Gel or press on?

I've also never tried acrillic nails, so I'd go with either shellac or dip powder nails. Both are long-lasting and feel completely natural!

If you're not really a nail person do you honestly want extravagant nails? There's nothing wrong with it if you do of course! Just personally for me I've never ever done fake nails so there's no chance I'm doing it for my wedding, why be someone else on my day? I'm going with a new bottle of polish from Walmart.

I recommend Shellac. I did shellac and I’m so glad I did! It helped up great and I didn’t have to worry about it chipping. I usually have longer nails but mine kept breaking leading up the wedding so I had super short ones but they still looked great

I'm an avid shellac-er.. Gel can ruin your nails especially if you don't plan on keeping it up. Shellac is a lot gentler but won't chip like regular polish.. I would definitely go for shellac. I would be nervous I would lose a press on

I agree get a shellac manicure and you'll be good!! Gel is a lot more serious (I did it because my nails are super weak and I needed it) but press ons never last for me... they are always popping off and just annoying

I would totally get shellac. I’ve tried press on nails and they are the worst! They come off like nothing, and it’d be better not to be worried about whether or not your nails will be coming off or not lol

I vote for shellac as well - press on will come off way too easily. I'm a nail girl so I've tried everything lol

I would go get shellac! Its just like nail polish but it cures in the light and stays on so well and won't chip off on ya

I would do Gel for sure. Some press on nails will stay really good, and others may not. I wouldn't want to stress about a nail falling off during the day.

like Joey said have you thought of just traditional nail polish on your natural nails? or even shellac?

Hmm. Press-ons will be easiest to remove, but gel will feel more natural and secure. Are you also considering standard nail polish?

Do gel polish! you can get even get at home gel polish kits if you want to keep it low maintenance - the sally hansen one you can get at shoppers is pretty good, and doing it this way means you won’t damage your natural nail. don’t waste your time with press on nails. they never look natural and imagine one falling off on your wedding day

Speaking fro experience I have had both press on and gel nails before and so I would suggest gel. Like Amanda said you can be a nude color and just have the gel nails short. But with the press ons you run the risk of them falling off. You can always shop around for nail salons as they will usually offer different price ranges. And if you are just getting color and little to no design then the price isn't too bad.

I would say just get something very natural, either a nude color or even a light pink and get the Gel nails so you don't have to worry about chipping nails during any pictures.

You may end up liking the very nude colors and keeping it on afterwards. I am not the biggest nail person either, so I will have very short and plain nails on my wedding day.

Press on if you don’t want them to be on for more than a day!

Gels are expensive and good for long term use.

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I would paint my own nails but I have a bag habit of biting and chewing my nails so there is not much left to them! I wish I had long natural nails but I can never seem to keep them for to long

I would go with the press on - and if not that then just regular nail polish on your nails. I'm strongly against Gel/Shellac nails though as they ruin your nails when you take it off and it's a pain. My nails used to be unusually strong and then I got them done for my Engagement photo's and for a good month or two they were breaking all the time as they have to shave your nail down...

If you just want them off the next day, then do the press ons, bc they are inexpensive you could get a trial pair and see how easy they are to apply and see how well the glue stands up and how long they stay on for.