Pull out any bridal magazine and you will find image after image of glowing brides in dresses of all shapes and sizes…and hair that is either cascading down past the shoulders or neatly pinned up. The overwhelming idea is that brides should have long hair. With most images portraying such style, what is the short haired bride to do?
Even the bride with short hair can find stylish ways to wear her hair for her special day. You have short hair because that’s what suits you; your personality and unique style are all wrapped together with a short hairstyle. For your wedding day, don’t fall victim to temptation or prodding from a lazy hairdresser to add extensions to your already gorgeous hair. Keep your own sense of style and simply dress your short bridal hair up to match the style of your wedding dress.
Depending on how short your hair is, you have the option to curl it loosely and place some glitz into it, or even make your short wedding hair look like an updo. To create an updo look, the key is to work with dirty hair. That’s right! Dirty hair will be easier to work with, and because you will add so much product to your updo-style hair, it really doesn’t need to be clean anyway.
Adding a light wax or sculpting cream to your short hair, work it back behind the ears and hold loose hairs behind the ears with a bobby pin. Create volume through the crown by back brushing hair just a bit, and soften the look by curling the hair around the crown away from the face. Using your hands, coated lightly with a shine spray, work through the curls to create a swept-back design. Spray with extra hold spray that will allow you to dance the night away without losing control of your short wedding style.
Hair that is chin to shoulder length can be accentuated with soft curls facing away from the face. To dress up this look even more, add a few flowers throughout the style, pinned on with bobby pins. If you’re not the flower type, barrettes or clips with bling to match your dress can do the job as well.
A professional may be able to work braids into even short hair, creating a beautiful line that can be accentuated with flowers or gems. Seeking the advice of a professional to find the right wedding do for your short hair is highly recommended, just remember to keep your originality! You don’t want to be some watered down version of yourself for your wedding day, you want to be authentic; and your short hair is a large part of your personal style.
Depending on the tone of your wedding and your dress, your short hair can be designed in any number of ways for your special day. From soft curls to a faux-updo to slicked back with side-swept bangs to soften the look, your wedding hair will look beautiful with just a bit of planning.
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