tres jolie ...

This post is so random ...

Today, I had a trial with one bride and a wedding day bridal service with the another.

In the morning, I had a trial run with a July bride ... the.sweetest.bride.ever. 

She had a style in mind, but not really, but kinda. You know how it is ... you know what you love but you're not sure whether or not it will work; or there might be pieces of what you like in one inspiration picture and a section from another. The goal was to mesh it all together

She knew what she liked and didn't like. In the end, we had a bit of trouble with her trial, because the style she really loved couldn't work with her hair length and type. We tried several variations and luckily ended the trial on a good note with a variation which she was happy with. We are going to meet again though in order to get it to be a variation she is truly excited about.

Every time we took out the pins to try a different approach, she felt bad and apologized.  But you know what - she had no reason to apologize to me or to feel bad. It's my job to walk away from a trial leaving the bride with a style she LOVES! So in turn, I would like to give her MY apologies for not finding that style right off the bat. (If you happen to be reading this Ms. Bride, I'm really looking forward to holding another trial run with you and hanging out with you and your girls!)

The second half of the day was a bride, a mom, and a drink at The Windsor Arms!

My second bride of the day was a petite blonde who originates from Brussels. Her quiet and calm pre-wedding prep mixed with her minimalist style mixed a bit more with the melody of her mother and her speaking French, was charming.

Both Mother and Bride were cool, collected and classically European - they both opted for casual but elegant 'dos - Mother wanted a smooth bob with a slight flip and Bride wanted sleek straight hair pulled half back for a '60s kind of vibe.

For makeup, Mother wanted only some base, some neutral shadow and mascara. Let me be the first to say that she didn't need anything else.  She had healthy skin, a natural rosy complexion, and full lips. The Bride wanted a bit more drama with her makeup so we did a classic grey smokey eye.  She looked great (if I can say that about my own work!).

But what will stick with me forever is how Mother and Bride kept asking each other "Oui?" - searching for approval throughout each stage and layer of makeup and hair - and the answer was always "Oui - tres jolie!"

What a pretty phrase, huh?  Tres Jolie ... I've been saying it all day.  In fact, when I went down to the lobby and into the bar at The Windsor Arms (to have a drink of Iced Tea when the job was done), the bartender asked "Everything okay?" and I answered .... wait for it ... wait for it ...

Tres Jolie! (entirely the wrong way to use it, but I seized the opportunity)

-bp-