Hair and makeup trial!

So, last Wednesday was the hair and makeup trial. I had had such a bad week last week that I decided to take a 1/2 day on Wednesday. I was SO glad that I did!!! It was so nice to have an afternoon to myself. I ran some MUCH NEEDED errands and then Mom and I had an early dinner at 3:00. By 4:00, we were on the road and entering some SERIOUS traffic in Philly. The place that I have chosen to go with is called Bella Angel and one of their biggest features is that they will come to the bride on the day of the wedding. So...this means that we will all be able to get ready at the Mansion (talk about a beautiful backdrop) instead of cramming into my house. So, since they come to you the day of, you have to go to them for the trial. They were located on Black Horse Pike in NJ. Well, if you know me at all...I am AWFUL with directions and can literally get lost in my own neighborhood (no lie!). We actually made pretty good time getting down there and ended up being a bit early. I was SUPER tired from fighting the traffic so Mom and I decided to try to find a Starbucks to grab a cup of coffee before the appointment. We drove past their location and went down about 10 miles until we finally came across a tiny Dunkin' Donuts. (NO STARBUCKS ANYWHERE!!! What's up, Jersey?!) We got our coffees and then ended up getting SEVERELY lost on the Atlantic City Expressway. We drove around and back-tracked for about 30 minutes until we finally found our way back. haha...should have NEVER gone for that coffee! :)
The place was very small and very un-pretentious! The girl that was working with me was very young and adorable! She graduated with a degree in Art so we had a lot to talk about! I showed her pictures of what I had wanted and we talked about ideas. She did my makeup first (which I was most apprehensive about) and I ended up LOVING it. We had to tweak a few things...and I'm still not 100% sure of the red lipstick...but I ended up liking it A LOT more than I thought I would!
My hair was AMAZING! I came in with a picture of a hairstyle that was so unique and that I absolute adored. The only way that I can describe it is to say a "weave." Basically, she took pieces of my hair and weaved them all together (kind of like a basket) and put it in the back. It was so beautiful and exactly what I had wanted!
My Mom was loving EVERY SECOND of it! They had a trial veil that they let me put on just to get the idea of everything all together. The second I put the veil on, my Mom started BAWLING! She was fine the whole time and then just lost it all of the sudden. It was really cute and really emotional!
After it was all said and done...It was almost 10:00 pm. I was so bummed to take it all out (which took me a good 30 minutes) and wash off all of my makeup. It was CRAZY to think that the next time I would be all done up would be on the wedding day. Crazy, good. Like...I CANNOT wait!!!!!!!!! :)