Bridal hair
Avoiding hair-raising experiences
If you want beautiful hair on your wedding day you have to take control and make sure it compliments the dress and accessories says Joyce Connor
1. Choosing the style
You’ll want to look wonderful on your wedding day, so take control. Rule out the styles that you wouldn’t personally feel comfortable. It does not matter what your mother, sister, best friend or hairstylist like - what really matters is what you want.
2. Browse magazines and the internet for ideas
Before booking a stylist, try to develop an idea of the hairstyle that suits you best. Cut out pictures of your favourite styles from magazines, print pictures from the Internet and take them with you to the trial appointment. Otherwise, give a very clear description of what you want to the stylist.
3. Does it go with the dress?
Buy your wedding dress and then decide which hair style and accessories will best compliment it and you. Take a picture of your dress with you when you visit the stylist so they can give you the best advice.
4. Trial run
I recommend a trial run six weeks before the wedding day. If the hairstyle that you choose does not look as good as you’d hoped, you'll be glad you found out earlier. For example, the thickness and length of your hair may not be suitable for your style. Remember to take your veil, tiara or any other accessories along to the appointment.
5. Comfort Levels
During the trial run if the pins or hair accessories are causing discomfort, let your stylist know so they can be adjusted. The last thing you need on your wedding day is painful pins!
6.Take pictures
At your trial appointment take along a digital camera to take pictures. Ask the stylist to take pictures from all angles. The photos will give you a better idea of how the style would look to other people.
7. A fresh approach
If you want to have your hair coloured, or to have any other chemical treatments, have these done a few weeks before so that the colour has time to settle. Have your final trim or cut no later than two weeks prior to the wedding date.
8. No Change Here
Just before your wedding is not the time to try out a drastic new look, such as cutting your long hair into a short style or completely changing the colour.
9. Tall or short
If you are worried about height differences then you should choose your hair style carefully. A high hair up do can add quite a lot of height to the bride. Also take into account the height of your shoes. This can work the other way round too. A bride that is much shorter than the groom can use a ‘hair up’ style to even out the height difference.
10. Sleek and Glamorous
Try not to choose an elaborate a hairstyle. While it is important part of your whole bridal look, it is beautiful you, not your hair, that should be the centre of attention.
If you want beautiful hair on your wedding day you have to take control and make sure it compliments the dress and accessories says Joyce Connor
1. Choosing the style
You’ll want to look wonderful on your wedding day, so take control. Rule out the styles that you wouldn’t personally feel comfortable. It does not matter what your mother, sister, best friend or hairstylist like - what really matters is what you want.
2. Browse magazines and the internet for ideas
Before booking a stylist, try to develop an idea of the hairstyle that suits you best. Cut out pictures of your favourite styles from magazines, print pictures from the Internet and take them with you to the trial appointment. Otherwise, give a very clear description of what you want to the stylist.
3. Does it go with the dress?
Buy your wedding dress and then decide which hair style and accessories will best compliment it and you. Take a picture of your dress with you when you visit the stylist so they can give you the best advice.
4. Trial run
I recommend a trial run six weeks before the wedding day. If the hairstyle that you choose does not look as good as you’d hoped, you'll be glad you found out earlier. For example, the thickness and length of your hair may not be suitable for your style. Remember to take your veil, tiara or any other accessories along to the appointment.
5. Comfort Levels
During the trial run if the pins or hair accessories are causing discomfort, let your stylist know so they can be adjusted. The last thing you need on your wedding day is painful pins!
6.Take pictures
At your trial appointment take along a digital camera to take pictures. Ask the stylist to take pictures from all angles. The photos will give you a better idea of how the style would look to other people.
7. A fresh approach
If you want to have your hair coloured, or to have any other chemical treatments, have these done a few weeks before so that the colour has time to settle. Have your final trim or cut no later than two weeks prior to the wedding date.
8. No Change Here
Just before your wedding is not the time to try out a drastic new look, such as cutting your long hair into a short style or completely changing the colour.
9. Tall or short
If you are worried about height differences then you should choose your hair style carefully. A high hair up do can add quite a lot of height to the bride. Also take into account the height of your shoes. This can work the other way round too. A bride that is much shorter than the groom can use a ‘hair up’ style to even out the height difference.
10. Sleek and Glamorous
Try not to choose an elaborate a hairstyle. While it is important part of your whole bridal look, it is beautiful you, not your hair, that should be the centre of attention.
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