What's my style?

When choosing a wedding hairstyle is is important to asses what look you are wanting to achieve. In my opinion, it is important to look through magazines, books, or pictures online to help you determine your look. While important to gather pictures, do not set your sights on one photo in particular. It is up to you and your stylist to achieve a look that works with your facial shape and features and your hair thickness, color and length. All these things are very important factors in the style that you choose. If you are focusing on one photo that you just have to have, you may be disappointed to find that hairstyle just may not be the best on you. Your wedding is an important event and you want to look your best. Allow help from pictures along with your friends, relatives and especially your hairstylist to achieve a look that suits you and sets you apart from the bridal party.
Check out these websites for picture help.
http://www.brides.com/beauty/hairstyles
http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-beauty-tips/wedding-hairstyles-updos.aspx?MsdVisit=1
http://www.weddinghairstylesden.com/

A Little Bling

When it comes to a formal event hairstyle, whether it's a full updo, partial style, or you decide on leaving it down, it is always in fashion to accesorize. There are many different ways you could display some bling in your hair. Smaller jewels throughout the hair are popular and come in a variety of colors for any occasion. These accent your style, but don't over emphasize any particular area of the hair. If you decide on a barrette or larger jeweled peice, make sure you only use one signature peice. This makes a bolder statement and draws attention to that area of the hair. You can also go with a few smaller jeweled barrette's which looks very elegant when placed near each other in a down style or partial updo.
Whether it's your wedding, prom or just a party, glam it up this is not your typical everyday event! It's a day for putting a little bling on and making a statement!
Here's a great website with some beautiful peices to accessorize with. http://www.haircomesthebride.com/index.htm

Rachel and James

I'd like to congratulate Rachel and James on their marriage. The couple had a Christmas inspired wedding that was very elegant. I had the opportunity to style the bride and her maid of honor's hair and makeup. The styling took place at the mother of the bride's home and it was a beautiful day, so we actually did hair and makeup on there amazing lanai area over looking there pool and golf course. It was fun, relaxed and completely enjoyable! The photos here were taken by the amazing Carrie Wildes of Carrie Wildes Photography and the whole event was planned by the incredible Jessica and Lori or Simply Divine Events. It was great fun to work with you all, hope to do it again soon. Here are some the of the pictures from Rachel's beautiful day.

More than a Wedding!

As a hairstylist and makeup artist who specializes in formal events, I'm looking forward to creating a blog to provide tips and that special day help with those important questions you may have concerning your hair and makeup. Also, to provide examples of the work A Hair Affair does and track our progress. And to connect you with other vendors who may be able to help you with your journey. Being my first blog, you may find this next paragraph a little strange for a hairstylist and makeup artist, but then again I may not be your typical stylist!
Like many of you out there, as a little girl I always dreamed of what my wedding day would be like. The flowers, the cake, the dress, the hair and makeup, the beautiful pictures, and all the little details. However important these things are, (and I do think they are important!), the connection to a wedding that foreshadows all of these things is the one with the special person who you've decided to spend the rest of your life with. I feel in a fast-paced, money driven society this most important aspect of marriage is being lost. A wedding ceremony is done to signify the unity of the two spending forever together, it was never meant to be a show. The details of a wedding (hair, flowers, etc) are a way of personalizing a wedding to highlight the significance of the act of marriage, not a way to bring attention to the cost of the event.
There is nothing like attending a wedding where you feel so inspired by the individual's taking their vows. To feel the love in the room and be surrounded by it is a true blessing from God. No flowers, cake or beautiful dress could replace this. While the all important details are fun, they should always follow in a far second to the meaning and significance of the covenant of marriage. My hope and prayer for all of you is that in the journey to the wedding of your dreams, you would find your dream of marriage far more fulfilling! 1Cor. 13