If you’re a bride, there’s no need to stop reading now. Brides can also dress up and enhance any of these hairstyles to make it their own custom-made masterpiece. With so many possible updos, from buns to braids, it can be difficult to decide which hairstyle you should put on display as a beautiful bride or adoring guest. Consider the wedding reception venue, the type of dress you are going to wear, and how comfortable you will be with your hair styled a certain way all day and night. To make things easier for you, we have narrowed down all of the possible updos to a very manageable list of hairstyles that are suitable for wearing your hair up at just about any wedding setting. Scroll through these carefully sifted hairstyle ideas and decide which one will work best for you. If you’re still not sure if you want to wear your hair up or down, check out our complementary list of hairstyles for wearing your hair down too.
TWIST ON BOTH SIDES
Either side part or center part your hair or make a loose twist on one side. For the other side, take a few strands of your hair, twist it a little and pin it. Repeat this step on the same side. Cover the pinned area with the remaining hair, or instead, use a fancy hairpin. Put the remaining hair into a messy bun onto one side.
LOW PONYTAIL WITH VOLUME
There is nothing more elegant than a simple low ponytail with a middle partition. You can also add some colorful flowers to add a little floral romance to your look.
UPDO WITH FLOWERS
You can make a bun, finished or undone, and add some pinned or real flowers. Instead of a bun, you can curl and pin your hair up as seen below. As a nice touch, you can let a few strands of hair fall down onto your face.
BRAIDED CROWN
Center part your hair and make a braid from both sides, taking all of your hair and finishing it off at the bottom.
TWISTED PONYTAIL
Gather your hair, with either a center or a side part and make a regular ponytail. Loosen it enough that you can pass the end of the ponytail through it. Use a fancy elastic or a scarf or ribbon for the final look.
TIED SILK SCARF
For a quick and effortless look, take any satin scarf, tie it around your high ponytail, or simply wrap the top of your head with it.
CLASS LOW CHIGNON
Sweep your hair back and pin it into a simple low chignon. You can also add in some hairpieces if you want or leave it as it is.
TOP KNOT WITH BACK BRAID
Tie your hair at the back of your head into a braid and then twist the braids into a bun. This simple technique adds a bit of refinement to your already sophisticated bun.
FISHTAIL BRAID
If you don’t want your hair constantly attempting to take over your face or you don’t want a completely updo hairstyle, you can consider doing a fishtail. This will help you alleviate those hesitations and give you one less thing to fret over like pieces of your hair coming loose while you are just trying to enjoy the wedding festivities. The key here is to make your fishtail braid look a tad tousled for more effect.
BALLERINA BUN TOP KNOT
Try this simple yet messy bun that will definitely compliment your dress. Loosen up a few tendrils from both sides to frame your face.
ASYMMETRICAL UPDO
Comb your hair back, then do a slightly slanted braid and finish it off with a bun.
UPDO WITH A FLOWER CROWN
Think about how you want your bun to look. You might want to add a little twist at the beginning before clasping it into a bun, or you may prefer your hair to be tied in a ponytail and then put it in a messy bun. You can even loosen up a few tendrils from each side as well. Finish off the look by putting a colorful flower band on top of the bun to make it more pronounced.
TWISTED UPDO
What better way would it be to show off your shimmery and sparkling earrings by putting your hair into a messy side twist.
WOVEN WITH RIBBON
There are several ways you can style your hair with a ribbon. Side part your hair and make a simple braid using a ribbon or just take a few strands, tie it with a ribbon and either make a bun or a simple braid.
CHIC BROOCH
This vintage brooch, pinned to lovely locks, draws the eyes no matter how your hair is worn.
UNDONE BUN
What could be classier than a messy bun with a few strands of hair coming loose from the sides? Loosen some of your hair from the bun too, if you want.
UNSTRUCTURED TWIST
Casually bundle up your hair, make a twist, and then a bun. Let loose some of the strands from the bun.
WATERFALL BRAID
Side part your hair, make a loose braid on one side, and pin it. You can add a vibrant flower band too.
SIMPLE FRENCH BRAID
Just make a normal French braid and let some of it hang down loosely. To make it a little fancy, add small bright-colored flowers.
These are our top updos for the wedding season. We know you’ll find several hairstyles you’ll love. Don’t worry which one you go with this time because there will be plenty more weddings in your future. New wedding, new updo!
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