Did you read my last post, about our wedding day disasters? (It’s okay if you haven’t, I’ll wait now while you pop back to read … !)
The final Wedding Day Disaster actually happened on our wedding night.
What did you think your wedding night would be like? Did you have visions (like I did), of disappearing into the bathroom to “slip into something more comfortable”, only to return to your new husband’s arms and melt with desire?!
Not for us – it was more of a wacky wedding night! You see, it wasn’t me that melted – it was my fingernail!
I’d indulged in acrylic nails for the first time, the day before the wedding. The only problem was, I found them very uncomfortable and by the time we reached our hotel, all I wanted to do was rip them – rather than my clothes – off!
The beautician had given me a jar of solution, which I vaguely remembered I was to dilute with water and then soak my nails in if I wanted to remove them. So I soaked, and soaked, and soaked. After an hour, they still weren’t budging – and I was in agony!
In desperation, I dipped one of my nails into a bowl of neat solution. Surely that would do the trick?
Alas, no. It had melted the fake nail – and was destroying the nail underneath – fortunately I’d stopped before any serious damage was done!
But I was still left with these annoying, uncomfortable claws nails.
My brand new and very patient hubster phoned my best friend, a veteran of acrylic nails – much to her surprise. He teased her by saying “Hey guess what we’re doing now!”.
Once she had calmed down from her hysterics, she advised that the solution would have weakened the glue and I should be able to pick the nails off within a day or two. In the meantime I would just have to put up with it (being so much older and wiser all these years on, I would have just cut and filed my talons shorter).
As a result, I was not in a very romantic frame of mind on our wedding night 
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Not suprisingly, it was years before I got fake nails again …
I sincerely hope your wedding night was more romantic than mine was – wanna tell me about it?!
hahaha too funny. I’ve attempted false nails before without much success. I was having great success with Shellac nails but in the end my nails weren’t in great shape, so I’m having a few months break trying to fix them.
Haha! Guess what we’re doing right now – imagine receiving that phone call! I have also worn fake nails just once, also on my wedding day. They were ripped off on the flight to our honeymoon two days later. Couldn’t stand them! x
Well my husband’s boss wouldn’t give him the day off work so he went to work and I went home! Good thing the wedding was more of a formality than a celebration for us.
I once worked with a girl whose boss wouldn’t let her have time off for a honeymoon – but your husband’s boss really takes the cake!
I hate false nails too but I had them done for my wedding but didn’t encounter wanting to rip them off my fingernails! 🙂
That’s funny, I am astounded by the amount of people who wear acrylic nails. I admit they look good but I wouldn’t want the upkeep. People are surprised that my nails are my own, unheard of 10 years ago. xxx
Oh no! I did giggle though sorry! I hate false nails. I used to religiously have the. But now I’m older I can’t be doing with them, especially when they are uncomfortable and I’m running around after children!
You and me both. I hate fake nails as I am such a hands on person and I always tend to destroy them by bumping the on something. Such a funny wedding night story!
Haha – that’s a hilarious story! I don’t think I even knew about fake nails when I got married. I got married in 1985 and was only 20 years old. Such a child … but I thought i was so grown up! All I remember was sooooo much excitement! One exciting thing after another. We stayed at a honeymoon suite out near the airport because we were flying out to our honeymoon the next morning. I remember it had a HUGE double shower and I remember getting quite giggly over the fact there were mirrors everywhere – even on the ceiling!! 😉
It must have been terrible Janet but I just can’t stop laughing now imagining you fighting with your fake nails! Sorry!