Sexy & Nice Wedding Hairstyles

Beautiful hair complements your dress

Great wedding hair completes your whole look. When choosing how to wear your hair for a wedding, consider how the style complements your outfit and the overall feel of your day. A hair trial beforehand will show how different looks suit you and how well a style lasts in your hair. It is easy to create simple, sexy waves by yourself, but formal hair-up styles require a hairdresser for wedding day perfection.

Wavy Styles

Create classic bridal curls with the sides and front pinned up.

Wavy hair is a wedding classic, worn in many ways. Whatever your natural hair type, wedding waves work best on hair that is jaw length or longer, so they tumble and bounce. Many brides opt for curls from the mid lengths to ends of hair, leaving the top straighter. When the front and sides are pinned away from the face, curls tumble from behind. Variations on this style are limited only by what you and your hairdresser can conjure up. Experiment by pinning up different pieces of hair to find a cascading style that suits your face. For a neat but natural look, leave waves to tumble and only secure the very front of hair, or bangs, to one side with a pretty clasp. You can easily form waves and curls with a curling iron or rollers.

Straight Hair

Sleek sexy wedding hair is sophisticated.

Fewer brides opt for straight hair, so this can be a real show stopper. Modern products, such as ceramic flat irons and serums, give a smooth, natural gloss to any hair type. Try dressing straight hair with a simple diamante or pearl hair band and use a finishing product for maximum shine. Blow dry straight hair with fat rollers to give roots lift and body. This ensures bounce throughout the day.

Up Do

An up do is a classic wedding style.

Hair up is a hairdresser's wedding classic. You need a professional to get this looking perfect and secured for the whole day. An up do looks sophisticated yet retains a pretty edge. A smooth, straight chignon is smart yet sexy, for a classic wedding. It also looks smooth and clean under a veil. For a classic romantic wedding, curl hair before it goes up and then pull sections at the front and sides loose, so that ringlets fall over the face and nape of the neck.

Short Hair

Short wedding hair styles look sexy and slightly vintage.

Have fun dressing up short wedding hair styles with accessories. Bows, clips and fascinators worn slightly to the side, give a coquettish, demure yet sexy look. Pin one side of the hair back if desired. Shorter styles are also easy to adapt to retro looks that complement stronger bridal make-up, such as red lipstick. If going to a hairdresser, try a finger wave, perfect for anyone with a vintage looking dress.

General Tips

Fresh flowers look gorgeous in wedding hair.

Make a simple style more special by decorating with accessories that complement your dress or flowers. Diamanté, vintage clips, mother of pearl and crystals all look pretty in wedding hair. Fresh flowers make any wedding hair instantly beautiful. Pin-curl longer hair for a laid back wave, perfect to put up in vintage style.

References

• Model Bride: Wedding Hair Styles
• "Wedding Magazine": Curls and Waves
• Elegant Hairstyles

Resources

• "Wedding Magazine": Hairstyles with Flowers
• GHD Hair: Romantic Bridal Hairstyle