ELLE'S 10 BEST HAIRSTYLES FOR ANY WEDDING

Whether you're a spouse-to-be, a maid of honour, a guest, or even an aspiring bride, these matrimony-appropriate looks are sure to bring out your inner celebrity on the big day 

ZOE SALDANA

Also looking back on yesteryear, Roszak referenced the über-femme '40s when molding Saldana's hair for a recent Star Trek Into Darkness premiere. "I wanted the hair to have a bit of height much like the '40s styles, but with a modern 'twist,' literally!" she explained. After fashioning a side part, Roszak rolled the front sections of hair all the way around to the nape of the neck, leaving volume at the front and adding more hair as she went along. She secured the remaining tresses into a bun with bobby pins, and then decorated the style with a Jennifer Behr headband she inserted backward so that it encircled the head from behind.

ASHLEY MADEKWE

Although the "Revenge" star's Jennifer Behr broach looked glitzy, her loose and textured top knot added contrast for a more effortless and less contrived feel. In order to balance out the sizable hair ornament, Sally Hershberger's wedding hair wizard Ruben Colon said the side swept bangs are essential. "It makes the clip more proportional and also keeps the style looking more youthful," he said. To tidy up a top knot just a bit, Colon recommended spritzing hairspray on the backside of a paddle brush and using it as a tool to smooth the surface of the bun.

JULIANNE HOUGH

Julianne Hough combines a braid in front and twists in the back for an intentionally unkempt style that feels more casual. "This would be a good alternate option for girls who want a natural-looking up-do for a daytime beach wedding instead of the standard beach waves," said Colon. Since it relies so heavily on bobby pins, Colon recommended this look for shoulder-length hair in particular.

RIHANNA

"These easy and sexy waves are ideal for a summer wedding or a barefoot beach wedding," suggested the creator of Rihanna's less-is-more style for the Grammys, Ursula Stephens. The trick here, she explained, is to wrap hair around a one-and-a-half-inch curling iron instead of inserting it in the clip, and starting the wrap a few inches down from the root "to give it an undone feel." In order to lock in each wave before curling, Stephens suggested spraying each medium-sized section with a hairspray. Then use a paddle brush to brush out the waves and add body before flipping your head over and shaking the entire look out with fingers.

LUCY LIU

"A fresh and cool braid offsets a powerful and more mature ball gown," said hairstylist Andy LeCompte, referencing Liu's voluminous dress that she wore to this year's Golden Globes. "It makes the whole style look edgy rather than lady." What's more, such intricate plaits still tie in the decadence of a statement-making gown without turning it fussy. To get the look, LeCompte constructed a reverse French braid around the head on both sides of the part, "which gives hair more volume and also helps to show off the dimensions of the braid on dark hair." Once both braids meet underneath one ear, he suggested tying them together with elastic, splitting the hair apart right above the elastic and pulling the tail through the hole to exaggerate the shape of the fishtail and get it started.

REESE WITHERSPOON

Reese Witherspoon channelled an old-Hollywood movie star at the Oscars this year with Veronica Lake-esque waves, which were made modern with brushed out, loose curls instead of stiff and cramped coils. "It’s pure beauty and glamour and just perfect for a special occasion," said Campora, who was responsible for giving Witherspoon the vintage-inspired mane. "Hair pulled all to one side shows off the neck and earrings, and at the same time it both opens and frames the face."

KERRY WASHINGTON

Kerry Washington demonstrates how to take a break from the traditional hair broach or tiara with a more fun and playful oversized bow (as seen on Louis Vuitton's spring 2013 runway). Sturdivant-Drew, the coiffeur behind the half-up 'do, stressed that placement is imperative when working with a bow. "It needs to sit on the side and not directly on top of the head," she said, explaining that the latter looks too Minnie Mouse rather than modern Madonna. Sturdivant-Drew recommended a voluminous bouffant and side swept bang’s to balance out the jumbo bow, and suggested curling the rest of the hair in opposite directions to keep the waves from settling into each other.

STACY KEIBLER

"The finger waves in front and pin curls along the bottom give this look a definite retro feel," said hairstylist Robert Vetica, who created this faux-bob Keibler wore to the Oscars. But instead of forming the pin curls on wet hair as was traditionally done in the past, Vetica crafted them on dry hair and then brushed them out, giving the look a more modern and relaxed vibe. Add a birdcage veil along the part to make your period-wedding dreams a reality.

AMANDA SEYFRIED

For a black tie affair, only the most regal of up-dos will do. Renato Campora, who sculpted this up-do, suggested choosing this look to match the unabashed drama of an ornate gown. Inspired by Botticelli, Campora crafted a flawless braided bun that coiled around to epic proportions thanks to a few extensions. But the key here, he said, is the slicked-back base: "A sleek and clean ponytail to start is essential since it's the foundation of the entire look."

RACHEL WEISZ

"It's quite strong and confident with the slick and architectural loop, but also very feminine with the deep side part," explained hairstylist Ben Skervin of the samurai-inspired graphic bun he sculpted on Weisz for the Los Angeles premiere of Oz: The Great and Powerful. Skervin recommended using a bungee band instead of a traditional elastic when securing the ponytail "so you don't have to fiddle with pulling the tail through," and also suggested placing the pony higher up at the occipital bone rather than at the base of the neck to leave room for the tuck-and-rolled loop underneath.

(piece culled from Elle magazine; by Christiana Molina).