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How long before the wedding to get extensions and hair dyed?

My wedding is July 3rd, and I want to dye my hair and get extensions. I want to get them both done pretty soon so I can see weather I like the extensions (cinderella extensions) and color or not, but I want the color to still look good and not grow out. How long before do you think I should get them done?

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1. You should just do it now, that way if you don't like anything you can change it. And if it gets close to the wedding and it needs touch ups you can just do that.
2. About a month or so before. I'd think if you do it too soon, you may need a touch up if the color fades due to so many washes.
3. I would do it now and then get it touched up about a week before the wedding. You want to give yourself enough time that if you don't like it you can change it. Sometimes that can be a process depending on your color (dark takes a few processes to lighten for example). The extensions, I would suggest getting cheap ones and trying those out first and see how you like them. It is a long and expensive process just to rip them out if you hate them. I used a hair piece for my wedding and instead of finding one that matched my hair I bought one and then had my hair dyed to match it. Wayyyy easier and it looked perfect. No one but me and my MOH knew it wasn't my hair.
4. You're going to have to trust the person doing the work for you and get it done the day before. The thing with extensions is that you can't be sure how your hair will react to them and the last thing you want to happen is to have them in ahead of time and then have to beg to have them removed just before the wedding because removing them does cause some hair loss. Depending on your hair type too - it could cause ALOT of hair loss! I have thin, flat hair and tried extensions. After about a week - they uncontrollably snagged up into my own hair making a rat's nest out of it - I spent hours trying to straighten it all out and then the only answer the hairdresser had what to cut them out and basically give me a buzz cut in the process! So I spent weeks working them out myself and then having them removed. I still lost some hair. It's pitiful if something goes wrong. Extensions are a risk and getting the color right is a risk. If you want to look perfect- you're going to have to get this done the day of or the day before. If you get them done ahead of time then you're going to have to have them fix it up the day before or the day off or things are not going to look right. If you insist on getting it done ahead of time - 1-2 weeks would be the max. I wouldn't do them at all. A hairpiece can more easily be worked into the style you want and be dyed to match. It's more temporary and if something goes wrong you will not be crying about the end results. Not all hair dressers who do extensions understand the different hair types. They just do whatever you ask without telling you what the risk is or what could happen. Extensions are more permanent and they are high maintenance too. If you want them long term, you are going to be at the hairdressers spending alot of money you could better use for your new household or to save. Extensions are best for single women with alot of extra money to blow who have hours per day to work on their hair and can afford to see the hairdresser every 2 weeks or for celebrities who have their own personal hairdresser everyday.
5. At least 3 weeks, so the color won't be bright.
6. at least a month ahead of time. if you do it like, the week before, it may end up looking unatural, and if you want to take them out there may not be enough time without making your hair look really weird
7. Here is the thing, you can't do it too soon or too close to the wedding. To be honest with you, I would do it about 2-3 weeks before your wedding. This gives you enough time for the color to develop into what it will really look like and to get used to the extensions. I know people will say the earlier, the better but that's not necessarily the case with hair. If you do it too early, you'll have faded color and yes you can get touch-ups done, but the color will still not be as fresh or vibrant. I know when I got married, I asked the same questions of my hairdresser and at the salon and they all said ideally 2-3 weeks before is what they like to do for weddings.