Wedding Hair at Bear Lakes Country Club, West Palm Beach

Bear Lakes is a proper country club in the old sense. Long sightlines, big windows, that particular low hum of a room where a lot of weddings have already happened. Brides sometimes worry a traditional club will make their wedding feel dated. The opposite is true if the hair is right.

Here's the grammar I follow at Bear Lakes.

Match the room's formality without matching its era. The room is classic, and a classic style looks intentional in it. If you wear a very current, very undone style in a traditional ballroom, it reads as unfinished rather than modern. Not a disaster, just a missed opportunity.

Lean into the windows. West Palm Beach light through big windows in the late afternoon is warm and directional. Soft, brushed-out waves catch it beautifully. A high-shine, tight style can look glassy in that light.

Respect the dance floor. Traditional club ballrooms get warm. I set styles with a light setting spray rather than a heavy one, because heavy spray combined with body heat makes hair fall into stiff sections by the second hour.

Plan for a seated dinner. Long tables mean your back is photographed for an hour. I keep the nape immaculate.

And check the sun for portraits. If you're doing photos on the course, the light is beautiful but the breeze is real. Face-framing pieces need pins.

Group size is the other thing to plan early. Party hair is $225 per person and the Bride Experience is $1,000. At seven hair services a second artist joins so your morning stays calm. Numbers are on the investment page.

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