Breathe away the blushes

Breath changes in response to emotion. Mindfully slowing down your breath will reduce stress, and put you in a better mood

Anxiety is your body responding to stress, and stress can cause blushing.

When we are anxious, we aren’t living in the moment; we are worrying about something in the future, something about to happen.

And that’s understandable on your wedding day as you want everything to be perfect.

So how do you stop yourself blushing on your wedding day with your breath?

Taking some long, slow deep breaths can help bring you back into the moment.

On your wedding day, set your alarm an hour earlier than you planned, and take a bit of time to yourself before the mayhem begins.

Take a walk around the garden, listen to the birds, hear mother nature around you. Feel the sun and or the wind on your skin. Smell the grass and the flowers around you.

Slow yourself right down.

Breathe slow breaths, in on a count of eight, hold it for a few seconds, then release the breath through your mouth on a count of eight.

Do this as many times as you want as you get ready on the day.

As you get to the top of the aisle, stop and take a few more deep breaths in for eight and out for eight.

Slowing down your breathing means you are concentrating on just that and not worrying about the fact that you might blush.

Keeping Cool

Blushing tends to happen more intensely when you’re warm rather than when you’re cool.

So, make sure you’re not overdressed.

Leave room in your dress to breathe and keep cool.

It might be prudent to have a small fan to hand on the day as well.

If the weather is warm keep the windows open as you get ready.

Give yourself 10 mins once you’re ready before you set off.

Take a seat and just sit.

Use your breathing to calm yourself, which in turn will cool you down.

Fluids

Keeping yourself hydrated throughout the preparations by drinking lots of water can help keep blushing at bay.

Cool or cold water tends to help best.

Make sure you have plenty of water in your room whilst you’re getting ready.

Cover up your blushes

Speak to your makeup artist before your big day.

Explain to her about your blushing and how much it’s worrying you.

She will have a few tricks up her sleeve that will be able to help with that.

My daughter has bright red cheeks due to a heart condition and she uses green colour correcting makeup when shes going out to hide her red cheeks, and it works.

Perhaps your make-up artist will have that too.

But make sure you try it out before the big day.