Beach Wind & Messy Hair Advice ~
GREAT ADVICE FROM 1600+ beach weddings experience ~ THIS cannot be emphasized enough!!! Nothing ruins your wedding photos like hair / bangs of a Wedmate (or an important Guest) flapping loose, unpinned, unsprayed in your eyes and mouth due to wind whipping because:
- It absolutely WILL flop in your eyes and mouth, always
- And now you have a large, hairy “squid” covering your face in pics!
- Frustrated, clawing, repeated hair-flipping, distracted SCOWL faces in your wedding photos, not good.
- And with hair loose, all the group shots HAVE to be in the same direction, same background, no creativity, no variations and some GREAT poses are impossible… cuz loose-hair-ladies must face the wind only. Seriously… Margo’s photos totally rock… don’t cut yourself off from that!!! Tell Guests to secure their hair the same way!
TIPS TO HELP YOU:
REMEMBER, it is WHIPPING WINDY at the beach 90% of the time! If the forecast says wind speed is above 9 mph, then fix your hair tightly which means:
- BASIC: at least wear a decorated or simple headband with TONS and TONS of hairspray
- BETTER: use bobby pins, combs, flowers, braids, and hairspray a lot
- BEST for DIY.: TON of strong hairspray, plus pins, plus combs or barrettes, a tiara, flowers, plus gel/wax and lots MORE HAIRSPRAY!
- BEST OF ALL: hire a pro hairdresser to style it right AND who has experience with beach weddings, PLUS insist on tons of hairspray.
- This is true for men’s hair too! Wind means he has cockatoo bird crest poking up, or a large “divot” gap in his head. USE LOTS OF HAIRSPRAY! TONS and TONS! Your hair should feel VERY crunchy and uber stiff (shampoo will remove it later).
And another BIG FYI:
WEAR your biggest and SHINY JEWELRY TODAY! This is a wedding…its one time only and special…and these are your once-in-a-lifetime wedding photo Portraits. So, borrow some pearls, or a “big” necklace, wear shinier, nicer earrings, AND that a nice bracelet. Strapless dresses look VERY “empty” or bland without some bling at neckline. So wear your showy bling, ladies! REALLY! Even a simple string of costume pearls is Great! Hope this helps! 💖
