Hotski Tchotchke - My Shellac Wedding Nails

I can't believe it has nearly been a month since I got married, a month tomorrow infact.

Since we were going away on honeymoon straight away I knew a normal manicure wouldn't last. I had booked myself in for a Shellac manicure a couple of days before the wedding. I had Shellac manicures a couple of times before and loved the way it lasted, the shine it gave to my nails and the fact it gave my nails a chance to grow and become stronger.

Now, don't get me wrong. 

A traditional French manicure is lovely. I mean, it is a classic isn't it? Clean and neat. However, for my wedding day I wanted colour. My colour scheme was teal so I chose this for my nails:

I went for this teal shade from CND Shellac called Hotski Tchotchke. This colour matched my bridesmaid dresses exactly! I just adore this shade, it glows!

Yes, my other half had Pac Man cuff links - the red ghost on one cuff and Pac Man on the other. 

I am pleased I went for a coloured manicure for my wedding, it really shows up in the pictures and lasted for most of out honeymoon too.

My Wedding - April 13, 2013

I haven't posted in a while, I got back home from honeymoon last night. In the run up to my wedding, which was on Saturday, April 13, I didn't write on my blog. The weeks leading up to the big day are a bit of a blur, there was so much to sort out.  

 

The image below is of Hartland Abbey in North Devon which is where our ceremony took place. We had our wedding breakfast and evening reception at a place which over looks Westward Ho! beach.

This is Alice, one of my bridesmaids, we had three bridesmaids and a bestman and two ushers.

 

I did my own wedding makeup but had a lovely girl from a local salon do our hair.

The picture above is me with the bestman.

These are just a few pictures taken from friends and family, the professional pictures haven't come back yet.

The day itself was wonderful, everything went smoothly, no dramas.

I had a shellac manicure done for the day and I went for a vibrant teal.

If you would like a step by step on how I did my make up, let me know!