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Another thing I left ’til the very end was my hair and veil situation because one could not be figured out without the other.
I’ve been bookmarking hair inspiration via Delicious for months, and at first glance it looks like I was sort of all over the place…
Liz and Laurie had such a beautiful wedding!
From Mrs. Margarita’s hair inspirations
… but actually, all these pics have two things in common—they’re all super easy-breezy looking, and they all involve flowers. So at least I knew where to start.
I decided a long time ago I’d be doing my own hair but left it ’til last weekend to try it out. Turns out I didn’t need any hair accessories at all—just bobby pins and an elastic.
I didn’t make an awesome video like Mrs. Avocado’s because I didn’t know if it would turn out, but I took a few photos. Here’s what I did:
Step 1: Put hair in hot rollers. A bit of hairspray on each piece before you wind it up really helps.
Step 2: Take out rollers and spritz with a bit more hairspray.
Step 3: Shake it out with your fingers. As you can see, my hair is very straight and the curl is already relaxing.
Step 4: On the very good advice of my hair stylist, I clipped the top half of my hair up and created a mini-ponytail underneath that would act as an anchor for all the pins.
Step 5: Gather the pony up and pin it.
Step 6: Un-clip the hair from the top and, taking one section, twist it a bit then pin to the back. Repeat. Sorry, this part was a bit difficult to take photos of so I just took some at the end. Ta-da!
Step 7: MORE HAIRSPRAY! 
And try it with a flower…
There are some bobby pins showing but luckily I’ll have Mama Sea Breeze’s help to hide those suckers on the actual day. I was pretty pleased with the results—definitely easy breezy and would work GREAT with my veil (up next, I promise).
What do you think? Are you doing your own hair for your wedding too?
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Will you come do my hair at my wedding?! 
Nice job!
Sheesh, you make it look soooo easy. It looks great! Can’t say that I trust myself doing my own hair on wedding day. My hair is super stick straight (I did get that Asian gene).
OMG! It’s gorgeous!! I’m taking these pictures to my stylist!!
Color me impressed! Looks very professional and PERFECT for a beachside wedding.
wow!!!! You made it look so easy and your hair looks amazing! great job!
I can’t believe you did that yourself! It looks amazing!
wow.. the only thing i can do to my hair is put it in a ponytail! how cute!! you will be gorgeous! (and save money along the way, what could be better!)
Oh my gosh, I can’t believe you did that yourself! Did your arms hurt after all that?!
It looks amazing.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That looks gorgeous!
Wow! That looks great chicka! I, however, will pay whatever is asked of me to make someone else do it. Some days, I can style my hair great, and some days I actually fail at getting it into a PONYTAIL! I, for one, am not risking it on the hope that I am having a good “i can do my hair” day. Beautiful Lucky Ducky you are!
That looks amazing!! You’re making me long for blonde, long, straight hair (I have brown, short, curly…ugh). You’re going to look wonderful on the big day with that hair!!
hmm..so the top half: after you twist it, do you pin the hair just once? it seems like u might have to pin it a few times…I worry that the top of my hair will look flat if I just pull back and pin…ill have to try it– I have thinner hair but I think this might work!….THANKS!
Dang girl, this is soooo much better than what I did. I’m really really impressed!
I’m going for the same look. You did an amazing job! I can’t believe how terrific it looks. I don’t think I can trust myself to do that alone!
Wow! I can barely get my hair to look nice on a daily basis. I would never have the courage to do my own wedding hair! Yours turned out beautifully and you made it look so effortless. I love it!
Absolutely beautiful! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for this post!!!
Wow Sweetie! Good job–it looks great! And thank you for the tutorial (although I’m not sure I share your hair talents enough to accomplish the same polished look–well done!). Have fun at your wedding Ms. Sea Breeze!
You and I have very similar taste in wedding hair! You did such an amazing job on yours though, I doubt I could ever pull that off. Great work!!
i can’t believe you did that on your own! i’m really impressed. the best thing i can do with my hair is curl it haha. can’t wait to see how it turns out on the wedding day!
please show more pics!! how do you twist, where do you start, what happens with th bottom ponytail!!
Dang girl I can never do a thing with my hair. You make it look so easy!
Your hair looks great!! 
I’m so impressed with your awesome hair skills!!! You are going to look great!
Wow, that looks amazing! Will you come do my hair?? I suck at doing it on my own, yet I’m never happy with what the salon does.
must. try. multiple times as necessary…
wow! WOW!!!
Beautiful!! Gorgeous!!! Impressive!
I really love this hairstyle.. so simple, yet so sexy and ‘breezy’.. .
Your hair looks terrific! Are you sure you don’t do this for a living? And on yourself, too… I can never get things to look right when I’m looking in the mirror and reaching behind my head. I am in awe.
WOW — you look beautiful. Do you have eyes in the back of your head and a few extra arms? There’s no way I could ever create something as gorgeous and professional as that. Of course now you’ve inspired me to try.
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Perfect easy and beautiful hair. For more staying power use mousse before rolling in hot rollers. They curl will stay forever-ish.
It looks fabulous! And looks totally professional!
This is kinda late, but I just attempted to do my hair and it didn’t look as good as yours, but I’m happy with it cause it was my first try. I love this style.
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Mrs. Sea Breeze, Vancouver/Dominican Republic
Age in 2008 and Occupation: 30, Communications Manager
Fiance's Age in 2008 and Occupation: 29, Experiential Marketing Director
Engagement Date: October 6, 2007
Wedding Date: November, 2008
Blogging Since: July 17, 2008
Venue: Majestic Colonial Resort, Punta Cana
About Me: Planning a destination wedding by the sea should be (oh no she di-in't…) a breeze (…*sigh* yep, she did) but when you've never been to the Caribbean, your powers of imagination are really put to the test. Luckily, I'm 90% resourceful, creative optimist (and kooky, neurotic practicalist-if-that's-a-word for the other ten). Other than writing about our week-long celebration of family, friends, laughter and love, I adore books, shoes and… you guessed it… long walks on the beach.
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