Dream weddings Local suppliers share tips and tricks to help couples create their dream day Planning a wedding might seem daunting, but it should be a fun experience where you can reflect your style and personality to create the ultimate wedding. Get organised from the get-go. Make a list of everything important to you both and highlight any priorities. Knowing what you’re after is always good, but I recommend not just focusing on one style and ruling everything out. Start the planning process with an open mind and discover new elements and exciting ideas. Remember, communication is vital! Take this opportunity to work together as a team so the day fully represents you both. Don’t get caught up trying to please everyone else; it’s your day and your loved ones should support your vision. Consider the time of year and the season, as this can help dictate your colour scheme, type of venue, wedding theme, and venue styling. To help the planning process, our experts have shared their advice to help you achieve your dream wedding. HAIR GOALS One of the easiest ways for those looking to add volume to your hair is to put some layers in it. If you’ve got collarbone-length locks or longer, then longish layers are best with the shortest being chin or jaw length. This way, you take weight out of the hair but keep the length while creating body. Having a fringe put in is also a great way of achieving more volume. Because a fringe is made up of hair taken from the top of the head, you’re removing weight and pushing it to the front. Blow-drying your hair properly is a good idea using a small, round brush dry from roots upwards. People think a big brush is the best way to create the body, but a smaller size is better as you can get right in at the root, lifting from the scalp. Blow-drying hair with your head upside down is also a good trick. Remember, you’re trying to defy gravity, getting the hair away from the head. The MDLondon Blow with a large nozzle and a really good bristle brush will give you a fantastic blow-dry for a frizz-free shine and lots of volume! You’ll want to look for resin-based blow-dry products containing PDP VA core polymers, such as mousse, blow-dry sprays and hair protection sprays. These can go hard or a bit crispy, but as long as you’re constantly moving the brush while you’re drying, you’ll avoid the worst of this. Bear in mind that you need some of that crunchiness as texture support volume. I love a product called Sugarlift by Wella EIMI. Dry shampoos and dry texturising sprays are good at supporting volume too. I use Umberto Giannini Texture Boost on myself and my clients. You can use it throughout the day, so if you feel your hair getting a bit flat, just flip your head forward and spray it in at the roots whenever you need to. Above all, you don’t want anything oily on the hair – no oils, no serums, nothing greasy as they’re heavy. Another good method for creating body is adding waves. Putting a curling tong through sections of your hair creates volume as it pushes against other sections. But if you don’t put enough waves in at the roots, the hair will sit flat, so concentrate the tongs where you want the lift. On the big day, put medium velcro rollers in your hair and leave them while you do your make-up. Try a bit of backcombing at the roots, teasing the hair with a wide-toothed comb. You could do one or all of these tips to help. I guess what you don’t want is unrealistic volume so that it looks like a parody. You want to find a happy medium where the hair is healthy looking, so I’d recommend experimenting before the wedding until you find that sweet spot. Michael Douglas | MD London | https://mdlondon.co.uk www.gettyimages.co.uk PLANNING SOS 49
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