My Budget Wedding: Skimping on everything but beauty

I'm skimping on flowers. I'm serving chicken. I'm taking a cab to my ceremony. In a self-indulgent turn, however, I'm dedicating serious time and energy to hair and makeup. Maybe it's a beauty editor thing--and maybe not.

I've been slathering myself in Dr. Brandt's Poreless gel to minimize stress breakouts, drinking foul-tasting omega-3 Udo's oil (good for skin), and running five miles every day before work.

But this week--the week before the "big day"--I'm stepping it up:

Tuesday: Makeup run-through with Amy Kernahan (of Amy Kernahan Studio on the Upper East Side).

Wednesday: Shu Uemura lash extensions with Soul Lee at their Soho outpost--I love false lashes but these are supposed to last for weeks (even when I'm swimming in Bora Bora).

Thursday: The Barshop Brow (which I raved about last week) at Completely Bare on Bond Street.

Friday: A rosemary-eucalyptus manicure and pedicure at Sweet Lily in Tribeca. (I haven't picked a color--but I'll take suggestions!)

Prior to this chaos was my wedding hair dilemma--there's still time to weigh in!

--Dawn Spinner, associate beauty editor

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