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It’s just a jump to the left, and then a step to the riiiiiight … Let’s do the time warp again!

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(Only 18 days left in the Bunny Bridal Countdown, but don’t worry. That doesn’t mean 18 posts. We’ll get to the good stuff soon, I promise!)

Hair was also one of the items on my bridal to do list that I put off until the last minute (OK, the last month).

Fortunately, I’d made some plans in advance — plans to get my wedding day hair done for free!

Thanks to Mrs. Joey, I decided to turn to the wondrous site known as Craigslist to find a hairstylist who would be willing to work with my budget of … nothing.

Well, not exactly nothing. I posted an ad in the “Barter” section of the site, offering my services as a photographer (not pro, just skilled amateur) in exchange for a sweet wedding day ‘do!

The woman who responded to my ad told me she had experience doing hair, even wedding hair, but that she’s a florist. We agreed that I’d take pictures of some bouquets and she would do my hair.

Of course, I wasn’t ready to trust her without a trial, and I didn’t expect her to trust me either. A hair/photo trial was definitely in order.

I knew I wanted a low bun, but something a little more intricate than I could do on my own. With those vague directions, my new friend went to work.

Bingo! Lovely and secure. I think she used a whole paper full of bobby pins and a whole can of hairspray, but it was pretty stable. Miraculous, if you ask me. My hair is notorious for its ability to weasel out of whatever constraints I put on it.

The bangs, I decided, needed some help. But I would work on that later.

Then it was time for me to prove my worth. We did the hair trial in the florist’s storefront, so I snapped a few quick pics of her (fake) display bouquets.

She seemed satisfied, so we shook on it and agreed that she’d come to my parents’ house on my wedding day to style my hair.

Thank you, Craigslist!

Has anyone else been inspired by the budget-saving powers of Craig?

Previously, on the BBC:
Bunny Bridal Countdown: The Showers (30+ days)
Bunny Bridal Countdown: Dress disaster (28 days)
Bunny Bridal Countdown: Dress decision (25 days)
Bunny Bridal Countdown: Bunny goes Playboy (23 days)
Bunny Bridal Countdown: Cake-speriments, Part I (23 days)
Bunny Bridal Countdown: Cake-speriments, Part II