Sometimes at weddings, the bride changes her dress between the ceremony and the reception, but this weekend—at my best friend Erica's wedding in Jamaica—I discovered a new (and cheaper!) way to switch up your look: a second hair style. The bride's mane man, Matt Fugate, a stylist at Sally Hershberger Salon in NYC (and one of Cosmo's go-to hair experts), suggested pulling her hair up after the cocktail hour, right before the reception. Doing so would keep her long hair from sticking to her back as she danced the night away (after all, we are talking about island weather here)—plus, her new style would subtly alter her whole look, changing up her pictures.

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Here's how he did it:

1. Matt removed Erica's bejeweled headband and then gathered her hair loosely to the left side, securing it behind her ear with multiple bobby pins.

2. Leaving some longer pieces cascading along her shoulder, he grabbed certain sections of hair along the left side of her head, near her crown, and pinned them in various ways, creating pretty loops and curls. (Note: If you're doing this on your own it's good to keep checking to be sure the style looks balanced and not lopsided.)

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3. Next, he placed her headband mid-way between her hairline and crown of her head, and then tied it over some of her hair so it was more visible than it was at the wedding. (Three bobby pins, one on the right, left, and middle, kept it in place.)

4. Finally, Matt coated the style with a medium-hold hairspray, so it stayed put but didn't look or feel stiff.

Below, Matt working his magic post-cocktail hour...

And Erica's reception-ready updo...

Gorgeous, right? So what do you think, would you swap your ceremony style for an elegant updo (or vice-versa)?

Photo Credit: Leah Wyar

What do you think?