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Brides are getting more and more creative with their wedding day hairstyles by using accessories to add an extra touch of sophistication to their wedding day look, or as a way to show off their personal style.  Headbands are one of our favorite ways brides are choosing to accessorize their wedding d

There are so many great beauty products out there to help you protect yourself from the summer sun. If you’re a summer bride especially, keeping your skin looking healthy and glowing is almost as important as planning the wedding!  Since you’re already busy putting together the details of your weddi

Every year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute hosts a fundraiser for the year’s exhibits.  While celebrities annually come looking glamorous and fabulous, this year in particular, celebs came with extra gorgeous hair and makeup.  Marie Claire had some great photos from the event, wi

Brides are getting very creative with their wedding bouquets by adding accessories to their flowers! A lot of brides are doing this by wrapping fabric around the stems and adding an embellishment like a pin for a pop of elegance.  Others are foregoing flowers altogether and creating gorgeous bouquet

We’ve decided to try something new with the blog!  Every tuesday will be “Wedding Trend Tuesday” where we’ll update you beautiful brides on all the new wedding trends from hair, to fashion, to wedding favors. This Tuesday, the wedding trend is arches. After snow-filled Minnesota winters, we really l

Colleen was a stunning bride on her wedding day!  Kelly Brown Weddings captured these amazing photographs of Colleen and the lovely makeup Allison did.   Here is a testimonial from Colleen thanking Allison for her work.  Thank you, Colleen! “Everything was so amazing. Its hard to be back to reality

Last week was New York Bridal Fashion Week for Spring 2013.  Along with their beautifully unique dresses, designers also revealed some major wedding dress trends we can look forward to.  One-shoulder dresses, bold colors, shear necklines and lots of lace-just to name a few. Below are some of our fav

All of the eye catching art that hangs throughout the Chambers Hotel in Minneapolis was no comparison to our bride, Allison.  The black sash around her dress brings a unique element to her classic wedding hair and makeup done Emily. Embracing he artistic surroundings, photographer Brian Newfeld took