I uploaded a pic of me with normal hair so you could see the length, texture etc...
The stylist basically curled all of it and pinned the front up, no excessive use of bobby pins here! Also easy to attach the veil...the curls stayed in until I took a shower the next evening, LOL!!!!
Summer wedding in Lake Tahoe, so I went with a natural makeup look, I had coverage on my face but only for photo purposes. The lipstick looked great during the ceremony but got kissed off, which was fine with me!!! My old softball
coach's wife did the whole party's makeup, including our moms. She's a great gal and we had a blast. She's a marykay lady, which I don't really use, but the makeup looked fine and stayed on all day (except the lipstick, but I didn't use my normal Chanel rouge intensite, it was too natural and everyday looking for this one!).
Anyhow, I think my choices fit the theme of the day, which was relaxed and summery...so I hope this helps you figure out what type of look works best for the theme you are going for!!! Remember that you will probably end up with more makeup on your face than you may be used to wearing, but that is so you look great (and NATURAL) in the pictures - make sure you talk to a makeup artist about how to do that if you are going to do your own makeup, or have someone with experience do it for you! These pictures will last a lifetime and you want to feel like you are looking beautiful and fab...which no doubt you will!