Happy Halloween! Do you have any fun plans for a costume party or trick or treating? I'm headed over to my friend Amy's place this evening for a harvest party with a group of my favorite girls! It'll be fun to catch up, snack on treats, and make caramel corn together.
If you're just catching up from the weekend, my blog was back in full-swing since my wedding/honeymoon hiatus.
- On Friday, I featured a recap of the days leading up to our wedding
- Saturday's post was a random mish mash featuring a new coffee creamer, my new office, and reminiscing American Girl dolls
- Lastly, yesterday's post was a brief overview of heading to my parent's house to open all of our wedding gifts
As promised, here is a recap of the morning of our wedding.
I jumped out of bed as soon as my alarm went off that morning to hit the shower before heading out the door. I quickly dried my hair, sipped a smoothie, and grabbed my duffel bag of cosmetics, shoes, and toiletries that I had packed the night before. I was a little tired but the excitement outweighed it.
I was dropped off at the salon at 8:30am and found Krystine, my personal attendant waiting for me with a Starbucks' double tall soy latte in hand. Oh yes--a great way to start the day! Heidi, the hair stylist that I've been a client of for the past 3 years, joined us soon after. I actually found out about Heidi through Allie, who also is a client of hers.
Kaaren arrived soon after as she had a hair appointment as well. Her undo turned out so cute! All curly and such!
My hair stylist, Heidi, always has Dove dark chocolates at her station in the salon. So delicious!
Please note the hair horn on the left side of the picture. Awesome.
I knew that I wanted my hair up for my wedding so that it would not get tangled or in my face throughout the course of events. Heidi and I went over the style earlier in the week and discussed options for the style and what to bring to the appointment.
I found it interesting that she had me wash my hair that morning. I've always heard that slightly dirty hair styles better and holds curls much longer; however, I'm glad that she had me come with fresh hair since my hair is very thick yet fine--so it gets dirty very fast, especially when I apply product to it.
It's all starting to come together now--I love all of the twists she added!
What is that sharp object being pointed at my scalp?!
Tucking in the bangs
At first, I was going to have my bangs down, but after discussing it with Heidi, we decided to pull them up so that they wouldn't be in my way throughout the day for pictures and everything. Plus it was a little windy out and we planned to take photos outside later on that afternoon both before and after the ceremony.
Spray it down!
Andrea arrived about 45 minutes into my appointment so that she could do my makeup before Krystine drove me up to the chapel to change into my dress.
Checking it out--I was impressed!
When I went in for my consultation appointment the week before, she had mentioned that I might want to get a flower to pin in my hair for a cute detail. She pointed to another stylist in the salon and said "a flower like hers would be perfect--let's go ask her where she got that one."
Well, long story short, the other stylist ordered hers online for a wedding as well, and when she heard that my wedding was just a few days away, she pulled her clip from her hair and handed it to me.
"Here, this can be your something borrowed--just return it to Heidi after the wedding and she'll give it back to me."
Wow! I was so taken back by this kind gesture! I was so happy to have found a flower so quickly--without even any searching on my part!
We tried pinning in the veil that my mom had made, but it just didn't feel right, so we all made the mutual decision to do without it. I was kind of relieved because I didn't really want to wear a veil in the first place but gave it a try since it is a nice tradition.
Ah, she is so great! It was such a relief to have a stylist that I know and trust do my hair for me on my wedding day.
We headed into the bathroom to primp. Lots of giggles ensued as 4 nervous girls were in a tiny bathroom and people kept knocking on the door.
It was so nice having my makeup taken care of by someone else so that I didn't have to worry about getting it perfect. Andrea does such a nice job!
After she finished my makeup, I quickly brushed on some mascara before we scooted out the door! Krystine, Kaaren, and I hit up Bruegger's for some bagels before heading to the chapel to get changed and ready; which I'll save that story for another day.
Have a great Halloween! Eat lots of candy!
Do you have a stylist that you always go to or do you request whoever is available?
Favorite Halloween candy? I think mine is candy corn but I pretty much love all candy...
Dove chocolates: do you prefer the dark or milk variety? Dark all the way for me!
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