• 2011-01-14T05:00:00Z AisleDash

    Filed under: Hairstyles Cheryl Hoffman When planning your wedding day hair and makeup remember that you still want to look like yourself. If you have a stylist give you a makeover for your wedding day you may regret it when you look back at your wedding photos. It's important to schedule a hair and makeup trial if you're hiring a stylist, or give yourself a trial if you're planning on doing your own hair and makeup, so you know what you want to look like on your wedding day. Save photos of hair and makeup styles that you think you want and have the stylist recreate the looks at your trial....

  • 2010-10-26T06:00:00Z AisleDash

    Filed under: Hairstyles Cheryl Hoffman One of the most popular wedding searches is for the perfect wedding-day hairstyle. It's very important that you find a hairstyle that both complements your wedding dress' formality and is a style that you feel comfortable in. When selecting your wedding-day hairstyle bring a photo of your wedding dress and any headpiece that you are planning on wearing, such as a tiara, veil or hairpins. Your hairstylist will be able to find the best 'do by placing these items in your hair and trying different styles. A hair trial is very important to ensure that you a...

  • 2011-01-20T17:44:00Z From I Will to I Do

    When planning your wedding day hair and makeup remember that you still want to look like yourself. If you have a stylist give you a makeover for your wedding day you may regret it when you look back at your wedding photos.It's important to schedule a hair and makeup trial if you're hiring a stylist, or give yourself a trial if you're planning on doing your own hair and makeup, so you know what you want to look like on your wedding day.Save photos of hair and makeup styles that you think you want and have the stylist recreate the looks at your trial. In addition to wedding beauty inspiration yo...

  • 2009-08-19T10:56:01Z Artistry by Briana

    The other day I did a Makeup Trial for a Bride whose wedding is Saturday, October 10th. The bride had trials with 2 different makeup artists (me and someone else) because she wanted to have options and see whose makeup job she liked better – she picked me! Yay! We ended up doing 2 separate Trials because she wanted try 2 different looks and couldn’t decide between them. Here’s the winner… Trial Bridal Makeup A soft copper and golden-green smokey eye with a light peachy-pink lip. Look how it makes her eyes POP! This will be a great look for a Fall evening wedding! I can’t wait! ...

  • 2010-05-04T12:47:00Z From I Will to I Do

    It's very important to have a hair and makeup trial in the weeks before your wedding even if you're planning on doing your own hair and makeup.  The morning of your wedding is not the time to experiment.At your trial remember to bring a digital camera, not just your camera phone, and make sure you take pictures of yourself from the front, both sides and for your hair, from behind.  This way you can see what you'll look like from all angles. Your makeup artists should take notes, writing down exactly what colors she is using on you so on the day of your wedding she is not trying to re...

  • 2009-05-28T11:30:53Z Elizabeth Anne Designs

    At just over two weeks out, things have suddenly got extremely busy. Still, at the weekend we found time to have a quick trial for the bouquets and buttonholes. We had confirmation that the farm grown peonies will be guaranteed for us, so I have ordered 100 white peonies to make 4 bouquets. I decided not to waste money on practising on peonies so I bought some carnations {as that is what we shall use for the buttonholes} and my almost mother-in-law and I made up a couple: {Top left image by Michael Carr Photography; all other images from Author’s personal collection} I have written before a...

  • 2009-07-28T14:39:30Z Artistry by Briana

    On Wednesday, July 15th, I did Trial Bridal Makeup for Ely, a friend of one of my good clients, for her engagement photos.  Ely is getting married on Saturday, August 1st, 2009 (in 4 days), and has had me booked since May for her Trial and Wedding-Day Makeup.  It was great to finally get to do the trial with Ely! I have had ideas on what I wanted to do for her makeup now for months, and it was great to finally see those ideas become a reality! She loved the makeup, and she told me that everyone else who saw it loved it as well! I can’t wait to see the engagement photos! Here’s a candid â...

  • 2008-09-11T19:45:00Z classic bride

    I've been worried about this for some time. I'm extremely extremely extremely picky about my hair. I mean, the main reason I decided to go back to my natural hair color was because I couldn't imagine myself entrusting the highlighting process to someone new when we moved.So, today, I arrived for my hair consultation (at one of the nicest salons in town -- apparently), photos in hand, and asked a super-simple chignon ... I wanted it high with lots of volume. What I got was a very low and flat bun of sorts. The weirdest part was that the only product she used on me was hairspray and I had so man...

  • 2010-01-19T07:13:44Z Blogger Brides

    Yay! I had been looking forward to this ever since my wonderful future sister-in-law/hair guru told me that she wanted to help me come up with a wedding style. Yesterday we made the short drive to southern PA where she lives for a combination visit and hair appointment house call. I was armed with my most favorite wedding accessory besides the groom: my feather fascinator that I found on Etsy… …and absolutely zero clue as to what I wanted my hair to look like. I figured I would do what I always do and just let J work it out since she knows way more about this sort of thing than I do. Sheâ...

  • 2009-04-27T09:00:34Z Elizabeth Anne Designs

    In the very early pre-planning stages of designing our wedding, I dreamed of a waterfront clam bake, bridesmaids in flip flops, a loud band and volleyball on the beach at night by the light of tiki torches. A lot of things have changed since then and I honestly couldn’t be happier with the direction we’ve gone with our planning, but not surprisingly, one thing has remained constant throughout all of the changes. I have always known I would do the flowers myself and I always knew those flowers would be white or ivory. Why? Well, I knew I could save a ton of money that could be dedicated to...