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BIG DAY, BIG SELLERS > Gel-polish manicure > Spa pedicure > Sheer polish or pinks > French manicures > Full set of gel enhancements > Lace nail art > Embellishments such as glitter, rhinestones, dried flowers, and pearls Destination Wedding Nails Whether your client wants her nails done before leaving town or your client is in town specifically for her wedding, here are some ideas on making your salon a definite destination. > According to Cabral, 80% of the bridal business at her salon comes from destination weddings. This translates into extra pampering time for the bride with her party. To accommodate this, the salon offers a special wedding party package that includes manicures, pedicures, champagne, fruit and cheese, all at a private studio on location. The package is described as "a time for everyone to feel beautiful while spending time with the bride." > "Gel-polish just holds up better in the sand than regular polish," says Cordes. So if your client is planning a destination wedding or honeymoon on the beach, remember to recommend these products. If a bride has never worn gel-polish, warm her up to the idea by applying some at the consultation so she can test it out. > Cordes often has to deal with members of the wedding party from out of town. She encourages her brides to tell these members not to have their nails done before flying out. Then she makes sure to book enough time to take care of whatever they may need. 142 | NAILS MAGAZINE | JUNE 2013 Get With the Program Setting your clients up on a nail program ensures that their nails will be in shape and able to support whatever kind of service they decide to apply for the big day. > Cordes recommends doing a gel-polish manicure about four days before the wedding. > If a bride is trying to grow her nails out, Cordes suggests manicures every two weeks for as much as three months prior to the date. > For a set of acrylic nails, Cordes says she would do the full set two weeks before the wedding. > Avy Tran of Bodicare Nails & Spa tells her brides to massage cuticle oil into their nails every day. > If you have a winter bride on your hands, Tran recommends a hot oil treatment for hands and a thorough treatment for the feet the week of the wedding. "We use our signature handmade oil and salt scrub, clay mask, and hot oil massage. If the client has severe dryness we use our custom blend of nourishing essential oils, natural oils, and paraffin treatment. It is a one-of-a-kind treatment that leaves skin feeling like butter." > Once a bride has booked her appointment with New Leaf Hair Studio, she schedules a couple of trials. "We usually always get it right at the first trial, which we schedule two months before the actual wedding. The actual wedding nails are usually done two or three days before the wedding, so brides can have beautiful nails for their rehearsal dinner or any other special event they may have leading up to their big day," says Cabral. > Rivenbark finds that most of her brides only want enhancements on their special day. She says it's after the honeymoon when enhancements have been safely removed that she begins the bride on a natural nail care program. >>>