porcelainbride's Green wedding

It seems as though most people opt for the typical french, or a slightly jazzed up version using rhinestones, glitter or v-shapes.

I'll admit, I have awful nails. I have a tiny nail bed and I'm terrible for picking and biting at my nails and the skin around them. I've done it since I was a child and the only thing that stops me is to have acrylics or gels. Unfortunately, we're not in a financial situation that allows me to have the spare money to get them done anymore, so they're back to looking ragged and nasty. Then again I probably spend more on my nails than most people do- I'm in there every other day getting them repaired because they've fallen off. I'm hard on my hands and when I'm working, I work a manual labour job that requires me to use my hands constantly so my nails haven't ever stood a chance.

However, I am most definitely getting them done for the wedding. I can't stand seeing a woman all dressed up looking marvelous to then see her hands looking nasty and poorly taken care of. I'm not sure why, but its just one of those things I notice. And at a wedding, your hands become center of attention. I'm undecided about what I want to do as far as polish etc. goes. I like french- it goes with everything, there's no hassle with them etc. but I'd kind of like something a bit more me. My BM's have told me to wear a neutral color, but that's so not me- I'm the girl who has zebra stripes, hot pink, black, or some other random design across her nails. I'm kind of thinking about doing a sorta reverse french style- the nail bed being a pale iridescent shade with the tips being teal & some silver design across them.