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i think it's all about personal taste. i've never had acrylics, i prefer natural nails. but if long nails would make you happier i'd go for it.
I always prefer natural nails!
And short nails can look really nice if shaped well!
I also prefer natural nails. You can dress them up with some nice polish and they will be beautiful. If you don't think you can get the polish on evenly, you could go to a salon and have them paint your nails without putting on all the other stuff.
I really don't like the look of acrylic nails. They are so obviously fake - not a good look to me. I love a squared off short nail in a great color.
Since forever I was convinced I was going to go with acrylic, I've had them off and on for years. When FH proposed, I had my nails done and all the shots of my ring had my beautiful nails in them. Well I took them off about a month ago and I am LOVING how my nails look now. I just got a beautiful mani and chose pink lemonade from essie as the color and it will totally be my color for my wedding. Long story short, its all in what you prefer. I like both.
Thanks girls. I would prefer not to put acrylics back on but I wasn't sure if short manicured nails would be okay for the wedding.
I think both can be beautiful if done well. I did acrylics because I chip polish off my fingernails within 24 hours or less but it doesn't chip off the acrylics and I wanted them to look nice.
@crayfish: I agree that they look fake if not done right but if you find a good nail tech who keeps them thin, they really don't look any different than someone who has natural nails that are strong enough to grow longer. Bad acrylics look fake; the sign of a good nail tech is when they don't! 
I am a terrible nail biter...Nothing will stop me. Of course I prefer natural nails however there is no way I would ever be able to grow mine out. I have acrylic nails and I always keep them short. I do not get my thumb done, why? Because I need to bite it..Remember - bite bite bite....
Point - If you are not a nail biter - GO Au'Naturel 
My acryclic nails w/ my light pink OPI - I always get the same thing ALWAYS sorry for the crappy pic, its from my phone.....See my thumb, no nail 
I havnt seen my natural nails in 5+ years! I hate the look of natrual nails
@ FutureKMM I'm the same way. In less than 48 hrs, my nails are chipped and some the color is completely gone. But I also have a problem with Acrylics lifting too fast.
I would say go with your natural nails
@MsAqua: Find a new nail tech! If they're done right, your acrylics shouldn't ever lift! I'm still searching for a good nail tech here in TX (recently moved) but when I went home for my wedding, my mom's nail tech did mine. Then I got lazy post wedding/honeymoon and didn't get them filled for 4 weeks and not a single acrylic had lifted at all!
I really don't find acrylic nails to be attractive. And there's a lot of upkeep to them. Additionally, I think shorter nails are prettier than long ones!
@crayfish: Yeah I guess some of the women where I work go to a place that makes them really thick. Maybe if I find someone with thinner ones i'll ask where they got them and give it a whirl!
@MsAqua:You deff need to find somewhere else to go! Mine last a month before i get a fill
The common misperception is that those are your only options and nothing else is feasible in reality. You really do have a ton of options beyond those. Acrylics are very damaging to your natural nail and do not look remotely natural. Other options to look into: gel nails, silk or fiberglass tips. Those options are stronger than your natural nails, are made to look like your natural nails and do not damage the nail underneath. (I used to be a former nail tech so these options are possible)
I am wearing acrylics just because I bite my nails and they are super short. If I had cute natural nails then I would go that route.
I'm not a huge fan of acrylics, but if you have trouble with your natural nails, you should try gels! Even if you get a good nail tech to do acrylics, they'll trash your natural nails. I think gels look more natural, and they're supposedly not as harsh on your natural nails.
Have you ever had acrylics? If not, I would not suggest getting them. They can be a PAIN! Honestly having nicely manicured short natural nails will be fine. You can just have a picture of your hands taken from far away (a la Mrs Pencils and her husband) if you are concerned about that. After a few days the acrylic nails start to chip and your natural nails start to grow out and then they just look weird. Also, once they start to come off you just want to rip them off but it hurts and destroys your nails even more than you could by just biting them!!
@Ember78 & asdf- Do gel nails damage your natural nails? My nails have taken years to get strong since I wore acrylics through high school and college and I would hate for my nails to be damaged again. Do they have to completely file down your nails?
Personally, I hate the way fake nails look. I say get a manicure to shape and polish your real nails.
I have no choice but to do acrylic. I do ge them cut very short though. My nails break off and chip A LOT. I can't even keep them a little long.
Acrylics tend to really trash your natural nails, so it's best to avoid them. I had them for two weeks once and even with the "starting over after acrylics" product, it took five months to undo that damage.
@theeekingeek - Have you tried a nail strengthener? There are some really great ones out there, and they DO help if you use them consistently.
I did fake nails when I got engaged to show off my ring. While I loved the manicured look, I hated what they did to my real nails. Now, I just do a weekly mani/pedi so that my nails look well groomed.
I think its totally personal preference.
I have acrylic nails but they are not long. They are short and thin and they look like natural nails. My natural nails are just so ugly and I love that my nail polish never chips.
I'll be getting a Shellac manicure later this week. It's like a hybrid gel-polish. The manicure is meant to last 14 days, there is no buffing, and it soaks off quickly so there is not damage from over-drilling on the nail bed.
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Since the day FI asked to go ring shopping I have stopped biting my nails and managed to grow long beautiful nails. Well as of a week before the wedding I no longer have nails. Between the construction projects, putting up fence, etc. I have broken every nail.
Do you think it is better to have natural nails in a natural color (light pink I was thinking) or to put on acrylics?