6 Bridal Beauty & Fitness Tips
You’ve set the date, picked the colors, and maybe even chosen the dress. You're off to a great start, but there's still a lot of planning ahead. Your big day will arrive sooner than you think! That's why it's crucial to start early, and that includes prepping your skin to glow.
Of course, you want to look and feel radiant on your wedding day, but with everything else happening, it’s easy to lose track of time and neglect self-care. Like most aspects of wedding planning, having a list will ensure you remember everything, including taking care of yourself.
Here’s a list of tips you can start on right now. Add them to your bridal beauty plan and begin working towards that healthy glow.
Nourish Your Hair, Skin & Nails
Who says beauty is only skin deep? The health of your hair, skin, and nails reflects your overall health, and it doesn’t stop at skin level! Beauty nutrition begins from the inside out.
By ensuring you fill your nutritional gaps and familiarizing yourself with top ingredients for brilliant hair, glowing skin, and thicker nails, you’ll be well on your way to looking and feeling your best.
Here are our favorite bridal beauty ingredients to try:
Flaxseed Oil for Wedding Day Skin
Flaxseed oil supports the skin in two ways. As a supplement, flaxseed oil is an excellent source of omega-3 essential fatty acids, and research suggests it may help hydrate and smooth the skin while reducing skin sensitivity.1 Additionally, you can use flaxseed oil topically to lock in moisture, helping keep skin firm and supple. Either application is beneficial.
Vitamin A and Skin Health
This carotenoid vitamin is crucial for healthy skin cell production. Vitamin A stimulates cells responsible for skin tissue and collagen development.2 If you're familiar with the brightening benefits of retinol for the skin, you might be surprised to learn that retinol is actually vitamin A. Retinol skin cream is one of our top bridal beauty products.
Hyaluronic Acid Serum for Glowing Wedding Day Skin
Hyaluronic acid, a natural component of the skin, helps maintain fluid balance in skin cells. Despite its somewhat harsh-sounding name, it’s gentle on your skin. Topical hyaluronic acid serum softens and soothes the skin, giving you a beautiful, healthy glow ideal for your wedding day. Try it in BubbForest Premium Hyaluronic Acid Serum.
Coffee for Bridal Beauty
Coffee, indeed! Antioxidants in coffee may protect your skin from free radicals, which contribute to aging signs.3 Coffee also has a mild diuretic effect, which may help reduce fluid retention, and topical caffeine eye creams can address under-eye circles.4 Who knew your secret to bridal beauty could be so simple? Explore the article What is Keto Coffee? for ways to enhance your morning coffee.
Biotin for Beautiful Hair, Skin & Nails
Few nutrients are as renowned as biotin for boosting radiance. Once known as vitamin H, from the German words Haar (hair) and Haut (skin), biotin's benefits extend to both hair and skin.5 Biotin aids skin cells in nutrient absorption and stimulates hair and nails, providing a beautifying boost ahead of your wedding day.6 While biotin is found in many beauty products, biotin supplements are optimal for harnessing its full benefits.
Keratin for your Bridal Beauty Plan
Keratin, a protein found in your hair, skin, and nails,7 might not sound glamorous, but it provides strength and resilience, enhancing the quality, moisture retention, and elasticity of your skin. You might know keratin from salon treatments for hair, but bolstering your body’s internal supply with keratin supplements is also beneficial. Definitely include it in your bridal beauty arsenal!
These nutrients are our top picks for bridal beauty health. Learn more about them in Brilliant Beauty Basics: Our Top Five Ingredients for Brilliant Hair, Skin & Nails.
Get Active
Exercise not only gets your skin glowing but also makes you feel stronger and more energized. Daily physical activity will enhance your radiance. Plus, it releases hormones that boost mood and reduce stress, helping you manage any potential bridezilla moments.8 And let's be honest—we all have them!
You don’t need to exercise for hours to reap the benefits. Achieving a lot in just 15 minutes is possible. If you can manage two 15-minute workouts every day, you’ll be well-prepared for your bridal beauty journey.
Discover simple ways to incorporate more movement into your day in Move More: How to Move More Each Day.
Build Lean Muscle
Daily activity is a fantastic start to building lean muscle. The more you move, the more calories you burn. Want to intensify your efforts? Add some resistance training to your routine to build more muscle. As you develop muscle, you'll naturally begin to burn more calories, even at rest, because muscle consumes more calories than fat.9
You can also lean out faster and gain more muscle through interval training—alternating between high and low-intensity workouts. But effective workouts are just part of the equation. It's also important to stay hydrated and eat healthily. Explore energy supporting supplements to boost your metabolism. Read Be a Lean, Mean Body Machine for additional muscle-building tips.
Eat Healthier & Love Your Gut
Fueling your body with nutritious, real food every day will maintain your energy levels and enhance your bridal glow. Foods that are unprocessed or minimally processed are packed with antioxidants, fiber, good fats, proteins, and all the essential nutrients needed for optimal health and radiance.
What else can you do to support your body's core? Build a healthier gut with probiotics! Your gut houses trillions of bacteria, both beneficial and harmful. A diet rich in healthy, real foods nurtures the beneficial bacteria, and incorporating probiotics into your health and beauty routine may help maintain a balanced gut microbiome, promoting better digestion, immune function, and more.11 Discover more in Trust Your Gut Health: Build a Healthier Gut with Probiotics.
Also, explore Real Food: A Revival or a Revolution? and Pack Your Pantry: How to Make a Real Food Pantry for tips on stocking up for a healthy bridal diet.
Embrace Self Care
Wedding planning can be stressful, and the accumulated stress can impact your well-being and appearance. Embracing self-care is essential to managing stress effectively. Make time for both small and significant activities that will significantly impact your overall well-being. Practice deep breathing, meditate, start a mindfulness journal, check in with your emotions daily, and nourish your mind and body to foster a foundation of centeredness and self-love.
Keep some self-care essentials handy, like aromatherapy essential oils and Mellow Mag, a magnesium powder drink that promotes everyday calm. Pack these wellness essentials for on-the-go use. Place a few drops of lavender essential oil on a cloth and keep it in your bag. Add some Mellow Mag to your water bottle for easy access. And create a playlist of your favorite calming music to listen to while you’re out.
Find more self-care ideas in Take Care of U: 6 Ways to Take Care of Yourself, Say Om: 6 Tips to Help You Relax and Reduce Stress and Find Your Everyday Calm with Magnesium.
Say Yes to Beauty Sleep
The concept of beauty sleep is not a myth. Sleep aids in many bodily functions, including skin repair. Insufficient sleep can prevent skin cells from repairing and recovering adequately, leading to increased moisture loss and visible signs of aging—something no bride wants before her wedding!12
Sleep also improves focus, memory, immune health, relationships, safety, and much more.13 Therefore, aim for 7 to 9 hours of quality sleep each night as part of your bridal health plan. Establish a nighttime routine that signals your body it’s time to wind down. Gain insights on effective nighttime routines and the comprehensive benefits of sleep in Zealous About Zzzs: Sleep Benefits & Sleep Hacks for Everyone.
If you struggle with sleep, explore our sleep solutions to help you achieve more restful nights, such as time-proven melatonin or relaxing magnesium.
4 Supplement Tips for Brides
Begin your bridal health and beauty regimen and achieve that desired glow with nutritional supplements designed to nourish your body, support healthy and beautiful hair, skin, and nails, maintain optimal digestive health, and alleviate the stress of wedding planning. Here are our top supplement picks for bridal beauty and health.
BubbForest Ultra Real Food Multivitamins
Packed with vitamins and minerals from organic food sources, our Real Food Multi promotes healthy hair, skin, and nails, supports the immune system, boosts bone health, and includes a trio of herbs to aid in stress and urinary tract health, as well as provide powerful antioxidants.
BubbForest Ultra Real Food Biotin
Highly valued for enhancing skin, hair, and nail health, biotin is part of the vitamin B-Complex, also known for supporting natural energy production, healthy metabolism, and mental health. BubbForest Real Food Biotin is sourced from 100% organic Hummingbird Tree (Sesbania grandiflora).
BubbForest Probiotics for Digestive Health
BubbForest Probiotic for Digestive Health supports digestion with 16 carefully selected strains and prebiotic fructooligosaccharides (FOS) to nourish probiotic organisms and ensure their survival.
BubbForest Premium Mellow Mag
Mellow Mag from BubbForest Health Products features a higher concentration of easy-mixing magnesium powder than leading magnesium drinks, ensuring you receive adequate magnesium to meet all your body’s relaxation needs. Available in two delicious flavors—Raspberry Lemonade and Orange—Mellow Mag is a delightful addition to your relaxation routine, eliminating the need for more pills.
Health & Beauty Tips to Try Before the Wedding
Cultivating healthy beauty from the inside out will have you looking and feeling like wedding royalty on your big day. So, forget the crash diets and become a healthy, radiant bride with these enduring bridal beauty tips that will last long after the bouquet has been tossed.
What is your plan to get glowing for your wedding healthily? Share your pre-wedding health and beauty tips below!
About Lindsey Toth, MS, RD
Lindsey is a nationally recognized registered dietitian and nutritionist with a soft spot for pie. She empowers people to take charge of their health by finding the balance between the pleasure and nourishment in food. Her philosophy is that you should take care of your body because it’s the only permanent home you have. It’s what inspired her to pursue a career in nutrition.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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