i am verrry pale too & i recently got my first spray tan before a wedding too i'm south-east melb so my rec isn't any good for you but i got it done on the wednesday (we flew to nz on the thurs) & the wedding was on the saturday. i could tell them whether i wanted it to be light, medium or dark. i went for light because i felt even medium might be too much for my pale skin. it was a great colour - she assured me i wouldn't be an oompa loompa (my description!) because it was violet based so it doesn't get the orange tinge. one thing i didn't realise was (and not sure if this is the case for all spray tans) that you leave it on your skin without washing for a certain amount of time, then i had a quick rinse (no soap) and then a proper shower the next morning. all fine except i looked dirty when i went to the shops on the wednesday afternoon!!