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Well from one kurly to another, I am planning an updo. This is my plan, I will straighten my hair out the night before. The following day, have an updo done by my stylist.As much as i would love to do some style with my hair down, the heat in Southern Cali would cause my hair to be completely crazy.since my ceremony is outside. Thus far, I am thinking these pics as an updo, but nothing is set in stone
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I'm a curly-haired bride and am also going with an updo! The transformation from curly to sleek makes the style that much more suprising:)
I must say this thread got the ball rolling. I called today to book my hair appointment. I'm so excited!
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I'm not a curly haired bride (I have just enough curl to frizz out completely with a little humidity, but not enough to make ringlets), but my sister has serious curls. Like Kerri Russel circa 1999 curls! She's my MOH, so we've been stressing over how she's going to wear her hair for a July wedding in Cincinnati. We've talked about doing something like kurlynut's first photo. Letting it curl up, load with product, and pull it up gently for a super romantic look. She'll probably show me up in the hair department! 
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I have super kinky frizzy curly hair that I don't like and rarely ever wear curly outside of my house! Im worried about getting it styled because I straighten it better than anyone else ever can. they just dont get close enough to the roots to get them straight and sometimes they miss pieces so there are little waves here and there. So I'm thinking I'm going to straighten it myself the day before (with my t3 straightener...the greatest invention known to man or at least to me...it is my life saver) then I am going to them them curl it with a curling iron and tease it at the top and hair spray it. I want a down do.. kinda like in the picture. That I did myself, but i know on the wedding day I'll be so stressed out I dont even want to have to think about doing my own hair. But i know if I leave it all to them (the straightening mainly) then It wont be good enough!
Usually if I put artificial curl in it it stays very well and stops the hair from making its own curls again!!
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I have natural curly hair (I'm the redhead below) and here's some inspiration pics I'm taking to my stylist.
sarah
@Courtney: I completely relate. I just do my hair waaay better than anyone... Sometimes I wonder if its because they are all cheap on the product or something. When I straighten my hair, I really need to put a lot of hold in it, or little pieces curl up like a halo.
I really want to wear my hair curly. I have what are known as botticelli curls, and I seriously love them, I just wish I could find someone who could do it for me....sigh.... I hope you ladies have better luck than I!
SO Glad you posted this - I have hair like phishphan419's - only dark brown. I don't straighten my hair and since the humidity here is almost always 100%, I'm at a loss. Can't wait to see more ideas!
I have really curly hair. I've had such bad experiences with salons that I now cut my own hair. They always leave me a FRIZZY disaster. I've given up on salons
I also DIYed my hair for my wedding. I wore it 1/2 up.
You can see pics that I uploaded to the gallery here:
http://gallery.weddingbee.com/photo/rosychicklets-diy-makeup
http://gallery.weddingbee.com/photo/lace-a-line-dress
For my sister's wedding I wore my hair up- again DIY. Here are some pictures:
a friend has a lot of hair and for her wedding her hairdresser kind of sewed it to hold it all up and she had some curls kind of escaping intentionally. it was very cool and she had to cut one string and the whole thing camre out! Way better than the bobby pin hunt! Sooo cool!
I am going to have mine down but pinned back so that it doesn't get in my face. I found that when finding a stylist it is best to find someone who has curly hair. I actually found a husband and wife team and the wife has curly hair. But I know your pain because for the longest time I had people who would oh and awe at my hair but had no idea how to cut or style it.
anyone else have hairdressers make them look like a poodle? or tell you when you were little that you looked like Shirley temple? Or that people pay thousands for hair like yours? I used to have stylists dry my hair so it was like a sphere of curls. And then play with it.
I'm definitely a curly-haired girl that can't get away from the frizz. Although I would have love a beautiful style with my hair down in loose curls -- it wasn't going to happen in Florida -- EVEN IN JANUARY! (it was like 70-80 degrees!)
I slicked my hair back into an updo -- but not too uptight looking -- and loved it! it gives you a nice, different look. I added flowers and I got many comments on my hair. I loved it and it was out of my face so I could dance without worry! :)
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Ugh...I totally have your problem fab! I've been in a ton of weddings, and for some reason, no one can do my hair like I do it. I finally asked a friend to do it who has the same type of hair that I do, and she knew exactly what to do. I find that those who don't have the same hair type don't always know what to do with curly hair. I've only had one stylist ever know how to do my hair.
For my wedding, I had my MOH straighten mine the night before, and then forced my hairdresser to curl each and every piece. I had a ton of product in it, but I feel as if they never use enough (like you said). So while my hair had a ton of stuff in it, she curled it the way I wanted it and pinned it for me. We practiced about 3 times before the wedding so I got exactly what I wanted. Don't give up on finding someone...sometimes the cheapest stylist does the best work!
Good luck!!!
I have super curly hair too and while I'll probably straighten it for the wedding, here are a few pics of my hair from when I bought my dress. I have just above shoulder length hair so I just take sections and pin them back. It takes me less than 5 min.
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I have curly hair too and I wore mine loosely pinned back at the nape of my neck. I actually brought in the pic of Emmy Rossum (pic 2 in phishphan's post above) to my stylist as my inspiration pic. When I first told him that I wanted an updo (sans photo), he gave me prom hair. It was awful. But on the day of and after showing a photo it looked great. Here's my hair on my wedding day.
It is naturally that curly, btw. I washed and let it air dry very carefully that morning; the stylist didn't do anything other than pin it back. I would not stray too far from how you usually style your hair because you don't want it rebelling on your wedding day. Like if you have never worn it straight, don't start that day. My hair looks rather weird if it's been straightened, so I left it natural for me. But if you often straighten your hair then you'd be fine I'm sure. Plus you want to look like yourself!
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Hard to tell but I have very curly hair. My hair stylist accentuated my natural curls with hair spray and a curling iron and then did this beautiful updo.
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I have curly hair, too. It's more on the large-ringlets-to-undefined-wavy-to-frizzy end of the spectrum. A while back I went to a salon for their "curly style" services. It required the use of a TON of product: Curlisto's Structura Lotion. It has been the best product ever for controlling my curls, given them great definition, hold, and taming the frizz. I would totally recommend it. You can check on Curlisto's website for salons that carry their product, which may also specialize in curly hair styling.
I will be doing my own hair for my wedding b/c I'm getting married far from where I live and have had trust issues with stylists in the past. No one can style my hair like I can anyway. My stylist at home (in Philadelphia) is working with me to come up with a DIY plan for me.
If you have curly hair, you can get it straightened and then have them curl it. Do a trailrun before to see if it would be what you'd like.
I do what Future Mrs M said, but sometimes the curl does not stay very well.
I am with everyone else that no one can style my hair better than I can, whether it is curly or straightening it. It is so utterly frustrating! Everytime I get my hair cut or highlighted they want to blowdry my hair and I practically beg them not to bc I know it will end up a big frizz ball if I let them. I'd rather go home and do it myself. I was hoping since I was going to a professional for my wedding hair it will be better. I'm not feeling so optimistic now. LOL
I am so happy to see this thread. I have very curly hair and in my previous marriage, I wore it down and curly DIY. This time, I really want to have a professional give me an updo, but I'm nervous about the style holding. Initially, I was thinking I would have it blown out/flat ironed and put up, but then someone said it might be better to keep it curly and put it up, that way there's no surprises (I guess, should it rain?).
Seeing your pictures and reading your posts is so helpful. Thank you!
ps- I just started going to Ouidad salon, it was recommended years ago to me. They encouraged me to grow my short layers out, which seems like a good move. Best of all, I switched to their Climate Control gel and it really helps keep the curl smooth without being crunchy. Their website has styling tips and videos, which might be helpful to those of you who are planning to DIY.
Thank goodness! Yay curly girls! I am also planning to do my own hair, and now I am inspired to let the curls curl on my wedding day. I too have trouble finding stylists who can style my hair. Even when they understand how to cut it, they style it into a big frizzy poof. I really like ringlets, and I'll probably experiment with a ringleted updo that I can do myself in 100% humidity. There are lots of pretty ones on the interwebz, like this picture. I really like a lot of the style ideas on www.naturallycurly.com.
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I hate it when stylists straighten my hair and then curl it. That's their usual response to 'doing my hair.' My hair doesn't hold a curl when you straighten it and recurl it. It always ends up limp and frizzy and ugly. I could do it better myself.
Frizzy hair girls -
I have curly hair that frizzes like crazy now that I live near Vancouver, BC.
I went through a 0.6oz bottle of FrizzEase every few weeks. It got expensive!
But a gal on another girl message board turned me onto Cowboy Magic detangle and shine. It has almost exactly the same ingredients as in the tiny bottles of FrizzEase.
For only $9, a big 5" tube of CM lasts me months.
You can buy it at horse feed stores or online www.CowboyMagic.com
OP - I suggest you go to the best stylist you can find for a trial. Bring some pics of your hair taken from all angles. Large and printed on regular paper is fine.
Then have her wash your hair then teach her how to style it for your wedding day.
Have someone remind you to give her the pics again on your wedding day.
@gretaehm - LOL I have ALWAYS wondered if I could use my horse's Cowboy Magic... it's just like hair serum only it smells better! I'll have to steal some from my horse's tack trunk :-)
I was a curly hair bride...you can check out my updo at:
http://lisahesselphotography.blogspot.com/2009/11/amber-and-keith-married.html
My friend, and hairdresser convinced me not to go straight for my wedding day...and I am so grateful. I straighten my hair 3-4 days a week but I loved being natural on my wedding day. :)
This is a recent pic of me at my cousin's wedding in may. I haven't got a clue how to do my hair. I'm dreading trying find someone who can style it when it comes around to getting married. Thinking of something swept off my face but not up up. If anyone comes near me with straighteners they are for it, I want my natural curls as much as poss if I can!
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Anybody else have a stylist that poofs your hair out big time?!?! My stylist gives incredible cuts, but she also poofs my curls out so that I look like a poodle!!! Le sigh...
Ha, Sweetheart, I totally got that a couple of times! I call it the Jersey blowout :)
I love the pics you all have here, and am totally stealing a ton of them. My hair is definitely curly, but not nearly as tight as many of yours, so I'm in that weird in between. If I can figure out a way to keep some of my curl I will, but I often have it blown out and then curled and put up. After a long day, my hair is only pretty curly where it wants, it's limp curly the rest :) Obviously I don't want that on my wedding day!
I am curly too... (as if you couldn't tell from the name! hee hee...) I go back and forth with my hair from straight to curly. I honestly didn't even know my hair was really curly until I was 28 (I'm 31 now) when I went and got a deva haircut that changed my life and transformed my frizzy waves into ringlette curls. I highly suggest that anyone struggling with their curls go to a curly salon/stylist and also check out the naturallycurly.com website for tips, product recomendations, etc.
When my hair is straight it doesn't hold a curl. I imagine that for my wedding I will want an updo just because I won't want to fuss with my hair and I think they're so pretty. In the other wedding day hair thread, there are some updo's with braids (picture is of Jessica Alba) that I think would look great on curly/wavy hair.
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I am having such a dilemma! I have naturally curly hair, and have not found anyone in my city who can actually style curly hair! In fact, I do it better than ANYONE... and I have gone to some of the top salons in the area!
I'm sceptical to do my own hair on the day of my wedding because of stress, and knowing me I'll catch myself on fire or something. I would also love to just sit in a chair and be pampered over instead of having to worry about how my hair looks.
Any of you in a similar situation? What are you doing about it?