedding.  If you are a blushing bride in the Manchester, Cheshire or Lancashire area book us now as the season is booking up quickly!! dates are very limited.