Braided Wedding Hair Styles
Types of Braids for Brides With Long and Short Hair
Braids are currently topping the list of classic yet trendy hair styles. Brides with long hair can wear elaborate braided designs which are non-damaging to their hair, product-light and easy to undo after the wedding. Brides with shorter hair can choose to use hair braiding extensions, or opt for a braided style which works on short hair.
Wearing a Crown Braid For a Wedding
Crown braids and Heidi braids, popularised on the catwalk and by Yulia Tymoshenko, give a regal and elegant look like a tiara made of hair! The style is beautiful on long hair, but an experienced stylist can achieve the braid even on short hair. Guests won’t be able to tell where the style starts and finishes!
Crown braids can be worn plain or decorated with a veil, flowers or ribbons. Italian hairtaping, a technique which ‘sews’ the braid in place around the head with ribbon, can be adapted for a fancy wedding braid; alternatively, ribbons can be used to criss-cross the hair inside the braided ring for a stunning effect. If a bride wants to show the crown braid off while still wearing a veil, the veil can be worn beneath the crown braid, pinned at either side of the head.
Wearing a Cascade Braid For a Wedding
Cascade braids work best on thick hair, as the desired effect is a luxuriant mane of tumbling hair topped by a crown braid. The cascade braid is achieved by working a crown braid on the top of the head while leaving the hair from the ears to nape of the neck hanging loose. This is a softer and more feminine look than a crown braid, and is also popular with flowergirls. Although historically inaccurate, it is also a hairstyle of choice at medieval weddings for its romantic appeal.
As the cascade braid shows off the length of hair, it looks best on hair which is fairly undamaged and healthy. Long, loose hairstyles require a few caveats: they may be a hindrance at windy outdoor weddings, they occasionally require a touchup detangling or brushing session before photos, and they don’t tend to work with veils.
Variations on Crown and Cascade Braids
The beauty of crown and cascade braids is their versatility. Any kind of braid such as a rope braid, French braid, Dutch braid, four-strand or five-strand braid can be braided into a crown or cascade. A five-strand braid is a particularly stunning variation for thick hair.
Wearing a Lace Braid For a Wedding
Another of the braided trendy hair styles, lace braids are small accent braids often worn just behind the hairline. A full lace braid starts at one ear and is braided up over the head to the other ear, giving the effect of a delicate crown braid. The remaining hair can either be worn loose or gathered into another hair style, braided or otherwise, at the back.
Lace braids are a lovely option for brides who do not like parting their hair or having it pulled severely back. They work for long and short hair and can be worn with veils. Lace braids can also be worn starting at a centre part and working down to the ears, where they can be braided out and joined at the back of the head half-ponytail style for another popular faux-medieval style.
For a more complete list of various types of braids, see Types of Braids for Hair. Braided buns are another attractive option for long-haired brides.
French Cascade Braid with Star Accent Braid
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French Cascade Braid with Star Accent Braid
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