wedding pro's networking in Raleigh

Wednesday afternoon, September 28, 2011, I'll be attending The Triangle Weddin Guild luncheon. Apparently it will be the coolest type of meeting they have; speed networking!
I love to network. The opportunity to meet others is very exciting to me. Hearing about what other pro's do and how they do it is fascinating. Really. And if it a networking or meeting is at a country club or fancy restaurant, I'm even more excited. So, I think I'll be getting all the good stuff rolled in to one for this networking meeting.
My goals for this meeting is to 1. Meet as many friendly and outgoing women I can. 2. Find out about what these gals do and how they do it. 3. talk about myself briefly but succinctly enough to allow them opportunity to get to know me and what I do also.
I hope to post a follow up post about what actually happened at this networking opportunity.

Wedding show in Raleigh

I went to my first wedding show today hosted by Perfect Wedding Guide of Triangle Triad. It was at the Embassy Suites in Brier Creek.
The gal who runs things, Gail Galloway, was a gem to meet. She was open arms, as a self proclaimed hugger, who welcomed me into the venue. When she found out that I am myself engaged she encouraged me to wear the "Bride" sticker. Although I was flattered, I was really there just to meet other vendors and to look around at the venue. I would like to be a vendor at one of these shows soon so it was the perfect opportunity to see what was going on today.
Everyone was happy, relaxed, informative and very friendly. I learned so much about their businesses and what they offer in the wedding arena.
I enjoyed the time I spent there and I am very much looking forward to be a vendit myself.https://www.facebook.com/PerfectWeddingGuideNC
Check them out!!

Wedding Hair and Makeup Networking in Raleigh

Wow! Was I impressed at the turn out for the Wedding Wire Networking group on Monday Sept 20, 2011. It was held at the Cobblestone in Downtown Raleigh. First of all, that location is very lovely, very quaint, very old town. Yes, it does have Cobblestone Roads. the inside was vast, open and inviting. The food was catered, the bar looked awesome and even wait staff walked around with samplings that were so tasty! (yes, i am too lazy to google how to spell hours douvers!)
The CMO, or at least that is what I heard him call himself, gave a talk on how marketing is growing through facebook, twitter and youtube. Also, how important it is to be accessible now through iphones, ipads and droid phones. I guess I am on it! Or Liz is, actually.
I met many other wedding professionals and chatted with a few. Yes, I love to chat. I hope to link up on facebook with them now.
There were many lovely people at this event. I can't wait to go to the next one!

Wedding Hair and Makeup On a Sunday in Cary

I really do enjoy what I do, so it wasn't too much to ask when a bride asked, "Can you do my hair and makeup for my bridal portraits on a sunday?". I said, "Sure!"
I'm glad I did. I got the opportunity to meet two great gals; the future bride and her maid of honor. We laughed, giggled, shot pix, sang to the radio all while getting her hair and makeup done. But that's how it should be, right? After all, there is stress, nerves can get twisted, worries and other negative things creep up and it shouldn't be!! It should be a fun experience. I know I had fun and by the laughs and giggles, seems we all did!

I can't wait to see the pictures. I'm sure her photographer did a wonderful job; she was going to the Matthews House here in Cary for the session. Check out the Matthews House if you haven't already. Its a super home with an old classy feel.www.pamperryhair.com

Wedding Hair and Make Up At the Cary studio, Raleigh Wedding

I'm always amazed at the wonderful people I get to meet while I'm working. Today I had some gals coming to get hair and make up done for a wedding. They were running behind but we worked it out. Anyone attending a wedding knows that time just runs, especially when you are responsible for so much more than getting your own stuff done. Folks are calling for rides, kids need to eat, someone forgot their pantyhose and all that needs to get taken care of as well as the hair and make up. But through all of that, my client handled it all very well. We got her hair and make up done, her mom's done and the 2 little gals got their curls done. All in record time, too!
It's funny how you get it all done in good time and with awesome results.
These gals were super happy and I feel like we all made new friends. My job is good in so many ways, so much more than just a hair do and make up application. It is always good to hear, "Wow!, I've had my hair and make up done before but this is the best ever!" I guess we all had a good ole time today.

see more pix at http://www.pamperryhair.com/

Keratin Treatment News!

There are many exciting hair products out there these days but none is as exciting as the Kertain/Brazilian Smoothing Treatments! You may have heard them on the news, seen them in articles in fashion magazines and met women who have had them done. What is it? A non-chemical way to smooth frizzy, fuzzy hair. Depending on the strengths used, it may even straighten hair but it will always smooth the hair. Not only that but it also makes hair some what humidity reisistant! Yes, humidity resistant. That's the whole point. It seals in the hair, makes it smooth and shiny for as many as 4-6 months depending on how often you shampoo. And when you do shampoo, you must use the recommended shampoos so as to not "undo" the treatment.
It does take time, it does cost money but it sure is a life saver to many women who are tired of dealing with hair that frizzes up even after they take all the time to blow it dry and smooth. These gals are tired of it!!
Although it may not be for everyone and their pocket book, it is defenitely a hair smoothing treatment that gives great results for those who are willing.
check out more pix at http://www.pamperryhair.com/

If you think you are interested, send me an email. We can always set up a consultation, even if its just learn to more about the treatment.
pamperryhair@gmail.com

Wedding Sites

Man! There is a lot to do when it comes to marketing oneself and business. One of the ways to Market is to join wedding websites as vendors. There are many to choose from. Some are free and some have a small fee. But, from what little I know, it's good to be part of these sites for many reasons. One of them is just to be available to brides who are browsing the web. The Second is to have "web exposure". That's a new term to me but I understand it. THe more sites you are on, the more "search engines" can pick up your information and try to put you at the top of your list of your category. The bigger the site, the bigger your chances are. I still don't really understand that completely, but I get the idea.
All Iknow is that PamPerryHair wants to be out there for Potential Brides to find me, see me work and have me as their Hairstylist and Make Up Artist for their big day.
check out my work http://www.pamperryhair.com/

wedding marketing fun?

Well, marketing is not my forte. No!, not at all. I really am quite creative, crafty and artsty so anything in that realm hurts my brain, believe it or not.
I have to hire the pro's to help me get to my goals of marketing to fruition. What are my goals? To be a well known and sought after Wedding Hair and Make up specialist in the triangle area. How do I plan to do that? Get my name out there, of course! That's where I need professional help. THere are so many ways to get my name out there, as I am coming to realize. There are press releases, google searches, yahoo searches, Search engine optimization techniques, blogging, etc.. Ugh! My brain hurts!
So, I'lll do the creative stuff like hair and make up and I'll depend upon my pro's to do the marketing~~
Glad everyone has a speciality and gift.

Wedding Hair fun!!

I love weddings!! Thankfully, I do get to attend at least 1 per year. Not only do I get to attend, I usually do at least the Bride's hair which means I'm there early watching the going's on. All the hustle, bustle, nerves, jokes, laughs and mimosas!!
Yesterdays wedding was no different. Lovely family, friends, jokes and plenty of mimosas were flowing. I had my roller skates on and was concentrating as I had 5 hairdo's to do and 2 make up applications including individual lashes.. I did manage to make the bride 5 minutes late, but I guess that would be 'fasionably' late in my book. No one seemed to mind; even the wedding planner was ok.

I do love being a part of it all. I really do. So many good memories over the years of clients and clients daughters/sons getting married. But at this point, I am ready to start branching out and getting more wedding hair and make up business. I have been contacting wedding planners, signing up for wedding websites and self promoting my online portfolio. I think I may even try to go to a wedding show here in Raleigh next year. Let's see how it goes!!
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