Hehehe! Thank you!! My very first updo, in fact...

There were no additions; the secret iiissss........ bobby pins! Lots and lots and lots and
lots of bobby pins. Apparently there are different types of pins too--who knew? If you poked a finger back there, it was solid metal. Oh, and of course plenty of hairspray for good measure. The vain things the female of the species does...

But, hey, special occasion and all that...

I *think*, judging by all the poking and prodding, the way those things are done is by securing a lock against the head with pins, then making the curl and securing the other end of the curl with more pins. Everyone's 'dos looked just lovely. I do think being able to look at a picture and translate it into an actual, functional, beautifully arranged mass of curls on a real live person is a pretty impressive talent. I'm hopeless at so much as putting in curlers!