Wedding Hair Styles That Hold Up All Day & Night

Determining the wedding hairstyle that will most optimally hold up all day and night is not a straightforward, one-dimensional decision. As your wedding hair stylist in Vail, CO, we can tell you it comes down to several factors—and it’s prudent to plan strategically, taking them all into consideration.

Factors That Affect How Your Bridal Hair in Vail, CO Holds Up

Among them are:

• Time of year and season of your wedding
• Climate and location of your wedding and how your hair responds (humidity, temperature, etc.)
• Geographical topography of your ceremony and reception (mountain top, beach, rugged terrain, manicured lawn, indoors/outdoors/both, etc.)
• Flow and schedule of the master timeline and how you want your hair for each part
• What activities will you be partaking in before, during, and after the ceremony (i.e., Do you plan on dancing like a wild woman until sunrise, or will you turn into a pumpkin at midnight?)
• Overall vibe, mood, and tone you’re aiming for (casual, structured, upbeat, subdued, fun, serious, black-tie, rustic, glam, etc.)
• The hairstyle itself—Will you need clip-in extensions to achieve it? Will you be changing styles as the day and evening progress? How does your hair hold a style in general, and specifically the style you’re hoping for?

A Note on Weather: Especially Important for Outdoor & Mountain Weddings

Weather is of particular import to note. For example, we do a lot of weddings in the High Rockies (Vail, Aspen, Beaver Creek, etc.), and brides opt for their breathtaking “first look” to be at the end of a long chair lift ride on top of the tallest mountain. Surprise wind gusts, rain showers, and snow flurries are not uncommon—many of which sneak past the weather forecast apps undetected.

If the mountaintop or beach is at all on the agenda, take proper precautions—appropriate products, bobby pins, or select a sturdy style like an updo anchored in place.
Your artist can even “trail” you for those particular moments or stay overtime to touch you up as you go. In that case, you don’t necessarily have to choose your style based on the weather, but it requires choreographing your day with even more precision.

Want Two Different Styles in One Day? Do You, Girl!

Some brides want to wear two different styles on wedding day—for instance, an updo for the ceremony and half-up or down for the reception. So either build a style that can be easily taken down by removing a couple of pins, or plan for your artist to stick around to do the actual hair change.

What Your Wedding Hair Stylist in Vail, CO Can—and Can’t—Control

Keep this in mind: you’re choosing Divine Beauty Artists because of our expertise—we use all the top products and masterful techniques to get your desired results—but once you’re out of our hands, we cannot guarantee longevity or protection from the elements if you’re not prepared.
Here’s a handy hack from our bag of tricks: a just-in-case umbrella (or even a cut-open trash bag!) to cover your hair as you’re moving from location to location. Your photographer should know how to keep you out of unwanted conditions, so discuss these what-if scenarios with them—but we like to do all we can to educate and inform you from our many years of experience with bridal hair in Vail, CO and beyond.

Be Realistic—and Let’s Chat

Finally, have a realistic understanding of the style you’re wanting versus what your hair can actually hold—especially if the climate, weather, location, season, and everything mentioned above is more variable and unpredictable than fixed and controllable.

These are just some things to think about!

We’re happy to hop on a call to chat through any of the details or questions you might have so that you can rest easy and we can work our magic for your wedding day dreams to come true.