As we have said before, there really is no such thing as a wedding "OFF SEASON". During the cold winter months while our brides are laboring over every last wedding detail--choosing between calla lilies or hydrangeas, tea-length or floor length bridesmaid dresses, white or ecru table linens, etc,--we are fine tuning our wedding details--WEDDING HAIR! 

There is nothing wrong with winter weddings--we love them in fact. It just seems that most brides biggest fear seems to be the weather, and by weather I mean S-N-O-W, the powdery white stuff which is falling as I blog. (Maybe even more feared is being left at the alter, understandably, but hopefully that doesn't happen and that is just a scary old urban legend, right?)

Anyways, with our kickoff to wedding season being in April, we keep seeing the soft side-swept ponytail on celebrities, in this case, Kristin Cavallari (Hills fans--lover or hate her:-) and Emmy Rossum. I thought it would be a great (and fun) class to teach so without any more babble, here are some snapshots from the class...

The scary mannequin...we were all in agreement, that with all the advancements in both technology and the hair industry, why can't the mannequin companies create some prettier heads? I mean, come on! 

This head still stands in our bridal lounge, and succeeds in scaring every single employee who walks in there and forgets. I even know that it is there and I still jump!

Here is Allie in the curled, backcombed and pinning stage...

Jenn getting her loose waves ready...

And voila! 

It was Jenn's model's birthday and I think she just nabbed a fancy style for her b-day dinner:o)

From the right...

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And the left...LOVE that texture--no basic, boring side ponytails from the 80's at New Leaf!

And Allie's hard work paid off...

Isn't the roping detail beautiful?

Close-up...

Thanks Allie, Jenn and their beautiful & patient models! This class was so fun to teach. Stay tuned for some more "off season" training to come...

We heart winter weddings.

Is there anything more magical and festive than a winter wedding? I think not.
Fur stoles, sparkly white lights, snow on the ground, the scent of pine in the air--what isn't to love?

Linsday Newall, our Boston bride, felt the same way.

Southern New England Weddings magazine is finally here!

This bridal wedding 'bible' was just released and it features our very own brides--Gretchen Babyak, Joanna Principe & Sarah Huse! Click on their names to check it out...

We went to SNE's annual holiday party and boy, do they know how to do it up! I guess that's what happens when you team up with such fabulous vendors.

Check out the Grand Ballroom at the Providence Biltmore...

We got to sneak a peek at the magazine and now you can too...stop by New Leaf and pick up your very own FREE copy of this beautiful publication...because, what is really free these days?

New Leaf's 2009 wedding season closed out this past weekend with two fantastic brides. Danielle Bassi called last year to book herself, her mom, and 2 sisters. Her winter wedding at Linden Place was to be a destination for our Pennsylvania bride. Little did I know that I would be reminded of how small of a world we live in!

There is nothing like a beautiful red lip...if you can pull it off. We see it in magazines. We see the celebrities wearing it on the red carpet. We all dream of doing it but it's just so darn hard to get it right.

Well then, your dreams of feeling as sexy as a vintage pin up girl can come true...Just find Amy, our make-up guru, and you too can rock the red lips for the holidays!