Wedding hair
styles need to reflect the brides' personality
and personal style. The "natural"
days are finally ending as today's bride looks
for "more" from her wedding day salon
services and bridal hair style. More fun, more
beauty, and more individuality are what brides
are in search of.
Wedding Hair Styles: Long Hair
If your hair is long and you wear it pulled
back most of the time, then an elegant Updo
would be just the look for your bridal hair
style. Incorporate a detail from your gown into
your wedding hair style. Details such as braiding
or twisting of fabric can be duplicated into
the hair style. Or look to the texture of the
dress. A soft wispy bridal hair style complements
a full-skirted tulle gown. A smooth gown of
a heavy weight fabric is complemented by a smooth,
shiny bridal hair style of knots or rolls. Do
you wear your long hair down most of the time?
Then try wearing some of it up away from your
face and leave the rest to cascade around your
shoulders. Let a few tendrils escape to float
around your face, they can be curled or left
natural. Having it all down is just too casual
for a wedding hair style.
Tip: Natural curls? Enhance
them and work with them; keep your look soft.
Straight hair? Don’t expect curls to last
all day, wear it up for your wedding hairdo.
If the curls are pinned in place there will
be less worry.
Wedding Hair Styles: Medium Hair
If your hair is medium in length it can be curled
and worn with a sparkly headband or tiara to
dress it up. Or simply tuck some hair behind
your ears and use one of the very popular decorative
hair clips to hold it back. With the help of
a talented stylist, your wedding hairdo can
also be worn up.
Tip: If your dream is to wear
it up and you have a few months grow it out,
go for it. Medium hair is versatile, try a few
looks with your stylist at least a few months
ahead of time. This helps to chart out the growing
process.
Wedding Hair Styles: Short Hair
Believe me, there is lots that can be done for
your wedding hair style! Dust off your curling
iron and give your hair some fullness in the
crown area and back. Don't curl the front, it
won't look like you. Flatter fronts are in right
now so sweep the hair off to the side and save
the curls for the back area. Today's "curls"
are for creating texture. Many hair products
on the market are designed for "texturizing
the hair", not necessarily for hold.
Tip: Don't touch the curls
while they are warm, it will loosen them up
too much. Once cooled, run your finger through
your hair with some hair wax and pinch and place
the "texture" where you want it. Don't
brush them out - it will look too poufy, frizzy,
and (Horror!) dated!! Top your wedding hairdo
with a tiara or a few hair clips and you are
ready to go!
Headpieces-
Here is the best advice!
Pick out your wedding gown first
Decide on your wedding hair style second
Choose the headpiece and veil
The best way, of course, is to have a couple
of trial run appointments at the hair salon
prior to the big day. This way an exchange can
be made for a different style headpiece if necessary.
Don’t feel pressured into purchasing a
headpiece because it "matches your dress".
Instead, look for a detail from the gown you
would like to enhance and find a headpiece that
complements it. It may be pearls, a flower detail,
or the trim. Or match the flowers in your bouquet.
Petite? If you are finding
that the headpieces seem to big, look at what
is offered for first communion headpieces and
ask the bridal salon to add a longer veil.
