Hair and Makeup Trial Run

Last month I had my first hair and makeup trial run with Chrissy, from Special Occasion Hair Designs. I’m not very big on makeup and often feel uncomfortable when wearing a lot of makeup, so I brought one of my bridesmaids, Ryann, along with me. Ryann and I have had many discussions about makeup (because she’s so good at it, and I’m just not), and she’s gone with me to Sephora to let them show me some options before. So I knew I could rely on her to give me her honest opinion on how I looked (even if I felt uncomfortable). Chrissy was very welcoming when we arrived at her home studio. Right from our first meeting, I felt like she really understood the aesthetic I was going for. She listened and understood when I explained that I...

Bridal Party Pampering and Brunch

We’ve roughly decided that our ceremony will begin at 4pm, which gives me plenty of time to get ready without being in a rush on the “morning of”. The downside is I know I’ll be up at 6am, ready to throw my dress on and get things underway! I’m also generally a worrier about being “on time” for things – I hate HATE hate to be late to ANYTHING, to the extent that I would rather be an hour early than a minute late. So, I’m trying to prepare myself to not be in the rushrushrush mind set on the morning-of. For me, personally, that means having a plan for the morning’s activities that walks a fine line between having enough things to do to keep my mind off of the time, and not being so jam packed that a time...

Hair and Makeup – Or, How I’ll Let Someone Else Girlie Me Up

There is absolutely no way I’m going to be responsible for my own hair and makeup on such a big day. First of all, I rarely ever wear makeup – and when I do, it’s usually a hint of blush, mascara and lip gloss. I’ve never wrapped my head around feeling like you can’t leave the house without makeup on. I’m certainly not judging those who do wear makeup regularly – it’s just not my thing. I like to avoid anything that requires me to get up earlier in the morning! And secondly, if I did my own makeup, I would constantly be concerned about how it looked – did I do it okay? Is it staying? Is it dark enough? Is it too dark? Maybe I shouldn’t have put so much on. Will it come out in the pictures? I can already...