November 12th Wedding/Salon Day

Friday wedding days are long days and throw me off a bit. Usually the weddings are in the middle of the day and I tend to work in the salon for my regular clients before and after the wedding.  Today was no different. I started my day off with a bride that wanted to meet and try out my services prior to booking. She was actually from right in town and happen to see our window that said Bridal Services. Here are pics from her trial:

I thought it was great that her bridal dress shop actually let her borrow some head bands to try out at the trial to decide which one would suit best. That helped her choose so much easier. She was able to pick the one she loved and also in the end picked me as her stylist for her wedding day in January! :)

Now it's wedding time! Rach and I packed up and headed out to Hamden for Katherine's wedding.

Car ride was a big success. Discussed the outline for our end of the year meeting with the BE ladies and learned a few things about our presidents...Like, Abraham Lincoln definitely did not have wooden teeth (after much debate with Rachel.) and Someone invented the teddy bear and named it after Teddy Roosevelt. lol

We arrived at Katherine's house and she was so excited for the day. She had the best bubbly personality. She chose the look for her bridesmaids and we did classic french twists on everyone accented with cream and chocolate flower clips to match the dresses. Such a great idea to do when your doing a French twist. It definitely adds to this classic style and makes it more modern.  Unfortunately, my assistant doesn't have much experience with doing french twists on really thick hair. (it takes alot of skill tucking in alot of hair like that into the twist.) So, I twisted away on all 5 girls in the party!  Usually, when I bring my assistant she does all the curl work required for styles and I do all the finish and styling work. 

As we worked away we watched repeat episodes of Say Yes To The Dress. I have to say, I have never seen the show before and it was quite entertaining! lol Made for some good conversation while we got everyone ready. It's funny because I have had 2 brides this year and 1 last year that was actually on the show and all this time I've never seen it.  

Katherine was last to get done and her look is a personal favorite of mine. She went with a side bun with curls that had some volume and soft twists going into the style. She used some hair jewelry that were two flowers to compliment the style and just made it that more classic. I can't wait to see the pics with her dress on!

Here are some getting ready pics with Katherine's final look:

After completing this wedding we headed back to the salon and I finished off my day with 2 colors and a hair cut client. Yes, Fridays are long days but, I get the best of both worlds all in one day. Formal Styling and Color. I wouldn't have it any other way!