Weddingbee Blog

Ten years ago Gary did my hair for my cousin’s wedding. I was sixteen and it was the first time I’d ever had my hair done formally. Gary gave me side swept bangs and curled my hair into a neat bun. I never forgot how lovely I felt that day.

Tonight I had my first trial with Gary for my own wedding. It’s funny how things come around full circle. Gary now has his own store in Chinatown. My mom found him literally by combing the streets and shouting his name from rooftops.

I showed him a few pictures and asked him what he thought. We narrowed it down to a combination between these two styles:

He set my hair in curlers and in the half an hour I sat there waiting, he cut and blew dried 3 other woman. AMAZING. I remember Gary as a chatty fella with an affinity for expensive clothes and gossip. The Gary who styled my hair today oddly looked younger than he did before but was more reserved and mature. Nonetheless, I had a good time reconnecting with him.

Here are some pics from our trial:

When I got home, I stuck this brooch I had in the center of the bun just to see what kind of hair jewelry I could get.

I’m not really sure if I LOVE this hair. Frankly, it makes me look kind of old. I definitely want the bun to be much smaller and my bangs to be softer. I’m actually now considering an even simpler bun like this:

Finally, here are Gary’s prices. I literally gasped out loud when he showed me his price list. LORD, he’s expensive and somewhat unjustly so. I liked him though, he’s trendy, very good looking (haha, so superficial I know) and the epitome of a coooool hairstylist.

• Bride: $75
• Bridesmaid: $60
• Travel Fee and Assistant: $300

Keep in mind, I have SIX bridesmaids and TWO moms on my team. Yeah, don’t bother trying to do the math in your head, you’ll need a calculator.