Wedding Guest Hair Accessories are the easiest way to add luxe: No need to go to the hairdresser!

If you're off to a wedding, it can be a lot of fun planning your outfit, and finding the perfect dress and accessories. 

If you're anything like me, you love having the excuse to get dressed up - not to mention the opportunity to drink a little too much champagne, and dance the night away!

When I help women plan their perfect wedding guest outfit at my Pop Up Shops (like my Pop Up Shop at John Lewis Oxford Street in the photo below), I find that often they have chosen the dress and shoes first, but they aren't sure whether or not to wear something in their hair. 

The beauty of wedding guest hair accessories is that they are easy to style (no hairdresser required), and they are much easier to wear than a hat once you're in the reception and into the wedding meal. You can dance in a hair accessory - if it's a hair clip or headband it will also serve the practical purpose of keeping your hair away from your face as you let loose on the dance floor.

Wedding guest hair accessories do finish your outfit off, and provide a sense of occasion, without being fussy or overstated. So go for it - do find that perfect hair accessory to complete your outfit!

Are Hair Accessories the modern alternative to a hat for wedding guests?

Yes hair accessories add a celebratory touch to your wedding guest outfit without the formality of a traditional hat. The trend over the past few years has been for more and more brides to stipulate that the dress code is "no hats". 

However, it usually does feel appropriate to wear an extra flourish in your hair at a wedding - to mark the joy of the occasion - and a hair accessory fulfills that flourish perfectly. 

Which Hair Accessories are best for wedding guests?

Hair accessories that elevate your look to mark the sense of occasion at a wedding work well. Feather hair accessories, flower hair accessories, hair bows, barrette hair clips and headbands can transform your wedding guest outfit into something special. 

If you're tight on time, and you're travelling to the wedding, then a hair accessory will add instant polish to your hairstyle, without the need for a hairdresser.

How do I choose which hair accessory to wear to the wedding?

When you're choosing the ideal wedding guest hair accessory, keep in mind the venue and setting for the wedding.

For a wedding in a grand country house for example, you might want to opt for a feather headband that dishes out decadent Gatsby vibes.

Or for a wedding in a converted country barn, you may choose a flower corsage for a touch of cottage whimsy. 

Heading to a city wedding? Try a chic padded headband to elevate your look in an instant. 

Our Wedding Guest Hair Accessory Guide has the full menu - peruse and have fun adding the perfect finishing touch to your wedding guest outfit!

1) Go Glam in a Feather Fascinator

2) Add a whimsical touch with a wedding guest hair bow

Hair bows and weddings go hand in hand! These are truly the modern wedding guest hair accessory. 

Hair bows at weddings feel celebratory and special, whilst also maintaining a relaxed sense of style. 

If you opt for a classic satin bow hair clip, with a half up half down hairstyle, you'll feel chic and pretty. The hair bow is only visible from the back, so your style always remains low key. 

Our light blue satin hair bow feels joyful for a wedding guest, and the blue tones down any overt girliness. 

If, however you're like me and you do love a touch of sparkle, then you may prefer to go a little more celebratory and choose a jewelled hair bow, like our black velvet bow hair clip with jewels. 

The gentle gleam of the pearls on this bow do add an extra touch of femininity. This hair bow is a perfect wedding guest hair accessory for a countryside wedding where flowers and romance are the flavour!

Perhaps you love hair bows, but barrette hair clips aren't your thing - in that case you'll want to try one of our hair bow headbands. 

These wedding guest hair accessories feel slightly closer to a fascinator, as they sit on top of the head, and can be seen from the front. 

If you have very fine hair like me, then they are ideal, as your hair won't need to be pinned back, but the headband can simply be slipped on top of a hair down hairstyle.

They also add a little volume and height to your hairstyle (a huge advantage if you have flat hair like me!)

This pink fascinator bow headband is a personal favourite. The soft pink satin feels delightfully playful, and the bow sits at just the right angle on my head. I get so many compliments when I wear a bow headband!

3) Feel-Good Vibes in a Flower Hair Corsage

For feel-good glamour and vintage vibes, nothing beats a flower hair corsage. 

4) Wear Barrette Hair Clips for Classic Wedding Guest Chic

If you like to keep your hair accessories simple, then a barrette hair clip could be your perfect wedding guest hair choice. 

Barrette hair clips are functional, and at QueenMee we also love them to be beautiful! You can keep your hair securely pinned back from your face, whilst completing your wedding guest outfit with a touch of shimmer on your hair clip. 

Try pearl hair clips for timeless wedding guest chic. Pearls are always an elegant choice, and combined with some gentle sparkle, they add a celebratory touch to your wedding guest hairstyle.

5) Hair Slides for a touch of shimmer to your Wedding Guest Hair

If you prefer to keep your style minimal and understated, then the perfect wedding guest hair accessory for you would be a pair of hair slides. These still add a beautiful finishing touch, but are low key enough to be worn as part of your daily hairstyle. 

6) Keep it classic in a Velvet Headband

If you want to keep your look elegant and simple, whilst giving yourself a confidence boost - then look no further than a padded headband in velvet.

Velvet is a classic finish that's always in style. Some women feel it could be associated with winter, due to its rich texture, but velvet works year round, and teams beautifully with a wide variety of wedding guest dresses. 

7) Shine in a Jewelled Headband

Last but definitely not least, it's jewelled headbands that so many lovely QueenMee customers turn to, to elevate their wedding guest hairstyle.

When I'm running my Pop Up Shops, I love seeing how transformed a woman can feel when she pops on a jewelled headband. Queenly confidence in a few seconds!

Headbands add instant glamour to your outfit with minimal styling - and when you add some jewels into the mix, you've got a winning recipe.

If you're new to jewelled headbands, you might want to start with a narrower style like this for your wedding guest hair accessory of choice. 

The pearls are offset with gently sparkling crystal, to create a fairy-tale look that's delightfully romantic for a wedding. 

Once you gain confidence with jewelled headbands (it's a bit like wearing red lipstick for the first time when you start wearing them) - you may be ready to try a wider jewelled headband like this beautiful Green Pearl Headband Green Hair Band.

Do email me any styling photos amanda@queenmee.com, or tag me on Instagram @queenmee_accessories. I'd love to see how you wear your hair accessories!

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With love and thanks, Amanda X