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Weddings

Bridal buns, braids and flowers. 38 hairstyles on EveryHairstyle so far.

Weddings bring out a community's most careful hairdressing. Brides, grooms, families and guests dress their hair for the day: jasmine-wrapped buns and jewelled plaits in South Asia, the gele and aso ebi of Yoruba weddings, the traditional shimada under a white hood in Japan, the veil and chignon of a church wedding. Many families hire stylists and book trials weeks ahead.

Styles for the day

Wedding hair has to last many hours, through ceremonies, photographs and dancing, so it is usually set firmly: buns, chignons and French twists held with pins, braids that will not loosen, curls set with heat and spray. Flowers are common: jasmine and rose gajras in South Asia, fresh flowers or a flower crown at many Western weddings. Many styles are built to hold a veil, a dupatta or a headwrap.

Guests and families

At a Nigerian wedding, guests often wear matching aso ebi cloth and tie geles in it, and professional gele tiers are hired. In India, women relatives wear gajras and buns; the groom may wear a turban, the safa or pheta, tied for him by relatives. Sikh grooms wear a turban, often in pink or red. Japanese families attending a Shinto wedding wear kimono with formal hairstyles.

Famous weddings hairstyles

GajraJasmine on wedding buns and plaitsChignonA classic wedding knotHead tieThe wedding geleTsunokakushiThe Japanese bridal hoodBunBuns hold veils and flowersFrench twistAn elegant bridal roll

Further reading

KindCutBraidUpdoPonytailLocsNaturalCurlsShavedFringeStyledWrappedAdorned
Hair typeStraight hairWavy hairCurly hairCoily and kinky hairFine hairThick hairAny hair
Worn byMostly womenMostly menAnyoneChildrenBrides and weddingsFaith and religious ordersUniform and workSubcultures and music
OrderBest knownA to ZOldest firstNewest firstBy length
🇮🇳 IndiaPunjabi paranda A multicoloured silk braid extension from Punjab.Adorned · Any hair WorldBraid Interlaced strands of hair used for style and social signalling.Braid · Any hair EuropeRoman hairstyles Ancient Roman hair fashions reflecting status and identityUpdo · Any hair Fishtail braid WorldFishtail braid A two-strand plait resembling fish bones or a corn stalk.Braid · Any hair Eembuvi 🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreEembuvi Traditional long braided headdress of Mbalantu women in Namibia.Braid · Straight hair Goddess braids 🇦🇹 AustriaGoddess braids Thick, raised cornrows with added volume and curls.Braid · Coily and kinky hair Poola Jada 🇮🇳 IndiaPoola Jada A floral and jewelled adornment for South Indian bridal braids.Adorned · Any hair Paranda 🇮🇳 IndiaParanda A colourful woven tassel braided into Punjabi hairAdorned · Any hair Kerala bridal jasmine plait 🇮🇳 IndiaKerala bridal jasmine plait Long braid wrapped in fresh jasmine garlands for Kerala brides.Braid · Any hair Shuruba 🇪🇹 EthiopiaShuruba Traditional Ethiopian cornrows and braids worn by women and men.Braid · Any hair

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