Weddingbee Blog

I have short hair. I absolutely lurve it, and am not planning on growing it out for the wedding. There, I said it!

When I first got engaged, I decided that since there seems to be a complete absence of short-haired beauties in wedding magazines, I should grow out my locks to be like them - more “bride” like. This did not go well. I look hooorrrrible with long hair, which is mostly my fault since I hate styling it. When my hair was longer, I would pull it back every single day. This left me feeling ugly and unkept. Blah!

Then I started to think about this whole hair thing. What was I growing it out for? For one stinkin’ day. Do I want to endure another seven months of bad hair days for one short day?! No way! So I immediately made an appointment with my stylist to end the madness.

Here’s my current (and probably permanent) do:

Now the obvious question is, what am I going to do for the wedding?

There is sadly a very small selection of short hairstyles for brides out there. Luckily, the photos I’ve found have been a huge help, and have given me a lot to think about. Here’s what I’ve found thus far.

Option #1: Wavy

My hair is naturally wavy, so this is what it would look like if I didn’t blow dry it straight. Seems like a good option for July in Michigan, which can get a smidge humid.

Option #2: Straight

Straight is an easy choice. I like the way my hair looks straight, and my hairdresser knows how to make it really straight. Like, never-going-to-curl-again straight. I love her.

Option #3: Half up

I like this because it gets my hair out of my face, and I could go wavy or straight. This style will probably give my veil and fascinator a bit more sturdiness too, don’t you think?

Any other short-haired brides out there? What are you doing with your hair for your wedding?

Image #1 source; image #2 source; image #3 and #4 source