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Think Fresh & Blooming for the 2014 Spring/Summer Wedding Season

Brides: It’s time to rethink the smoky eye/cat’s eye look! 

Forget the smoke and drama and think fresh and blooming for the coming 2014 spring/summer wedding season.  Think pinks and subtle purples, with an added touch of iridescent shine. 

Color is applied only on the eye lid, from the crease and until the lash line and gently brushed under the lower lash line, ending just before the tear duct.  A dab of iridescent powder/shadow is gently brushed on to the middle of the top lid.  White eye pencil is applied on the water line of the bottom lashes.

Just a few individual false long lashes are added to the top and bottom lash lines, to create a wide-eyed, innocent look.  Together, all these steps create a round, soft, gentle look for the eyes. 

The lips and cheeks are light, luscious and pink (or nearly nude)!

This look is especially flattering for brides with small round or square faces and small features. The light-colored eye shadow helps to keep eyes bright and prevents a sunken, dark look.

What about the hairstyle?

Nearly any hairstyle from short-pixie to long and luxurious curls will go well with this look. 

What about the gown and veil?

Cool eye shadow colors will suit a pure white wedding gown, while warmer shades will complement a champagne or off-white wedding gown. 

The look should be finished off with a very delicate headband consisting of a row or two of pearls or diamonds, matching earrings and a veil appropriate to the height of the bride and the material of the wedding gown. 

Want more information about this look and want to know if this look is right for you?  Contact me today!

Another great hint from The Kallah Whisperer: Email RSVP DOs and DON'Ts!

Email RSVP DOs and DON'Ts

Do your wedding/simcha invitations include an EMAIL RSVP request?  You and your guests need to be sure that you received the RSVP!  How do you ensure this?  Simple!

(1) Create a wedding/event specific email (they’re free on gmail, yahoo and so on).  Don’t use your regular email; it’s too easy to get your RSVP emails LOST!  Make sure to use an easy to remember and type email address, such as bridename.groomname@gmail.com.  Keep the password simple!

(2) Create an automatic-receipt email (this is called Vacation responder in Gmail), which can be set to send an automatic response once an email is received.  

In the Subject Line key in: “Thanks for the RSVP” and a similar message in the message text box, such as “Thanks for the RSVP. We hope to see you at our simcha.  Signed the bride and groom or the bride, groom and the parents”.  

Unfortunately these simple email systems cannot read the email and determine if someone is attending or not.  You will need to read each email and then move them to folders marked Attending or Not Attending to keep your records tidy.

PAST NISHT!

Recently I came upon an old business photograph of mine, used without my permission or knowledge, in a range of blogs and articles throughout the internet.  I am calling this use "past nisht", but the use of my photographs is way beyond "past nisht" and I want to believe that since I sent emails to the different offenders this use will now stop!

(2009)

This is the original photograph, taken by my husband Sidney – using five of my own wigs and head stands, as well as one of the first backgrounds we constructed using one of my Shabbos tablecloths. 

This is just one of a series of photographs taken in 2009 and were subsequently used in a variety of ways including in my first business card and several web site versions – under the original name of my business: Styles by Yochi. 

Examples of my old site (2011):

Examples of my old site (2010):

This photograph is MY property and as such, permission must be requested and provided before this photograph is published ANYWHERE.  

The credit under the photo should read as follows: “Photographed by Sidney Eisner for Yochi Eisner, The Kallah Whisperer for www.thekallahwhisperer.com”

I want to believe that this situation will be remedied immediately!