Nails

MMCBRIDE4

Who is having their nails done. I have been planning on getting a professional mani/pedi for the wedding. I'm wondering how long it will last though. Our friend's wedding is the week before and I thought I would go then. But, I'm worried it won't last until our big day.

janeash

I'd get it done fresh for your wedding for sure!  maybe not toes, but definitely hands.  I'm getting mine done the day before our wedding.

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If you get the gel polish it lasts up to two weeks.  I have a salon that does a great job at it and it lasts 3 weeks with no chips.  I do a really natural french manicure with the gel polish and I always get compliments on how nice my nails are. 

janeash

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_june-2012-weddings_nails?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:3ae4d68d-f10a-4dec-8810-da13c14a7b86Discussion:9ee585c0-cc23-4480-8d15-1d4d3ebf390aPost:73491558-ad01-48d8-a130-2ede5a440974">Re: Nails</a>:
[QUOTE]If you get the gel polish it lasts up to two weeks.  I have a salon that does a great job at it and it lasts 3 weeks with no chips.  I do a really natural french manicure with the gel polish and I always get compliments on how nice my nails are. 
Posted by Micaela2007[/QUOTE]

<div>This is what I usually do too, but keep in mind, if you get it done a week before, there will be growth on your nails (which might not be pretty if they do a close up of your hand/rings).</div>

peachykeen26

I am probably going to do it myself to save money. I don't really care what my nails look like. There won't be any pictures of my hands focusing on my nails. My rings, yes. So, I am having them both cleaned and made to sparkle!

Turtle&Star

I'm trying to decide whether to get my nails done. I usually keep them clipped really short - I can't stand long nails, for some reason - so the main problem is going to be having the willpower to grow them out long enough. But I do like the idea of having them pretty and polished for the closeup pictures.

HilareyL

I'm getting mine done the day before so it's fresh for the wedding and so it will still be nice throughout our honeymoon (2 weeks).  If you get a shellac mani, they do last 2-3 weeks so if you can only do it once, I would get that one.

Kfudge0714

I get my nails done regularly. You would want to get them done as close to the wedding as possible that way they are nice and shiny and fresh looking. I go every two weeks and I will be going the day before to make sure they look the best

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Nails : This is what I usually do too, but keep in mind, if you get it done a week before, there will be growth on your nails (which might not be pretty if they do a close up of your hand/rings).
Posted by janeash[/QUOTE]

I guess my nails don't grow that fast because the growth is hardly noticeable even close up.  But a few days before and you won't have to worry about chipping and they'll last for the honeymoon too!

Zimsgirl

A week before will be too far out. I have acrylics now for my bridals on Tuesday but will have a complete new set for the wedding. I'll get a mani/pedi a couple days before

daria24

I'm a professional at ruining a manicure. Seriously the last one I got, I damaged as I was leaving the salon. If I do shellac I usually make it about 10 days before I damage it. A regular pedicure usually lasts 2-3 weeks for me. So I'm getting my shellac done the day before the wedding, and toes a few days before because I couldn't get an appointment for both at the same time.

I can pretty much guarantee that if you get a regular manicure a week before the wedding, you will end up wanting to get it re-done.

MMCBRIDE4

I think that I'll just do my nails myself for our friends weeding. and It them professional done the day before the wedding.

caitlintaylor07

Yep.. getting fake acrylics here. Probably 2-3 days before the wedding.

HarperBargo

I have been getting mani/pedis for the last couple of weeks. I do the shellac so I go every other week. I am able to grow my natural nails so I do not have tips on. I'm getting a fresh mani/pedi the day before the wedding. This will also last me my honeymoon.  

biogal73

It is funny, I usually have long, lovely fingernails, but now that the wedding date is fast approaching I keep breaking them, cracking them, damaging them.  I whacked them all off to a very short length last week in an attempt to even things up--two were broken down to the quick.

I hope they behave now for the next 6 weeks so that it is worth it to have a professional manicure!

ryaneann

I am getting mine done the day before the wedding.  A full set of nails should last you two weeks, but as PP said, you will have nail growth.  If you have never had fake nails before I would get them done a couple days before because they do feel a little weird at first.

precamies

I'm getting shellac (spelling?) polish done. it lasts for up to three weeks and has worked really well for me previously.

alexis51087

Shellac and it will harden your nails:

kipnus

I'm going to do my own. I've been doing my toenails about once a week for years now, so I'm pretty pro! I hate fake nails and I hate spending money on something I can do myself.