Wedding Blog

I haven’t yet had a hair trial for the upcoming wedding, and I didn’t have one before our bridal portraits last week. In fact, I didn’t book my hair appointment for the portraits until the week of! But despite my tendency towards procrastination, my updo turned out fine — and served as a pseudo hair trial, if you will.

I called The Spa at Stacy Monroe’s, in Castro Valley (East Bay Area), a couple of days beforehand and was fortunate enough to snag an appointment right when the salon opened. My hairdresser’s name was Kat, and she was great — I brought a couple of pictures of styles I liked, handed over my haircomb, and let her work her magic. Half an hour and $65 later, I had this:

The front, in the dress (this was after photos, when my head had been out in the strong wind next to the bay for hours, and the curls were not quite as tight as before)

I went with a full updo this time around, just to get the feeling. Through no fault of Kat, whose hands are deft and skillful enough to secure the admiration of anyone, I think I will most likely go for a half-updo for the day of. I wear my hair down almost every day, and having all of it swept up didn’t feel as natural as I’d wished — I think I’d like to have some hair down my back. I am planning to have an actual hair trial next week sometime, with the girl who will be doing my hair on my wedding day (an acquaintance who does wedding hair on the side). More pics to come then!