Wedding Hairstyles for Long Hair.

Once you have ideas of what you would like for your wedding hair style, you need to study your budget and decide on how you are going to achieve the style. You have two main choices:

1. Hairdresser - This will obviously be the more expensive route but it will normally be the route of least hassle and stress, especially if you do not know someone with basic hairdressing skills. A professional (either paid or a friend who is doing your hair as a favour or wedding present) will be able to create much more intricate designs and advise you on how to insert or adjust your accessories on the day without disturbing your hairstyle.

You should take any pictures you’ve cut out to your stylist – these will convey your ideas better than words can. Get them to try out several options with your accessories as some may work better than others. A top tip when using wedding hairstyles for long hair (and other styles) is to take several photos (the camera on your phone is ideal) of the various styles from different angles so you can compare them at your leisure and get feedback from family and friends.

2. DIY - As you would expect with wedding hairstyles for long hair this will be the cheapest option. Perhaps you have chosen a style that you are used to doing yourself, or perhaps you have a friend or family member who is a professional or talented amateur who is offering their skills as a wedding present. As above try out several styles and try them with your accessories.

Once you have decided on who is going to do your hair ie. the hairdresser or yourself (with the help of some friends) you have several other options to consider, namely:

• Consider your venue and the time of year of your wedding: - Think about what sort of weather you are likely to get. Long wedding hair styles can be very weather sensitive. If it is likely to be calm and sunny then you can have pretty much any style you like, although the weight of your hair will normally cause curls to fall out as the day goes on.

  If it is likely to be humid, wet or windy on the day, long loose hair will be more likely to go frizzy or get tangled so you may be better going for an updo or a partially pinned back style.

• Wearing your hair down in big soft curls: - this is one of the more popular and versatile of the long hair wedding styles. As with any of the down styles, it is better suited to thicker hair as fine hair may end up looking a bit flat as the day goes on. This look is relatively easy to achieve and can be touched up during the day. Make sure one of your bridesmaids attends the trial so she knows how to help you achieve the style.
• Part up: - if you don't want your hair completely down around your face you can easily pin one side back behind one ear with hair grips and then hide these with accessories. It will also provide a little protection if there is likely to be a little wind on the day.
• Away from your face completely: - perhaps you want the long hair look but want a little more control and don't want it down around your face at all. If so you can prepare your hair as for the long soft curls and then pull your hair back as if you were putting it in a pony tail, clip it and then separate the hair and let it hang down in open natural curls.
• Updo: - wedding hairstyles for long hair can be unpredictable in poor weather. So if you don't want to have to deal with your hair during the day, then an updo is the one for you. It’s also ideal for brides with finer hair as down styles may go limp by the end of the day.

  This should be the easiest style to deal with as there are no curls to maintain and if there is any wind you won't have to continually adjust it for the photographs. Just make sure you have plenty of hairspray on it and have a can handy so you can fix any stray hairs.

• Messy Curls: - these will require less maintenance (depending on the weather) as you simply curl your hair as normal with hot curlers and then simply pull you fingers through the curls to separate them for the messy/sexy look.

  If you want your hair down and curly but it is going to be windy this may be a better option, however it won't last as long as other styles and you are better not to use too much hairspray. You will need to bring curling tongs to refresh the style throughout the day.

As you can see, choosing wedding hairstyles for long hair can be a little trickier than you may have thought. But as with anything wedding related, plan ahead, choose your style considering your hair type and the potential weather, and have several trials. Bring your hair survival kit (tongs, hairspray, brushes, hair grips and clips) and you can't go wrong – you’re going to look fabulous!

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