Hair Love: What gives a girl power and punch?

. . .is it charm, is it poise? No, it's Hairspray. 

source | Mmm, my husband can serenade me any day. What, you didn't know we're married? ;) 

A more apt title for this post could have been 'Hairspiration' but this song just kept popping in my head so I decided to try and be clever. ;) 

(P.S. I know Mrs. Potion had a really similar title to one of her hair posts - I promise I'm not copy catting, this was written prior to being a Bee and I just love the song, the title, etc. so much that I didn't want to change it.) 

I am always on the lookout for hair and makeup inspiration pictures (to pin to my 'Wedding - EEE!' board on Pinterest, ahem). At this point, I haven't nailed down exactly what I want my makeup to be like, but I know - and honestly, have always known - what I want my hair to be like.

Mr. Palm Tree and I both share a 'wtf' sentiment at this new craze that has had girls wearing their hair down and straight, like every day life, for special events. I have absolutely no clue where this came from, but it makes no sense to me. We both much prefer Princess Giselle's look in every day life than the ridiculousness that was her 'elegant' look for the ball (I must have my hubby James Marsden on the brain, after looking at those pictures I YouTube'd 'True Love's Kiss'. Not ashamed, folks, not ashamed).

True Confessions (I do this a lot, huh?): I will never be the person who gets out of bed early enough to perfect hair and makeup and arrive at work impeccable. Quite the contrary, I am the person who barely wakes up with enough time to do enough with her hair and put on enough makeup to arrive at work acceptable. This, of course, is something I feel should carry over to my Wedding Day look - although I will undeniably spend much more time and effort on how I look, I still want to look like myself. 

image via Kristin Newman Designs | found on A Low Country Wedding |  As gorgeous as this is, it would never work for me. 

I've always known that a half-up, half-down style would suit perfectly. It will keep the hair out of my face, and I'll still be able to get curls (something I can almost NEVER sport, ever) and huge volume. My favorite hair has always been giant, country star hair (. . .foreshadowing. . . ;) ahem), but pictures like this still look my breath away:

image via Elizabeth Messina | Found on Style Me Pretty | I love simple, almost beachy waves - but my hair would never hold them, even with the help of Ultra Clutch ;) 

Friends, I stumbled across the following picture(s) years ago. I have had it saved in my GMail as 'wedding hair' since at least 2009. I can Google wedding hairstyles until my own hair falls out, but it is safe to say that come our big day, my hair will look as close to this as possible:

source | Folks, you can find this picture every and anywhere - on every freaking hair website imaginable. No joke.

source | apologies for the poor coloring/quality of this one!

I cannot think of anything better and more suiting. Believe it or not, I've never showed this to Mr. Palm Tree, so barring I make it another year, he'll be truly surprised. 

Every time I look at these pictures, I cannot help but sigh and smile. I just envision my long hair (that I am working on growing so desperately) sitting all Country Star-tastic as I say "I Do." Well, until the reception anyway. . .then anything is fair game and it's quite possible it'll all end up in a messy pony by night's end. ;) 

What is/was your 'hairspiration'? I know that a lot of girls are anti-hairspray and/or product - if you're one of them, did this influence your decision? (sidenote: I cannot be anti-hairspray and/or product or my hair would never do anything. I have long ago learned to accept and embrace the stiffness and general icky/slimy texture).