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Hairy June Weddings |
| Author: The Short Hair Diva |
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Date: June 2003 |
Introduction
Hello,
darlings—it’s that time of year again, and wedding bells are in
the air! Since so many of you are planning your nuptials in the lovely
month of June, the Diva would speak to you of the joys and sorrows of
the June wedding, specifically—hair.
Hair
should be a woman’s crowning glory, and most especially on her
wedding day. PLEASE resist the temptation to use that special day to
launch a new ‘do—trust me, you’ll have enough to worry about
without worrying if your stylist truly captured Reese Witherspoon’s
perky shattered style from “Sweet Home Alabama.” If you have done
your homework (the Diva knows if you have or not), you’ll have
already decided what hairdo and accessories will grace your wedding
dress.
Now
the Diva MUST say at this point something about wedding gowns. Ladies,
almost without exception they all end up looking like that fussy
little bride on top of the cake. Remember that the focal point should
be YOU, and not your dress. This is not to say that you shouldn’t
find the loveliest gown you can; one that makes you feel like the
goddess you truly are, but the gown should enhance, not distract, from
the essential YOU.
That
being said, let’s focus on hair. The Diva cannot stress this
enough—stick with what works for you. If you customarily wear your
medium-length hair in a casual bob, consider just taking it up a notch
or two; not teasing it into a two-foot beehive with spitcurls and
streaks of glitter. (The Diva only wishes she were kidding about that
one…she had the misfortune to attend a wedding where the bride was
pinned, teased, glittered, sprayed and shellacked within an inch of
her life. She towered over her bridegroom, and her attendants all wore
PeptoBismol pink rayon gowns, replete with puffed sleeves, ruffles,
lace, and bows. It looked like Saturday night at Petticoat Junction.)
For example, turn up the glam in your daily bob by using tiny sparkly
pins to hold the hair behind your ears. Or pull it back into a soft
chignon, and tuck a tiny, perfect rosebud into it. Do you see the
progression here? Use what works for you.
It
seems to the Diva that some brides-to-be are genetically programmed to
turn into 50’s prom queens on their wedding day. For some, this
means high, hard, unstylish hair, lacquered into monumental dullness
by layers of AquaNet. Others go for the 60’s style of huge flips
with tiny satin bows set above the bangs. Some are stuck in the 70’s
and insist upon the pseudo fairy-princess ‘do with a pompador in
front, long sausage curls in back, with miles of fake pearls running
through the whole mess. And still others feel that, no matter how
becoming their “normal” hair is, they must torture it into some
unrealistic shape and style for their big day. Sigh….these are the
wonderful 2000’s, my dears! You can set your own style for your
wedding hair, and trust the Diva here—less is more.
For
example, if you have short hair, there is so much you can do without
resorting to teasing (or backcombing as it is now called) and stiff
hairspray; unless of course you really like that look. If you do, then
by all means, do it! But if you want to look like yourself on your
special day, do think of ways to adapt your regular look into
something a little more “foo-foo” for the occasion. Short hair
lends itself to more variation that you might think:
·
tuck single stems of
fragile baby’s breath throughout your hair
·
fasten a
small
pearl or
rhinestone
hair clip onto a small section of hair
·
use a
tiny
tiara comb above
your
bangs
·
add
volume by putting a small amount of “hard”
gel
into your hands. Rub your palms together briskly, then place your
fingers at on your neck just behind your ears. Push the hair up using
an upward motion to give some lift to the hair.
·
Add a bit of
hair
glitter
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And of course, fabulous
earrings!
This
would NOT be the time to try out new color, streaks, or hair
extensions. Not that they are not good ideas, but there will be enough
stress on your wedding day without adding to it the worry that people
will be thinking, ‘why did she DO that to herself on her WEDDING
DAY?!’
Trust
your Diva—go with a workable, comfortable version of your own
regular ‘do, and you can sashay down that aisle with grace and
style. Even if everything else goes south on you—the wedding cake
sags to one side, the best man shows up knee-walking drunk, the
attendants’ dresses don’t match, the cute little boy and girl
ringbearers won’t stop pinching each other, and the weather has
turned horrible—you can at least say to yourself, ‘at least my
hair looks great!’
Taa-taa,
darlings, and happy weddings to all!
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