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Hair Styles
When all eyes are on you, you'll want to look beautiful
from head to toe. Get inspiration, expert guidance, and helpful tools to
help you find and create the perfect wedding
All Swept Up
The formal updo, with its clean lines and
timeless elegance, is a favorite wedding day
look and works well with a variety of veils. If
you've got your heart set on an updo, remember:
- When choosing a hairstyle and veil, take
your face shape into account. If you have a
rounder face, sleeker styles with longer
veils will look best on you. Fuller styles
and veils flatter narrow faces. Talented
stylists can adapt most styles to suit the
shape of your face.
- Veils that hang longer than your waist,
like the fingertip, chapel and ballet
styles, are heavy. Tighter styles hold up
better under all that tulle, so if you are
wearing a long veil, choose a coif with less
volume up top. A chignon, where the hair is
gathered into a roll at the nape of the
neck, is a good bet. Another option is the
Juliet topknot, where the hair is twisted
into a tight coil at the top of the head.
- Do you love the drama of intricate updos,
with lengths of hair woven into an elaborate
creation on the crown of your head? Don't
despair, this style CAN work with a longer,
heavier veil. Instead of covering your hair
with the veil, consider piling your hair on
TOP of your veil. The veil will cascade down
your back, adding romance and sweetness to
your style.
- The French twist, where the hair is
gathered into a low pony tail and then swept
into a roll along the back of the head, is a
classic and versatile look. Brides that
choose the French twist are in luck -- this
style looks gorgeous both with long veils
and with shorter styles, from the floor
length veils to the wispy flyaways, which
are only about a foot long.
Letting Loose
If you've decided to leave your long locks down
for that romantic look, remember that tousled
shouldn't mean tangled. Be sure to set your hair
and use either hairspray or gel to give it
structure and prevent flyaways. Hair left down
can work with most any length of veil, but the
rule of thumb is that your veil should always be
longer than your hair so you don't look messy.
Also remember that the longest veils may be too
heavy for hairstyles with lots of body, so try a
sleek look if you're wearing a long veil.
Updo or Up Don't?
A good compromise between the sweetness of hair
left down and the elegance of updos is any of
several in-between styles, where the hair from
your crown is swept back and the rest of your
hair is left down. Whether you gather the hair
from your crown into a bun, or pull the top
layer back with twinkling combs, an in-between
style is a lovely compromise in the great debate
between up and down. And if you are still
undecided, remember that more and more brides
are wearing an updo to their ceremony and taking
their hair down for the reception.
Chic Short Cuts
Styling is key for brides with short hair.
Shorter styles have a tendency to look messy,
whether you iron it, dress it or slick it back,
make sure that you win the fight against bed
head. One look we love for cropped cuts: Tiny
crystal-tipped hairpins strategically placed
throughout the hair to add sparkle.
Brides with short hair look especially lovely
with short veils. Picture a tuft of snowy white
tulle fluttering from the crown of your head.
But don't think a smaller veil is your only
option -- cascading veils can look fabulous,
too. Dress your hair up with a tiara or halo of
flowers, and you'll be gorgeous in a veil of any
length.
Topping It Off
Tiaras are still far and away the hottest
accessory for bridal hairstyles, but combs,
clips, barrettes, jeweled hair sticks and
hairpins are popular as well. All accessories
can look great with a variety of hairstyles and
veils, but remember to use them sparingly. Too
many twinkles can distract from your face.
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