Four beautiful wedding hairstyles

There are so many decisions to be made in the run-up to a wedding, and your hairstyle is just one of them. Do you want a simple wedding hairstyle you can do yourself, or do you want to call in a stylist? It’s your wedding, and you’ll know what approach to your hair would suit you best. To start you off, though, here are some bridal hairstyle ideas, with some notes at the end on easy do-it-yourself hairstyles for wedding guests and bridesmaids.

Try combined braids for romantic wedding hairstyles

Half-up, half-down styles are great for weddings: the natural beauty of wearing your hair down, accessorized with braids or buns. If you want simple wedding hairstyles that you can do yourself, the combined braids style is perfect.

As part of your hair will be down for this style, think about how you want your loose hair to look. Depending on your hair type, you may want to put some waves in your hair before you begin, or you may want to straighten it for easier braiding. You can use straighteners for both purposes:

Tie a three-strand braid from each temple.
Pull the two braids around the back of your head to meet in the middle, as far up or down as you’d like.
Hold the two braids together with a hair tie.
Undo the braids from the tie down.
You can leave your hair as it is, with the braids linking and becoming a kind of ponytail, in which case you might want to replace the hair tie with a more elegant hairclip. Alternatively, you can remove the tie and braid together the ponytail part, so the two braids become a single braid down your back. You could even turn the point where the braids link up into a bun. It’s up to you!

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The crown braid: the queen of wedding hairstyles

If you want to get a little fancier with your braids, try this bridal hairstyle. You’re the most important person in the room today, so it makes sense to have a crown:

1. Take a section of hair at the crown of your head and split it into three equal segments, as you would when starting an ordinary braid.

2. Braid it around your head, gathering a little more nearby hair into each outer strand before moving it into the middle.

3. When you’ve braided all the way around your head, or when you run out of hair to gather, finish the braid and pin it into a loop around your head. Whether you want to gather all your hair into the braid or just have the rest of your hair loose below the crown is up to you.

If you’ve gathered up all your hair but you still have a few stray long hairs left out of the braid, curl them slightly.

Love bold wedding hairstyles? Try the mermaid hairstyle

The mermaid style, so named because it looks like a mermaid’s tail, is good for hair that’s wavy or curly, and it’s one of the most striking wedding hairstyles for long hair.

1. Take a section of hair from the crown of your head and tie it into a ponytail, leaving the rest of your hair down for now.

2. Braid the ponytail into an ordinary three-strand braid down the back of your head.

3. Gather the rest of your hair into the braid. Take a section at a time from each side of your head, working downwards, and push it through one of the links of the braid. Curl the sections first if necessary.

4. Tug gently on any tight areas of your hair to give them more volume.

Wedding hairstyles for shorter hair: fancy it up

If your hair’s too short for elaborate braids or other wedding hairstyles for long hair, an elegant bun, such as a chignon, can be beautiful. If it’s too short even for that, you may feel there’s not much you can do with it for the big day, but there are always steps you can take to make it look a little different from the usual.

Firstly, give it as much volume as you can. Get some volume-focused hair products and use a hairdryer with a volume-boosting diffuser, such as the DryCare Advanced dryer.

Secondly, accessorize. Floral pins, jewelled combs, tiaras: there are countless options. You’d be amazed by how you can transform your look with a single well-placed pin.

Easy do-it-yourself hairstyles for wedding guests and bridesmaids

As a wedding guest, you may want to try a slightly fancier hairstyle than what you normally sport to mark the occasion. An inverted ponytail, or a false knot ponytail with a braid at its base, is the perfect compromise; it’s got a touch of elegance to it, but it’s not too flashy and it’s easy to do yourself. If you’re a bridesmaid, you will be a high-profile person at the wedding, but you don’t want to outshine the bride. As you’re likely to be helping the bride get ready, you may want to opt for a quick yet chic hairstyle. Buns are also a good choice for wedding attendees.

A subtle hairclip or pin is a great addition to a wedding guest’s outfit, but avoid tiaras or other elaborate headpieces if you’re not the one getting married.

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