Keep It Clean

Wanting to get your skin wedding-day ready in a hurry? Look no further than Jamie O’Banion’s Dallas-based skincare brand, BeautyBio. Since 2011, Jamie’s mission has been to provide consumers with effective products that do all good and no harm. “It’s great that clean-label products aren’t bad for your skin, but they also need to actually do something,” she says. “We uphold a high standard of what we formulate without but also of the ingredients we choose to formulate with.” Their wide-ranging selection includes, hydroquinone-free creams, benzene-free dry shampoo, and the latest addition: the GLOFacial skin-resurfacing tool, which amounts to a portable, personal HydraFacial that takes only four-and-a-half minutes. 

Energy Saver

Is the weight of wedding planning resting heavily on your shoulders? At My Chakra Center, owner/practitioner Lorraine Gachelin uses several holistic techniques—which include chakra balancing, vibrational sound therapy, and reiki—to balance the body’s energy, reducing stress and boosting overall wellness as a result. “We begin work by identifying bottled-up emotions that act as triggers in the present moment,” she says. “Once these emotions are deactivated in the electromagnetic field, they lose their power, thus the client begins to gain their self-empowerment back.”

Pin Pals

For acupuncturist Amy Adams, the practice of acupuncture is a way to look at the body through a different lens. “Essentially it’s the idea behind addressing energetic, or Qi, imbalances,” she says. Acupuncture can address any number of pre-wedding maladies—from anxiety and allergies to digestion and even physical pain. Amy relates that anyone could come in for a consultation. “At the very least, we’re going to try to help you relax, like you would go for a massage,” she says. “In most cases, it can help a lot.” 

You Are What You Eat

What you put into your body makes a big difference in how you’ll look—and most importantly, feel—at the altar. Enter: Ayurvedic specialist Christina Vargas. Over the course of the 10 years that she’s been touting the natural healthcare practice through her company, SimpleVeda, she’s discovered a new way to care for people: through food. “Not only do I cook for my clients, but I teach them how to cook the Ayurvedic way,” she says. “It’s a lifestyle.” For Christina, this goes beyond diets and fads. “Eating from an Ayurvedic perspective can simply mean cooking at home for yourself rather than eating out,” she says. “It also has to do with your mindset—being present while you eat is so important for digestive well-being.” Christina offers personal chef services, cooking classes, and kitchen assessments in which offers she suggests healthier alternatives to clients’ pantry goods and cooking tools. It’s an easy way to clean up your act—with beautiful results.