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Ditch the French Mani and Try These 13 Wedding Nail Ideas Instead

Because it'll make showing off your ring all the more fun
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Racy & Lacy
Okay, so maybe you're "supposed to" look pious and pure on your wedding day, but you have the whole white dress/soft makeup combo going on already. This wedding nail design adds some demure sex appeal with lacy nail decals. Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips come in a multitude of patterns and colors.

Credit: Once Bitten Blog

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Blushing Bride
These lace nails aren't exactly DIY (unless you're my new idol), but they can be created with a thin-tipped brush and a steady hand at the nail salon.

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Touch of Ombre
For subtle ombre nails, take the polish of your choice (in this case lavender) and apply a few drops on a paper plate. Next to the drop of lavender polish, place a few drops of white nail polish. Use a toothpick or orange stick to swirl the colors together where they meet along the edges. Next, take a wedge sponge and soak up a little of the polish and dab over your nails. If you want to keep the spongy texture, let the polish dry and follow by a topcoat. But if you want this smoother look, apply your topcoat right away letting it blend the colors even more as you stroke the brush upward.

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 Something Blue
Forget hunting around for a blue garter or getting down on your hands and knees to paint the soles of your shoes blue (what did we do before Pinterest?). This multi-hued manicure incorporates plenty of shades of blue to give you wedding day luck.

Colors (clockwise from top right): Revlon Nail Enamel in Blue Lagoon, NARS Nail Polish in Kutki, Topshop Beauty Topshop Nails in Celestial, Nails Inc. London Polish in Haymarket, Topshop Beauty Topshop Nails in Easy Breezy, Zoya Nail Polish in Blue, Deborah Lippmann Nail Lacquers in Glitter in the Air, Zoya Nail Polish in Kristen, Essie Nail Polish in Bikini So Teeny, L'oreal Colour Riche Nail Color in Now You Sea Me.

Credit: Kimberly Fusaro

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Art Deco Tips
A vintage wedding is the perfect setting for a funky, art deco nail art design. To get this design, start by applying a coat of white nail polish (or two if your polish is too sheer). Next, use nail striping tape to mark off a peak design. Paint the bottom half of your nail up to the tape with OPI Nail Lacquer in All Sparkly and Gold. Once your gold nail polish is dry, peel off the striping tape and apply another peak design farther down the nail with your tape. Fill in this section with black nail polish, let dry and remove the striping tape. Finish with a topcoat and you're a modern day Daisy Buchanan.

Pinned By: Magali Anthonis

You go all out when it comes to searching for the perfect wedding dress. You tear out photo after photo of wedding updos, down 'dos and curly tendrils before deciding on the right hairstyle. And makeup artists -- forget it, you lost count. So why settle for a boring French manicure or simple pale pink polish on your wedding day? Your wedding nails should complement that gorgeous dress, show off your ring and of course, look great in the billions of photos you'll be posing for. We scoured Pinterest and the nail art blogs for the best wedding nail designs and nail art ideas for your big day.
BY HAYLEY MASON | MAY 24, 2016 | SHARES
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