The Girls Get Glamorous!

I quickly took a shower and grabbed the only piece of clothing that wasn't buried under a bunch of other suitcases and boxes -- the dress I wore to the rehearsal dinner.  Then I started getting ready.  And, away we go!

Tonya, my sister and MOH, putting on the pearl necklace that I got my girls.

Tonya helping me with my hair.

Tonya helping me with my hair as our mom looks on.  :)

Brooke, the flower girl, getting her hair done by her mom.

Doing our own make-up [Tonya, me, Aileen]

Me putting on my mom's pearl bracelet.

Tonya helping me put on my dress. 

Almost on!

My shoes. 

Mom helping me put on my pearl necklace. 

Mom helping me put on my pearl bracelet. 

Putting on my earrings.

Filing my nails.

Putting on my tiara/headband. 

When Howie left to do Philip's photos, we broke out the steamer and de-wrinkled my veil and our dresses.  When that was done, it was time to head to Bube's Brewery for the bridal portraits.  Up next, Philip gets ready.  

Photos courtesy of Howie Hartman of Double H Media.

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We arrive in Pennsylvania

We begin setting up

We stock the bar (and skip a rehearsal)

We have dinner and play games at our "Rehearsal" Dinner

We eat R2D2 and open presents at our "Rehearsal" Dinner

We bask in the glow of our paper lantern triumph

We finish setting up the tent
Wedding Day Details: The Favors
Wedding Day Details: The Set-Up 
Wedding Day Details: The Rings

Wedding Day Details: The Chair Signs

Wedding Day Details: Odds & Ends

The hair decision...

The last time I posted about my hair, I told you that I was growing it out.  Well, that's changed.  While my hair does grow fast, it wasn't growing fast enough for me to be able to do anything with it for the wedding.  Since I was going to have to get my hair cut before the wedding anyway, I decided to chop it all of this past weekend.  There's no sense in fighting with my hair when it's going to be for nothing anyway.

Honestly, I was surviving.  I was doing a trim on my bangs every weekend (they grow fast!) to help me tolerate the growth.  On Friday, when I was brushing my hair, one hair came out in my brush.  It looked really long.  So, of course, I had to measure it (yes, I am crazy).  It was over 6 inches long!  And my hair was nowhere near where it needed to be.  

Saturday, the lady cutting my hair asked me what I wanted done to my hair.  I told her to just start cutting.  I told you -- I'm crazy!  ;)  She razor cut the whole thing.  I'm back to a pixie cut.  She did a really good job with it.  It's super easy and it looks cute.  The last time I had a pixie cut, it was too sharp.  She did a good job fading it.  

I'm not sticking with the pixie for the wedding though.  I will be going with the ever faithful "duck butt."  

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I need a little bit more hair in the back for the comb of my veil (whenever I find one that I like for a reasonable price -- or whenever I finally give in and make my own.  Yikes!).  The duck butt will cover the comb and keep the veil steady.  Plus, I like the way it looks on me.  

I'm hoping to have some time on Sunday after the wedding to get my hair cut (I like the duck butt, but the pixie is so much easier -- I want simplicity for the honeymoon!).  And then I will probably make another attempt to grow out my hair.  Maybe.  We'll see.  ;)

The Duck Butt

I am a short-haired bride.  And not what is typically referred to as a "short-haired bride."  My hair is actually short.  I have what my friends lovingly call "the duck butt."  It's short with the back sticking out all over:

When looking for inspiration for what to do with my hair for the big day, I had a huge problem.  When searching "short hair bride," I came up with photos like these:

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Obviously, my hair is much shorter than these styles.  I don't even consider the middle one to be "short" hair!  So, my definition of short is much shorter than that of internet-land.  

I really like my short hair.  I think it looks best on me.  So, I had originally thought of going with my normal duck-butt for the wedding.  Lately I've been toying with growing my hair out a bit.  I haven't had a hair cut since February.  That is an insanely long time for me.  My hair is driving me bonkers.  And, it's in that kind-of in-between phase.  It's shaggy but still short.  I hate it, but so far I've gotten a lot of compliments on it.  

I don't even know what my end goal is at this point.  I haven't seen any hairstyles that have really stuck out to me.  I'm just kind of bored with what I've got.  Normally when I get bored I chop off even more, but last time I had a super short pixie cut.  When I got bored with it, I went back to the duck butt.  So, I figure since I've done a ton of short, maybe I should expand my horizons and do a little bit longer style of "short."  

Honestly, I think this "growing out my hair" phase will last another week or two tops before it drives me completely nuts and then I'll hack it all off again.  But, we will see!