Wedding #3 Preparations

The preparations for the wedding started early.  The groom came to the house to get the bride.  I followed with Kylie and a sister-in-law in my car so we could locate the salon.  

I had previously driven around one day with the Kylie, the bride, her mom, and her sisters looking for the salon, and we were not successful.  The groom, however, must have made the appointment, and he knew where to go.

This picture was taken while the mom was quickly feeding Kylie some lunch, since she knew Kylie would be gone all day.

At the salon, there was a lady who had the job of helping brides get into their dresses.  

Getting into the dress turned out to be quite the affair.

It was a rented gown, which is the most popular thing to do here, so it's not only "one size fits all," it's "if there's something wrong, figure it out on your own," kind of thing.

A piece of silk material was put behind the laces, so that for all the space that wouldn't lace up, her skin wouldn't show through.

A few loops in, one popped.  

There was a lot of pressure being put on these loops. 

I think, all in all, three or four loops popped.

The lady assigned to dress her, took a pair of scissors and poked a hole in the dress directly, and ran the string through the dress.  

I was shocked by the whole thing thinking, "She just ripped that material on a gown that is not hers."

It was a lengthy process, to be sure.

Then, the bride wanted her sleeves sewn tight to her arms, so there wouldn't be a space.

Then came the make-up artistry.

After make-up was done, we moved back to the "hair section."  Kylie and I were not allowed to get close to her in this area, so I zoomed in a bit.

I left Kylie there to continue watching the process while I went to pick up kids from school.

When I returned, I found a princess.

She wanted some hair hanging down on the sides, so she just asked them to "cut some pieces off."

After this, she went with the groom to take photographs.  They take pictures in a studio with different backdrops, and when they come out, a videographer will follow them to the car, and they will go different places to take pictures. 

Our job was to go home, get ready, and follow the "party bus" to the wedding. 

Sounds simple enough...