Just 'Do it.

Let me start this post, not by talking about hairdos (even though that's what the title is about), but make-up. I just love this photo of Jessica Simpson (even if I don't like the woman herself). Look at her smokey eye! And the pretty-in-pink lip! I love this look. And her hair is actually really pretty, too.
But now, onto more hair-specific photos. I'm not exactly sure what I think about this updo. I kind of like it, but there's something that feels a little off about it... Not too sure what, though... Hmmm....

This next one is very pretty! I just wish the bun was a little bigger, maybe? But gaw-juss.

I love the simplicity of this next photo, and the colour of the model's hair! I'm a blondie, so it gives me some ideas as to what this kind of hair would look like on me. :)

These next two photos are of Eva Longoria, and my, my! How beautiful her hair looks! I love the look of curls pulled up into an updo, and Eva's hairstylist pulled it off magnificently. This, I think is my inspiration photo right now, for my far-distant-wedding.

I like the romantic idea of this photo. I like the tuimbling down of curls, with the little ornamental thingy-s in her hair. It's not quite 'soft' enough, I think, for my tastes, but I still really like it! ;)

I like this next one, too. Again, it's a blonde model, as you might be able to tell haha. And again, I like the idea of the curls pulled back into the updo. There's something very romantic about it. I think she needs some lost tendrils framing her face, though.

I love this look right here. Very modern, very fresh, but still a kind of throw-back in time. Something almost Austen-ian, I dare say? But in any case, gaw-juss, again.

Anyhoo. Just some pics about hair. No biggy. :)

Some Dresses :)

I know it`s been a while since I last posted some pictures, so here are some from the Kleinfeld website!

Some Henry Roth: (BEAUTIFUL!)

I love the lace on it. :)

And a Romona Keveza dress:

I especially love that blue sash. Gorgeous!

Ooh, technology!

I am writing this post from my cell phone and am marvelling at the fact that I can post a blog entry while laying in my bed. Technology, nowadays, I'm telling you!

So I went and saw New Moon yesterday with Missy and my mom. Oh dear, let me just say: ridiculous. And not in a good way. The books are so much better! SO much better. The audience at the theatre just kept laughing, at parts that were supposed to be serious and not at all funny... But it was a nice little outing with my mom and sister.

Hmm, but anyways. I'm supposed to be writing about weddings. Well, actually, the New Moon thing is actually a good segway into wedding talk, because I was just reading about the wedding that happens (I won't say whose, for the few who haven't read it) in Breaking Dawn. Though because it's totally fictional, I won't say too much about it. I mean, to throw a wedding like that would, in real life, cost a LOT of money. (Good thing the Cullens are conveniently rich! Haha.)

But it made me think of wedding costs. How do people afford to get married in this day and age? I mean, did I ever tell you the approximate price of that golf club resort thingy? The one that's nearby and does weddings? Uh, $10,000. Yeah that's right. And then add in the cost of the dress and other elements that wouldn't be included in the package. It's crazy! I cannot imagine spending ten grand on one day, as special as it is. That would be the cost of the tuition and board for a local Bible school for a year! So, $10,000? No thank you!

But anyhow. That's enough for now. More later!

M.

Holy Matrimony

Wow, it's November already! And half-way through! Where does the time fly?
Well, as usual, I have been super busy. It's getting to the end of the semester which means course planning for next semester, exams, projects, tests... and it's also coming up to Christmas! Which means a lot of busy-ness, too. But I'm trying to enjoy it at the same time. You're only ever my age once, and I want to make the best of it.

So, of course I have been thinking about weddings... I still reminisce about the October Wedding... How I love weddings! (Duh.) But it is just such a special time, and I don't think I could ever get bored going to them! I love seeing what different couples emphasize in their ceremony, what rituals, traditions or non-traditions they encorporate, how their personalities come out in the decorations and choice of attire, all of that... But most of all, I love God-centred weddings, in which the couple profess their eternal commitment to the other person with a foundation on our Lord. It just blesses me so much to see this union, this covenant, this faith in action. That's what I think a wedding ceremony is. It's not just a fancy do-dah to spend a lot of money and get a certificate at the end. I believe there is something holy and incredibly spiritual about a wedding with a centre in God. It is a public declaration that the couple will continue to serve one another and serve God together.

In many ways, it kind of reminds me of a baptism. There was just a big group of teens who got baptised at my church's youth group this last week, and it was so amazing, so encouraging to see. The teens had to say a little about why they were getting baptized and it all came back to the same thing: they wanted to take their relationship with God to another level, they wanted to obey Him, they wanted to make a public declaration of their devotion to Him. Well, a wedding is much like this, but with two people, instead of one, partnering with God. When two people come to God's altar and make this holy bond, they are making this public confession to each other, to God and the witnesses there, to take their relationship with each other and with God to the next level, to promise that they will be devote to each other and to God. It is not just a lot of empty words, or spur-of-the-moment words. It is an eternal commitment. And I think that the world has forgotten this. Divorce rates are skyrocketing, marriages are unhappy and unhealthy... So it just encourages me to see a couple take the step and declare their commitment (not just their love, though that's important, too) to each other, to take that next step.

Anyhoo. Just some thoughts...