Let’s start with the most common mistake
1) CHOOSING A STYLE THAT IS IN FASHION RIGHT NOW.
Wedding hair should be timeless, beautiful and classic. There are fashion styles that come and go and will leave you looking at your wedding pictures in 10 years wondering what you were thinking. Skin tight plaits were a big thing 8-10 years ago and many brides were asking for them can you imagine looking at your pictures now with you hair scrapped tight back off your face into a scalp plait?? Thought not….
There are the classic 4 styles which are Chignon, french twist, braids turned into hair ups and the classic beehive and these can have a fashionable twist on them but the classic style still remains the structure.
2) GROWING YOUR HAIR FOR YOUR WEDDING.
If you are known for your sassy short style please don’t try to grow your hair out or apply extensions for that princess look! It just doesn’t work. You want to feel comfortable and confident on this day not worrying about whether anyone can see your hidden extensions, don’t worry they can’t even recognise who you are with all that hair. You need to look like you!
3) DRASTIC COLOUR CHANGE IS A BIG NO.
You will look back in six months and cry – trust me. Just be yourself! Suddenly going blond from dark or some wacky crazy colour is not going to give you the confidence you need to glide down the aisle effortlessly. It may shock your new in-laws though, so if you’re after making a statement – carry on!
4) CONSIDER YOUR FACE SHAPE.
Most brides pick a picture of some beautiful style and ask their stylist for that. A good stylist will measure your face and look at the shape of your head and the side profile of the back of your head to your nose. YEP, there is a lot that goes’s into designing a flattering hair up style bespoke for your day.
5) BOOK THE RIGHT STYLIST.
Now you can see that your hair needs specialist attention, you wouldn’t commision your drunk auntie who claims she can cook to make your bespoke wedding cake now, would you?
Hairdressers are taught to put hair up on a basic level and to last a few hours for a night out. It’s only a few that have gone on to educate themselves on wedding hair courses that understand how to design a beautiful style, keep it in day and night and it to look good on camera.
6) KEEP UP WITH THE CUTS.
Most brides are on a mission to grow, grow, grow and skip a few cuts. If you skip the cut the hair get’s split and dry and actually slows down growing as it spends all its time trying to fix the bad parts. Shiny, healthy and camera-ready hair needs 8 weekly cuts min.
7) STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF.
If you are putting together a themed wedding make sure that you stay true to who you are as a person. Your style is what people know and love about you keep to it.
If you don’t know what your style is, ask 5 people what they think of when they think of you, some of the answers you will know but some may nicely surprise you.
8) DONT OVERUSE HAIR JEWELS
Less is more people, let’s not blind our guests with over the top hair bling.
9) ADD DEPTH AND DIMENSION TO DARKER HAIR.
If you have dark hair you will know what I mean here… Ever seen a beautiful up style on a blonde lady had it done to you and it looks nowhere near as beautiful? Dark hair lacks all the different tones, high and lowlights so just looks flat when put up. We need to add definite depth and dimension to dark hair to make it stand out.
10) BOOK JENNIFER LOUISE! HAHA
She will make sure you don’t make any of the above mistakes 😉