9 Wedding Hairstyles for Long Hair

By Hannah Morrill, Allure

Show up with long locks for a wedding day consultation with your hairstylist, and you might just end up with a fraught updo or a head full of go-nowhere pins. You don't deserve that — whether you're the bride or just a guest. Get inspired by these nine wedding hairstyles for long hair, which offer more original and of course, supremely gorgeous alternatives to your run-of-the-mill wedding 'do.

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Haute Half-up

This is a great option if you're a bride who is wearing a veil, and, actually, even if you're not. Wrapping the base of the half-up style with a weft of hair to conceal the elastic is a great way to infuse an easy updo with a fancy finish, and it can serve as a pinning place for a veil or headpiece, should that be the route you take.

Nicely Knotty

Even the best updos can look a little too pert, and oftentimes that’s the problem with wedding day hair, which should always look touchable and never crispy.You’re basically giving them carte blanche to make the most of your texture and length, weaving, knotting, twisting, and pinning however they see fit.

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Structured Spirals

A voluminous cloud of soft curls teased out around Yara Shahidi’s head has an artfully sculptural appeal — and also feels downright fun.

Ribbon Braid

A plait could potentially feel too schoolgirlish as you’re saying “I do". This could also be a low-key way to work in something blue, if you so choose.
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Ribbon for Days

Yes, this is the second ribbon option we’re suggesting, but we just couldn’t help it! The difference here is that  the most traditional nuptial hairstyle — the sleek bun — and made it thoroughly modern by wrapping it in one ultra-long white ribbon. Another point of interest: This style would work particularly well paired with a plunging back gown.

Low Ponytail

What’s notable about Nicole Kidman’s look from Cannes is that the dreamy face-framing pieces in front have an alluring appeal, but because the hair is pulled off the neck in the back, a girl can still get down on the dance floor without constantly having to push away loose strands.

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The Perfect Curves

If there’s one “rule” for your wedding day, it’s probably that you should feel like yourself — not awkward, uncomfortable, or like you’re wearing a costume. Here, Priyanka Chopra makes a case for the very same blowout you wear on the weekdays, only pumped up with ultra-curvy ends and a bit of extra bounce.

Ultra-Long Ringlets

Hairstylists often use wedding days as a chance to show off their mad updo skills. That’s great. But allow Joan Smalls to make the case for impossibly sexy down-to-there curls.

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Get Twisted

For some, it might not feel like a transcendent day unless your hair is rendered in some intricate ‘do. A simple twist along the side pulls Lily James’ strands away from her face, giving way to a loose braid in back. Both elements feel aptly lived-in and imminently suited for the occasion.

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