Hawkily Ever After: Becoming a Bride

After primping with my ladies, it was time to officially become a bride. C pinned in my veil.

Then it was time for the best part: putting on the dress. Momma Hawk and I took it down from its pretty hanger so I could step into it.

Photo courtesy of BM T

Just a quick word of advice for future brides. Don't worry about modesty when putting on the dress. Instead of flashing the girls my bum, I decided that I would step into the dress, denim shorts on. (How ridiculously silly, no?) Getting those suckers off was a task under a mountain of dress. Sorry, Momma Hawk! (Thank goodness there are no pictures of that part!)

 

MOH A snapped the lace embellishment at my waist into place.

 

The only thing left was to put on my accessories.

I slipped off the watch Mr. Hawk gifted me...

and into my shoes.

My bridal look was complete!

Momma Hawk asked me how I was feeling.

I'm pretty sure I responded with, "I can't believe it's really happening!"

I took a quick moment to breath,

 gave myself a spritz of perfume,

and walked out the door to go meet my groom!

All photos by Valerie Demo Photography unless otherwise noted.

Miss a Hawk recap? Don't fret! Catch up here:

We review our planning journey
We rehearse and welcome our guests
The girls get pretty

Lovely Locks: Hair Trial

As the wedding rapidly approaches, I have been focusing on wrapping up the final details of my wedding day look. Last week, I met up with my friend and hair stylist, C, for a run-through of my wedding day 'do. If you remember, a while back I shared my inspiration.

After C and I reviewed the photos I brought in, we got down to business, selecting exactly which details I wanted to incorporate. The tighter curls and volume featured here were exactly on point.


Gardenia hair flower by dkdesignshawaii


I just asked for a few more pieces pulled up for less hair in my face, like this.


Image via Wedding Channel, Photo by Jeremy Hess Photographers

 C, like always, did not disappoint, and gave me exactly the look that I was hoping for.


The perfect amount of volume



Nice tight curls, out of my face

Tell me about your hair trial. Did you pick and choose elements from different photos?

Lovely Locks: Hair Accessories

I may not have mentioned it previously, but for the ceremony I will be rocking a veil. But for the reception, I wanted to wear something fun in my hair like a jeweled clip, flower, or headband. I spent quite a bit of time on etsy favoriting way too many items, until I narrowed it down to these:

Facinator with lace and pearls by svitlanasbridalveils

So gorgeous and timeless, this fascinator was an immediate front-runner, but I worried it wouldn't fit with my hair style. Where would I pin it?



Pearl bridal comb by Amoretto

I was also a huge fan of the jeweled and pearl bridal comb for its sparkle and elegance, but I found myself leaning more towards other options.

Flower hair piece by LeFlowers

I love, love, LOVE hair flowers, but I wasn't 100% sold. I found a lot of them were too big for my taste and the look I was imagining. I suppose I could have DIY'd a la Miss Coyote to make one the perfect size, but my project list was already too long for my liking.

Then I came across these clay hair flowers:

Gardenia hair flower by dkdesignshawaii

Cue the Heavens parting. These gardenia clips are so sweet and delicate, exactly what I envisioned. Once I saw a photo with a bride wearing a pair of the flowers tucked into her half-up style, I was completely sold.

Gardenia hair flower by dkdesignshawaii

I quickly ordered a pair and am anxiously awaiting their arrival. Yipee! One more minor detail crossed of the list.

Will you be wearing any hair accessories on the big day? Did your hair style impact what accessories you chose?