So what are people wearing on their heads to weddings these days?

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Have a wedding to go to in a few weeks, church do followed by reception next door so not much outdoor time.

I haven't been to a wedding in aaages and while I have a nice dress (navy) and hopefully nice shoes (pewter) I have no idea what to do with my hair or put on my head.

Not sure I can be arsed with a hat and most fascinators I have seen are a bit rubbish - what are my other options?! My hair is just below shoulder length and I will probably wear it up as it tends to get a bit meh by the end of a long day if it is down.

Ideas greatly appreciated please!

Depends on how formal the wedding is I think - - - if informal - wear nothing and just make your outfit and hair say it all . If it is formal you could always put a jewelled comb or clip in your hair when you put it up - there are some gorgeous hair accessories around at the moment. A hat is not essential these days - unless you respect the religious view . Fascinators are just horrid I think.!

I never wear anything on my head to a wedding as I look a right nob in a hat. How about up with a fancy hair slide?

I think the wedding will be fairly formal - it's a family member getting married and the wedding is quite a big deal. Having said that, I can't be bothered to faff about with a hat so maybe a good comb/slide is the way to go.

So, apart from Accesorize (only local option) where can I buy lovely hair things from?!

I'm off to a fairly formal wedding next week. I won't be wearing any head gear. I have a really lovely dress and all the bits. I'll get a blow dry. Like dexter I feel I look daft in a hat. Even worse ina fascinator thingy.

I look like a tit with stuff on my head. If it doesn't suit you, don't do it. I have done the rose-in-hair thing for a summer wedding, that was quite nice though it migrated to my shoulder in the course of drunken gesticulating

Nothing. Just do your hair fabulously.

Hair?

Just a nice blow dry.
The hats come off after the church anyway and anyone that has worn one ends up with 'hat hair'.

Meanwhile, fabulous blow dry is still fabulous ;)

Thank you all - I suspect there will be quite a lot of hats/fascinators at the wedding but I am going to stay with just hair and maybe a nice small, non-feathered thing to go in it.

I never wear hats as I wear glasses. With glasses, earrings and a hat my head would look far too cluttered.

Why not wear a lovely, snazzy pair of earrings instead?

I roll mine up into a chignon and put a nice clip.on the side like this but not as big a clip.

I would use this up.the side of the chignon, so a fascinator.but not really on show. Mind, I cut the feathers off mine as am phobic.

I've been to 5 () weddings this year, 4 of which were church ones (not sure if that makes them more formal?) and the majority of women weren't wearing anything on their heads - lots of nice up-dos though, or at least lovely sleek or curled hair. I don't think it's necessary nowadays at the average wedding. The bridal party women were all wearing hats or fascinators though.

Thanks all. Can't wear earrings as the holes have closed up but I do have a lovely necklace I can wear.

I think some kind of chignon is the way to go, shall go and look at YouTube tutorials as my lack of skill and having ridiculously thick hair means I will need to practice a lot!

I've got a jewelled headband from New Look - works well for the "should have a hair accessory but can't be bothered with a huge one" attitude.
Hair down (its a short bob) and blowdried nicely. Job done.

Another vote for a 'do, rather than a hat: I go to the hairdressers for a French pleat or a big blow dry, and stick a silk flower in it. Surprisingly, Tu at Sainsburys has had some very nice flower clips, about 1/3 the price of Monsoon.

You can get some lovely clip on earrings these days.