Your wedding day will be one of the most unforgettable (and photographed) days of your life, and feeling confident in your skin is key to truly enjoying it. At Mountain Radiance, we help Asheville brides, grooms, and members of the wedding party glow from the inside out with carefully timed non-surgical med-spa treatments and professional skincare.
Whether you’re looking to smooth fine lines, brighten your complexion, or better define your features, this month-by-month guide will help you plan ahead for radiant, natural-looking results in time for your big day.
6-12 Months Before: Build Your Skin’s Foundation
This is the perfect time to start building your long-term skin health plan—especially if you’re concerned about texture, acne scarring, or signs of aging. At this stage, we may recommend treatments that require more healing or take time to show their full benefits.
Recommended Treatments:
- CO₂ Laser Skin Resurfacing: Best for patients with sun damage, acne scars, or deep lines. Recovery takes about 1-2 weeks, but results continue improving for months.
- Sculptra® Aesthetic: A collagen-stimulating injectable that gradually restores facial volume and improves skin quality over 2-3 sessions, spaced 6-8 weeks apart.
- Medical-Grade Skincare: Begin using customized skincare products to correct skin concerns and maintain results between appointments.
Why now? These treatments deliver the most dramatic improvements, but require either continued use, multiple sessions or longer recovery timelines to see full results.
Glowing, wedding-ready skin doesn’t happen overnight. Our timeline helps you plan every treatment perfectly so you walk down the aisle and into the next chapter of life with confidence.
4-6 Months Before: Address Tone, Texture & Clarity
At this stage, we recommend treatments that refine the skin’s surface, even tone, and improve radiance without the longer downtime associated with lasers.
Recommended Treatments:
- Procell™ Microchanneling: Stimulates natural collagen and elastin for smoother skin and reduced discoloration. You may only need 1-2 treatments, while some concerns require 4-6 sessions to yield the best results.
- RF Microneedling: Combines microneedling with radiofrequency to tighten skin and improve tone and texture.
- Chemical Peels: Medical-grade peels help fade hyperpigmentation, reduce breakouts, and brighten the skin with minimal downtime. We especially love the VI Peel and the chemical peels from SkinMedica®.
Why now? These treatments reveal fresher skin over several weeks and can be repeated as needed for cumulative benefits.
2-3 Months Before: Refresh & Refine
You’re entering the home stretch! At this point, we shift toward volume restoration, wrinkle-smoothing, and complexion-perfecting treatments that offer visible improvements with little to no downtime.
Recommended Treatments:
- Dermal Fillers (Juvéderm® or Restylane®): Define cheekbones, soften lines, or plump lips with immediate results that last 6-12 months.
- Botox® or Dysport®: Smooth crow’s feet, forehead lines, and between-the-brows frown lines with results that kick in around day 5 and fully develop after 2 weeks.
- Hydrafacial® or Radiance Facial: Deeply cleanse, exfoliate, and hydrate for a healthy glow. Many brides get monthly facials in the months leading up to their big day.
- Procell Touch-Up or Light Chemical Peel: Maintain results from earlier skin treatments.
Why now? Fillers and neuromodulators may cause mild swelling or bruising, so this gives you time to fully heal and refine your look with a follow-up treatment if needed. For facials and peels, scheduling them a few months before can improve your skin’s health in the weeks leading up to the wedding.
“If I could give this place 100 stars I would. Dr. Mark, Lauren, and the entire team are knowledgeable, professional, approachable, and friendly. They offer several great services. Lauren gave me a wonderful hydrafacial and helped me with my skin care needs. They truly are top notch.”
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2-4 Weeks Before: Glow-Up Maintenance
This is the best time for your final skin-perfecting facial or peel to lock in radiance before the big day. At this point in the timeline, we avoid injectables or aggressive treatments to keep your skin calm, soothed, and picture-ready.
Recommended Treatments:
- HydraFacial® or Radiance Facial: Whether you get regular facials in the months leading up to, or just one around this time, a facial is great 2-4 weeks out to help get your skin cleaned, prepped, and glowing.
- Illuminize Peel: This SkinMedica® peel gently exfoliates and addresses most mild skin imperfections without flaking or downtime. To maximize your results, an Illuminize Peel can be repeated after 2 weeks.
Bonus tip: Consider a neck or chest treatment add-on to extend your facial or peel’s benefits to your décolleté for low-cut gowns or open-collar looks.
Why now? These treatments offer instant results and require no recovery time, just glowing, healthy-looking skin.
1 Week or Less: Keep It Simple
This is your time to hydrate, protect, and pamper—not to try anything new. Stick with your trusted medical-grade skincare routine (we can help you choose these products!), get plenty of sleep, and drink lots of water.
Final Touches:
- Get an express dermaplane facial the week of your wedding so your makeup goes on smoothly.
- Use your professional skincare products consistently, including SPF.
- Book your brows, lashes, or waxing if needed (just not too close to the wedding day to avoid redness).
- Rest and let all your prep work shine through!
Why now? Trust that the groundwork you’ve laid will pay off. Your skin will be balanced and glowing as you begin the next chapter in your life.
Let’s Build Your Custom Wedding Beauty Plan
Our award-winning team at Mountain Radiance in Asheville, NC, is here to help you look and feel your best for your big day. We work with your timeline, budget, and vision to create a plan that fits your unique needs.
Schedule your wedding skincare consultation today, so we can get you glowing down the aisle.
