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Katherine
Savvy June 2023

Wedding day hair regret :(

Katherine, on July 26, 2023 at 12:08 PM Posted in Hair and Makeup 0 8
I got married June 24th and the day went well and was really beautiful.


However, my hair looked HORRIBLE. I got it professionally done and it looked worse than when I do it myself. Honestly, it looked worse than when I do literally nothing to it.
I told my hair stylist that my hair doesn’t respond well to hairspray, and still went kind of crazy with it. Within 20 minutes of taking photos, my hair looked like an unbrushed birds nest. I’ve only seen a few of the professional photos so far, and I’m worried I’m going to hate all of them because of my hair.
How do I stop my hair disappointment from clouding my memories from what was otherwise a very nice day? I’m just so upset because I’m not even someone who dislikes their natural hair.
And yes we did a hair trial a few months before the wedding. The trial went fine.

8 Comments

Latest activity by Tera, on November 4, 2023 at 10:02 PM
  • Rhondayalex
    Dedicated September 2023
    Rhondayalex ·
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    Katherine, chances are you're being extremely self-critical. You said so yourself, the day was beautiful. And I'm sure you were as well. Focus on your memories of the day. Your smile. Your significant other's smile. The time you shared with family and friends celebrating your marriage. When people look at your pictures, what they'll see is the joy and love you exude, not your hair.


    Share a pic if you can. This forum will surely provide you with honest feedback.
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  • Katherine
    Savvy June 2023
    Katherine ·
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    I don’t know if everyone telling me how bad it looked will make me feel better :/ but here is how it looked right away vs how it looked shortly after Wedding day hair regret :( 1Wedding day hair regret :( 2



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  • R
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    You are gorgeous! I love your dress and those flowers are stunning. I don’t think your hair looks bad but it sounds like it wasn’t how you wanted it look on your special day which is frustrating and disappointing. Try not to let those feelings mar the memory of your special day. When I see these pics it’s your absolute joy that stands out. You are just radiating happiness. Congrats on the wedding. I hope with time you will love your photos you were a stunning bride.

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  • Cece
    Rockstar October 2023
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    I completely understand where you're coming from. I had an allergic reaction to the makeup the mua used and had to scrub it all off! I literally walked down the aisle with zero makeup on. And since we were in the south, it was humid and my hair fell and got a little frizzy. I know when we think of our wedding day, we think of it being the one day when we get to be all dolled up and our "best selves". Unfortunately, it doesn't always work out that way! I just focus on the fun memories of that night, and how happy I look in our photos! Hopefully, once you get all your pictures back, there will be some that you really love in there! And if not, never underestimate the power of photoshop! You can easily have your favorite photos edited to fix your hair. Another option would be to speak to your photographer. Just let her know that you are very unhappy with your hair in your photos (not at all her fault of course!), and see what she would charge for a wedding portrait session with your hubby. Then you could have gorgeous, frameable photos and an excuse to wear your wedding dress again!

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  • Jacks
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    I'm so sorry your hair didn't work out the way you wanted to! You did look really radiant though, and you're gorgeous either way.

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  • Rhondayalex
    Dedicated September 2023
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    As to be expected, you look gorgeous. I'm sure your photographer captured all your best angles. And as Cece suggested, you can always look at doing a studio session if the pics are absolutely intolerable for you. But I doubt that will be necessary b
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  • Pat
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    I can totally relate, but I guess the difference is I knew it was going to happen. ..... beach wedding, beautiful gulf breeze ..... yeah, I have pictures with my hair all sideways and my sweet love with the "clown" look. You HAVE too look at THOSE pictures and just laugh. Really. Remember the circumstances that THAT particular picture was taken - for me it was when my boys raced down from the reception to join us on our "romantic" beach shots. I looked disheveled, the boys looked alcoholic-impaired (LOLOL) and seriously, it is my favorite picture. It's "us" in reality, not some poster-picture photo-shoot shot. So try looking at your pictures with this in mind and you just may love the imperfect ones more.

    Wedding day hair regret :( 3

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    I’m sorry you were unsatisfied with your hair. I don’t think there’s any advice to give. No matter how many positive comments you receive from others, if you feel you don’t look beautiful in your wedding pics then it’s an issue.
    Try to have an open mind and judge yourself fairly. There’s a good chance that you’re being overly critical of yourself

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