Wedding Wednesday - Once Upon A Whitson

When Sondra arrived at her first appointment with me (Jenny Mattos) we
did our normal hair consultation. She had super long beautiful hair
and wanted to keep it long. She wanted a trim, but her goal was to
keep as much of the length as possible. We also discussed color
options because she wanted to put some highlights in her hair. During
her first appointment we did the normal getting to know each other
chat. I learned she was a nurse and that she had a long-time boyfriend
that she was planning to marry someday. She was waiting on the
proposal, but it was clear they would be spending the rest of their
lives together. As I continued doing Sondra’s hair I learned that her
and boyfriend LOVE to travel.  I also learned they love their dog
Mykonos, which is something we share because my dog Isaac is
definitely my fur child.


Throughout the years we continued doing highlights and little trims to
Sondra’s hair. She loved the style of the Blunt Lob, but I reminded
her to envision her hair when she got married someday. I felt the
engagement was coming soon and I did not want to cut off all her hair
and have her regret it.  Sondra agreed that she would want it long so
we would save the short cut for after the wedding. Not long after this
discussion, I saw on Social Media that she had gotten engaged on one
of their many vacations. At the next hair appointment, Sondra said she
would like to book EB Elite Artistry for her wedding day hair and
makeup.


Sondra and I discussed all of her future appointments and I asked her
to start thinking about how she would like her hair. I wanted to know
how she envisioned her hair styled for the day as well as her desired
hair length, thickness and color. We created a plan and scheduled her
appointments accordingly. I also encouraged her to please let us know
the date as soon as possible because EB Elite Artistry books up
quickly. Sondra is a planner and shortly after this appointment she
called with her wedding date and placed her deposit to hold her
desired day. We talked about a trial appointment so we could
experiment to see what she likes and doesn't like for her hair and
makeup needs. I suggested that we schedule the trial for her
engagement photos so she could get good use out of the hair and
makeup.


Her photos were early in her engagement, so she was still uncertain
regarding her wedding look, but she did know she wanted her hair and
makeup done for the photos. When we did her hair and makeup for the
photos, we played with some color on her makeup. Sondra has gorgeous
eyes that I wanted to really pop in the pictures. She wanted her
beautiful hair down with soft curls. After her photo shoot, we
discussed the thickness of her hair. I told her if placed a few
extensions, it would really make her hair pop regardless of style.
Sondra’s engagement shoot was almost a year before her wedding so she
had some time to think about it and decide before the big day.  We had
timely appointments schedule to keep checking in and keeping her hair
color and cut the way she chose.


As we approached the big day, Sondra decided she wanted a braid for
her wedding hairstyle. I thought it was a fun style that was
definitely on trend. She showed me pictures of braids she liked and I
explained to get those big fun braids, it would look thicker if we did
a few extensions for fullness and she agreed. Once Sondra’s extensions
arrived and she had a vision for hair and makeup we were ready for her
real trial. I reminded her to make sure she was doing something fun
after the appointment so she could use her look! She scheduled the
trial for her last date night before being husband and wife. During
her trial we had fun with some burgundy colors on her eyes, and man oh
man did her eyes pop. Then we moved onto the braid. Now here is
something about me… I don’t do anything simple. Sondra’s “braid” was
basically four braids, which joined into one braid. Sondra loved it!
She said it was exactly what she was looking for, but she didn't want
Travis to see her completed look even though wanted to stay cute for
her date night. I quickly did a few changes, so he would still be
surprised at the big reveal on their wedding day.


Sondra’s wedding was during the week. On her wedding day
we started the day as we normally do with setting
everyone’s hair. Once I was done setting I moved onto doing Sondra’s
makeup after finishing Sondra’s makeup, I moved onto finishing
everyone’s hair, with Sondra last so she would be ready to start the
day once I finished her. We did Sondra’s hair and makeup just as we
talked about at the trial run. I styled the bridesmaids in a loose
romantic updo. Mother of the bride had a short style I gave some
volume to and polished her style. The mother of the groom wanted half
up half down hair with curls. It was a long but fun day with the
girls.

Since Sondra and Travis had a love for travel, they weren't going to
stop at their honeymoon they were off to Bali! When Sondra was in
Bali, I had got a message from her asking if she could get in as soon
as she got home to get her extensions out and cut off all her hair
like we had planned to do after the wedding. So we made an appointment
for when she got back to take out the extensions and we made
a separate appointment to do the haircut. I wanted to make sure she
was really ready to cut it before we did. She was Ready! We
chopped it off to her Lob that she had been wanting for some time.


During all the wedding planning, Travis and Sondra had been planning
on moving to Bend Oregon. Before Sondra had left, we made sure we had
one more appointment to send her off with good hair and to say our
goodbyes. I love watching her settle in with Travis and Mykonos in
there new home in Bend and starting their lives as husband and wife.