Weddings Summer 2011 > Brides

Amore Pacific Beauty Gallery & Spa

This Soho retreat specializes in hand-blended facial creams made at the on-site mixing bar. Brides looking to firm up their skin before the wedding often book the contour-lift facial ($225).

Bliss

This peppy spa doles out treatments like the triple-oxygen facial ($160) and carrot-and-sesame body buff ($165). Brides concerned with fine lines and wrinkles can try the Youth As We Know It facial ($185).

Caudalie Vinothérapie Spa

Radiance-restoring­ skin-care treatments for the face and body—like the crushed Cabernet scrub ($145) and red vine barrel bath ($75)—are the perfect pre-wedding-day indulgence.

Christine Chin Spa

A favorite of downtown darlings like Jen Brill and Erin Wasson, Chin offers a comprehensive roster of facials (from $120) that will leave skin dewy and glowing come wedding day.

Clarins Skin Spa

The famed French spa offers 60-minute facials for $140 and makeup consultations for $40 per half-hour. The signature exfoliating fruit-and-salt scrub is $160. Custom packages are also available.

Completely Bare

Owned by one of NYC’s Real Housewives, this salon specializes in hair removal and is ideal for a pre-honeymoon Brazilian. The “completely refreshed” facial makes a great pre-wedding skin booster ($250).

Cowshed Spa at the Soho House

Soho House’s members-only spa is open to the public by appointment. The Pretty Party package for eight to ten people is great for bridal parties, and the signature massage starts at $125.

Eden Day Spa

This huge space can host a private group of twenty for services like mani-pedis and facials. Delectable snacks are free to those who spend over $80.

Euphoria Spa

Kristen Haines is the aesthetician to see for the two-hour-long Breathtaking Bride package ($309), which includes eyelash extensions and a St. Tropez spray tan, or the South Pacific Bridal Ritual package ($199), which features a massage, body scrub, and rubdown.

Exhale Mind and Body

This holistic spa is the place for serious body makeovers—the 6-Week Core Evolution package ($1,200) focuses on nutrition and fitness, while the Lift facial ($200) firms skin. Brow shaping is $35.

GC Salon and Spa

Gloria Cabrera’s spa pampers the bride and her friends with its Personal Day package, which includes a Swedish massage, facial, mani-pedi, shampoo, blowout, and makeup ($260 per person).

Graceful Spa

This no-frills spot’s popular deep-tissue massages start at just $40. Less-intense Swedish massages are also available, as are facials and body scrubs. (good value)

Grand Day Spa & Salon

This spa’s four-and-a-half-hour-long package ($199) includes a 75-minute facial with a Dead Sea mask, a 90-minute massage, and a manicure and pedicure.

Great Jones Spa

With water cures and hot-stone saunas, this serene spa is a best bet for relaxation. In the VIP room, brides and grooms can enjoy dual massages and a private Jacuzzi, as well as a coconut-sugar body scrub ($150).

Haven

This unpretentious Soho spot is a great place for all the usual treatments, including pedicures (from $27) and facials (from $50). Haven accommodates groups of up to fifteen for private parties. (good value)

J'Aime Day Spa

This minimalist spa offers a lavish Rejuvenate package ($200), which includes an exfoliating honey-and-milk polish, a scalp massage, manicure, paraffin pedicure, and facial.

Jeunesse Spas For Life

This salon and spa offers hydrating body treatments like the Elemis Exotic Coconut Rub and Milk Ritual Wrap ($125). For bridal parties, rent out the VIP spa suite, which is outfitted with a sauna and hydrotherapy tubs ($300 for two hours)./p>

J. Sisters International

This beauty parlor is famous for its bikini waxes, but it’s also a good place for all-in-one bridal packages. Brides can sign up for the works: manicure, pedicure, hair, makeup, and a pre-honeymoon Brazilian ($350).

La Prairie at the Ritz-Carlton Spa

The Ritz’s decadent retreat is the place for relaxing skin treatments. Also on offer: indulgent caviar luxe pedicures ($115), which include a hot-stone massage.

From the Summer 2011 New York Wedding Guide