Photography

     Last weekend, Courtney had a bridal photography session on the OU campus. The leaves were turning orange and fall was in the air. (It was also pretty cold and Courtney had to put on a jacket between shots.) The photographer for the event was Steph Bidelspach and you can check out some of the photography she's done in the past on her website: http://stephbidelspachphotography.com/  Since Steph was recently married herself, she knows exactly how it feels to be the bride as well as the photographer. 

    The few pictures from this session that I've seen are absolutely beautiful, but we can't share them with you yet. Guess you will all have to wait and see them at the wedding. And speaking of the wedding, has everyone sent in their RSVP's to Courtney and Jeff? If you haven't yet, make sure to send them off as soon as possible so that they can get a head count for the amount of food and drinkage they need to order. 
 
    They are meeting with Bobbicakes next week to finalize cake flavors. (I have my fingers crossed the lemon cupcakes make the running!)

     A last tidbit of wedding news is that dresses for the flower girls have been (mostly) finalized.  And that the bridesmaids shall be wearing beautiful headbands to go along with their updos. Ooooh, ahhhh. They kind of remind me of butterflies. Maybe it is metaphorical statement from Courtney? No, I won't even go there.

Tresses or Messes?

     Well, either way, it is pretty tress that stems from a mess of twisting and twirling. Courtney has pretty much decided on the hairstyles for the bridesmaids at the wedding as well as her own coif for the big day. Both ideas come from the blog/website, The Beauty Department.

Photo credit: Kristin Es

The first is the look for the bridesmaids:

     Hopefully they are as easy to pull off as the website makes them seem.
     For the bridesmaids, the look begins with a bun in the back and two braids along either temple and through various wrapping and pinning techniques, this look is achieved.

     To get the full step-by-step guide, click this link. 

Still no word on what Kate's hair shall look like, but there is going to be a headband involved somehow.

Photo credit to Kristin Ess via The Beauty Department

 The second look is for the beautiful bride:

     To achieve this look, you first must know how to do a fishtail braid (I don't so thank goodness I'm not in charge of hair). After that, you loosen the braid enough to slip in sections from either side of the head and secure with pins.

    Again, for a more complete tutorial on this look, click this link.

 Next step in the wedding is to figure out the makeup for the day. I know Courtney has said she wanted a natural look (thank goodness), so we will keep you posted.