A few decorations help dress up any wedding hairstyle.
For most of U.S. history until the 1920s, women always wore their hair long. This is particularly true during the Victorian age, the period when most of our modern wedding traditions and styles took root. Logically, most old-fashioned wedding hairstyles are meant for women with long hair. Fortunately, women with short hair can use faux hair pieces and wiglets to help create a classic wedding hairstyle.
Basics
Traditional wedding hairstyles tend to be soft and romantic. They usually involve some combination of curls, braids, buns or twists. Most of the styles also include some sort of decorative element, such as beads, gems, ribbons and flowers. The look should complement your ensemble. If you plan on wearing a veil, make sure the hairstyle will look good with your veil.
Styles
A sleek chignon is a classic wedding hairstyle that looks great with or without a veil. A chignon is a wide and flat bun worn low on the neck. You can also create a half-chignon. Just separate your hair into a front and back section. Smooth the front section with a brush, create the low chignon and secure into place with bobby pins. Take the back section and use a curling iron to create a few soft curls to cascade down your back.
A crown of tumbling curls is a very traditional wedding hairstyle that works for every type of hair accessory, except low veils. The easiest way to create the style is to pull your hair into a high ponytail. If you have curly hair, shape your curls into ringlets and pull a few curls out of the ponytail to fall around your face. If you have straight hair, divide the ponytail into five to seven sections and curl each one into tight ringlets. Pull a few strands of hair out around your face and curl them into tiny ringlets.
For an old-fashioned wedding hairstyle with a fancy air, try a French braid and curls twist. Separate the hair into front and back sections. Take the front section and split it into right and left. Take the left section and French braid it along the crown of the head, ending about halfway back. Secure the braid with a decorative barrette. Repeat the process with the right section. Gather the left, right and back sections of hair together and twist them upward to the top of the head. Secure the twist with a decorative barrette. Take the hair ends that are sticking out and shape them into soft curls.
If you're searching for a Victorian-themed wedding hairstyle, you cannot go wrong with a "Gibson Girl" look. The hairstyle is a loose bun worn midway down the head. The front hair is poofed a bit around the bang area, often with a few curled tendrils falling down around the ears. To create the look, pull the front section of hair up towards the crown of the head. Holding the hair tight, push the section forward to create a poof and secure with a small barrette. Pull all the hair together and twist into a loose bun secured with bobby pins.
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