Hello everyone, sorry I haven't been blogging for a while.  I have been really busy with work and I have some really exciting news that I will share with everyone, once i have solidified all the details.  In the mean time, I have received some emails from Amber who has a wedding in April, from Jill who has a wedding in May, and from Elaine.  I am so sorry, but due to some error on the side of my web server, I did not get your email addresses so that I could reply back to you.  I got some generic web address and since all of your inquiries had the same generic email account....I knew something was wrong.  If you read this over the next few days, please send me your info again.  I will make it a priority to schedule you in. 

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Me getting made up!

     My husband and I spent most of the day yesterday taking photographs of me for my website, and other publishing articles, for my business Bella Di Oliva.  We went down to the botanical gardens and just started taking pictures.  I was so nervous at first.  What if what I'm wearing makes me look out of shape, what if my updo isn't right!!!  Why are there soo many people looking!!!!  You know what, the first dozen shots or so you could totally tell how nervous I was, but after another dozen or so, you can totally tell I was getting into it.  We took over 900 picture.....lol. My husband has a good camera....lol.  So we got home late in the afternoon.  We popped open a bottle of wine, had some nice pasta and salad, then we finally got around to looking at some of the photographs. I will post some after my husband has had a chance to re-size them.  He says 15 mega pixels is huge for the web....whatever that means, but he's the expert so I let him do what he needs.  Here's one I liked a lot. (I made him fix it last night)

I LOVE!!! that necklace!!

I'm sitting in a giant butterfly chair...how cute is that!!  I am wearing a classic 50's updo, with traditional make up, on top of an airbrush foundation.  I am wearing lash extensions and of course I am wearing my luscious red lipstick so my lips can pop, plus my husband loves it, naturally...lol.  Here is the other photo we fixed last night.  I will get more posted in a few days.  It just got really late last night to go over so many photographs.

Not to shabby..HUH!!!!

After

Before

I finally got my husband to come on location with me to one of my wedding sessions. He has never had the chance to actually see what I do on these wedding events. Boy was he impressed. We started at 8:00 am sharp and finished by 3:00 pm. He was there for moral support and to take pictures, lots and lots of pictures !!!! I think he took over a 1000 photos, which of course now we have to review and choose the best ones, but from what I've seen so far there is a lot of really nice pictures of six of the sweetest girls I've ever worked with, and alot of good photos of me working my craft! So stay tuned!!

Bella

Yes!!

Another weekend and many happy brides ….I love to meet people from around the world and I don’t even have to go outside of Austin. Many of which have never even been to Texas before, but are here as members of a bridal party. They come to me and leave very happy, with good memories of Austin Texas! Thank you to everyone that worked with me to make it happen, and thank you to everyone that gave me the opportunity to make it happen!! I love to create the magic of designing the brides hair. It is so hard for me to put my feelings into words, but it is so easy to put my feelings into my work and I do put them into my work which you would clearly see.
Come and see me make the magic in person or in any of my other art work, fashion art, or other designing arts. I am passionate in my love for the arts. I can’t fight it, that’s who I am.
Much love
BELLA

We had a great week this week.  My website is taking off.  I am actually driving traffic to the site thanks to all of you who have visited belladioliva.com.  I am working on registering at some of the more popular bridal sites so that we can get even more people visiting the website.  Don't forget to sign into the guest book please.  I had a bunch of people already signed up, but I reloaded the guest book and overwrote the data.  Whoops!

Our latest runway show with Luxe PR Promotions, Salon Aqua Blue and The Belmont is tonight at 9:00 pm.  Here is a link go check it out. http://keepaustinstylish.blogspot.com/2010/10/fashion-rocks-belmont.html.  I hope all you guys and gals out there can make it.  Come check out our Styling Creativity!  Have a few drinks as well!

XOXOXO
Lupita