Braids: Long and Elegant

Do you doubt that braids can be elegant enough for a modern wedding? Well, wake up, ladies! In the right style braids can be every bit as formal and alluring as any other kind of hair.

Vintage Elegance

Get flawless throwback style with this wavy hairdo.

Sculptured Updo

A sleek bun tops this sculptured updo.

Sleek Short 'Do

Short hairstyle as worn by Terry Pheto.
Courtesy of our friends at Gorgeous Black Women

Sideswept Braided Updo

Cornrows explode in formal waves in this gorgeous side-do.

Partial Updo With Big Curls

Sass and sophisitication with this style that gives the best of updos and curly styles.


Photo/Jewelry by Omo Misha

Pony Updo

This ponytail updo is courtesy of the brilliant stylists who make up HJI.

Le Flip

The Side Bun

We love the space-age style of this new 'do. Tres chic!

Short and Wavy

Half Up, Half Down with Bangs

Natural Sophistication: Real Bride

Jackson-Owens Wedding
Brookside Gardens
Wheaton, MD
Submitted by Coretta Gray
Photography by Cedric Carter Photography

Vintage Hollywood Glam

This is a gorgeous wavy 'do worn by Tyra Banks.

Medium Length Sisterlocks

Low Ponytail with Bow

Courtesy of Redken

Formal & Floral

Courtesy of Hair By Design
Photography by Ursula

Two Strand Twists In An Updo

Shaggy Blunt Cut

Shaggy Blunt Cut
Courtesy of Essence

Another Gorgeous Real Bride!

Courtesy of Kizzy of Kizzy-Online. Married July 10, 2009.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands




Keep those photos coming ladies! We can't get enough.

Pin Curl / Pinned Up Hairdo

Pin Curl / Pinned Up Hairdo
by Nedjetti