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Offbeat advice: Of ribbon veils and pony falls

June 12th, 2007 · Posted by Ariel

Ribbon Veil

Hi Ariel! I absolutely love your hair in your wedding photos. The ribbons are fabulous! While I wouldn’t do the exact same thing, I would love something with the ribbons or something like it. I don’t even know where to begin looking for either someone to do my hair for me or how I might possible do it myself. Do you have any suggestions? — Alicia

Hey, Alicia — it’s super easy to do your hair yourself if you go for ribbon falls like I did.

I had two pairs of falls, which were essentially just big elastic hair-ties with organza ribbon, yarn, and strips of fabric tied on to them. Seriously, that’s all they were. They’re super easy to make: get some big thick hair ties and buy some nice ribbon, and just tie the ribbon onto the ties. Tada! As for how to attach them, that’s a bit more complicated — but not much.

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