The Complete Bridal Hair Guide From the Wedding Hair Specialists at Parlay Hair and Beauty, Jensen Beach, Florida
Introduction: The Most Important Bridal Hair Decision Nobody Talks About Enough
Every bride spends hours – sometimes months – thinking about her wedding hair.
She saves photos on Pinterest. She creates folders on her phone organized by style category. She shows images to her friends and her mother and her maid of honor and asks “what do you think?” approximately four hundred times between the engagement and the wedding day. She visits the salon for her trial appointment with a stack of inspiration photos and a vision that has been developing and evolving and refining itself since the moment she said yes.
And in most of those hours, in most of those conversations, in most of those Pinterest sessions – one of the most important factors in determining which updo will actually look most extraordinary on her specific face is almost entirely absent from the discussion.
Her face shape.
Not because brides do not care about their face shape. But because the connection between face shape and updo selection – the specific, deliberate, genuinely impactful relationship between the proportions of a face and the most flattering placement, height, volume distribution, and face-framing detail of a bridal updo – is something that most of the resources available to brides do not explain with the specificity and the practical detail that actually makes it useful.
This guide fixes that.
At Parlay Hair and Beauty in Jensen Beach, Florida, our wedding hair stylists approach every bridal consultation with face shape as one of the primary lenses through which every updo decision is evaluated. The height of the updo. The volume distribution. The placement of face-framing pieces. The heaviness or lightness of the style above the forehead. The length of the neckline exposure. Every one of these elements looks different on different face shapes – and understanding how and why allows us to create bridal updos that do not just look beautiful in general but look specifically, unmistakably right on the specific bride wearing them.
Whether you are a Jensen Beach bride planning a waterfront ceremony, a Treasure Coast bride exploring your bridal hair options, or simply a woman who wants to understand her face shape well enough to make genuinely informed styling decisions – this guide contains everything you need. The face shape identification process. The specific updo recommendations for every face shape. The elements to avoid for each shape. The specific considerations for Jensen Beach’s outdoor wedding environment. And the honest, experienced perspective of our bridal hair specialists on what the most beautiful bridal hair actually requires.
Your face is the most important element of your bridal appearance. Let us make sure your updo is designed to honor it.
Understanding Your Face Shape – The Foundation of Every Updo Decision
Why Face Shape Is the Most Important Updo Selection Factor
Before we explore the specific updo recommendations for each face shape, it is important to understand why face shape matters so much in updo selection – because the reason is not arbitrary or merely aesthetic convention. It is rooted in the fundamental principles of visual proportion and balance that determine why some hairstyles make faces look more beautiful and others – however technically well-executed – simply do not.
The goal of any well-chosen hairstyle is to create the visual impression of an oval face – the face shape that is universally considered most balanced, most proportioned, and most classically beautiful – by using the volume, height, width, and face-framing detail of the hair to visually correct the specific areas where the actual face shape deviates from the oval ideal.
An updo is an extraordinarily powerful tool for achieving this – because the placement of the updo structure (where the height and volume are positioned on the head) and the placement of the face-framing pieces (where lighter, softer sections of hair fall against the face) can be precisely calibrated to create specific visual effects on the face’s proportions. Updo volume positioned high on the head creates the visual impression of a longer face. Updo volume positioned wide at the sides creates the visual impression of a wider face. Face-framing pieces that curl forward create the visual impression of a narrower forehead or jawline. The deliberate use of these effects – tailored to each face shape’s specific proportional characteristics – is what creates the updo that looks genuinely extraordinary rather than simply attractive.
How to Determine Your Face Shape
Identifying your face shape is the essential first step – and it is simpler than most people expect once you know what to look for. Here is the reliable method our bridal specialists at Parlay use during consultations:
Stand in front of a mirror with your hair completely pulled back from your face. Use a headband or pull the hair into a tight bun – the goal is to see only the face’s outline without any hair softening or altering the perception of the face’s shape.
Assess these four key measurements:
Forehead width – Measured across the widest point of the forehead, typically about one inch above the eyebrows. Is the forehead noticeably wide, noticeably narrow, or approximately equal in width to the rest of the face?
Cheekbone width – Measured across the widest point of the face at the cheekbones, roughly level with the outer corners of the eyes. Are the cheekbones the widest point of the face, or are the forehead or jaw wider?
Jawline width – Measured across the jawline at its widest point. Is the jaw approximately the same width as the forehead and cheekbones, significantly narrower, or broader?
Face length – The distance from the hairline at the center of the forehead to the lowest point of the chin. Does the face appear significantly longer than it is wide, approximately as long as it is wide, or significantly wider than it is long?
The specific shape patterns:
Oval – Face length is noticeably longer than width. Forehead is slightly wider than the jaw. Cheekbones are the widest point. No single feature is dramatically wider or narrower than the others.
Round – Face length and width are approximately equal. Full, rounded cheeks. Soft, rounded jawline. No strong angles anywhere in the face.
Square – Forehead, cheekbones, and jaw are approximately equal in width. Jaw has a strong, angular quality – the jawline’s corners are relatively sharp rather than rounded.
Heart – Forehead is noticeably wider than the jaw. Cheekbones are prominent. The face tapers significantly from the widest forehead to a narrow, pointed or gently rounded chin.
Diamond – Cheekbones are the widest and most prominent point of the face. Forehead is noticeably narrower than the cheekbones. Jaw is also narrower than the cheekbones, often with a defined pointed or narrow chin.
Oblong / Rectangle – Face length is significantly greater than width. The forehead, cheekbones, and jaw are approximately equal in width. The face appears noticeably long and somewhat narrow.
Triangle / Pear – The jaw is noticeably wider than the forehead. The face widens from a narrower upper face to a broader lower face.
Now let us explore the specific updo recommendations for each of these face shapes.
Updo Recommendations by Face Shape
The Oval Face – Every Updo Is Your Oyster (With Some Genuinely Perfect Choices)
The oval face is the most universally celebrated face shape in terms of hairstyling versatility – because the oval’s naturally balanced proportions mean that virtually any updo style can be worn without creating an unflattering visual imbalance. If you have an oval face, the good news is that your face shape will not eliminate any style from consideration. The slightly more nuanced news is that some styles are still more spectacular on an oval face than others – and knowing which ones helps you make the most of your natural advantage.
The most spectacular updos for an oval face:
The low romantic chignon – The oval face’s balanced proportions allow a low chignon to look completely, naturally beautiful without any of the face-shortening risk that this style carries for other face shapes. A low romantic chignon on an oval face is one of the most classically beautiful bridal hair combinations available – the natural elegance of the oval proportions enhanced by the timeless refinement of the chignon form.
The classic French twist – The oval face wears the French twist with a specific confidence that comes from the natural alignment between the twist’s vertical, elongating structure and the oval’s already-appropriately-proportioned length-to-width ratio. The French twist on an oval face is the bridal updo equivalent of a perfectly tailored garment – nothing needs to be altered because everything already fits.
The romantic half updo at any height – The oval face’s proportional versatility allows half-up styles to work beautifully at any height – low, mid, or high – without creating the specific imbalances that require careful height consideration on other face shapes.
The braided crown updo – The even distribution of a braided crown updo around the head is most naturally harmonious with the oval face’s even proportions – the circular quality of the crown braid echoing and enhancing the oval’s balanced character.
What to consider even on an oval face:
Even with an oval face’s versatility, the specific conditions of your Jensen Beach wedding venue, your dress, and your personal aesthetic should still guide the final choice. An oval-faced bride having a formal indoor Jensen Beach event may gravitate toward the classic French twist. An oval-faced bride at a boho outdoor ceremony may prefer the romantic braided updo. The oval face gives you the freedom to let these contextual factors lead the decision rather than requiring them to work within face-shape constraints.
The Round Face – Creating Length and Definition Through Strategic Updo Choices
The round face has two primary proportional characteristics that updo selection should address: the approximately equal length and width that can make the face appear somewhat flat or undefined, and the softness of the jawline and cheek contours that – while genuinely beautiful – can be further enhanced by creating the visual impression of additional face length and more defined angles.
The updo strategy for a round face is therefore consistent: add height above the face, create length and verticality in the updo structure, avoid adding width at the sides, and use face-framing pieces to create the visual impression of definition and angles where the natural face has softness.
The most flattering updos for a round face:
The high structured updo – Height is the round face’s most powerful ally in updo styling. A high bun, a high chignon, or any updo positioned at the crown or above creates a vertical line that elongates the perceived face length – the most fundamental correction for the round face’s primary proportional challenge. The key is that the volume and height should be genuinely high – not a medium bun that sits at mid-head, but a deliberately high-placed updo that draws the eye upward and creates the elongation that the round face benefits from.
The sleek high updo – The sleek, smooth quality of a polished high bun adds an additional benefit to the round face beyond the height alone – the smooth sides eliminate the visual width that texture and volume at the sides would add, emphasizing the vertical line rather than the horizontal one.
The high braided updo – The combination of the braided updo’s intricate texture and the high placement’s elongating effect creates a particularly beautiful result for the round face – the braid’s visual complexity drawing the eye upward along its structure and the height creating the face-lengthening effect the shape benefits from.
The high half-up style with face-framing curls – The half-up portion positioned high at the crown, combined with face-framing curls that fall to create a narrowing effect at the sides of the face, produces the elongating and defining effect that the round face benefits from without the full commitment of a complete updo.
What to avoid for a round face:
Updos placed at the nape of the neck. A low bun or low chignon on a round face positions the updo’s structure below the face – which does nothing to create additional face length and can actually make the face appear shorter and rounder by comparison with the low placement of the hair.
Updos with significant volume at the sides. Wide, voluminous updo structures that extend the hair beyond the sides of the face increase the perceived width – the exact opposite of what the round face benefits from.
Very full, puffy updo shapes without height. Rounded, globe-shaped updo structures echo and amplify the round quality of the face rather than creating the angular, defined impression that balances it.
Face-framing pieces that curl outward. Pieces that sweep away from the face add visual width at the cheek area – the most width-creating position for the round face. Face-framing pieces for the round face should sweep downward or inward rather than outward.
The Jensen Beach consideration for round faces:
Jensen Beach’s outdoor wedding venues are particularly harmonious with the high romantic updo for round faces – the height of the updo creates a beautiful silhouette against the outdoor backdrop and photographs with the elongating, flattering quality that the round face benefits from in every lighting condition.
The Square Face – Softening the Angles With Romantic Movement
The square face has a specific, strong beauty – defined angles, a prominent jaw, a structured quality that conveys confidence and elegance. The bridal updo challenge for the square face is not concealing these features but rather balancing them – softening the jaw’s strong angles with the romantic movement and organic curves of the updo to create a result that is simultaneously strong and beautifully feminine.
The most flattering updos for a square face:
The romantic loose updo – Softness is the square face’s most powerful updo ally. The romantic loose updo’s deliberately imperfect, organically flowing quality – with its soft texture, its face-framing tendrils, and its gently curved rather than sharply geometric structure – creates a beautiful visual counterbalance to the jaw’s strong angles. The romantic updo does not hide the square jaw – it places beautiful softness alongside it in a way that makes both the jaw’s strength and the updo’s romance more beautiful simultaneously.
The low romantic bun with face-framing waves – Positioned at the nape, the low bun for a square face works when it is styled with the specific softness – loose, textured, with gentle movement – that creates the organic curves which balance the jaw’s angles. Face-framing waves that curl gently inward at the cheek soften the perception of the jaw’s width and create the visual narrowing that complements the square face’s strong structure.
The side-swept updo – An updo with a side-swept, asymmetrical quality – where the hair is gathered to one side, or where significant face-framing pieces sweep to one side – creates an asymmetry that beautifully disrupts the square face’s bilateral symmetry and softens the impression of the strong jaw.
The braided updo with soft tendrils – A braided updo for the square face is most beautiful when the braid itself has a slightly loose, slightly textured quality rather than the tightest, most geometric version – and when it is accompanied by face-framing tendrils that create soft curves against the face.
What to avoid for a square face:
Very geometric, very structured updos with sharp edges. A very tightly constructed, highly geometric updo echoes the square jaw’s angles rather than balancing them – creating a result that can feel severe rather than beautiful.
Updos that sit flat against the back of the head. A very flat, very low-profile updo with no volume or dimension can make the jaw appear disproportionately prominent by providing no updo volume to balance it visually.
Very high, very tight updos without face-framing softness. A very high, very smooth updo without any face-framing pieces to soften the forehead and cheek area can create a very linear, very geometric overall impression that emphasizes rather than balances the jaw’s strong angles.
The Jensen Beach consideration for square faces:
The romantic, slightly undone updos that look most beautiful on square faces are also the updos that hold most naturally and most beautifully in Jensen Beach’s outdoor event environment – which creates a beautiful alignment between the most flattering style choice and the most practical one for an outdoor Treasure Coast wedding.
The Heart Face – Balancing Width at the Top With Weight at the Bottom
The heart face is characterized by its wide forehead and its narrow, often pointed or delicately rounded chin – a shape that is associated with the classic “ingénue” beauty of old Hollywood and that requires specific updo consideration to balance the proportional difference between the wider upper face and the narrower lower face.
The updo strategy for a heart face is to reduce the apparent width at the forehead and add apparent width at the chin and lower face – using updo placement and face-framing detail to visually redistribute the face’s proportions toward greater balance.
The most flattering updos for a heart face:
The low to mid-height updo – Positioning the updo structure at the nape or the mid-head rather than at the crown is the single most important placement consideration for the heart face – because a high updo adds additional height above an already-wide forehead, increasing the visual emphasis on the face’s wider upper portion. A low or mid-placed updo draws the eye downward, toward the narrower lower face, and creates a visual balancing effect that is immediately and significantly flattering.
The low chignon with face-framing pieces that broaden the lower face. A low chignon is one of the most beautiful updo choices for a heart face – its low placement balances the wide forehead’s visual weight, and face-framing pieces styled to sweep forward and downward create visual width at the chin and jaw area that balances the face’s inherent narrowness there.
The romantic low updo with loose tendrils at the jaw. Face-framing pieces for the heart face should be positioned and styled to create width at the lower face – loose pieces that curl forward at the jaw line, that frame the face from the cheekbone downward, that create the visual impression of additional width at the narrowest part of the face.
The half-up style with volume at the nape. A half-up style that leaves significant hair down at the sides and the nape creates visual fullness at the lower face and jaw – the most face-balancing configuration for the heart face’s specific proportional characteristics.
What to avoid for a heart face:
High updos with all hair pulled away from the forehead. A very high updo on a heart face exposes the full width of the wide forehead without any softening – amplifying the proportional imbalance rather than correcting it.
Very wide, very structured updos at the crown. Updo volume positioned at the crown’s widest point adds visual width at the top of the head – further emphasizing the already-wide forehead area.
Severe center-part updos. A very severe center part on a heart face draws attention directly to the widest point of the forehead and creates the most symmetrically prominent view of the face’s wider-upper proportion.
The Jensen Beach consideration for heart faces:
A soft, low romantic updo at a Jensen Beach outdoor venue creates one of the most beautiful bridal photographs possible – the low placement creating a beautiful, long neck line that photographs magnificently in Jensen Beach’s directional outdoor light.
The Diamond Face – Showcasing the Cheekbones While Balancing Width and Length
The diamond face has its widest point at the cheekbones – with a narrower forehead above and a narrow, often pointed chin below. The result is a face shape with genuinely dramatic cheekbone structure and a specific visual challenge: the narrowness at the forehead and the chin requires updo detail that creates visual width at both the top and the bottom of the face to balance the prominent cheekbone width in the middle.
The most flattering updos for a diamond face:
Updos with volume or detail at the forehead. The diamond face benefits from updo styles that add visual width at the forehead – whether through a fringe, through face-framing pieces swept across the forehead, or through updo volume positioned to be visible from the front above the forehead line. This width at the top creates a more balanced impression of the face’s proportions.
The updo with a side part and face-framing pieces at the forehead. A deep side part for the diamond face creates width at the forehead – and combined with face-framing pieces swept across the forehead from the parted side, creates the most effective visual width addition at the face’s narrowest upper point.
The romantic loose updo with wispy face-framing pieces. Wispy, soft face-framing pieces for the diamond face should be positioned to frame both the forehead and the chin – creating width at both the top and bottom of the face and balancing the prominent cheekbones.
The braided updo with crown volume. A braided crown or any updo with visible volume at the crown creates width at the upper face – the most beneficial proportional addition for the diamond face’s narrow forehead.
What to avoid for a diamond face:
Updos that pull all hair back severely from the sides. Very sleek, very tightly pulled-back updos expose the full width of the cheekbones without any softening – making the cheekbone width more prominent rather than creating the balanced proportion the diamond face benefits from.
Very narrow, very tight updos. An updo with no volume and no face-framing detail leaves the diamond face’s specific proportional characteristics entirely unaddressed – the narrow forehead and the prominent cheekbones equally exposed without the softening and balancing effect of thoughtful face-framing.
The Oblong and Rectangle Face – Creating Width and Reducing Length
The oblong or rectangle face is significantly longer than it is wide – and the updo strategy is the inverse of the round face’s strategy. Where the round face needs height and length, the oblong face needs width and the reduction of perceived length – updos that add volume at the sides, avoid adding height above the face, and create horizontal visual lines rather than vertical ones.
The most flattering updos for an oblong or rectangle face:
The mid-height updo with significant width. An updo positioned at mid-head – not too high, not too low – with meaningful volume at the sides is the most effective configuration for the oblong face. The mid placement avoids adding height to the already-long face, and the side volume creates the horizontal width that visually shortens the face’s perceived length.
The romantic, voluminous updo with wide structure. An updo with genuine, expansive volume – gathered loosely in a way that creates meaningful width on either side of the head – creates the most effective visual face-shortening effect for the oblong face.
The low-to-mid chignon with face-framing pieces. A voluminous, loosely gathered chignon with full, face-framing pieces that sweep forward at the temples creates both the width from the updo volume and the horizontal visual line from the face-framing pieces – the most comprehensively face-shortening combination.
The braided updo with wide structure. A braided updo styled with width – with the braid gathered horizontally rather than vertically, or with the gathered portion positioned wide – creates a horizontal visual emphasis that complements the oblong face’s vertical length.
What to avoid for an oblong or rectangle face:
Very high updos. Additional height above an already-long face increases the face’s perceived length – the exact proportional effect the oblong face is working against.
Very narrow, very tight updos with no width. A narrow updo profile adds no balancing width and allows the face’s vertical length to be the dominant visual impression.
Very long face-framing pieces. Face-framing pieces that hang long and straight alongside the face create vertical visual lines that emphasize the face’s length. Face-framing pieces for the oblong face should be shorter, softer, and positioned to create horizontal rather than vertical visual movement.
The Triangle and Pear Face – Balancing a Wider Jaw With Volume at the Top
The triangle or pear face has a wider jaw than forehead – the inverse of the heart face – and the updo strategy is therefore also the inverse: add visual width at the forehead and upper face to balance the broader lower face.
The most flattering updos for a triangle or pear face:
Updos with volume at the crown and forehead area. The triangle face benefits from updo volume positioned at the crown – adding width at the upper face that creates visual balance with the wider jaw below.
The high updo with wide crown volume. A high updo with meaningful volume at the crown is one of the most immediately effective styles for the triangle face – creating the upper-face width that the shape needs most.
The updo with fringe or face-framing pieces across the forehead. Softness and detail at the forehead creates width at the upper face – precisely where the triangle face’s narrower forehead needs it most. A side-swept fringe, sweeping face-framing pieces, or any detail that creates visual interest and width above the cheekbone line is particularly beneficial.
The braided updo with crown braid. A crown braid or any updo that creates width at the top of the head through the braiding structure is particularly beautiful for the triangle face – the braid’s intricate visual presence creating both width and interest at exactly the right position on the head.
What to avoid for a triangle or pear face:
Updos with volume at the nape and jaw area. A very full, very voluminous low updo at the nape adds visual width at the jaw – the area where the triangle face is already widest.
Sleek, very close-to-the-head updos. An updo with no volume and no crown width leaves the triangle face’s wider jaw as the dominant visual impression without any balancing upper-face width.
The Elements Every Face Shape Benefits From
The Universal Principles – What Makes Every Bridal Updo More Beautiful Regardless of Face Shape
Beyond the face-shape-specific recommendations, several universal principles make every bridal updo more beautiful – and understanding them allows brides to evaluate any updo inspiration photo through a more informed lens.
The face-framing principle. Every face shape benefits from some degree of face-framing detail – pieces of hair left loose or deliberately styled to soften the transition between the updo and the face. The specific position and style of these pieces varies by face shape, but their presence is universally beneficial. Completely bare, completely exposed faces without any softening are genuinely rare among the most beautiful bridal updo photographs – because the face-framing detail is what makes the updo look designed for the face rather than simply placed near it.
The neckline principle. The updo’s placement relative to the neckline of the dress is as important as its placement relative to the face. A beautiful backless dress deserves an updo that exposes the full back – a low updo placed above the neckline reveals the back’s beauty rather than competing with it. A high-necked dress may benefit from a higher updo that creates a cohesive line with the dress’s structure.
The veil principle. The veil changes the visual equation significantly. A veil attached at the crown creates height and visual interest there – which may make a simpler updo below more beautiful than a complex updo competing with the veil. A cathedral veil attached at the nape requires the updo above it to be substantial enough to anchor and complement the veil’s dramatic length.
The jewelry principle. Statement earrings that hang below the ear benefit from an updo that exposes the ear and the neck fully – allowing the jewelry to be seen and enjoyed. A statement necklace benefits from an updo that exposes the back of the neck – or, if the updo is at the nape, one that creates a deliberately beautiful relationship with the necklace rather than competing with it.
Jensen Beach’s Wedding Environment and Face Shape Updo Considerations
How Jensen Beach’s Specific Conditions Affect Face Shape Updo Choices
The specific conditions of Jensen Beach’s outdoor wedding environment create a practical dimension to the face shape updo decision that is worth addressing specifically – because the most flattering style for a face shape is only fully valuable if it also holds beautifully through Jensen Beach’s humidity, warmth, and ocean-adjacent conditions.
For round faces – The high structured updo that is most flattering for the round face is also the most naturally durable in Jensen Beach’s humidity – the structure’s tight, secured quality at the crown is resistant to the humidity-driven relaxation that more loosely styled updos experience.
For square faces – The romantic, slightly loose updo that is most flattering for the square face is particularly beautiful in Jensen Beach’s outdoor light – the organic texture catching Jensen Beach’s warm directional light with the luminous quality that makes outdoor event photography so extraordinary on the Treasure Coast.
For heart faces – The low updo that is most flattering for the heart face creates one of the most beautiful outdoor wedding photographs in Jensen Beach’s setting – the long neck exposure, the soft face-framing pieces catching the coastal breeze, and the low romantic quality of the style all harmonizing with the natural beauty of Jensen Beach’s outdoor venues.
For all face shapes – Professional humidity-resistant finishing spray applied generously throughout the completed updo is the most important single product for maintaining every face-shape-flattering updo through Jensen Beach’s outdoor conditions. At Parlay, this is a standard finishing step for every bridal updo – non-negotiable in Jensen Beach’s environment.
The Bridal Consultation – Bringing It All Together
What to Tell Your Parlay Bridal Stylist About Your Face Shape Concerns
The most productive bridal updo consultation is one where the bride comes prepared to discuss her face shape specifically – not just with a general description (“I think I have a round face?”) but with the specific elements she most wants to address and the specific aspects of various inspiration photos that she loves most.
Share what you love about inspiration photos specifically. Do not just say “I love this updo” – say “I love the height of this updo because I feel like my face looks longer with more height” or “I love these face-framing pieces because I feel like they make my face look less wide.” The specific reasons you love what you love tell your stylist something important about your face shape awareness and your specific proportional goals.
Share what you want to enhance and what you want to minimize. “I love my cheekbones and want to showcase them” is different information from “I feel like my jaw is very wide and I want the hair to soften it.” Both are completely valid – and both lead to different updo recommendations.
Ask your stylist specifically about your face shape. “What face shape do you see when you look at my face, and what does that mean for my updo?” is one of the most valuable questions a bride can ask at a consultation – because the stylist’s trained eye will see things about the face’s proportions that the bride may not notice about herself.
Trust the expertise when the recommendation differs from the inspiration photo. The most common and most valuable consultation moment is when a bride brings an inspiration photo she loves and her stylist recommends a modification – “this style is beautiful but for your face shape, slightly lower placement and a more pronounced face-framing piece on this side will actually look more beautiful in photographs.” This kind of specific, honest recommendation – based on genuine knowledge of face shape and updo proportion – is one of the most valuable things a bridal stylist provides. Trust it.
The Trial Appointment – Seeing the Face Shape Theory in Practice
Why the Trial Is the Most Important Appointment for Face Shape Updo Confirmation
Everything in this guide is theory until it meets the mirror. The trial appointment – the complete execution of the planned wedding day updo several weeks before the wedding – is where the face shape analysis and the updo selection come together in reality, and where any remaining questions about what is most flattering are definitively answered.
The trial is the moment when a bride sees whether the high structured updo she chose for its face-lengthening effect on her round face actually creates the effect she hoped for. It is the moment when the romantic loose updo planned for the square face either achieves the beautiful softening balance that was the goal or reveals that it needs more face-framing detail or a slightly different placement to work optimally.
At Parlay, we take multiple photographs of every trial updo – from the front, both sides, the back, and a three-quarter view – specifically so the bride can see the updo from every angle that the wedding photographer will capture it from. The face-shape analysis that guides the updo design is validated by these photographs – and any adjustments needed are identified and incorporated before the wedding day.
Conclusion: The Perfect Wedding Updo Is the One That Was Designed for Your Face
The most beautiful bridal updo is not the one from the most popular Pinterest board. It is not the one that looked most stunning on the celebrity bride in the magazine. It is not even the one that looked most beautiful on your maid of honor at her wedding last spring.
It is the one that was designed – specifically, deliberately, thoughtfully – for your face. Your proportions. Your specific combination of features. The specific ways that height and placement and face-framing detail interact with your specific face to create the most beautiful, most balanced, most completely flattering version of your bridal appearance.
At Parlay Hair and Beauty in Jensen Beach, Florida, face shape is one of the foundational considerations in every bridal updo consultation we conduct – because we understand that the bride who looks most extraordinary on her wedding day is not the one who wore the most beautiful updo in the abstract, but the one whose updo was most beautifully designed for her.
Come see us. Bring your inspiration photos and your face shape questions. And let us design the updo that was specifically, completely, perfectly made for your face.
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Interesting take on choosing an updo for different face shapes. Do you have any favorites for round faces?