How to Prep Your Hair and Skin the Morning of Your Wedding

Because Glam Starts Before the Brushes Come Out

Your wedding morning glam doesn’t start when your artist opens their kit.
It starts the moment you wash your face and step into the chair.

This part is wildly underrated, but it matters more than most brides realize. The way you prep your skin and hair that morning directly affects how smooth your makeup looks, how long your hair will hold, and how efficiently your glam team can work.

Here’s exactly what to do, and why it makes such a difference.

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Wash Your Face. Yes, Really.

We can’t stress this enough, it sounds obvious, but you’d be surprised how often it’s skipped.
Wash your face the morning of your wedding. No makeup residue, no leftover skincare, no eye boogers, no mystery film from last night’s products.

Anything sitting on your skin will show up once foundation goes on. Residue can cause makeup to separate, crease, or cling in weird places. Even leftover eye cream can make concealer slide.

Keep it simple.

• Gentle cleanser
• Light moisturizer
• Lip balm

That’s it.
This is not the time for extra serums, oils, or heavy creams. Clean, calm skin gives us the best canvas to work with.

We always prep and cleanse your skin before makeup to make sure everything applies beautifully. That said, coming in with a freshly washed face gives us a head start. It saves time, prevents product buildup, and helps your makeup go on smoother and last longer. A clean canvas lets us focus on perfecting your look instead of correcting residue.

Think of it this way: your makeup can only look as good as what it’s sitting on.

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Skip Heavy Skincare That Morning

More product does not mean better makeup. In fact, it usually does the opposite.

Heavy creams, facial oils, and new skincare can prevent makeup from gripping the skin properly. That’s when you see separation, sliding, or shine popping through too fast.

Your artist will prep your skin again before makeup. Trust the process.
Your job is just to show up clean, hydrated, and product light.

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Your Hair Should Be Dry, Smooth, and Detangled

This one saves time and sanity for everyone.

Please arrive with your hair:

• Completely dry
• Blown out straight or softly smoothed (especially for our curly girls if you’re not doing a natural look)
• Free of knots and tangles

Not wet.
Not air dried into curls or kinks.
Not half straight, half wavy.

When hair is prepped this way, styling is faster, cleaner, and more polished. It allows curls to hold better, updos to be smoother, and styles to last longer.

When hair is not prepped properly, it can create delays in the timeline that affect everyone. Wet or naturally curly hair that still needs to be blown out can easily add an extra 45 minutes to an hour of prep time. That’s time that could have been spent styling. Starting with dry, smooth, detangled hair keeps the morning on track and ensures every look is finished on time.

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Clean Does Not Mean Greasy

Another common misconception: dirty hair holds better.
That might be true for day old hair, but greasy hair is a different story.

Excess oil can make styles slip, weigh hair down, and prevent proper hold. Your stylist can always add texture, but removing grease is much harder.

Wash your hair the night before or the morning of, then blow it out fully. Clean, dry hair gives us total control.

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Prep Saves Time (and Stress)

When skin is clean and hair is properly prepped, everything moves faster.
Less correcting.
Less resetting.
More time to enjoy the morning.

Good prep means your artist can focus on perfecting your look instead of fixing what could’ve been avoided.

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Your glam team brings the skill, the experience, and the products.
Your prep brings the foundation.

Makeup sits best on clean, calm skin.
Hair styles best when it’s dry, smooth, and oil free.

When you prep well, everything looks better, lasts longer, and feels easier.
And on your wedding morning, ease is everything.