Orangetiggs planning journal/Trip Report - New Updates p48!!

[October Bride]

ok so i have a phones session with my planner yesterday to discuss my huge budget! i hopefully have it under $10k now but who knows! we cut loads of stuff put we are not really missing anything which is good.

I have changed from cinderellas carriage to the landau coach as i saw this on one of stans previews and it looks so nice and its $1000 cheaper! always a good thing!

didnt really cut much else apart from the guests which make a big difference.

Going to get my supplies for my UK blessing invites on monday so I can start making them and getting them sent out which will be another thing off the list.

I was thinking about my hair over the past week and I heard that there was a bride on here that used a hair piece so I may try and find a good one to practice with and do that, my makeup i might learn to do myself or get my bm to do it and that would save a bit on haor and makeup. just thoughts at the moment but time is ticking so i have to start making decisions!

Wow we seem to have a lot in common.
I have the cinderella carridge booked and am changing to the landau just simply because we prefer it and the cost cutting does help.

I am having a hair peice. I will make it with my friend. I am super lucky as my best friend is a make up artist in London and has been a dancer all her life so she is amazing at doing "up" hair do's...bless her she is a star. I would send you a piccie of hair but i don't think i can just yet.

I have been making hair extensions and pieces for friends for years now. It really is so simple to do. If you have an idea of how you want your hair feel free to let me know and i will help as much as i can.

Oh and thank you so much for putting me i touch with Stan. I am hoping to meet up with him next week as leaving for planning session in the morning YIPPEE

 

[orangetiggs]

yes your helpwith the hair would be great! i went to a place this morning that i found on the internet hot hair and it was no longer trading only on internet so i'm a bit worried about ordering it!

U will have so much fun on your planning session I loved mine, thats good your meeting with stan, I have a long phone conversation but havent met him yet.

I wish I was going tomorrow!

 

[October Bride]

yes your helpwith the hair would be great! i went to a place this morning that i found on the internet hot hair and it was no longer trading only on internet so i'm a bit worried about ordering it!

U will have so much fun on your planning session I loved mine, thats good your meeting with stan, I have a long phone conversation but havent met him yet.

I wish I was going tomorrow!

I am excited now, only a few hours left at work. I have not had week off of work since last June so really looking forward to the break!!!

Are you having your hair up or down?
I would not order the hair over the internet as you need to get the clolour spot on so it matches yours. I suppose if you go to shop and get colour code then it would be ok to order on net.
I get all my hair from a West Indian lady in Leicester, she is a scream. There will be a lot of shops in your area i am sure. Its often know as "weave"

I am having my hair up quite high as my catherdral veil will be attached underneath it and my tiara sitting on top. The only way to describe the hair piece is that it is like a bun but a lot more intricate. My hair which is quite long will be put up in ponytail then squashed flat underneath the hair piece. The hair piece would be then pinned on my head so mega tidy and easy. I will make the hair piece before i leave.

 

[orangetiggs]

yes i like the idea of just putting my hair up and then my veil is going under as well. I would like curls etc like barrel curls. Do you have a website where i can see they styles you do??

If you can help me thats great, on less thing to worry about and as you know what your doing i know I'm getting a good thing, otherwise i will get some bright pink thing from some market!!

 

[October Bride]

I don't have any pics. What i do is see a celeb pic etc and then copy it. I have found this website really helpful http://theweddingveilshop.co.uk/id203.html I am having my hair like #700 through to #787. So when you see the big bun type thing on her head well i will make that bit and then pin it on my head.

If you find a pic you like send it through to me and i will see if i can help etc. Are you having someone do your hair out there as they should be able to work with "clip in" extensions (weaves) or like i say make yourself a hair piece.

Try the web page above for inspiration as it is a veil shop so perfect styles for us brides.

Hope that helps

 

[orangetiggs]

i will have a look thanks.

If i get a piece thats easy i will get my moh to practice here and do it over there to save on the hair bills!

 

[orangetiggs]

love that 700 pic!

 

[orangetiggs]

i'd like something like this

 

[October Bride]

That is lovely

I am guessing your hair is not long enough or maybe thick enough to do this?

Are you having someone do your hair for you?

If i was doing this i don't know that my hair would be thick enough so i would put my hair in a high ponytail then wrap the hair "weave" around the pony tail a few times securing with pins etc. From then it will be super easy to fold the hair into the barrel curls. I would use my own hair for the smaller curls in the middle and the longer weave for the bigger outside curls.

You would only need to by a short weave, i think the start around 12inch but you can of course cut them to make life easier.
Yes you could make a hair piece if you wanted but i think it would be just as easy to do as above.

 

[October Bride]

sorry just noticed that you may not have a hairdresser, i must read slower

Any how, have a go doing it the way i have said with help. Its just all a matter of practive and good hairspray

Barrel curls are very easy to do you just need patience honey.

Don't know if it is something you may be interested but when i have had my hair like that for balls etc i usually get a knecklace pendant. Put a kirby grip through where the chain does and then pin it so it sits/hangs in the middle of my hair or maybe just above your veil I may do this as my veil comb is very plain. Lord knows where i get these weird ideas but i always have loads of compliments on this one. The pendant i use is prob about an inch big.....just an idea if you are like me and love the sparke!!!
Another idea is florists diamonte wired inside the barrel curls this also looks so nice.

 

[meryll83]

i'd like something like this

Ooh, that's lovely, I want mine like that but half up half down, then I want to pin little flowers into the bun type bit and then have losse curls down the back underneath

 

[orangetiggs]

my hair is very thick and just below my shoulders, when i showed this to ana she did this!

which is not quite the same!

I was thinking of adding jewels to my hair that match my tiara

 

[October Bride]

My lord i would NOT be happy either.
You may well have enough hair honey.

Ok put your hair in high ponytail. Then you start with outside barrel curls so get about a 1 - 1.5 inch section of hair. Straighten and spray with hairspray this will give the the defined piece of hair and will make it earier to work with, if your hair is a little damp this may also help. Then wrap it round using your fingers and pin it in place (keep the picture in front of you). DO NOT worry about lose hairs you can fix them at the end. Just keep doing this until you get the desired effect. You just need to make sure each piece of hair is about the same size so you have the perfect polished look.
Once all this is done simply pinch and stray bits of hair and pin then inside the barrel so you can not see them or hold them in place with strong hairspray, shockwaves to a very good gel spray, nothing moves once that is sprayed on.
The picture below - well it looks like she has used all different size pieces of your hair and more important it does not look like your picture. One thing to remember you initial ponytail needs to be super tight so you so not get a sagging at the back of your head!!
Practice makes perfect.

 

[October Bride]

Ooh, that's lovely, I want mine like that but half up half down, then I want to pin little flowers into the bun type bit and then have losse curls down the back underneath

I did that for friend wedding and it looked lovely

 

[orangetiggs]

i was thinking about using one of those doughnut things you cant get from boots thats like mesh and pinning to that to give some volume??

 

[October Bride]

Yes but they will give you more of a bun shape as you pull ponytail through the middle of them. You could do your barrel curls from there but just make sure the doughnut is well hidden as they are not to pretty.

Honest i would just spend some time playing around. I am not a hairdresser i have just taught myself and now i do a few weddings a year (hair and makeup) Only for friends and friends of friends. Last summer i had a very upset party who hated what a hairdresser had done so i did my best with an hour to go!!!!!! and they luckily loved it......

Its a good idea if possible to have mirror infront of and behind yourself so you can see what you are doing.

I hope my bumbling has helped!!!

 

[orangetiggs]

its been such a help, i'm going to call my moh now and see when we can start practising!

thanks you so much and have a great trip tomorrow, take lots of pics as i want to know everything!

 

[October Bride]

Good luck!!

I will do, how many posts do you need to do before you can start posting pictures?

 

[orangetiggs]

10 i think, opena photobucket account(free) and then copy the img code it puts at the bottom of your pic (you will see it ) inot your post here

 

[orangetiggs]

we got our second BEO in on thursday! so much better than the last one, its now 14688 and thats without the updated floral and cindys carriage is still on it which we are going to take off so i think it will go down about 1500 so thats even better!!