What Is the Best Hairstyle for a Beach Wedding in Kauai, Hawaii?

Consider the Weather

Kauai beach weddings are notoriously windy affairs. Without a doubt, the best hair do for any kind of Hawaii beach wedding is a full up do. Whether you do it yourself, or you hire a professional hair stylist, get all your hair up and use as much product as you need to plaster it back. It is always windy at the beach, and here on Kauai we are sitting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, so the wind has plenty of space and time to pick up velocity. It is not super windy every day, but nonetheless hair is light and easily blows out of place, even if there is virtually no wind and you use product to hold it down.

 
Our Kauai wedding locations are truly gorgeous. According to many people, there is not a more beautiful place to get married. So – just plan ahead and put your hair up so it’s not blowing all over the place during your wedding photos! Fortunately, there are plenty of creative ways to style your hair so it will both look great and stay in place.
Here are what we think are the most essential tips for wearing your hair at a Kauai beach wedding or Kauai outdoor wedding:

 

Beach Wedding Hair Tip #1:

Pick an Updo with a Relaxed Look

Do not pick a perfectly polished hairstyle that will look obvious if it is blows out of place. Relaxed is fine!

 

Beach Wedding Hair Tip #2:

Select a Hair Style that Will Stay in Place When Windy

Select hair styles that are likely to stay in place even if windy. Braids are popular right now at weddings (as are twists). Both are great at keeping your hair in place during a breeze. Remember you can incorporate a little braid or twist on the side into another up do style that does not include braids, so you have something stylish to do with those annoying little baby hairs that don’t reach back into the rest of your style.

 

Beach Wedding Hair Tip #3:

Choose Hair Accessories/Flowers Before Getting Hair Done

A regular piece of feedback we get from Kauai hair stylists is that brides only think about hair accessories and flowers right before or during their hair styling session, rather than before. Obviously it is better to think ahead about what kind of flowers you may desire, since a hair stylist can then take that into account as she styles your hair.

 

Beach Wedding Hair Tip #4:

Bring a Picture to Your Stylist

Pictures of your vision are extremely useful for a hair stylist. Explaining it all in words is much harder. Also, if you let them come up with a style all by themselves, it may look fine objectively, but may not be a style matching your tastes at all.

 

Beach Wedding Hair Tip #5:

Do Not Wash Your Hair for 24-48 Hours Before Appointment

If you want to enjoy your time here and swim, check with your hair care professional, but usually it’s not a good idea to swim on the day of your wedding, even if you do not wash your hair afterwards. Professionals normally recommend keeping your hair completely out of any possible water on the day of a special event.