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WEDDING

Keep the honeymoon phase going with

Alice du Parcq’s feel-fabulous-forever guide

First things

rst: step

away from

the photos!

ose centre-of-attention wedding

snaps may send you into Sobsville,

so have a Facebook detox and head to

Instagram instead. Search #catsinhats

or #kidsfallingdown for hilarious (and

super cute) little pick-me-ups.

Morning glory

ere is nothing more miserable

than watching your honeymoon

tan fade aer your holiday. Keep

that glow going with a weekly application

of James Read’s Sleep Mask Tan, £25

(jamesreadtan.com). It’s an evening

moisturiser with a touch of colour that

develops by morning. Genius.

Wo rd pl ay

Re-read your guest book from

the wedding reception. Yup, you made all

those people that happy. Feels good, right?

OUR PHONE’S ON FIRE WITH ’MAIDS

GUSHING ABOUT THEIR DRESSES,

YOU’VE DROPPED ANOTHER 4LB AND

YOUR TR AVEL AGENT’S CONFIRMED

A HONEYMOON UPGRADE. LIFE IS

GOOOOD! e wedding is imminent and,

like a red-carpet starlet, you’re the centre

of everyone’s attention. Fast-forward a few

weeks and it’s back to earth with a thud:

work’s manic, the overdra’s maxed out

(was t hat st ring qua r tet really necessary?)

and your new husband has developed

a previously unnoticed snoring habit. It’s

ocial – the sparkly tiara has well and

truly been snatched o your (root-

revealing) hair. And that’s the beginning

of PND – post-nuptial depression, a new

concept to describe the comedown from

the biggest high of your life. According

to psychotherapist Philip Hodson, one in

10 brides will suer from PND because

of the high expectations placed on what

marriage will bring them. Well, the

glitter ball may have stopped spinning,

but the wedding whirlwind needn’t end

just yet. ere are plenty of ways to feel

fabulous without putting on a white

frock; all you need to do is future-proof

your happiness! At the rst sign of

post-nuptial sadness, these easy,

spirit-liing tricks, tips and buys are

guaranteed to reboot your bridal buzz.

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