Wearing a topper your wedding

On May 6, 2023, I finally got married after an 18-year relationship with the man who is now my husband. It took him "a little" while to pop the question! Of course, I was eagerly awaiting this wedding! But I was also very apprehensive because I have had androgenetic alopecia since I was 20. So I had to find a solution to have the perfect hairstyle on the big day 😉

As you probably know, the topper obviously my solution, but it wasn't without some doubts and apprehensions. I'll tell you all about it in this article!

My apprehensions

My androgenetic alopecia was diagnosed when I was 20 years old. At that time, it wasn't really noticeable yet. But 10 years later, my scalp started to thin out significantly and my alopecia became visible. I often found myself thinking about my future wedding with apprehension. How would I feel beautiful on that day? Would I be able to get a decent hairstyle? All of this made me very anxious and sad.

To be honest, I even resented my partner for not proposing sooner because of it. I thought that the longer he waited, the more disastrous and pitiful the result would be.

But around the age of 30, I also wore my firsthair topper . Discovering this solution was a real relief for me in my daily life. But it also took away my apprehensions about my possible future marriage! I now knew that I would be able to feel good on that day despite my alopecia, which was progressing year after year.

Here is the state of my alopecia a few weeks before my wedding:

It may not seem like a big deal here. But my hair loss is so extensive that it would have been really difficult to have a nice hairstyle. I would have had to use a lot of thickening powder. And the bun would inevitably have been very small, which I think would have ruined the look on my wedding day.

Ahair topper , yes, but with what hairstyle?

I was finally relieved to know that I would have a head of hair worthy of the name for the big day. But as a regular user ofhair topper , I also know that the product can sometimes shift a little during the day. My hairline is very thin, so even the slightest shift of a few millimeters can quickly become noticeable (at least to me). In everyday life, I know that I have the reflex to check from time to time that everything is in place. But I knew that I wouldn't necessarily have the opportunity to do so on the big day. I was also afraid that the bun wouldn't hold up and that I would turn into a pumpkin with a tuft of hair after midnight!

So, I initially thought about going for a romantic hairstyle with my hair down. I figured that the pressure at the back would be less than with a voluminous bun and that a simpler style would be easier to maintain over time.

But during the fittings, the hairdresser also tried out a bun hairstyle on me. And it was a revelation! Surprisingly, I felt that my hair was much more secure, and that it didn't pull back at all as I had expected!

Feel free to watch the video showing the two types of hairstyles I tried out (French version; the English version is also available on the channel):

I still hesitated for a long time because I didn't know in advance how it would turn out on such a busy day as a wedding. But deep down, I knew I wanted a bun to go with my Disney princess dress! So I decided to make my choice based not on my alopecia, the topper the stress associated with it, but rather on what I really wanted deep down.

So I took the risk of opting for a bun for the wedding!

In practical terms, how did it go on the big day?

On the big day, the hairdresser put about fifty pins in my bun to secure it! The topper budge an inch from 9 a.m. to 5 a.m. I didn't even feel the need to check it several times during the day because I could feel that it wasn't moving. I had put a little thickening powder around the front edge just in case, to make sure the topper wouldn't slip back slightly.

I was so afraid that the topper , that I wouldn't notice it and then realize that it was visible in the photos (and that it was therefore potentially visible to everyone at the wedding).

But during the day and then in the evening, I felt that it was perfectly in place! Because you can feel it topper a topper slips back. I was able to move around, dance as I pleased, carry my children. In short, I was completely free to move around.

I received over 1,000 photos from the wedding. I don't know how many of them are of me, but I can say that my topper visible in ANY of them! And that was a real relief for me. I wasn't afraid that people would notice I was wearing a topper at the wedding. Everyone knows I wear one because I don't hide it. But I didn't want to see my wedding photos ruined by a badly positioned toupee!

So today, I am really happy to be able to assure you that yes, you can be perfect on your big day with a topper!

My advice is to choose a hairstylist who specializes in weddings and is skilled in their field. They will definitely know how to work with ahair topper , even if it's their first time using this type of product. Don't hesitate to have your roots touched up if the color is a little lighter than your own. This will refresh the color and still give a very natural look (that's what I did with my topper , which was initially much lighter than my hair).

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