Heavy bridal lengha and hair..what to do?

Re: Heavy bridal lengha and hair..what to do?

• temurlang member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  First, you should take the dupatta to your trial.  If the stylist does weddings, there's a very good chance she is familiar with Indian bridal outfits.  Even if not, as a hair stylist she should have some ideas for you when she understands your concerns.  If you think you don't have enough hair to hold it up, maybe ask her about extensions or putting a piece so you can have it half up with volume. 
  
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  MIL really wanted me to get this one (but DH has strong opinions):
  
  
  
  
  
  I wore my hair down (at DH's request) for the ceremony with the dupatta over my head.  It worked and was not especially uncomfortable.  They just used a lot more hairpins.  The main disadvantage of wearing the hair down is that the tikka, earring, and ear chains (I don't know the proper name for those) don't show that much.  I think hair half up would be totally fine with a dupatta.
  
  
  

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• neetuandsachin member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  I'm having a similar issue but figured out a solution. I have a very heavy chunni as well. I originally wanted to wear my hair half up/half down b/c I think it suits my face better. So in my first hair trial, I did just that and loved the way it look. My stylist was able to secure the dupatta a little bit further back then the crown of my head so that the weight of the dupatta really fell on my shoulders and not on my head.
  
  Hubby-to-be thought originally I should wear my hair up to keep with tradition, so I did a second trial with my hair in a bun.  However, with this style, I felt not only the weight of my hair but the chunni weight all concentrated on my head - and more pins! I  felt like I was poked a hundred times.  I should mention that the first stylist was not Indian but had done several indian weddings, the second lady was indian.  With the bun style, I was ridiculously uncomfortable, so much so that I when the stylist was trying to take my picture I couldn't even fake a pleasant expression. 
  I would recommend trying your hair down and try to maneuver the chunni such that the weight is on your shoulders instead.... good luck!!!
  

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• britishmi member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  Hi rsmehta,
  
  Im flying in to Houston to do some trials for hair and make up in April, any suggestions?

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• kpwedkk member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  I didn't think my hair was flattering up, it's 360 degrees of curls, and they go boinging every where!
  
  I got my stylist to straighten it with organic products, and a flat iron, and thne put curls in it, and make it pretty...
  
  
  
  
  Here you can't even see any hair - I'm bald! Ahhhh... Just kidding...
  
  
  
  
  And then for portraits, I took off the dupatta, and showed the hair...  If you do intend to wear the head portion of your jewelry, I tried a lot by trial to do the hair designs that are noted above, but I couldn't get to see all of the jewelry properly like in this shot...
  
  
  
  
  

  
  "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." ~ Miss K ~
  

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• rsmehta

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  Thank you for all the suggestions, ladies!  This actually really helped a lot.  I haven't lost all hope for wearing my hair down!
  
  @Britishmi- I am actually getting married in Rhode Island so I don't know much about vendors in Houston.  I can ask friends of mine who have gotten married here though.  What in particular are you looking for?

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• britishmi member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  Hi rsmehta,
  
  I need someone to do makeup ,hair, and help to get dressed.
  
  Thanks

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