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By Maria Morava
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A woman is defending her wedding choices online after facing backlash.
Megan Diem Easton, 25, did her own makeup for her wedding and doesn't regret it. She clapped back at critics in a TikTok video explaining why she chose to skip a professional makeup artist for her big day. Easton spoke to Newsweek about her decision and why she felt the need to defend it in a video.
"Did my own makeup for my wedding day and it's gone viral because people hate it," Easton said in the video. "I keep getting a lot of comments like this that are kind of like, why on this most important day of your life when you're supposed to look your most beautiful, why did you not hire someone?"
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Easton fired back at the criticism, saying that for her, the wedding was about the love she shares with her husband—not about looking "perfect."
"Just gonna have to assume that everyone commenting on this has either never been in a loving serious relationship or is just super young. Because I think it's pretty obvious why I didn't care. It's because it is not the most important thing about your wedding day," she said. "And if you get to your wedding day and the most important thing is how you look, you've done something wrong."
She explained that her priorities were never about appearance, but rather about celebrating her relationship with her husband.
"I only did wedding dress shopping for one day and I bought a dress that day. My priorities were not about how I looked. My priority was getting married and celebrating my five-year relationship with somebody who I love, with other people who are visiting that I love," she added.
Easton, who usually doesn't wear makeup, said that even the minimal amount she did apply was more than she would have preferred: "I usually don't wear makeup because I prefer myself better without it and my husband also prefers me without it. The only reason I even wore the amount of makeup I did is because I felt pressure from the industry to do so."
Speaking to Newsweek, Easton explained her decision further, saying: "I have never liked when other people did my makeup, and I don't wear it enough to justify paying someone."
She also found that applying her own makeup helped keep her calm.
"I felt like doing my own makeup really calmed my nerves, it brought a sense of normalcy to my day," she said. "It also felt more wholesome to not have strangers in the room while we were getting ready."
Despite the flood of negative comments, Easton remains firm in her choice.
"I was shocked by how many people were willing to insult a stranger on a day that meant so much," she said. "People had a lot of negative feedback but I still don't regret doing my own...It's important to do what makes you happy and comfortable. Don't pay for a service just because you think it's what you 'should' do. The day should be a reflection of you and your significant other."
"You're a bride for only one day—you are you forever! Go with your gut," she said.
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