What to Expect at Your Bridal Hair Trial
You found your elopement hairstylist or wedding day hairstylist and you’re ready for your bridal hair trial! This is exciting!! You get to see how the hairstyles you have in mind will look on you. So, what’s going to happen once you get to your appointment? Let’s discuss!
First things first, you’re going to take a deep breath and exhale. You are in good hands! You have thoroughly researched this person and picked the best bridal hair stylist for you in your area. Hopefully you have shown your wedding day hairstylist your inspiration photos before your appointment. If not, no worries! Show your hairstylist the top three hair inspiration pictures that you found. This is the time to talk about what you like about each picture. Are you loving the volume you see in the crown or maybe the voluminous braid that is going into a low bun? Also, share what you don’t like about the hair inspiration photos: maybe you don’t like how much hair is left out in the front or you don’t want any volume. Share that with your hairstylist. At this point, your hairstylist is creating a vision in their mind of what to do with your hair during this bridal hair trial. They will also feel your hair to get an idea of what your hair can or can’t do.
Now it’s time for the fun part! Your wedding day hairstylist is going to start the creative process. This may include curling your hair, braiding it, teasing it or sectioning your hair depending on the style you chose. This is the prep portion of the process that will help hold and support your hairstyle. It may look a bit weird at this point and you may begin questioning your choices of who you selected! Lol! You have to trust the process. As your wedding hairstylist works, they will ask you questions along the way to get your input: do you want some of your face framing pieces left out? How do you feel about this volume? Are you ok if we do a tighter curl instead of a looser wave? Be honest!! I cannot stress this enough! Share your true feelings. This gives them the opportunity to adjust different parts along the way. Please be realistic and also open to the suggestions of your wedding hairstylist. They are there to support you and your hair vision. They want you to love your hair!
As the styling portion of your bridal hair trial comes towards the end, how is the style feeling in your hair? Is it too tight? Is a hairpin poking you? Does it feel comfortable? Remember that you will wear this hairstyle for numerous hours. If it’s not comfortable now, it’s going to be raging later in the day. Beauty does not have to be painful, despite what you’ve heard. Especially on your elopement or wedding day. Don’t forget to try on your wedding hair accessories too! What does your veil look like with the hairstyle? Do you like the way the fresh flowers look on top of your bun? Maybe you want a different jeweled hair comb to pull back one side of the look. Explore your options!
Finally, it’s time for pictures!! You will want some pictures to be able to see how your hair looks from all angles or to share with your friends and family. Your wedding hairstylist is going to want to take pictures to make sure they know how the end result should look for your wedding day. This makes sure everyone is on one accord at the end. If you decide to change anything on the wedding day, you have a visual reference to defer to.
So how do you feel? You probably feel more prepared for your elopement or wedding. You have a better idea of what you want, you have met your wedding hairstylist in person, and you have seen what they can do with your hair. And you have a beautiful hairstyle! You should take yourself out afterwards since you look so gorgeous!! ; )
Getting married in North Carolina and want to do a bridal hair trial? Let’s work together!