We’ve all seen pictures of a beautiful bride in her gorgeous flowing gown with bright red tan lines accenting her shoulders and back. Whether a day at the lake turned you into a lobster or you went a little too crazy with the sunbathing at your destination wedding location, there’s ways to help cover and treat a sunburn for your big day. There’s no promise you won’t be left with some gnarly tan lines, but at least you won’t be a tomato in your wedding photos.
Moisturize and Calm Your Skin Immediately

Bright red skin doesn’t just look painful?it is! Alleviate the pain with proper skin care. If you just start to throw makeup at the redness, you’ll only leave the actual skin irritated and unsupported in the healing process. Soothe your burned skin and begin to moisture as quickly as possible. Wash your face or body with a mild cream cleanser and cool water. Don’t reach for anything that contains alcohol. Not only will it burn, but it will dry out the skin even more. Aloe is a great place to start when applying treatment to your skin. Aloe often takes away a bit of the sting and will even help the inflammation go down, meaning you aren’t left as red.
Put a heavy moisturizer on the skin instead of regular lotion to hydrate it as much as possible. You will need to reapply this throughout the day because the skin is so thirsty that it’s just absorbing every bit of these products. Drink a lot of water as well. Anything y...