Messy curls or a smooth bun, light nude or bright wine lips - in everyday life, every girl, depending on her mood, tries on a variety of looks. But a wedding only happens once (at least, every bride wants to believe this), and on this day you definitely want to be irresistible. How not to make a mistake and choose one wedding look that suits you better than others? For advice, we turned to wedding stylist Oksana Sergeeva.
Stylist Oksana Sergeeva
Define your stylish no's
If you still have no idea what you want, you can start by defining what you don’t want exactly. Are you afraid of looking disorganized and frivolous at your wedding? Great, then it’s better to exclude deliberately careless curls from the list of possible hairstyles and look for beautiful wedding images with smooth, neat buns. So, gradually moving “from the opposite”, you can come to an image that combines everything you like.
Stylist: Oksana Sergeeva
Benefits of makeup at home
If you wish and have some makeup skills, you can try to do your own makeup. This solution has certain advantages:
- The bride knows the characteristics of her skin well, so she will be able to advantageously present her advantages and disguise her shortcomings.
- Most often, wedding makeup is a traditional version without the use of intricate unusual makeup techniques.
- You can pre-select different images and find the best option through trial.
Most often, wedding makeup is a traditional version without the use of intricate unusual makeup techniques.
You can pre-select different images and find the best option by trial.
A few days before the wedding, it is worth doing a facial massage.
There is a wide range of high quality decorative cosmetics, which allows you to create the chosen option quite easily.
Advice! Preparations for wedding makeup should begin a few weeks before the event. Cosmetic procedures are carried out about a week in advance. By the time of the wedding, there should be no signs of irritation on the skin after peeling or cleansing. A few days before the wedding, you should get a facial massage. You should not drink a lot of fluids the night before, and you should also get a good night's sleep.
Get inspired by photos of other brides
A mood board made up of photographs of real weddings will help you better imagine the wedding of your dreams. Of course, every bride is unique, and it’s not a fact that makeup and hairstyle “like that brunette” will suit you. But a few photos of looks you like are a great base for a stylist to work with. And after viewing hundreds of photographs, you will be able to navigate wedding trends. In addition, looking at happy newlyweds is simply a very pleasant and inspiring activity.
Photographer: Andrey Baida
Stylist Oksana Sergeeva:
“For inspiration, be sure to look through Pinterest, there are a lot of collections of wedding looks for different tastes and budgets. Save all the details you like to your phone: hairstyle, makeup, beautiful location, interesting angle. You can see what looks celebrities have recently chosen for their weddings.”
Elegant aristocracy
A gentle, sophisticated image, elegant details are the ideal embodiment of an aristocratic style, which perfectly emphasizes the femininity of the bride and her delicate taste. Such a wedding can be either luxurious and large-scale or small and cozy.
Wedding agency TOBELOVE Photographer: Marina Fadeeva
Wedding agency "Azhur Wedding" Photographer: Yulia Kaptelova
Wedding agency SvadBerry Photographer: Natalya Legenda
Wedding agency "Caramel" Photographer: Andrey Baida
Wedding agency JR WEDDING Photographer: Konstantin Semenikhin
Wedding agency Polotno Photographer: Konstantin Semenikhin
Explore your best shots
The fact that other brides whose pictures you are looking at look great on their wedding day is, of course, good. But this can only strengthen your complexes and fears. Looking at your own successful photos will help you cope with anxious thoughts and give you confidence. Select those pictures in which you like yourself the most and try to find something in common in them: lipstick color, eye makeup, parting or a careless strand of hair on a certain side. It might be worth bringing these successful details into your wedding look.
Stylist: Oksana Sergeeva
Delicate wedding look
It is chosen by romantic natures. One of the main elements that implies a delicate image of the bride is a lace wedding dress in white or beige tones. It is simply impossible to imagine something more airy and fabulous. Lace looks perfect on dresses with mermaid, Greek or straight styles. Which one to choose for your romantic bridal look depends on your body type. The mermaid will perfectly emphasize beautiful curvy shapes, the Greek will suit petite girls, and the straight will perfectly hide the unevenness of the figure (narrow hips - wide shoulders and vice versa).
This style of the bride involves a long or medium veil in one layer with lace, but you can do without it. Swap out the veil for a ribbon or floral headpieces for a fresh spring look. For shoes, you can buy both classic shoes and sandals. And beautifully flowing curls or a loose bun with a few loose strands will make the look even sweeter and more fragile. You can also use floral motifs in manicures and to decorate hairstyles.
Find your dress
Choosing a dress will help you decide on hairstyle and makeup. Having tried on several different silhouettes, you may discover, for example, that only straight cuts, strict cuts and thick fabrics look great on you, but everything lacy, fluffy and girly does not suit you. With this knowledge, you can already create a harmonious image with makeup and hair styling, starting from your ideal dress.
Photographer: Maxim Koliberdin
Stylist Oksana Sergeeva:
“I advise you to go to wedding salons to try on dresses, and you don’t have to choose the best one, you can sign up for several at once. Ask a dress shop to try on a veil so you can immediately see whether it complements your look or whether the dress would look better without it.”
Urban chic or loft
These newlyweds moved away from traditional pomp and classics and chose an urban and discreet style. Simplicity and modesty combined with status and luxury prevail here.
The bride is wearing a long straight dress without fluffy skirts, made of expensive silk. Flared sleeves add lightness and airiness to the look. Shoes for the bride are classic pumps with heels.
The groom's urban chic look is relaxed and strict at the same time. A tuxedo with a bowtie would not be appropriate here. For the celebration, light, loose-fitting trousers and a classic white shirt were chosen.
More loft style ideas in the review “Wedding in the loft style: ideas and photos.”
Wedding in black
Black is a neutral color and goes well with any color. Not every couple can choose this bold color, because it is considered dark and scary. However, weddings in black are original, atypical and therefore always attract everyone's attention.
Only a brave girl would choose a black wedding dress for her wedding, but in this example, the black color of the dress justifies the look. The bride wears a simple-fitting dress with long sleeves and an open back, and her hair is decorated with a dark flower with feathers. A bouquet of terracotta shades looks interesting. It is a contrasting accent in the image
The groom is wearing a formal black suit, a black shirt and an ocher boutonniere.
Boho style
The bride's dress reflects her nature and character. In the case of this boho-style bride, there are no corsets or fluffy skirts, and a light, airy fabric with transparent guipure inserts was chosen for the dress. Tight-fitting silhouette with a long floor-length skirt. Puffed sleeves add airiness and lightness to the look. The guipure transparent inserts on the sleeves and skirt look unusual. Feather earrings add femininity and lightness to the look. A bouquet of pampas grass and wildflowers complements the look and emphasizes the milky shade of the dress. The hair is gathered in a bun and does not distract attention from the details of the dress and accessories.
The groom chose a cotton shirt, a gray vest and light-colored cropped trousers with turn-ups.
For more information about boho style, read “Boho style: outdoor wedding - 8 secrets of celebration.”
Autumn wedding in hippie style
For the autumn wedding, the couple chose a hippie style. Simple cut bridesmaid dress. It consists of a guipure bodice, a fluffy skirt and does not require additional details. The color scheme in the newlyweds’ outfits is restrained and solemn. Sea wave and blue shades predominate here.
The groom is wearing a jacket the color of wet asphalt, loose-fitting trousers and a white shirt. The look is completed with a boutonniere with a white rose and a white scarf.
In delicate shades
The newlyweds used two light colors – powdery and gray – in their own way. They chose classic outfits in unusual colors. The bride's dress consists of a fluffy flowing translucent skirt and a tight-fitting top.
Outdoors
For this boho-style wedding, the newlyweds chose rural looks with cowboy motifs. The bride's dress is made by hand and complemented with neat boots. The groom is wearing a country style hat, suspenders and a short sleeved shirt.
Wedding in sand
This is another boho style wedding. Dusty shades and pampas grass create a unique style. The hat gives the bride a rural look. The groom's attire is slightly casual, also in sand tones.
Veil, tiara, hoop, flowers
Depending on the look you choose, you can decorate your hair with a veil or any other hair decoration.
The veil can be of different lengths depending on individual preferences.
