Vintage Wedding Hairstyles to Dye For!

January 04, 2010

Hehe…that title makes me laugh.

So one of my new year’s resolutions is to blog more frequently. I ended 2009 and started 2010 by photographing a wedding on New Year’s Eve a few days ago so I had wedding on my brain and of course I love these crazy events of love! I totally miss the planning and scrapbook of ideas, so here it will be: my new scrapbook of all things wedding that I think are fabulous.

And to start it off is this amazing book I received from my parents for Christmas titled Vintage Hairstyling: Retro Styles with Step-by-Step Techniques by Lauren Rennells. Oh my goodness, I LOVE this book. I’m obsessed with vintage hairstyles for everyday wear, but this book is totally perfect for the bride who wants to try their own vintage look. And when the book says it’s step-by-step, it ain’t kidding. The photographs and directions make each hairstyle incredibly easy to understand.

I’ll be honest, these styles aren’t something you can whip up on the first try and look amazing. Placing and positioning curls of the 40s and 50s took a lot of work and practice, but if you are like me, it’s something I bet many brides would be interested in learning. I personally had a hairdresser create my vintage look from an old photograph of Rita Hayworth, but I wish I had owned this book to offer even more options with little effort.

I even love the photographs of the models in this book because the makeup, clothes and accessories are so fantastic for each style. In my opinion the styles are perfect for brides looking to create looks from the 20s to the 60s, whether with short or long hair. I’m going to be attempting some of these looks on myself so I’ll post the results if I pull one off, but I’m not kidding when I say to vintage brides : BUY THIS BOOK NOW!

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