Your Maine wedding is the perfect opportunity to relax and luxuriate at a scenic spa. Maine boasts a wide selection of pampering locales for the bride-to-be (and the groom as well!). Plan a day that's all about comfort and making the most of your own unique beauty.
Hot Tubs and Hot Spots
The trendiest Maine beauty spas are generally found in city and town areas. Try Portland, Bangor and other areas that have concentrations of citizens. Even the biggest cities in Maine have a "small-town" feel. Expect anything from small family run establishments to larger scale but still highly personalized salons.
As a tourism hot spot, virtually the entire east coast of Maine, looking out onto the Atlantic Ocean, has plenty of picks for a beauty spa experience. If you're local to the area, ask around for referrals on a great spa. Maine visitors and destination wedding planners can look
online for listings.
Specialty Services
Wedding day beautification goes much farther than hair and makeup. Today's brides are requesting services that are more than just skin deep. Maine's spas can include such luxuries as massage, body wrapping (typically in seaweed preparations), and body sculpting (in hopes of achieving a more slender silhouette for the wedding day). Ask prospective salons whether they offer the services you're looking for. If not, they may have referrals on where you can obtain them -- but allow the salon to offer; asking outright can make for a slightly uncomfortable situation. The spa will obviously want you to go there and not elsewhere.
All-in-One Packages
Check out Maine's many luxury hotels and inquire as to whether they have salon services on the premises. Most will have at least the basic salon services; many will have an actual spa on the site. You may be able to find one location that will offer you and your groom a beautiful room for the duration of your stay, as well as the beauty services you need.
The Wedding Party
For an extra-special pre-wedding treat, take your best girls along for your spa date. You'll enjoy this pampering time all the more if it's shared. You may be able to get a reduced rate on multiple manicures/pedicures, hairdo and makeup services. Speak to the salon owner in advance to work out the details, then surprise your wedding party with this wonderful and much needed gift.
Not for Brides Only
Don't forget your groom; he needs pampering too! Many spas are experts in the art of the male manicure, which entails grooming the fingernails and hands without an overly "made up" look. Your groom, his ushers and the best men might also appreciate a professional shave and perhaps a soothing massage. Remember all the people who have made this day special by sharing the gift of a relaxing spa day.
