Hair...
I always suggest that you coordinate this with the bride – if she is wearing hers up, then do yours down. I have often found that brides like their BMs to have a no-fuss hair do, plain as possible, as they are usually the ones with the fancy up dos. If this is the case, and you opt for a down do..PLEASE don’t spend thousands so some Redken finalist can blow dry your hair as puffy as possible, only for you to go home, re-wash and straiten it yourself.
So now comes the time we have all been waiting for, what will we be wearing!!!! I must say I have been very lucky with the experiences I have had with my lovely bride-friends, they have all made their BMs a very big part of the planning process in terms of what we will be wearing on the day. Again, I urge you to remember that it is her day. If you have a bride who is adamant that you will be wearing a pea-green halter neck with a pink empire line, then roll with it. It’s her special day….If, however, you are lucky enough to have a say, then here are a few tips:
The upcoming wedding I am apart of will include four BMs, all with very manageable hair. The lovely bride is having an up style and so we will be having ours down. She had booked a hair appointment for us which totalled almost R3000. WHAT??? For a blow dry??? You have got to be kidding me…. My suggestion to her was
“ARE YOU BLOODY MAD, CANCELL THE APPOINTMENT WE CAN ALL DO OUR OWN HAIR”.Right, ok if one of us was a total frizz ball and urgently needed a good iron-out then fine, spend a bit of cash, but in this case that money can be more wisely spent – on booze for example ;-)
Therefore, if the BMs have manageable hair, get one of your friends to do the blow dry (powerful, salon-style hairdryer always gets best results) and straiten (GHD!!!) the BM’s hair for them. Another really effective way is to do a simple blow dry then use a curling tong (£25 at any boots shop, doesn’t need to be the fanciest brand) to create soft pretty curls Like LC and olivia ;-)
So to keep you in the loop for the plans of the upcoming weding, the four BMs will be having their hair loose and strait or soft curls, depending on length with a cute head band (very blair waldorf - esqu dont you think). I just love them, they go so nicely with the wedding theme and picked them up at H&M for only £7.99 (if memory serves me correctly), bargain, and even better that they cant be bought in SA!
