Bridal season is upon us. So far I've been invited to three weddings -- and counting -- and I'm in one (always a bridesmaid …). Is it just me, or have brides been getting prettier and prettier (well, except for this chick who had a wedding day hair nightmare -- read about it here)?

It's a little suspect to me, so I did some digging and found that pre-wedding cosmetic procedures from brow lifts to Botox to lip injections are on the rise (here are the Cliffs Notes to minimally invasive cosmetic procedures). A recent study by the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons reveals that minor enhancements are growing more than 25 percent each year with brides-to-be. Wow. Dr. Val Lambros, a cosmetic surgeon in Newport Beach, Calif., has personally seen this trend and advises this: "If a bride-to-be is looking for minor Botox or Juvederm/Restylane fillers to fix fine lines or fill in hollows, I recommend getting the procedure done at least a month before the event, for the most settled and natural look." (Find out which filler is right for you.)

Depending on your budget, these minor procedures are fairly affordable, allowing brides to pamper themselves as they would with a good ol' pre-wedding day at the spa. (Take this quiz to find out if you really need fillers, peels, or lasers.) In fact, there's now a trend of “Bridal Botox Parties” (well, that takes bachelorette parties to a whole other echelon, and gives them a leg up on bachelor parties …) they include things like "facial rejuvenation" and lip plumping for the bride, mother of the bride and the bridesmaids -- that sounds a bit better than a fugly dress you'll never wear again, no? Would you get a surgical boost before your wedding day?

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