It’s the beginning of the wedding season, so Star Stresses decided to look at the photo shoot of our last in-house wedding party, which was just a few weeks ago.
This is what we saw:
The bride and her party came into Star Tresses at 8 a.m., nine bridesmaids plus the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom and, of course, the bride.
Some of the maids were still wearing pajamas. Obviously, the rehearsal party was a lot of fun.
As always, our wedding hostess offered everyone coffee, juice, bagels and pastries, which were welcomed by all. The mothers who are always nervous and in a hurry were whisked into styling and makeup chairs and transformed into queens for the day.
After an open consultation with the bridesmaids about the color and design of their gowns, they also were seated where curling, wave and straightening irons showed off their tool power as our stylists created masterpieces.
Braids, chignons, messy buns, long waves and curls were on the hair menu for the day. Of course taking it all in was the bride whose stylist dug out her notes and hand drawing of the bride’s pre-bridal party run. This guarantees only happy tears are shed on the very special day.
Before we placed the bridal veil, she was ushered into the makeup chair, airbrushed and detailed. When complete, she was so beautiful; she looked like she was ready for a photo shoot for Vogue.
She was glowing, and while she was the head turner, her bridal party looked like show stoppers as well. And guess what? With both moms included, they covered the 12 signs of the zodiac
Mother of the bride was an Aires: Her hair was auburn cut in a short to long bob. Her stylist created a hair flower below the crown and enhanced it with a few gemstones that matched her dress.
Mother of the Groom was a Taurus: with natural steel colored hair (gorgeous). Her stylist rolled it into a modern half twist. She was stunning.
The maid of honor was a Gemini: who chose to wear her hair half up and half down, waved, tucked and knotted.
Bridesmaid whose sign was Cancer: At the onset she had a frown on her face, and we hoped she wasn’t going to be a bridesmaid from hell (we’ve had those in the past), but once her hair was shaped into a messy bun and looked exactly like the photo on her phone, her smile assured the staff she loved it.
Leo: side part, severely gathered to one side, which cascaded down her shoulder (golden curls, ooh la la).
Virgo: center part, soft bangs, hair gathered at the crown and formed into a topknot.
Libra: middle bun, rather large, blonde highlights, no fluff around the face, pulled straight back.
Scorpio: side braid on both sides, crisscrossed in the back and tucked under a sleek bun.
Sagittarius: The Bride! Very long hair gathered into a sleek ponytail, which was wrapped in a string of crystals. Her headpiece was a matching comb with a sheer veil attached (very striking and dramatic).
Capricorn: wore her long, voluminous dark hair down in waves and curls.
Aquarius: wore her long hair down as well, only it was ironed straight, then her stylist crimped five one-inch sections and released them. It looked like ribbons were hanging down her hair.
Pisces: wore a side fishtail braid, which her stylist adorned with four sequins down the center of the tail.
Did we forget the two flower girls? They were twins (you can guess their sign).
