The Modern Bride's Guide to Short Bridal Hair and Accessories

When it comes to wedding beauty, short hair offers a world of elegant possibilities! Far from limiting your options, a chic bob, playful pixie, or sophisticated lob creates an ideal canvas for stunning wedding hair accessories. Whether you're rocking a fresh cut or have naturally shorter locks, these bridal hairstyles prove that short hair and big day glamour are a match made in heaven.

The Classic Bob

This versatile cut works wonderfully with short waves, pin curls, or sleek straight styling. The key to a flawless bridal bob? Strategic accessory placement that enhances your hair's natural shape.

Best Accessories for Bridal Bobs:

• Headbands: Position just behind your hairline to create a gorgeous frame for your face while adding sparkle.
• Side-swept hair combs: Place a crystal hair comb above one ear for asymmetrical elegance.
• Dainty tiaras: A bridal tiara is marvelous in contrast with bob-length hair
• Statement pieces: Your bold cut deserves a major send up. Celebrate your look with custom hair jewelry, or a face-framing comb.   

The Lob (Long Bob) - Best of Both Worlds

The lob offers versatility that's great for brides who want options. You can wear it sleek and straight, add romantic waves, or even create a low, textured updo. 

Lob Styling Options:

• Romantic waves with hair vine: Weave an intricate hair vine through loose waves for bohemian elegance.
• Sleek and straight with bold comb: A rose hair comb becomes the star against smooth, straight hair.
• Low twisted updo: Create a low, loose updo and accent with sparkling hair pins or a dainty bridal tiara. 

Pixie Perfection: Short and Chic

Don't let anyone tell you pixie cuts can't be bridal! It's an ultra-fabulous look, and  crystal-encrusted accessories add the wedding day magic.

Accessory Ideas:

• Statement headbands: Bold crystal headbands amp up the glam.
• Halos: Flexible wedding halos can be styled across your forehead or around your head.
• Wedding crowns: Designed to sit atop your head or slightly back, a regal  headpiece is divine with a pixie cut.
• Face framers: Arcing over your head or along your hairline, these magnificent headpieces underscore your excellent sartorial taste. 

Short Hair Updos: Elegant and Unexpected

Yes, you can absolutely create updos with shorter hair! These styles often have more texture and movement than longer updos, creating a romantic look for modern brides.

Updos for Bob-Length Hair

Faux Chignon
To create the illusion of a classic chignon, your hair stylist will pin small sections of hair inward and use hairspray to keep everything in place. A hair comb or hair vine at the nape of your neck is a charming accent.

Textured volume

Depending on the length of your hair, your hair professional will tease it for body, then style it so it reads like an updo. Just about any bridal headpiece looks enchanting in this hairstyle, including tiaras, hair vines, headbands, and, of course, hair combs. 

Updos for Pixie and Very Short Hair

Pin Curls
Using a curling iron, a skilled stylist will create vintage-inspired pin curls all over your head and apply product. A floral hair vine woven between the curls creates classic, 1920s-inspired look, but you can also affix almost any sort of headpiece into this look!

Textured Pompadour
This style begins with teasing your hair up and back to develop volume and height. The rest is built with bobby pins and hair spray. Tuck a dazzling hair comb above your ear, or position a wedding headband just behind all that volume!

Updos for Lob (Long Bob) Hair

Low Bun
For this classic updo, your hair professional gently teases your hair, then loosely gathers it into a soft, romantic bun. They'll then secure with bobby pins and finish with a decorative comb at the base.

Half-Up 
Depending on cut and length, your stylist will divide the top sections and twist them back, leaving the bottom loose and curled. You can take this look in a retro direction and wear a crystal flower comb with a birdcage veil, or keep it timeless with a headband or tiara. 

 

 

Accessory Placement for Short Updos

The beauty of short hair updos is how they showcase headpieces and wedding earrings. Place crystal combs at the base of buns, weave a wedding halo throughout your locks, or wind a vine around a small bun. Since there's less hair to compete with, they truly become the star of your look.

 

Working with Your Wedding Veil

One of the most common questions we get from short-haired brides is how to wear a veil. 

Veil Tips for Short Hair:

• Plan to position your veil slightly higher on your head than you would with long hair.
  
• Consider a birdcage, waltz-length or full, double blusher veil. They're slightly less heavier and will look gorgeous with your hair! 
• If you envision yourself wearing a cathedral length veil, bridal headband, tiara, or crown can all serve as both eye-catching accessory and veil anchor.

 

So Happy Together: Wedding Hair Accessories and Short Hair Styles

Short hairstyles show off your face and elongate your neck. They also showcase your wedding jewelry and headpiece! Without long locks to compete for attention, your headpiece becomes a true focal point.

To find the right headpieces for your short hair, browse our collection of bridal headpieces. If you'd like to see how different accessories look with your specific hair length and aesthetic, we'd love for you to visit us at our NYC bridal accessory boutique for a  styling session.