Selecting a bridal headpiece, from draping jeweled chains to elaborate veils, and even the perfectly styled over sized hat for a slightly androgynous and fully chic bridal style, is one part of your wedding planning that you can rest assured has plentiful options and interpretations. No matter your style or vision for your wedding, there is something out there that is absolutely perfect for you, and is guaranteed to make your look one that your guests fawn over and wish they’d thought of for themselves. You may even inspire a couple of reproductions among those closest to you, though there is no need to worry - they are not stealing your look so much as they are appreciating!
1. The Bold Bride
This highly dramatic, and highly stylized white fascinator seen at the Watters 2014 bridal collection runway show is still perfectly on trend for the bold bride who’s looking to take it over the top. Even if your day to day look doesn’t scream high fashion or couture, its your wedding; if not now, when is the time to be fashionably daring.
2. The Smart Look
Remember that oversized, white hat that was mentioned early on; back in the introduction to this list? Well here is a perfect and modern example of that seen on barrister, author, and activist Amal Clooney, nee Alumuddin. This picture, taken outside of her and actor George Clooney’s Venetian civil ceremony, is perfectly reminiscent of photos of Mick and Bianca Jagger after their ceremony at the St. Tropez town hall. Like Bianca, Amal wears the hat as a perfect accessory and headpiece to match a smart, white jacket.
3. Back to the 20's
Thanks to the resurgence in the popularity of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, which may have had more to do with a certain film starring Leonardo DiCaprio than a nationwide love of literature, roaring 20’s themed weddings continue to have their moment in the sun. If you’re looking to get in on the flapper fun on your big day, opt for a headpiece like this one, which is from Anne Barge’s Fall 2014 bridal collection.
4. Royalty
While many stylish modern day adaptations exist, there are some of us who are all or nothing when it comes to royal imagery, namely the imagery evoked by the wearing of a tiara. The Spice Girls singer and Marc Jacobs model turned high-end fashion designer and most successful entrepreneur in the UK according to Management Today, Victoria Beckham, chose the gold and diamond Slim Barrett designed tiara pictured above for her wedding to soccer star David Beckham in 1999. The tiara is now housed in the famed, independently owned, British auction house Bonhams.
5. Floral
There is something majestically beautiful about floral headpieces. Set intricately about the hair, or framing your face in a wreath of a crown that can be as under or overstated as you see fit, this is a look worth considering for any and every wedding.
