Bridesmaid updos

Andrea's wedding last weekend was just beautiful, but, as a bridesmaid, I didn't have time to take pictures of the wedding! Right now, the best I can do is show you our hairstyles, by stylists from Oggi Hair Salon in West Hartford, CT.

A short hair updo: Claire has pretty short hair, which was just long enough for this updo. Her hair is held in place with two french braids and finished off with a couple stylish clips. I messed it up accidentally during a hug, but Kristy was able to easily fix it with a bobby pin or two.


Half updo: Jamie's hair was curled and then pinned out of her face.


A braided updo: My hair was french braided, then tucked under. The stylist left a few strands of hair on either side of my face and curled them. I really liked it.


Traditional updo: Kristy's hair is tucked and pinned, looking very elegant and classy.

As soon as I can get more photos of the wedding, I will post or link you to them. You're going to LOVE Andrea's dress, and the gorgeous red and orange color scheme.

Bridesmaid dress for Andrea's wedding

Hi everyone! Andrea's wedding is in 11 days! A few weeks ago I got my bridesmaid dress back from alterations, and I wanted to share with you how it turned out, which I think is pretty well.

The dress is from the Jasmine Bridal Belsoie line and cost $194, although I believe that was with the 15% discount we got because Andrea's mom ordered all the dresses through the same store in Minneapolis. The color is called "berry." Derek thinks the dress makes me look tall, which I don't often hear!

Alterations came to a total of $70, which, while it sounds expensive, I actually think is pretty reasonable (remember, at David's Bridal, my alterations came to $65, and I think these alterations were more complicated). I had the alterations done at a place called "Expert Tailoring" in Troy, Michigan on Maple Road. The reason the price is so high is that the dress has three layers of skirts, and all of them needed to be hemmed. The dress also had to be tightened in the bust and the straps needed to be shortened.

When I tried my dress on in the shop after it was done, there were a bunch of other customers there, and they all commented on how pretty I looked! I'll probably go back to that shop in the future for other alterations.

The bridesmaids are wearing black shoes--I'm wearing the same Caparros shoes I wore for Theresa's wedding. I'm finding that Caparros makes really comfortable evening shoes, and 2.5" heels is just the right balance for style and comfort.

I'm wondering if I should invest in a nice black shawl to ward off the Connecticut fall weather?