We really do love the bridal lounge. Every time we have a wedding at the salon, it's like we are suddenly hanging out in the middle of a big old fashioned girl party (well, sometimes dads and brothers  crash...but whatever).

Music's playing, mimosas are  flowing, friends are in abundance and well, getting married is pretty happy stuff. It doesn't matter if the parties are big or small, wild or tame, as long as they are as fun as Kristen Appleby's entourage!

Kristen was an organized bride who booked New Leaf over a year ago. Brains AND beauty? Wow.

Pinning in the last few pieces are really the most important...

And of course, the lethal weapon, the most important tool in our beauty arsenal bag...HAIRSPRAY! A girl can't get married without it!

Kristen wanted a polished, but textured look...She found her beautiful comb on, you guessed it, Etsy, every brides wedding addiction. Etsy takes the "Yourself" out of D.I.Y., and it's fantastic! Etsy saves brides (and cooperative fiances) all over the country probably  thousands of hours of slave , er, I mean "crafting" labor;-)

Jenn curl, curl, curling away...

One bridesmaid was just as pretty as the next....

There's that potent can of hairspray again! Spray away Danielle, spray away...

The view from the back....

Amy G working her usual beauty wonders...

Amy G and Ashley making the world over, one person at a time...

These groomsmen aren't going to know what hit 'em!

SO Kristen is lucky enough to have younger sisters...who just happen to be twins! Can you imagine the kind of trouble that must have occured in the Appleby household?

We could never get them both in a photo together (wonder if Mom had that problem too....)

Blonde hair, blue eyes, great hair...what's not to love?

Pay no attention to the fire alarm...these girls are hot stuff (bad pun, we know).

All the flowers you see in the girls hair were found in therapy. boutique inside New Leaf Hair Studio. They double as clips and pins which can be worn again (on your shirt, handbag, belt, a little creativity goes a long way!)

The lovely Kristen...aren't her eyes just amazing? Amy G kept her make up dramatic enough for a wedding but soft and natural because let's face it, Kristen doesn't need much help!

The veil....

The whole gang...Thanks to Kristen and her ladies for inviting us to be part of your special day!

The New Leaf girls are ready for wedding season...bring it on!

Pam, Danielle, and Ashley kicked it off  in Newport by hopping into the hair mobile and heading to beautify Sarah Lange and her girls.

Check out this spacious set up and food spread...For on location weddings, we could always use more of these 3 things--1. Outlets 2. Mirrors and 3. Ventilation. The New Leaf wedding team was getting spoiled at  the Newport Harbor Hotel . Don't get too comfy ladies...next you are going to be asking for some palm leaf fans and a cabana boy feeding you grapes!

Check out Danielle's beautiful chignon...

We were just LOVING these black flowers--so pretty...

Look familiar? She wouldn't to you, but Allison sure looks familar to us! Her sister, Katie Armstrong, was our first wedding of the season LAST year--oh, the irony. Not really, but a coincidence anyways. We love referrals:o)

Another one of Danielle's masterpieces--Allison's hair is looks like a beautiful woven puzzle...

Oh so soft...

We love highlights in updos--they just look so beautiful...

There were 7 ladies to get photo-ready and all of the make up was done by none other than our multi-talented Ashley. She rocks at both hair and make up, plus she's really fun! Not a bad view, I'd say...

Here's Pam, working out, er, I mean working on Sarah, our radiant bride. Clients always ask if our arms get tired blow drying all day. It's not our arms, it's the feet, especially when we don't wear our sensible shoes. The rule, "Fashion over function" is tempting for hairstylists but ALWAYS regretted if not followed!

And ACTION!

Danielle working on Donna, Sarah's mom...

Could our bride BE any cuter? We love a bride who smiles...No matter how talented your beauty entourage is (ahem, New Leaf), a happy bride always photographs the best.

We always love to place the veil--it's my favorite!

Our special thanks to Sarah Lange and her girls for making our wedding season kick off a good one! Stay tuned for much, much more of our wedding antics...

Tune in Sunday evening to the show Platinum Weddings on WeTV 9pm EST. Michelle and John's "Platinum Wedding" was styled by the New Leaf team this past summer at OceanCliff in Newport.

Watch the sneak peak below and make sure to keep your eyes peeled ... you might catch Ashley or Courtney working it in the background!

http://www.wetv.com/video/70079700001/platinum-weddings-raina-the-newport-wedding

I met Jill Sartorelli at her wedding hair trial in the spring, and we both agreed it felt like eons ago! When did that start happening? Years, months, seasons, they all blend. My mom warned me about that...

When I first met Jill, I instantly liked her. She was so sweet, soft-spoken and easy-going. It's no wonder she works with children for a living. Her fiance and her have been together for 8 years so they had been waiting for this day forever! Anyways, Jill's wedding was planned for a Sunday and she never dreamed the weather in October would be so gorgeous! The air was crisp, the sun was shining, it smelled like fall. Perfection.

Jill's mom told me when they visited Glen Manor for the first time, it was a day just like this one. They booked the venue. But Jill also did something smart. She expected rain. She planned on things being inside. Usually, I like to think positively but for a day like your wedding, it's best not to have your heart set on sunshine. Why not, you ask? Because if you focus on what the day really is about, the weather becomes secondary. And that's nice. Sure, every bride wants the perfect day, but if you focus on other things, what is a better surprise than waking up and seeing sun? It's kind of like an 'added bonus' to marrying your best friend.

You know a bride is going to be nice when her last name is Niece.
And as an aside, am I the only person who still has to say to myself, 'i' before 'e' , except after 'c' or when sounding like 'neighbor' or 'whey' when typing a ie/ei word? I hope not because then I will be embarrassed.

Sarah Gordon, a Barrington native, decided to come back to her roots for her wedding. Sarah is now a Bostonian (not to be confused with BRISTOLian, a Bristol native, born and raised).
Her wedding was at the Rhode Island Country Club. This location is not your typical country club on a golf course--it overlooks the water, showing off some seriously beautiful sunsets. I'm told if you grew up in the East Bay area, you always crave the ocean so it's only fitting that Sarah came back for her big day.

Kana Okano called us a month ago to see if we could make her gorgeous on her wedding day. Even though September has become our busiest wedding month, we said, "of course!"
With a name as exotic and unique as Kana Okano, the mystery was too alluring.
Kana's wedding was at Linden Place, a beautiful historic mansion in Bristol with gorgeous grounds.

Cristina Northcutt had a fantastic bunch a girls surrounding her on her wedding day. All 8 of them decided to get "celebrity treatment" at New Leaf...hair and make up for all--yipee! We love when that happens because everyone seems to look and feel so good when they leave. You can always seem to tell when a woman feels pretty...it's that whole confidence thing. It's amazing what some lip gloss, hairspray and a few bobby pins can do for a girl. The best is when you don't even have to stress out about doing your hair and make up yourself, then you really feel like J-Lo in the chair!