Archive for August, 2009
Love Your Locks
Between the heat styling, hard water, shampoo build-up, sun damage, and breakage from elastic bands, let’s face it – hair gets abused. What better reason than your wedding day to change all that and make beautiful locks a priority? Shiny, full-bodied, lustrous hair is an essential addition to the checklists and countdowns that every bride maintains, and with some simple changes to the daily routine, one can easily achieve this in time for the big day.
Where to start? Begin with product loyalty, choosing a shampoo and conditioner
Thoughts on Wedding Dress Fabric - Tulle & Charmeuse
Photo by Pink Galoshes Photography
This has nothing to do with “wash warm, tumble dry low.”
The sky is the limit and the choices are many. Fabric sets the tone and influences the style of that magnificently important garment…the wedding gown. Here are a couple choices to ponder:
Tulle
Think tutus, think light and airy. Managing to blend our love of ballet costuming with high fashion, tulle reflects girlish charm coupled with stylish grace.
It is made from a tiny, meshed net of silk, cotton, or synthetic fabric. Usually found in
Getting Ready - Groom Style!
Photo by Pink Galoshes Photography
This one is for the guys.
Everyone hears about the bride getting ready in her extravagant suite surrounded by her mother, sister, and closest friends. The notions of the something old, something borrowed, and something blue. There are ceremonious aspects to the bride putting on her gown, her veil, and her accessories. Well, just because the male counterparts to this day do not have their own standard customs does not mean that they should be overlooked. In fact, this is the precise reason why they should create their own unique moments.
Sure, most guys can get fully dressed in five minutes flat – perhaps a bit longer if inexperienced with tying a bow tie – so it may seem that there is less ritual involved in this moment, but that’s not the case. There are actually some key moments that happen during this time. True male bonding occurs, for the guys often spend this time
