Q. – Glasses or contacts? I’m trying to figure out whether to wear my glasses or go with contact lenses on my wedding day.
A. – Like most “should I do this or that” type of questions for your wedding day, this one does not have a definite “Wear Glasses” or “Wear Contacts” answer.
There are several factors to consider:
1. Are you near sighted or far sighted? If near sighted, you probably won’t need to wear eyewear at all during your wedding. But, if you’re far sighted and planning on reading your own wedding vows, well, you’ve got to be able to see what you’re reading.
2. How frequently during the day do you wear your glasses (or contacts)? If it’s just once in a while, you may be able to skip eyewear at your wedding.
3. Do you routinely wear contacts? If not, then now is NOT the best time to start (there’s a process of wearing/getting your eyes used to contacts. Don’t experiment at your wedding).
4. Will you look like you without your glasses? No one wants to look back at their wedding photos and think, “I don’t even look like myself!”
[ctt template=”1″ link=”JXCed” via=”yes” nofollow=”yes”]Glasses or Contacts? Which Should You Wear On Your Wedding Day?[/ctt]5. If you do wear contacts, how long can you go without having to remove them? Some people can wear them all day with no problems, others can only go for a few hours without feeling major dry-eye and irritation.
6. Are contact lenses a good fit for your sight issues? There are some conditions that make fitting and wearing contacts more difficult.
Reasons for not wearing glasses:
• Don’t want your eyes to be hidden
• Don’t want to have to keep cleaning them
• Want to avoid glare in photos (Good news, you can get lenses that are anti-glare)
• Don’t want to cover up your wedding day make-up (Your make-up artist can help create a look that will coordinate with glasses)
Reasons for not wearing contacts:
• Worried about losing a contact during the event
• Won’t recognize yourself without your glasses
• You don’t wear them now
• Worried you’ll cry your eyes out, happy wedding tears, of course, and lose a lens (Crying won’t make a lens come out, just don’t rub your eyes, as that can dislodge a lens)
So, glasses or contacts on your wedding day?
Whichever is going to make you feel like the most beautiful version of you, AND that you will be the most comfortable in. But, what ever you choose, have a backup pair of both on hand, just in case.
So, glasses or contacts, which will you be wearing? We’d love to know (and share pics)!
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Hearts, Joy, Love!
Jean
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