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My hair color has gone under a transformation in the past few years. I’ve been pretty happy with my blonde tresses for the past few months, but I’m still unsure about what color I want to wear on my wedding day. I’m a hair color chameleon - all three in variations look alright on me, so I can be flexible.
Blonde Pomegranate
Crafty Bridesmaid (on left) and I (on right) posing for a bathroom photo op.
Please excuse the fuzzy cameraphone picture.
Brunette Pomegranate
MOH (on left), Blonde Bridesmaid (center) and I (on right) the night I met my Mr. Pomegranate.
Redhead Pomegranate
Me (on left), SIL Jr. Bridesmaid (center) and FSIL (on right) blowing kisses while attending a wedding.
Which do you think looks best?
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You are so lucky you look great in all three! JMO, but I think you look best as a blonde, glancing over the pics posted it definitely looked the most natural. Good luck deciding. 
hi! I’m a hairstylist near Chicago, just thought I’d send you my professional opinion. You have the skin tone to look great in all three! My personal favorite is the red. BUT…I wouldn’t do it for the wedding. They say everyone’s most flattering hair color is that of when they were 5 years old. I could be wrong, but my guess for that for you is blonde. It depends on what your wedding style is. If you’re going for chic and trendy, i’d do red. if you’re going for soft and romantic, i’d do blonde. But not just any blonde. I’d do blonde with hints of caramels and strawberry blondes. That would be my choice!
I totally agree with everything Anna said above! I personally think you make a fabulous redhead but you should go with the haircolor that makes you feel most like you. When you look back on you wedding pictures 20 years from now, what haircolor do you think you’ll most connect with? I think if you choose to go blonde or brunette, I would definitely consider working in the warmer, reddish tones with highlights & lowlights. Like Anna said, strawberry blonde & caramel tones with the blonde. And auburns & caramels with the brunette. I love a girl who isn’t afraid of hair color!
I agree - the red is great (I’m a redhead, so am slightly biased), but the blonde looks very soft and feminine.
Oh, I would do the red for sure! My favorite photos of brides are always those who have soft makeup and red hair, it just looks so romantic!
I really like the red… but I also am a natural redhead so I might be biased too.
You look great as a redhead, but agree with Anna
I like the blond the best.
I guess I’ll throw out the oddball opinion here. I think you look great in all 3, but I like you best as a brunette. You look most naturally beautiful and it really highlights your great facial features. I feel like you get a little washed out in the blonde. Just my opinion.
I agree with Anna! I think the brunette color is great but makes you look too pale. It would call for heavier eye makeup on the day of and your eyes are so pretty that would be a shame. But…I do love me your redhead look something fierce! It’s stunning!
blonde or red
You look great in RED! more alive… brunette is a close second. I do agree with Michelle…a little washed out as a blonde…but only if I picture it with a white wedding gown.
All 3 look good.
I vote brunette — because your blue eyes look so BLUE against the brown hair, they really shine compared to the other pictures.
red or blonde!!
I like the brunette best as well, its the most natural looking, and it brings out your facial features. With the other options, you look beautiful, but I could tell in an instant it wasn’t your natural color… for something as lasting as your wedding pictures, you want to look back and now that it represents a lasting version of you.
I’m going to vote red too. But a more muted/subtle red.
I’ve been all three before too but for my own wedding I decided to be similar to my natural color (brunette) but a lighter, warmer color with some blonde highlights. I have two younger sisters and we all look very alike and I didn’t want to stick out like a sore thumb next to them in pictures. I mean I’m going to have these pictures for the rest of my life and I can’t change my hair color in them. I have very fair skin too and there are some wedding album pictures in my blog if you are interested.
HTH!
I like all three. The red is stunning with your eye color and fair skin. But, I vote for brunette. I think it would be kind of cute since that’s how you first met Mr. Pomegranate.
Blonde, definitely — or a strawberry blonde. I do not think the brunette is nearly as flattering.
I too have been fickle when coloring my hair. I have decided to go with the color closest to my natural but richer and shinier. What is your natural color?
Red! It makes you look super classy and stylish, while at the same time giving you a certain look of mischief. LOVE it!
You do look great with all three hair colors, but I like your blonde hair best for your wedding.
Minority vote for Brunette, but perhaps with some blondish highlits ? Def. Get some demionsion in there for the photos !
I think Pomegranates should be red! But all three colour look great on you. You’re lucky!
red!
Blonde! You are so cute!
I think the blonde and red look best, but ultimately the blonde seems most natural on you.
Regardless of what you like and the fact that you regularly experiment with hair color and feel comfortable in any of the three colors, I think you’ll be happiest both on that day and long term if you go with what is natural to you. Certainly you can highlight or play with the shade, but if you’re a natural blonde stick with blonde or the red or brunette as applicable. I’m guessing you’re naturally blonde…it looks incredible on you!
Wow, so many different opinions! I love the red, but agree that the blonde looks most natural, so you should probably go with that for the wedding. But definitely keep the red in mind for the future!
@Anna: I like the idea of the most flattering hair color being the one you had when you were 5 years old. It’s probably pretty true!
@Miss Cherry Pie: I was a dirty blonde when I was younger and it has darkened with age. Although, I must admit it’s been AGES since I’ve had a head full of my natural hair color! My Dad has red hair, so that may be why I’ve been able to try all three colors.
As someone who dyed her hair six months before her wedding myself, I am glad you’re not afraid to go to your roots or your five-year-old self, etc. I am still glad a year later that I went natural, as I didn’t know how I would feel about platinum blonde hair 20 years down the road…maybe that’s a consideration for you, too.
The red is SMOKIN–you look great in it. I like Anna’s advice, too, though about the tone of your wedding being a consideration. GOOD LUCK!!! Let us know what you decide!
Brunette looks the most natural to me
I would have to agree with many that red looks amazing on you, but not for your wedding day…it doesn’t look as natural as the others, and you really don’t want people to look at your wedding pictures ten years down the line, twenty years, and all they say is “WOW, your hair is RED!”
love the red!
You can definitely rock that red hair!! I think it would actually be cool to see the red hair when you look back on your photos. It’ll even remind you of how you came to this “hair decision”. Plus, who’s to say that you won’t still be sporting the red ‘do later on??
BLONDE looks awesome on you! I would go with that. You can’t go wrong - its a timeless look!
LOVE the red! I may be biased though - I dyed my hair red for years but just got tired of how hard it is to keep it up, so I went back to my natural haircolor.
I love the red!
blonde!
You look awesome as a redhead, but I would probably say blonde for the wedding, as it’s softer. Lucky you!
The red is my fave (so striking!) but ultimately, you should pick the color which makes you feel vibrant/sexy/alive. The camera will capture the look in your eyes, and it won’t matter what color your hair is except that it made you feel so wonderful.
I think Anna is a genius. I agree with everything she said!
Either red or blonde
I vote red- and that is a HARD color to pull off when you’re not a natural red head. Kudos on that =)
You look very striking as a brunette and as a redhead in the pictures.
(If you go red, you may want to also take into account what colors you decide to go with for your wedding. Minor detail but you may not want to clash with your colors. If you decide to be a blonde or a brunette I don’t think that would be much of an issue)
Thanks ms. creampuff! Your wedding has been so fun to watch….I’m a huge fan!!!
RED!!! The color brightens you up and looks fantastic!!!
I vote Blonde. You look the most natural and at ease. Isn’t that what wedding days are all about?
First off you look good in all of them . But I prefer red. I love red heads and not everyone can pull it off. Its kinda sexy - i find. 
You are right, you can pull off all of the colors but I think the blonde hair on you looks great with your skin tone (especially under those flourescent lights in the bathroom)
My favorite is the red! Few people can pull of the color and you make it look fabulous.
I love how the brunette brings out your eyes, but it also makes your skin look paler than the other two colors. The poor bathroom lighting quality makes it hard to judge the blonde.
I think you should go with close to your natural color. I too have had all 3 hair colors and am going back to natural with some highlights to brighten it up a bit because I know when I look back on it in pictures and things I will look the most like me.
oh goodness, i have had all three colors and am stuck on the same question. i vote blonde, but the red looks fantastic as well.
You really can’t go wrong with any of the three but, assuming it wouldn’t “clash” with your colors, I vote RED. I would think about a red that’s a shade of two lighter… like the red a five year old girl might have??
Keep in mind, my opinion may be jaded by SEVERE hair envy!
Unfortunately for me, my natural haircolor from birth through age five and beyond is drab mouse brown. 
After being everything from Gwen Stefani blonde to dark ash, I went back close to my real brown color with highlights for my wedding (partially as a result of a disasterous experiment with dark brown ). It worked with the wedding look, but I shortly thereafter started creeping back to blonde.
Even though I look younger with more brunette hair, I feel more “me” as a blond, so ultimately I think you should go with whatever feels like the best expression of yourself on that day.
brunette.
that would look so pretty! it makes your skin look amazing.
I’m gonna have to go against the majority and say brunette. I think it makes you look like Liv Tyler.
you look like kate beckinsale in the redhead pic. how fun to be able to rock all three colors! they all look great on you.
I think based also on your bio pic, the blonde is my favorite! And I 42nd everything Anna said 
red!
I think your blonde hair looks best!
Hot damn that’s a lot of comments! Thanks guys for all your lovely compliments! You’re all so sweet.
Sounds like Blonde is the winner by just a smidgen, with Red hanging on to it’s shirttails and Brunette panting in the distance.
Yay! I’ll stay a blonde for the summer! However, I may do something CRAZY after the wedding…
i ADORE the red, but i’m going to agree with a darker blonde for the wedding.
I definitely vote red! I think it looks so striking and beautiful on you on you and would be great for an Oct. wedding.
Blonde! hands down winner! but everyone above is right, you want to go with whatever is closest to your natural color b/c you don’t watn to look back at your pictures wtih your grandchildren and have them ask you “who’s the red head with grandpa?” hahaha. that’s at least the advice I got from my friends, no drastic changes until After the wedding
I think it depends on the theme of your wedding. You look awesome as a blonde BUT if you want more of a dramatic look I say RED!!
You look fabulous in red!
ooh, ooh, red red! i LOVE it! you look sophisticated and sexy as a redhead.
Wow, you really do look good with all three!
I’m the same, a colour chameleon, and I’ll be brunette for my winter wedding. It just feels most ‘me’ so I’d recommend you ask yourself with is most ‘you.’
RED!
Red I think the red looks great
red red red red red!
wow - you look fabulous in each! What is your original hair color? I love the red the most though!!
totally red and it will look stunning on a white gown!
I love you as a redhead!
Go for strawberry blonde & you get the best of both worlds!!
Late to the game, but red all the way!
Red!
RED RED RED!!! You have the perfect coloring for it. When you go brown, you look washed out. Blonde is my second choice. Red def, though!
I am going to have to say red, as that’s what I’m going with! I have been blonde my whole life and went red just overt a year ago. Most of my extended family has been grumbling about wanting me to go blonde for the wedding, but I just feel so FUN as a redhead, and the hubby to be loves it. While it may not last forever, and I may look back at my wedding pictures and laugh at my bright red hair, that is the life-stage I am in, and that is the life-stage I am getting married in. I hope I’ll always look back and remember all the fun I’m having, and how vibrant it feels, even if I (hopefully) have enough taste not to be redheaded and middle-aged…
I vote for Blue.
I think the blonde washes you out a bit, and red for the wedding is maybe a little much. LOVE you as a brunette. Does your FI get a vote?
RED
but if mr. pomegranate wants blue…then i say blue
red!
I love the red!!! Wow! You look amazing in all 3, but red looks fantastic on you!
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