What's been happening :)

 Hailie Ruth Heinrich

About a week after I blogged about my new hair style and about the amazingly beautiful brides I had for the upcoming year, Chad and I found out we were expecting our first baby!! The weeks that followed were somewhat of a blur... morning sickness, midday sickness, nighttime sickness made for just work and sleep for the Mommy to be. The first part of the year was filled with a joyous sick feeling, and MANY beautiful brides!

Here they are!!

My sweet best friend Carly on January 16th in Orlando Florida

Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE to rock the "poof" on my own hair and on other lovely ladies I style! Carly had a "poof" in the front of her hair, and a messy cluster of buns in the back. For the reception, she traded her veil for a flower in the back. I ugly cried off and on the whole time, she was breath taking! What a beautiful day!

Alison on February 22nd in St. Augustine

 Alison and I felt like we'd known each other for a very long time. I adore her awesome personality and style. She chose to change her style for the reception... so beautifully dramatic! She was so pretty and it was so wonderful to share in the excitement as she married her man :).

Photography: http://www.markdickinsonphotography.com/

Wedding planner: http://www.lindsayrachaelevents.com/

Monika on March 7th in Orlando Florida

Oh my heavens! I loved the whole look that Monika created on her wedding day! She was a vintage beauty! I really thought her hair piece was AWESOME! She looked amazing!!

Photography: http://www.jessicabennettphotography.blogspot.com/

Janel on March 12th in Longwood Florida

Janel is one of the many wonderful people I met through my friend Brandy Burridge. I had a blast styling her hair, and her lovely bridesmaids for her big day. Her hair style looked awesome on her. Simple and wonderful, just like she is! 

Photographer: http://www.brandyburridge.com/

Kat on April 10th in Destin Florida

Kat, my first destination wedding...in Destin, Florida! I absolutely LOVE the way she wore her veil low in the back of her up do! It was so elegant and went perfectly with her uniformed groom :).

Happy Tuesday and 2010!

Happy New Year Friends :) I woke up this morning super early to get some things done before I go into the salon. I have to say I'm super happy. Yes, super happy at 5:30 am. The reason why I have this glow about me at such an early hour is: I REALLY LOVE my job!! I just answered some emails, pushed my ghetto little computer chair back, and thought to myself..... "I love this!!" Then, I thought of the fact that if I love my job so much, I NEED to show some love to my sweet little blog.

It's my mission to blog ALOT in 2010. About all things hair, and of course all the lovely Brides I have scheduled for this first full year of hairbyjb.com! Buckle up your seatbelt my blog reading friends... I have some amazingly beautiful things to share with you this year!! Make sure you check in with Brandyburridge.com also. We will be working on a lot of the same weddings in 2010!

As I start off this Tuesday morning and the New Year with an extra pep in my step, I want to also share with you that I have changed my style. I've been completely over my long locks for a while now and last week, I made the choice to cut my hair short! It was invigorating! Not having to straighten so much hair makes my day consist of an extra 30 more minutes to enjoy other things :)

Have a wonderful day and remember that when you have rockin hair, you feel rockin!

Love-
JB

My long hair (and our first family picture with our pup Maycie)

The New do!

Ringing in 2010 with a new style!!

My Best Friends Color :)

I blogged about my best friend Sabrina a few months ago when I took a trip up to see her in North Carolina. She came to see me this time and since I was able to color her hair in the salon, we went lighter and brighter!!

I always LOVE when she comes to see me and I enjoy every minute of pampering my best friend with a new and improved hair do! PS I love her face in her before shot :)

Louise and Mike

Cheerful, friendly, kindhearted, green :) These are all words that describe my friend Louise. I first met Louise about four years ago at the very first salon I worked at. She was referred to me by one of my clients and the very first time she sat in my chair I chopped off over 10 inches of her gorgeous curly hair for locks of love http://www.locksoflove.org/. Since I met Louise, she met and fell in love with Mike, the perfect guy for her! I had the pleasure of styling her hair for their sweet wedding on a cruise ship. Since their wedding my husband Chad and I have really enjoyed hanging out with them on numerous occasions. (Louise throws the BEST Christmas cookie swap every year by the way…. :). They are defiantly the coolest, most fun loving couple I know. They are involved in the neatest things; play writing, worm compost, triathlons, scavenger hunts, just to name a few. They are both the kind of people that are just downright pleasant to be around. I love the memory of styling her hair for her special day and I look forward to many more memories to come!

Carly

     I promise I haven't forgotten about you little blog :) It's been a while since my last post! Tomorrow my best friend Carly is coming over to practice her wedding day hair and I'm so excited to help her prepare for her big day. January 16th is right around the corner, and on the eve of my trial run of her "I do" hair I want to share some of my favorite pictures of her from my photoshoot. Carly has such a unique style! I can't wait to see everything come together on her special day!

Amanda and Ryan

I've known Amanda since High School. We both grew up in the little town of Starke in North Florida. Amanda was one of the first people I met when I moved schools and was so warm and wonderful to me. We shared some great memories in our days at Bradford High and continued to talk often after I moved to Orlando.

I'll never forget the day that she called and told me she had met someone who went to high school with my husband Chad in Clermont. They were both counselors at a camp. I wasn't completely shocked because I had already heard from Ryan that he had met a girl I knew. In fact he had already inquired about her and with his face beaming; he said he thought she was cute and really sweet. I love to be a match maker, but this one was just too easy. God had already done the major work needed to get two wonderful people to cross paths... imagine that, He doesn't need my help :). Over the next few months sparks were flying and a cute little romance was in full bloom. Ryan and Amanda caught the bouquet and garter at my wedding and a few months later it was so neat to have my Starke friends and my Clermont friends all together for a sweet little country wedding. (They actually got married at the church were my great grandparents attended way back when.)

Ryan and Amanda are two of the sweetest people ever! They both have the most loving hearts and every time I think of them I smile. I loved every minute of styling her hair for her wedding day. I absolutely think it's so great that two people who deserve the best, found it!

My lovely Dina

The first time I ever talked to Chad (my hubby) was at Paul Mitchell the School. Chad came into my beauty school for a haircut and brought his friend Dina so she could meet me and check out the school. That day (May 12th 2005) changed my life. Not only did I meet the love of my life, I met a lifelong friend.


I feel like the moment I met Dina my life became like 100 times more fun. Not only is she a bombshell blonde, and an amazing person... she is the life of the party! Right from the start I adored her. Some of the best moments of my life have happened with Dina and our friend Jessica by my side. I couldn't imagine my life without the two of them. A lot of laughs and baked goods have happened over the years and I cherish every single memory with them. I completely lived my "college" years through them.

Dina was the last roommate I had before we both got married. Along with being one of my best friends, Dina is also close to my heart because she always lets me play with her hair. I can't even count the times I styled her hair for all of us to go out. I even styled her hair and the rest of the bridesmaids for her friend Torie's wedding. Dina's got the perfect hair that can be straightened or curled and look completely hot either way.

On August 2, 2008 I had the honor of styling Dina's hair for her wedding day. She was breath takingly beautiful in her dress, and the veil was perfect. As I stood there as one of her bridesmaids I choked back tears as two of my best friends became husband and wife. Dina and Sam complement each other so well. They were made for each other. I look forward to many years of friendship and my children calling them Aunt and Uncle. I am completely blessed to have such wonderful people in my life.