There are many ways to look glam on your wedding day.  False eyelashes, smokey eyes, divine gowns, fab shoes and of course THE HAIR!

One of the most romantic and requested hair styles I’ve seen over the years is partially put up hair, or most commonly called “half up half down”. The styling possibilities in this manner are endless.

One thing is for sure… The more hair you have the better it will look.

Here are 3 brides that I recently styled all sporting the half up half down do.

Melinda

Melinda was a cruiseship bride getting married in Key West early morning just a few weeks ago.

She wanted a style that would enable her to wear her gorgeous, incredibly shiny hair down, while pulled back enough so that it wouldn’t be in her face.

 

After curling her entire head with a large barrel curling iron I took 3 large sections that I braided using a rope braid method. The sections were then secured in place with bobby pins.  Melinda’s hairpins look perfect!

Katy

That red hair is just beautiful!  Katy was looking for her hair to be loosely pulled back with beachy waves…

 

 

To create the waves I used my flat iron making S curls pattern all over the head.  Then, with a shiny pomade I run my finger through Katy’s hair to give it a bohemian feel.  Small amount of hair was gathered at the back of her head and secured with bobby pins.

Emily

Emily also wanted to wear her hair half up half down.  She had brought in clip-ons hair extensions to make fullness and length happen.

 

After placing and securing the clip-ons hair extensions, I curled Emily’s hair using a medium size curling iron and alternated the curls direction.  I slightly teased the hair at the crown area for a little volume, and gathered sections of hair at the back that I slightly pushed up before pinning down.

Voila!

Which one of these 3 is your fave?