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I had an appointment with my "hair lady," Isabel, last week for my semi-annual trim. Yeah, I know...semi-annual. I'm pretty careless when it comes to length upkeeping but super attentive with hair maintenance (picky as to when I wash it, when to straighten/scrunch it, etc). The way I see it, the longer the better! I've never not had long hair. But, Isabel never fails to scold me for waiting so long to trim my locks as it results in her having to cut off more than the normal trim length. Ooops.

Anywho, I've been going to Isabel for all my hair needs for the past, ohhh, 7 to 8 years. She did my updo's during my senior year formals in high school, streaked my hair with highlights and dyed it red when I was going through that phase, brought my hair back to life when I embraced my natural color once again, and has provided me with countless trims and styles.

There was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to her to be my "hair lady" on my wedding day. When I visited her this time around I posed a very important question. Slightly nervous, I asked "Hey Isabel, can I hire you to do my hair for my wedding?"

She responded "Oh girl I already had your wedding date scheduled on my calendar. Your mom already told me about it. It's been reserved for months."

Sweeet!

Isabel then recommended that I visit her again in about 3 months to fit in one more trim before the wedding (guess I can't get away with my semi-annual plan this time!) and then visit her around September or October to do some hair trials. You know what this means: Inspiration time!

Unlike my attitude with finding the perfect wedding dress, I'm actually doing research for my wedding day hair. My hair might actually be a much bigger deal to me. WEIRD, I know! Anyway, I'm not sure I want to hide my long hair in a big updo or bun. I'm thinking more of the loose curls, voluminous, romantic-ish look. Kinda like this:

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Gawd I love this look!

So does Eva Longoria:

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Or if I did decide to go with the updo, I'd need there to be a lil' bit of volume à la Jessica Alba:

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I haven't ruled out the up do option just yet. I'll need to try out the different styles and also determine which ones are veil-friendly.

I might even ask Isabel to throw a little Sasha Fierce in there.

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Werrk!

Moral of the story: I like volume and Im gonna need Isabel to incorporate it in my wedding day hairstyle.

What style did you/are you werkin' it with on your wedding day? I'd love to hear any recommendations or see some inspiration!