Weddings Winter 2009 > Brides

Lia Schorr Day Spa

This bright, no-nonsense midtown spa—named after its founder, a renowned skin-care expert—offers great wedding packages (from $150). A quick sea-salt rubdown ($50) will soften extra-dry skin. Grooms can clean up, too, with the men’s treatment ($135): a deep-cleansing facial, paraffin hand treatment, buffing manicure, and an oft-needed pedicure.

Ling Skin Care

This salon is small and unassuming, but the facials are surprisingly good—they’re considered by some to be the best in town. Ling’s nonsurgical muscle-toning Micro-Lift Eye Contour ($100) and all-natural Micro Salt-Dermabrasion facial ($300) are great fatigue fixers before the big day.

Mamie's Skin Care Center

This cozy spa feels more like a home than a facial spa. Mamie McDonald and her small team cater to clients with customized skin-softening treatments. For the works, brides ask for the Concord facial ($275), which includes microdermabrasion, oxygen therapy, and intense pulsed-light therapy; it’s topped off with a hand treatment.

Metamorphosis Day Spa

Muted lights and a no-cell-phone policy make for a tranquil environment at this midtown mainstay. Facials start at $95; massages start at $60 for 25 minutes. The Bride Beautiful package includes a facial, milk-and-honey body wrap, full-body massage, and a manicure and pedicure ($445).

Mezzanine Medical Day Spa

This East-meets-West medi-spa specializes in therapies that are more potent than typical treatments, but still feel indulgent. Standout services include nine types of massage and three forms of microdermabrasion ($175 each).

Oasis Day Spa

Models swear by these mellow, minimalist spots for their Brazilian bikini waxes. The Bride-to-Be package includes a salt scrub, aromatherapy massage, facial, manicure, and pedicure ($320); the deluxe package ($450) adds a makeup application.

OC61

Tucked inside an Upper East Side brownstone, this homey, welcoming spa offers a variety of facials (from $155), plus manicures ($30) and pedicures ($60). Clients also appreciate the soothing herbal aromatherapy and seasonal rebalancing treatments.

Okeanos Spa

Designed for men but open to women, this muted Russian spa takes its time to pamper clients—the “quick- relief” facial and massage lasts a full hour ($125). They also provide waxing for men and women ($25 to $60) and three different body wraps ($90 to $120).

The Peninsula Spa by Espa

The Peninsula Spa by ESPA occupies three floors of the historic midtown hotel of the same name. The spa—you will find Finnish steam rooms, an ice fountain, and a glass-enclosed pool with incredible city views—is known for treatments that fuse Asian, Ayurvedic, and European methodology. The bride-to-be retreat package includes a salt and oil full body exfoliation, followed by a massage and wrap ($685).

Pratima Ayurvedic Skin Care & Spa Clinic

Pratima Spa takes a holistic approach to wellness and beauty. Facial treatments, like the signature Ayurvedic facial, use all-organic rose and sandalwood to calm wedding-stress flare-ups ($95 to $105).

Priti Organic Spa

This back-to-nature spa offers an organic alternative to traditional treatments. The spa’s signature manicures and pedicures ($25 to $95) feature an essential-oil-infused foot bath, soy polish remover, and nontoxic nail polishes (and you can nibble on the complimentary fresh fruits and veggies). Botanical facials ($60 to $160) and massages ($110) are also popular.

Red Door Spa-Elizabeth Arden

This iconic, time-tested salon now covers five floors. For brides overwhelmed by the array of treatments, the Bridal Bouquet—which includes a spa lunch, massage, bikini wax, mani-pedi, haircut, style, and finish ($345)—is a sure bet.

Rescue Beauty Lounge

Ji Baek’s popular Rescue Beauty Lounge has private rooms that fit four—the perfect hideaway for friends to indulge in manicures (from $30) and pedicures (from $50). They also offer bikini waxes (from $40).

Scentdesign.net

Design a one-of-a-kind fragrance to wear on your big day at this online scent studio. Detailed descriptions of the scents and sample blends make it easy to create mixes like mango-vanilla or lavender-jasmine-musk.

Shizuka New York

Preternaturally calm aesthetician Shizuka Bernstein will help you escape from the bustle of midtown at this Japanese sanctuary spa. Clients can partake in the indulgent four-hour Hanayome package that includes a facial, body treatment, and a manicure and pedicure (from $345).

SoHo Sanctuary

This spa’s mellow atmosphere and its one-on-one fitness classes draw in a loyal return clientele. The Ultimate Goddess package consists of an aromatherapy massage, reflexology, a facial, and manicure and pedicure ($525). Basic massages start at $125.

The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel New York

The venerable hotel’s small spa doesn’t skimp on amenities; it boasts relaxation areas and a sauna, steam room, and whirlpool. The popular deep-tissue acupressure massage (from $215) is great for flushing out toxins.

The Spa at Mandarin Oriental

As close to heaven as local spas get, this sprawling oasis and its discreetly attentive staff offer every indulgence. Many clients opt for the 80-minute wrap treatment, which includes body exfoliation and a scalp massage. Couples packages start at $1,150.

Spa H

Tucked inside a Murray Hill gym, Spa H is stocked with organic, handmade beauty essentials from Eminence and plant-based products from Sonya Dakar. The bridal package ($261) includes a 30-minute salt glow, a Swedish massage, and an express facial.

Susan Ciminelli Day Spa

After years in the penthouse at Bergdorf Goodman, Susan Ciminelli has moved her fashionably holistic spa to its very own digs a few blocks east. The bridal package ($640) includes an exfoliating mineral-salt scrub and seaweed body wrap.

Townhouse Spa

Brides- and grooms-to-be can de-stress from wedding planning in the couple’s room. For about $500, a bride is treated to a manicure, pedicure, facial, and an hour-long steam in the spa’s famed Oceana Hydra-Capsule. The staff can also arrange catered bridal-party packages for five to ten people.

Tribeca Beauty Spa

At this technologically advanced Tribeca spot, the signature Day Spa package lasts four and a half hours, and includes a manicure and pedicure, body scrub, massage, and facial ($325). Catered bridal showers are $10 to $25 per person, plus the price of services, and there’s a sauna on the premises.

Tribeca Medspa

This spa offers state-of–the-art procedures like dermal fillers and laser skin rejuvenation. According to owner Camille Meyer, brides most often request Botox ($24 per unit for up to 24 units) and their non-invasive laser face-lift ($2,500 per session, six sessions recommended).

The Wellness Spa at the Benjamin

This tiny midtown spa, located in the swank, time-honored hotel, will arrange for brides or grooms and their attendants to have massages in a hotel suite. Their East-Meets-West massage (from $130), which uses acupressure and shiatsu, is a popular choice.

From the Winter 2009 New York Wedding Guide