30 Wedding Hairstyles For Long Hair

For many women, physically preparing themselves for a wedding is just as important as choosing a dress or settling on a catering menu, and that often means growing hair longer for their dream wedding hairstyle. Long hair gives lots of styling options, especially for those brides who want to look romantic on their wedding day. From braided styles, to updos, to long flowing hair with minimal styling, we’ve collected 30 wedding hairstyles for long hair that will make your bridal vision a reality.

A simple style for hair that’s naturally long and thick or had extensions added, this simple fishtail braid is given an extra dash of garden style romance with tiny flowers placed throughout the braid. Depending on your bouquet, this style can take on a wide variety of textures and colors, making it perfectly customizable to your wedding.

This high bun is a simple, sophisticated option for long haired brides who want hair up and out of the way. To prevent hair from looking like it’s been harshly pulled back, fine tendrils of baby hair are left loose around the face.

For the rustic bride with a subscription to Vogue, this style manages to be simultaneously unkempt and chic. Long hair is placed in lots of loose curls that are allowed to frizz out in places, while a stray braid (or more if you’d like) gives contrasting texture. Top it all off with a minimalist forest crown, and you’re ready for your late summer wedding.

These big curls are left loose and natural for a wedding day style that’s glamorous and bold.

This side gathered style features several messy braids and loose hair, all pinned up with an antique gold hair brooch. With hair left hanging down to one side, this is a style that makes adding clip-in extensions easy and invisible. An interesting combination of glamour and whimsy, this look works at a simple outdoor ceremony or a fancy soiree with signature cocktails.

Want your hands free while you’re walking down the aisle? Instead of holding on to a bouquet, it can be part of your wedding day hairstyle. This long hair is curled and partially braided to one side, where cascading florals are pinned to the hair. In this particular style, extensions are added to make hair fairytale long, but they aren’t a requirement for achieving the romantic essence of this style.

More interesting than a single braid, this wedding style actually features several braids that are intertwined together on one side of the head. You can get this look using a variety of braid combinations, since the key aspect is the wild, twisted nature of the style.

The lower half of these long strands are curled, while hair is given a huge boost of volume at the roots. If you don’t have hair that can stand up this tall all day and night, consider adding a hair piece like a Bump It that provides structure and volume that won’t fall flat. 

If you’re looking for a show stopping hairstyle that will leave your guests speechless, try this intricate updo. Long hair is curled all over to give hair volume and texture, and a high french braid leads hair to a low, wide bun made up of curls that are pinned to the back of the head. Not recommended to try on your own, this style will require lots of product and several pairs of professionally trained hands to get your long hair pinned securely.

This simple look will keep you looking effortlessly beautiful, while remaining a practical choice for a seaside wedding that’s likely to get at least a little breezy. Accessorize with a white or cream colored flower to complete this clean, breezy style.

This breezy style was made for outdoor weddings, and lets the bold hairpiece steal the show while the rest of hair is softly curled in a relaxed style. Be as playful as you’d like with the hairpiece: consider using ferns for a tropical destination wedding or ivy for an autumn affair.

If you want to show off your strapless gown but still have your hair be a focal point of your look, try this big low bun with some loose face framing curls.

This style features long hair that’s got big volume all over, while a thin french braid gathers hair behind one ear.

A somewhat subdued take on a traditional Mexican hairstyle that usually features very bright flowers in the hair, we still see a variety of floral elements represented in this twisted hairstyle.