A touch of lace, an antique style comb, and softly pinned curls are all the elements you need to create a soft, romantic wedding hairstyle. L’Image owner Dayton Mast has been helping brides look beautiful for 20 years. Following are his top ten tips for perfect “I do” hairdos.
- Six months before the wedding, have a major consultation with your stylist of choice. Bring along the headpiece and the picture of the dress if possible. The more the stylist knows about the mood of the wedding, the better he or she can create the perfect hairstyle.
- Do not use the portrait session as the “dress rehearsal”. There should actually be a “test run” for the portrait.
- During the “test run,” walk around with the hairstyle you plan to wear to determine its comfort level. A good rule is: the simpler, the better, since pins can hurt, and intricate styles are often delicate.
- Consider the time of day and type of wedding when choosing a style. Loose styles are appropriate for informal or daytime weddings, while up-do’s portray a formal, evening look.
- Remember that some hairstyles can add inches to a bride’s height, and shorter brides may want to use this to their advantage.
- Do not have any chemical treatments the day of the wedding. That is not the time for surprises!
- Hair color looks its best the first two weeks, so have your hair colored a week to two weeks before the wedding.
- If a permanent wave is necessary, have it done a month prior to the wedding.
- Hair that is too fine and over-conditioned does not style well, so deep conditioning treatments should not be used within four days of the wedding. For best styling results, shampoo hair lightly the day before the wedding and, if possible, do not wash hair the day of the wedding.
- Stylists and makeup artists do their best work in their own environments with their own tools, so have your wedding party meet at the salon a couple of hours before they need to be at the ceremony for pictures. This increases efficiency, (and usually costs less!)
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May 17th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
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September 14th, 2007 at 10:42 am
Hi!I just love this hairstyle!I want to get it for when I get marred it is fantastic!
October 18th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
This is chic but if I ever get married it will be in loose waves… it’s more “me”.
November 11th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
the little jewels are such a nice touch!
November 15th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Yes, the jewels are glam glam.
November 29th, 2007 at 6:42 am
I will definately wear a soft, romantic updo when I will marry with lots of sparkling hair pins!
November 29th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
I could never have an updo because it would give me a headache.
December 4th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
i love looking at bridal hair!!!styles…i looking for one to do my friends wedding in jan..thanks for the tip!!
December 6th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
ooh rory i understand you girl..i had hair too my waist and just a high pony tail would kill me, imagine an updo with that much hair..
December 6th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Really, Mary, I thought I was the only one who gets headaches from updos!
December 10th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
do you have big hair or why does it hurt?!?
December 10th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
I don’t know why! My hair is not big, it is common and waivy. I guess my head is really sensitive.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:56 am
oh that is sad
December 11th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
Yeah, it sucks because I can’t do much w/ it or I’ll get a headache.
December 12th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
But you can make nice waves!
December 13th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
But would waves be “boring”?
December 14th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
of course not! there are so much different kinds of waves I am sure you can find the right style for you!
December 14th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
I could do 40’s waves!
December 15th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
I don’t like huge curly hair when people get married because it looks dated.
December 21st, 2007 at 9:05 pm
Huge curly hair will never be dated. Infact ther is many ways to make a curly do original…add a flower crown diamonds ext.
January 9th, 2008 at 7:35 am
i need help to find a hairstyle because im doing a project im makeing and designing a wedding dress and i dont know what hairstyles are best its for all lenght of hair
June 27th, 2008 at 6:53 am
Hello been surfing the net for wedding updos bridal hair styles and found your blog reg for Bridal Hairstyles from L’Image Salons - BeautyHobby. You really know your stuff! I’d like to see more posts here. Will definitely bookmark this one and come back.