Valentines Day and Lots of Snow

In my years as a hairdresser and my years in my business I have had Fourth of July Brides, Labor Day Brides, New Years Brides but I had yet to have Valentine's Day, the day of love, bride. This year I was introduced to Michelle, a bride who got engaged over the holidays and her and her fiancé decided to get married sooner than later, just because!  Beatriz Bryan Jarvis, a makeup artist I met this winter introduced us and I was excited to have my first wedding of the year. In the approximate five or six weeks of planning Michelle was able to get a beautiful fitted lace dress and simple fingertip veil. During our trial we had decided on a side swept pony with lots of volume at the crown but on the day of the wedding a last minute decision had us doing old Hollywood curls.
Did I mention that the day before we had a huge snow storm? It may have been difficult for guests to get there but it made a beautiful backdrop for their photos taken by Hillary Dubie.

Beautiful makeup by Beatriz Jarvis Vermont Makeup Artist as well as photo credit!

Perfect Burlington Fall Wedding

My wedding season was winding down when I received an email for an October wedding. It was the first weekend in October, a weekend I am occupied with a theatre production for Girls Nite Out Productions. This is my fourth season with GNO and I was happy to be at the Black Box theater on the waterfront once again.  Anyway, back to the wedding... Katherine was getting married down at the Intervale in Burlington and it was a small wedding party, just her and a maid of honor. Since I was in Burlington already I knew it would be no problem to take care of her wedding party and still make it to my call time at the theatre.
Every season since I started Finishing Touch I usually cross paths with Cynthea of Cynthea's Spa. This season though I had yet to do a single wedding with my former boss.  Katherine's wedding would be where we would finally get to work together this season and a bonus was that neither of us had to travel anywhere!!! We took care of Katherine and her party (Mom and MOH) right at Cynthea's Spa.
A couple weeks before her wedding Cynthea and I were able to do her trial run. Again at the spa we put a look together that would fit Katherine and her wedding day.
Katherine was proposed to just after she cut off 6 or 7 inches of her hair leaving it above her shoulders and since they put together the wedding quickly due to her father being ill there was no way her hair would grow much. Initially she wanted me to get her hair up in some sort of up style. I certainly could get her hair up but it had to be in a very sleek manner a look that would not suit the look of Katherine's wedding. I took her hair down and did a side sweep on one side and her eyes just shined. It is kind of incredible to see a bride just light up when you (the stylist) get it right. Everything seems to just fall in to place after that moment.

On the wedding day both Cynthea and I took care of everyone then I had the pleasure to meet up with the bride a little later at Hotel Vermont, a beautiful new modern hotel in Burlington, to put the flower piece in her hair after she was in her beautiful dress!

Here are some pictures  and if you want to see more check out Anne Skidmore Photography's blog here: