I wear glasses n occasionally contacts. i thiink ill be wearing contacts on the day just incase the flash of the cameras catches my glasses on the pics lol. i think u should wear them if they will make u feel more like u. no point not wearing them n not having a good view of your day x

I wear glasses- nice thick lenses and everything! But I'm going with contact lenses as well. I've had daily disposables since I was 14 (I did do a brief stint with monthlies, but I kept nearly binning them too early so I got the dailies back).
I'm having an appointment soon to trial those lenses that you can sleep in. I hope they work out because they'll be a real time saver. Especially on the wedding day when I'll have to be at the venue, a good 45 minute drive (an hour with my dad's old-man style of driving), by 9.30am. Any other early morning and I'll just stick my glasses on, but not for my wedding. I'm too vain to risk looking like my auntie in the photos (I really do look like my aunt in my glasses, not a good thing considering she's 25 years older than me).
Also I don't want to risk them flying off during the first dance. Or any of the dancing.

I wear glasses. I'm considering getting contacts for the wedding day, but I've never worn them before. What are they like? And what would you recommend? xx

Thank you :-) xx

i only wear glasses for distance, but am so worried i wont be able to recognize people without them on, because i have to squint otherwise, definitely not a nice look for a bride xx

i would def try contacts. even if it is just for your wedding day so you are comfy and can see properly xx

yep, I hope they have alot of time cos I think it may take me a while to master the art of putting in a lens ha x

Wow that must be a record hehe x

are they easy to put in? am scared lol xx

i know, i couldnt even ask my h2b as he doesnt do eyes xx

it is easier to get them out than out in! they will make you practise in the optician to make sure you can do it.

just make sure you are in a well lit room with a big mirror and take your time until you are used to them xx

no probs...just remember they do get easier! xx

I have to wear glasses all the time but i wear contacts for special occasions and will be on my wedding day too. I hate wearing glasses and think they take away from the effort ive made with my make up etc. Ive also in the past spent ages doing my hair only to put my glasses on and find it looked completely different! My cousin wore her glasses to her wedding and i thought that although she looked nice, it was all you could focus on, i suppose it depends on the frames and how you feel about wearing them, but personally id opt for contacts. xx

No way jose- Glasses for me all the way... Nothing is coming anywhere near my eyes!

Did consider laser eye surgery a couple of years back but don't know if it's worth it just so I can see on rollercoasters and at the hairdressers as apart from these two occasions I don't find my glasses a hindrance. Been wearing them since I was 9 so 20 years now! OMG am I really THAT old!! hehe

i would love laser eye surgery. quite a few people i know have had it! but my eye sight changes too often so isnt any good at the mo. my eyes have been stable for nearly a year which is the longest ever since i started wearing them 7 years ago! xx

I wear glasses and have done since i was about 12, h2b met me wearing glasses and although i have attempted to wear contacts i just can't as i want to rip my eyeballs out when they're in. Did contemplate taking them off for photos, but as they are a part of me and who i am i've decided to keep them on.........Not only that i don't want to be squinting in the photos as i can only see shapes without glasses on.

Think i will purchase a nice new pair for the day though - any excuse to get new glasses lol x

i would go now! you will need a new eye test they will then check your eye are healthy by looking at the back of your eye using a machine and under your eye lid! you dont even feel it. just doesnt sound nice.

they will put orange dye in your eye to help them look better.

they will then discuss what contacts are best for you depending on how often and how long you will wear them for.

they will show you how to put them in, then check to make sure it sits properly on your eye.

they will asso do a lesson woth you to teach you to put in and take out.

send you home and you will need to go back after about 2 weeks when you have had them in for 2 hours to make sure they are comfy!

reason i say go now is it does take a bit of getting used to and when you are stressing about putting them in it does make it harder so you want as much time as poss to get used to them.

hope this helps xx

i love this thread a couple of weeks ago a tried to seach for wedding pics of brides wearing glasses hahaha, u dont see many. i wear glasses all the time and so does my h2b, i think i might try contacts but im worried as i really hate touching my eyes!!! will have to look into them xxx

I am wearing my glasses

I have dry eyes so wasn't allowed to have contacts for years. I went to Boots, they were fantastic. They allowed me all the time I needed to get them in and out, and were perfectly happy to let me stay until I was happy with doing it. I seems to remember that they wanted to see me do it at least three times before I could go.

As with most things, once you get used to doing it is easy. I find that if my nails get really long it is more difficult, and once I was in a meeting at work and was so bored I bit all my nails off, I thought it would be really difficult to get them out with no nails, but it wasn't any harder.