The days after the post-holiday emotional hangover and before the pre-spring return to real life (read: right now) are kind of a calm before the storm. Probably especially if you’re planning a summer wedding. Chances are good that the last few weeks have been kind of mellow — but the kind of mellow that’s manic and anxious around the edges; mellow, with the knowledge that busy is about to get as busy as busy gets.

Wedding Wednesday blog posts will bear that out. We’re about to enter a month-long-plus extravaganza of boutique wedding events, planning-polozas, and meet-the-vendors love-ins. Please stay tuned and ensure that your personal devices are equipped with an efficient calendar app.

Before all that begins, you might consider making some time to look and feel good. There are a few special events around town that, while not specially geared toward the soon-to-be-married, are perfect for those pondering Big Day looks and needing pre-Big Day relaxing, detoxifying, and otherwise strengthening treatments.

So here goes.

Pro Sports Club
FEBRUARY 9 from 2 to 5: The Eastside’s mammoth fitness and spa city-within-a-city hosts celebrity hairstylist Ronnie Stam, whose client list includes Christy Turlington, Helena Christensen, Paulina Porizkova, Naomi Cambell, Kate Moss, Tyra Banks, and Steven Tyler, Stam appears on behalf of Oribe, the stylist with the bold-face name whose products have been next-big-thing big nationwide and in the Northwest since 2009. At the Pro Sports Club event, Stam will consult with you about your ‘do, but you have to make an appointment. Note: It’s a consult only; you’d then book time with the spa’s styling team, now led by French-import creative director Jerome Charles. To reserve some time with Ronnie Stam, call the club at 425-895-6565.

High Maintenance Salon
UNTIL VALENTINE’S DAY: The Capitol Hill spa and skin boutique wrapped up three beautifying packages designed to work as Valentine’s Day gifts. We propose you give one to yourself, thereby road-testing the waxing, facial, or glow treatments that most interests you. Call 206-322-6939 for more information.

FEBRUARY 13 from 11 to 12:30: You might also consider dropping by the salon to get the skinny on SuperNatural Energy Balls, a brand new Seattle-made raw, organic chocolate-based superfood that tastes great (I know, I eat them) and promotes all manner of good stuff in your body. Founder and creator Sadee Whip will be at High Maintenance talking about the 30-Day Chocolate Challenge, designed for weight loss, energy gain, and overall health.

And, if you just want to get outta Dodge with the one you love before the next few months take on a fever pitch, check out our awesome list of romantic Northwest getaways.