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Bride Vi Nguyen was determined to have orchids—her father’s favorite flower—at her wedding to Chad Michael Mar. And have them she did, along with high-energy music from Extraordinary Entertainment, a fabulous four-tier cake from Cakes by Gina and the blessings of her two impeccably attired dogs, who attending the lovely event along with 200 joyful guests.

If there’s one day you want your eyes to look their brightest, boldest best, it’s your wedding day. And one of the best ways to get your peepers to really pop for the camera, while looking beautifully natural in person, is with individual false eyelashes.

Applied by an aesthetician, salon stylist or makeup artist with ample experience and a steady hand (this is NOT a DIY beauty tip), individuals are actually small bunches of lashes (rather than individual hairs) that are attached to the lash line with waterproof eyelash glue.

A good makeup artist typically will apply eyeliner before AND after applying lashes to mask any seam where falsies are attached. By graduating short and medium-length false lashes (ultra-long fakes are probably not the best choice for brides) along the natural lash line, you end up with a look that’s feathery, flirty and elegant, rather than artificial.

Consult with your Houston beauty expert for the best lash look for your bridal eyes.

Weddings Performed, Minister Lynn Turner & Assoc.
Minister Lynn Turner

Reverend Lynn Turner had been an ordained nondenominational minister for 29 years of Weddings Performed. Why did she decide to devote herself to weddings? “I wanted to serve all of God’s children,” she says, explaining that she recognized a need for officiants to conduct ceremonies for interfaith and intercultural couples, and couples who may not belong to a particular house of worship.

Expressing her enthusiasm for weddings—“A wedding is a new beginning, a new chapter…it is the most precious time to share in someone’s life”—Minister Turner notes that her network of 18 ministers, serving families in Houston and San Antonio, makes it their mission to meet the specific needs of each wedding couple, wherever they may choose to wed.

“We want to make sure their wedding is as special and unique as the two of them,” she says, “and that’s why we go anywhere, anytime for them.”

To link to minister bios, and for more information, click here or call 281.478.6126.

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If you’ve been reading Weddings in Houston of late (and if you haven’t, what gives?), you know that wedding photography has evolved hugely over the past several years.

Long gone are the days when a wedding couple had simply to decide between black-and-white and color.

Photojournalistic, editorial, candid, portrait—these are just some of the photography styles you’ll need to know a bit about in order to choose the one that best fits you and your wedding.

Then there are the zillions of options in photo display and sharing, from digital albums to custom gifts and favors to iPhone apps.

Whew! But one thing hasn’t changed: The key to great wedding photos is finding the photographer who clicks with your personality.

Luckily we’ve got details on Houston’s finest photo pros to help you narrow your focus.

Weddings in Houston Magazine offers 384 oversize, glossy, photo-filled pages of wedding advice, ideas and inspiration.

If you just got engaged, you will not want to miss our current issue. Available on newsstands everywhere, or order
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