Wedding Gowns and Flowers 

Who says flowers are only for bouquets or centerpieces? Try incorporating one of these floral accessories into your wedding hairstyle for an ultra-romantic look!

A large floral hair clip is a subtle addition to a clean, classic updo. Get them in pearls or swarovski crystals, as these will really pop up on black hair. Complement a half updo with a delicate pearl tiara made with white moonstones and opals for a belle-of-the-ball feel.

Curly-haired brides can put on little flowery jewel clips, or pin a string of floral jewelry to look effortlessly romantic.You can also use real flowers to adorn your hair! Insert three large blooms of Asian lilies to a ponytail for a simple, natural look – not to mention that lilies provide natural perfume. Perfect for a beach or garden wedding. Even short-haired brides can look beautiful with flowers on their hair! Tease your hair into mermaid curls and tuck in several calla lily blooms to achieve a forties-style coif. And although flowers don’t bloom in the winter, winter brides can still look bewitching with a wreath of snowberry vines used as a headband.
Don't forget your beautiful wedding gown.

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Create Your Own Elegant Undo  

How to get a professional look at home

Apply Volatizing Mousse to towel dried hair, then flip hair forward and blow-dry with a flat, wide brush.

Curl hair in sections with a 1” curling iron, then brush through to loosen. Spritz with a light-hold spray.

Section Hair from Crown to just above temples in a v-gather into a ponytail, then secure with elastic, making sure to pull the hair only halfway through to create a loop.

Take sections of hair from over both ears and gather into a second ponytail below the crown, finishing as in step #3

Gather remaining hair at nape of neck and repeat as above

Pin all loops to base of neck, spay into place
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Makeup For Your Wedding Day 

Many brides have never worn any make up except perhaps lipstick in their normal everyday life. So when you contemplate the kind of make up for your wedding, don't just have a make up expert come the day of your wedding and put it on you. Have a discussion with your fiancé about how much makeup for your wedding he would like to see you wear. Otherwise he may come walking down the aisle and not even recognize you. If you could get your makeup expert to have your makeup done in advance the way you want to look on your wedding day and have your friends, mother and fiancé voice their opinions about it, you will be much happier with the make up for your wedding.
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Wedding Hairstyles 

Next to the wedding gown your wedding hairstyle is the most important thing. Depending on the type of wedding you will have will determine what the wedding hairstyle should look like. If you are having an at home wedding then probably a more casual look would be appropriate. If you are having a church wedding it would depend on the number of people and how formal this event will be. Your wedding hairstyle could be just down with your everyday style or you could have a very elaborate wedding hairstyle. If you are young you also might want to have your hair up in the front and down in the back. Whatever you choose as your wedding hairstyle, don't fix it for the first time the day of the wedding. Practice it and if you are having a professional do it have her or him do it several times before the big day.

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