Marlowe Mckerihan - The Blog

Another wedding update! I absolutely loved my wedding day hair. It was chic, simple and held up all night, through drinks and lots of dancing. Gina Barrington  Gina Barrington , of Wide Eyed Beauty , made all of the girls look amazing. She took in our Pinterest pictures and explanations of what we wanted and delivered above and beyond. I always wear my hair down, so I was incredibly nervous about wearing it up, but it looked flawless! Here are Gina's bridal hot to do's for brides: Do something slightly whimsical and undone- super polished hair is so dated. Slightly messy side buns, or tousled waves are just perfection for wedding days.  On hand products of mine: always a great dry texturizing spray (oribe, or Oscar blandi) dry shampoo - matte and colorless of course beach salt spray   a great hairspray- I like Bumble & Bumbles classic, Elnett, or Sebastian classic a plumping spray or mousse for crown volume especially fo...

We did it! 5.10.2014 came and went. It was the most magical, perfect, beautiful day of my life. I've been getting a lot of questions about what my day was like, who my vendors were and what were my favorite parts of the day. I don't want to overload you with details, so once a week {or let's be honest, when life allows - we close on the house we built next week!} I'll be posting about our wedding!  First up: Getting Beautiful. Maggie Kerr of  Wide Eyed Beauty I knew that hair and makeup were going to be a huge part of my big day. I needed to feel beautiful and confident. I wanted to look like me, just a better version. I partnered with Gina and Maggie of  Wide Eyed Beauty , they are both Ford makeup artists,to make my hair and makeup dreams come true. They 500% exceeded my expectations.   Maggie Kerr , kindly gave me a list of her must-haves for my bridal look! -Laura Mercier Primer -Cle de Peau Concealer -NARS Pressed Powder...

In exactly one month from today I'll be a bride!  I can't wait to marry my best friend and see everything that come together into what I know is going to be the most beautiful day ever. Right now I'm working with my wedding planners, The Eventful Life , to finalize details: place cards, chalkboard doors, flowers and let me tell you finding a way to declare what each guest will be eating on their place card is not easy. Jess and Steph  found the most adorable solution via Etsy. Besides getting to marry my handsome fiance, I'm looking forward to spending the morning getting beautiful with my bridesmaids, mom and {future} mother-in-law. I'm treating the girls to hair and makeup by Wide Eyed Beauty . I drool every time I look at the work of Gina and Maggie ...swoon. I wanted to make sure we all looked pretty while we were getting prepped, so again, I turned to Etsy to find a little gift to treat the ladies too. Silk and More  on Etsy has beauty robes, that ...