Wedding hair stylist Gretchen Maurer has a few suggestions and plenty of experience to
share! She is the author of The Business of Bridal
Beauty and creator of www.weddinghair.com
and had been servicing brides for nearly 20 years! Whether you book with your stylist
eight months ahead or assume there will be time to do your own hair with relatives staying
over and one bathroom, you need a plan for success!
Here are
some suggestions:
Doing your own hair? Practice,
practice, practice.
1. Time your
practice session and make a list of all of the tools and products you will need.
2. Put
everything in a basket and hide it away to bring out fresh and ready for your special day.
3. Schedule
times for showers if you will be having relatives stay over.
4. If you
are not dressing at home make sure there is a mirror and a counter or table to work from.
5. Make sure
there are proper outlets, if not bring an extension cord.
6. Put on
all of your pretty under things and cover up with a button down shirt or robe. This way
after hair and makeup are done just slip into your gown!
Is a stylist traveling to you?
1. Give
exact, adequate directions and phone numbers. Many time brides give the directions they
follow and forget the stylist may be coming from the opposite side of the highway.
2. Make sure
you have a place set up for the stylist to work. (One bride assumed I would be working
from the bathroom and one set me up in her dark bedroom until her father-in-law kicked my
out so he could get dressed. Personally, I like to work from a large will lit dining room
or kitchen table.)
3. Don't
assume the stylist can do extra people last minute. Make sure everyone who is having their
hair done is mentioned ahead of time and arrives promptly.
4. Be ready
yourself and prepare extra time for interruptions.
Are you going to a salon?
1. Schedule
your wedding day hair appointment at least eight weeks ahead.
2. Have a
practice session at least a month ahead and bring a picture of your dress and your
headpiece with you to the salon.
3. Record
your travel time from the salon to where you are getting dressed.
4. Add on
extra time for getting dressed and make-up if the salon is not applying it.
5. Bring a
Polaroid camera to your hair appointment and take pictures of the front, side, and back.
6. Ask for
more than one stylist to help with the wedding party. Three stylists for a party of six is
the best bet for staying on schedule.
7. Schedule
all nail appointments for the day before, this also saves time.
8. Don't
expect to get your favorite stylist to do your wedding hair is you desire an intricate
Updo. This is a specialty service and best left for the resident expert. |
