Sassy Southern Curls

Oh the joys of planning a wedding.  Getting married is perhaps one of the most stressful life events that a person will endure. All of the planning...expectations...decision making and let's not forget MONEY it takes to plan your big day.   I knew early on, way before I even got engaged that I wouldn't have a big wedding. Both of us come from fairly large families so the thought of planning a huge wedding was exhausting.  When we finally decided to say "I do" this year I knew that I wanted a small and intimate wedding.  Here are several tips on how to save big on your wedding day. Keep it Small One of the first things you should consider is how many people you want at your wedding. Numbers matter..especially when it comes to the venue, catering, gifts for guests etc.  Elopements are very popular nowadays and many couples are opting out for the traditional wedding.  Now don't be afraid of the word "elopement".  The Vegas drive through elop...

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So there aren't too many things that I won't do with my hair but this one is for sure...I will never color my tresses. Don't get me a wrong.. I love color and frequently dyed my hair while I was relaxed.  I had red hair, purple hair and soon settled for jet black. It was fun playing with color. Natural hair comes with it's own challenges though once you add hair color. Damage isn't guarantee and sometimes it isn't even noticeable until after several applications. I've seen this first hand with  other bloggers who've now admitted that they've regretted coloring their hair. I think a lot women add color to try something different and frankly because they just want to.  Know though that if your already experiencing hair issues such as breakage or dryness, hair color will make it worse. Check out blacknaps.org article on coloring natural hair for more information: https://blacknaps.org/2015/01/15/the-truth-about-dyeingcoloring-type-4-natural-hair/...

Wow!! I'm digging this video. One of the many reasons why I've stopped putting my hair type in my video titles.