Messy wedding hairstyles are perhaps
the least popular styles, because
weddings are such formal events. But
"messy" can work and in fact it
can also be elegant. It's the chaos-organization
paradox.
This lovely bride's hair is full of
the chaos of curls, but organized into a
quite reasonable amount of space. It's
messy, but not really huge. It's not
looking messy like she just got out of
bed. It's "stylish messy"—deliberately.
Really refined piecy curls such as
these can take quite some time to style.
You definitely want to take the time to
make sure it doesn't seem sloppy or
unkempt.
And in the final look, even though the
hairstyle does seem somewhat messy, it
clearly looks as if the bride's hair was
specially done for her wedding.
If it still looks too messy for you,
you can tone it down with thicker pieces,
or not so many pieces.
Also, note that the highlights
contribute to the messy look, making it
more pronounced, so you could tone it
down even more by avoiding highlighting.