Finding the perfect big-day hairstyle is at the top of every bride’s beauty to-do list. This season, complicated dos are smoothing down, divided by no-fuss, striking parts.

Just look to the red carpet for new styles that are sure to seem dreamy combing down the aisle: Rosamund Pike glowed at this year’s Golden Globes with a modern part, in the form of a silky bob. At the Oscars, Reese Witherspoon stayed true to her America’s-sweetheart roots with soft waves separated by a middle part. Marion Cotillard, meanwhile, had fashion lovers crying tears of envy over her dramatic, upswept side part.

Parting is, after all, such sweet sorrow.