Bridal hairstyles need to express the bride’s personality and the beauty of her special day. Fortunately, there are many beautiful styles to choose from this year. Some of the top bridal sites have written extensively about the top styles for 2016. Here are five of them, according to bridal-industry experts.
1. The Classic Braid Redone
Braids have come a long way since the days of Pippi Longstocking or even Little House on the Prairie. While the side-braid has its place on the playground, the braid for the bride-to-be is a sophisticated number, according to the Knot.
Styles include braids over the top of the head or around the back of it. Long, down-the-back braids are also in. All of these styles look stunning plain or with little flowers and other wedding decorations weaved within their pleats.
2. The Free-Flow Style
These types of styles build upon other styles but add an extra element of fancy. For example, the classic chignon can be made a little softer by having the bridal hairstylist add some soft curls to the tresses before it’s pulled back. This adds volume to the hair and makes the “free” strands of hair around the face and the nape of the neck flow with soft curls. This technique allows the bride to do up her hair in a style that she already loves but to add a soft twist to it.
3. A Classic Crown made New
If there’s one thing that a bride has in abundance, it’s flowers. While tiaras sometimes seem like a standard bridal staple, they don’t represent the complete number of options available to a woman. “A crown of leaves and flowers, made from the wedding flowers, counts as one of the more popular hairstyle options for 2016,” according to J’adore La Beauté. It plays on the classic Greek and Roman headdresses but is modernized with lengths of ribbons, beads, and gems (both real and paste).
4. A Beachy Day
It’s not unusual during the summer months for a couple to be on or near a beach. Creating beach-themed hairstyles can reflect the mood of the wedding. These styles often feature hair that’s been left down with perhaps a few braids around the face. Decorative extras like seashells complete the beach effect.
5. Short, Spiky, and Spunky
Not all bridal hairstyles are long or mid-back length. Some women love short and flirty hairstyles and the best styles embrace these sentiments. A bride with short hair can add some soft spikes to the top of the hairdo and then decorate the hair with spots of flowers behind the ears or even the flower crown featured above.
Conclusion
Bridal styles for 2016 reflect the many different faces of brides-to-be this year. From the short and spunky style to the beautiful upsweep, hairstyles this year reflect a bride’s sense of femininity and fun. No one length of hair takes center stage this year. Rather, brides are allowed to express their most beautiful selves on their wedding days. It’s the embracing of this sense of self that really make these styles unique this year.
