Short hairstyles for hottie brides
Fashion Advice
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on November 08, 2007
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I have short hair and have no interest in growing it out for the wedding. When I do searches for short hairstyles, you would not believe the psychotic blowout do's that come up. Where can I find a good selection of cool short hairstyles online? -Nicole
Nicole, look no further! I'm not sure how short you mean by short (inch-long pixie cut or chin-length bob?) or whether you're curly or straight or wavy, but regardless short hair means you can go high drama with your style. I went and scoured the archives and a few of my favorite shots from the photo pool, and here's what I came up with for you …
Tanya is voluminous and piece-y in her net veil:
Chrissy's side-swept, curlier bob with a single flower:
Two inspirations in one: finger curls with a veil on the left, and faux hawky hotness on the right:
Kimberley's sweet and wispy style with a delicate clip:
Natalie's sleek bob and orange flower:
Twila Jean's wavy bob with a floral net veil:
Emmalyn's renaissance crown details:
I could keep going, but I'll open this one to the peanut gallery — offbeat brides, what's your favorite short-hair wedding style inspiration? Let's shower Nicole with links!
Want to see a bazillion more? Check out my entire archive of short-haired bride posts!
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Author of Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides, Ariel acts as the publisher of all the Offbeat Empire websites. She lives, loves, and dorks out hard in Seattle, WA.
Kim said
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of the mesh headband in that last picture. It's pretty, and a little frou-frou but with a modern take. so cool!
Bevin said
Thank you for this! I'm growing my hair a little bit just so I have more options, but it's great to finally (FINALLY!) see some short wedding styles.
Tammy said
I love the mesh headband in the last one. It's quite cute.
Sadly, I have no suggestions for short hairstyles. I have classic length hair (butt length). I love having long hair.
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Lily said
I know that the picture shows a long style, but I love these little feather pins! One of the great things about short hair is that you can do a lot with it with just a handful of hairpins
. I've seen a couple of good ones on theknot.com if you are willing to wade through all the frou-frou stuff.
Liana said
Thanks so much for this! My hair is growing back from chemo and I have been kind of stressing on what to do!
Abbie said
Wow! These are great…I've got short hair and it drives me CRAZY when I look for wedding hairstyles and they are ALL long…thanks offbeatbride!
Nicole said
Yay! I like the wavy bob with the floral net veil best, but my hair doesn't do wavy (boo hoo). I also like the straight bob with the veil, that's about my length. I will keep checking this page for more comment post suggestions!
Sam said
I think there's also a lot to be said for ging to a hairdresser you trust a few weeks before and saying "Do whatever you want" and see what they come up with.
Sara said
O love the finger curls and the mesh band… but they're all good and suit each bride. I also LOVE that red cocktail hat…. that thing rocks.
Melissa said
I'm a short-haired bride and I'm going to be rocking the mesh hair band, most likely. I'd love to do a feather headpiece, but the ones I've been looking at are most expensive than my dress.
Sarah said
Melissa, if nothing else works, try Etsy.
Ruth said
I know it sounds cheap but check ebay, that or craft shops. Most wedding stuff is pretty easy to make, just gets overpriced because of the 'wedding' tag. Good luck!
Jesse said
Melissa, you should check out www.unveiledbridaldesigns.com!
Shelene said
Another option for where to find feather fascinators is Ebay– I've found a few really fabulous ones for really reasonable prices. Another of my fave wedding hair looks is the classic Billy Holiday flower behind the ear.
Becki said
Yummy! Thank you so much for doing this! I HATE having my hair "done" (i.e. curled and poofy) and am glad see DIY ways to rock my bob.
Steph said
I really love the floral net veil. That's just gorgeous. (They all are, but that's the one I most see myself having.)
ange said
Thanks for this section! I have always had long hair, but recently cut 11 inches off for Locks of Love. I love my short hair so much and I have no plans of growing it out anytime soon!
Maybe I can ad some highlights to my hair to match my flowers.
Jesse said
THanks for all your great advice. I have a very short and modern looking A-line bob and got a sleek, informal gown. I never thought I'd like the long veil but I tried a floor-length one clipped to the BACK of the crown of my head and I loved it! It made my informal dress look a little more special.
Trish said
THANK YOU!!
I'm so glad I came across this. I've been shaving my head bald for a couple years and have been growing it back for the wedding. I recently gave up cause it's not me. It's awesome to see these! I love the finger curls and the mesh headband too.
Blair said
yay! I had always had crazy long hair all my life , and chopped it when I turned 18 and never went back (just shorter and shorter) and have had an A-Line due for quite a while now. I grew it out for almost a year after getting engaged and HATED it. So my "hair girl" and I decieded it was not worth it and am now going with the finger curl type look with nice big side bangs pulled to the side for a nice elegant feel to it. Plus I am rocking the rinestone vail for the rockstar touch!
Erin said
I came across this via another indie wedding website, and just wanted to add my two cents. I've got a pixie cut, and I wore a net veil for the ceremony and a headband for the reception (both DIY).
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robin said
this was PERFECT! where were you last Oct! I did a pixie with a wreath of rosebuds with ribbons, but I was looking for non-icky pics JUST LIKE THIS!
Jennifer said
I had short hair for my wedding, and I went with a simple flower over one ear. It wasn't until after the wedding until I found some great floral clips at retroglamourgirl.com. They seem great for the non-veil, DIY-impaired types (i.e. myself).
ziy said
I appreciate these for sure… but what about serious curls? my hair has also been growing back from chemo, but it's super thick outta control curliness. I want to look myself for the wedding, but don't know how to tame my curls, or what to tame then into…
Shawna said
I really like the floral net veil… anyone know where to find one?
V said
Hmm….maybe I could do the mesh headband, but my hair is super short, like, just an inch or so, but I want to do something fun with it. I need some dyke suggestions–nothing too feminine, but not super butch, either.
joebai said
i like Wavy bob with a floral net veil, it look very beautiful.