Wedding Season Begins!

For me, this weekend marked the beginning of a busy time in the diary – ‘tis wedding season!
Wedding hair has blurred lines these days, I feel. Gone is the need for a pinned-up hairdo that is alien to the bride’s everyday style. With more designers adding wedding dresses to their collections and now that net a porter has a wedding section, it’s easier than ever to be a modern, on-trend bride.
My friend Bex had a wedding weekend!
Bex is a bit of a fashionista. She wears her hair very soft and loose  – a kind of undone Bardot.
For her wedding she wore a Vivienne Westwood gown and towering gold Dior heels. For the day I dressed her hair with a technique I use when getting actresses and singers ready for a red carpet event.

I glued in rows of real hair wefts from the nape of the neck to just below ear level, and then through the sides. I used wefts that had been matched to her hair colour, which is a multi-toned blonde.
The extensions I use are from Hairaisers. They have wefts that have a highlighted effect. I chose three different blends. For the sides I “split the weave” using a fine razor blade so that the hair I put in was extremely fine.
After a big bouncy blow-dry I added the hair, cut it to her length with a razor then tonged the whole head and left it to cool. I always put a mist of dry shampoo in the nape of the neck and sides of the hair. Then, holding Bex’s head upside down, I brushed out for about five minutes with a Mason Pearson, finally back-brushing the underneath a little.

The result is a big, bouncy blow-out that lasts and lasts. The wefts stop the hair looking stringy at the ends and give it a major “expensive” feel.

Bex just looked so modern-day chic! She married in Southwark Cathedral next to Borough Market, then her 220 guests and I got on a private train to Oxford.

The reception was incredible, with a marquee filled with animals like lions wearing tiaras – it had a real Les Trois Garcons feel to it.

The party went on till 4am with amazing DJs and a Glam Tent section, as well as rooms so everyone stayed over. The weekend continued with a BBQ and games and more DJs till Monday.
The next day Bex changed into Isabel Marant and I kept her hair fresh by stealing her away every four hours and brushing her hair out with a Mason Pearson that revived the style.
The one thing that remained un-partied out was her hair!