If the eyes are truly the window to the soul, on your wedding day you want them to be even more expressive than usual. Since your wedding day look provides unique challenges for all aspects of makeup, read on for eye-opening tips whether you're hiring a makeup artist or applying it yourself.

Like other aspects of wedding-day makeup, you never want to over-do it. “I like eyeliner to make the lashes look thicker and fuller,” says Keri Berman of Keri Berman & Co. “It should be a thin line so you can’t tell. Ultimately, you want a very natural look.”

Berman almost always prefers black eyeliner for weddings, unless you have very blue eyes and light hair. “If that’s the case, I will use a charcoal gray,” she says. “But black works for everyone. It’s classic.”

The two basic eye looks for brides are, what Berman calls, the “Blushing Bride”—it’s a very thin liquid eyeliner on the top lash just to enhance the lashes—and the “Golden Globe” look, where you add pencil inside the eye for a fuller, more enhanced look.

While Berman doesn’t recommend you try anything crazy on your wedding day, she does advise using waterproof eyeliner, unless you’re working with a professional wedding makeup artist. “For peace of mind it’s a smart idea,” she says. “There are many great products on the market that are not waterproof, but you don’t want that extra concern on your big day.”

Berman also tells clients to take a Q-Tip after they’ve applied and smudge off any extra liner. Even more important is the wedding-day emergency kit.

“I tell brides to keep a cotton swab and concealer in their purse or with a bridesmaid,” she says. “If you do accidentally smear your eyes, use the cotton swab to wipe off the black, then take a concealer or foundation and touch up under the eye.” Follow these tips and all eyes will be on you!

-David Toussaint

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