16 Gorgeous Medium-Length Wedding Hairstyles

By Jane Asher
August 10, 2016
Joe Goger

Mid-length hair for the win!

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Joe Goger
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While the verdict is still out on what mid-length or medium-length hair is exactly—to the shoulders, collarbone, neck, so many options!—one thing is for sure, with mid-length hair, pretty much any type of 'do is at your disposal. Whether you're going for a vintage-inspired bob, natural curls, a loose updo, or a half-up, half-down look, there are so many ways to style mid-length hair on your wedding day. No matter what you choose, be sure that your beauty look stays true to yourself and your personality. Get inspired by these mid-length wedding hairstyles that stood out from the rest.

Curly Lob

This bride enlisted Deborah Lowery of Scissortails Salon and Spa to create her curly lob hairstyle—a longer-looking bob, where the hair ends around the bottom of your neck or collarbone.

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Up and Down Hairstyle for Medium Hair

Aneta Mak
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While this bride wore her hair in a classic bridal chignon during the ceremony, she later let loose with a simple down-do and a subtle flip at the ends from Kim Westwood.

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Mid-Length Hair With a Delicate Headband

Shannen Natasha of The Wedding Artists Collective

At her NYC wedding, this bride went with natural-looking waves, styled by Mitchell Rodrigues from Wonderland Beauty Parlor, with the front of her hair pulled back by a headband. 

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Medium-Length Wedding Hairstyle With Wax Flower Accents

Charley Star Photo
Flower-Filled Wedding Hairstyles From the Bridal Shows

The bride kept her hairstyle soft and simple with a half-up, half-down braided look and wax flowers intertwined in her hair, styled by Fiore.

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Vintage Glam Medium-Length Hairstyle

O'Malley Photographers
Celebrity Hairstyle How-Tos to Try for Your Wedding Day

With some help from Macy Bouchard, this bride created a vintage 1920s glam beauty look, with high-pinned curls and big ringlets. 

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Loose Bun Wedding Hair

Thayer Allyson Gowdy
Stylish Ways to Wear Vintage Jewelry on Your Wedding Day

This bride tucked an antique hairpin from Doyle & Doyle in her loose, low bun styled by Darren Smalley and wore antique Georgian paste earrings to finish off her vintage look.

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Naturally Curly Wedding Hairstyle

La Vie Photography
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With the help of Stylus Salon in Seattle, these brides wore their hair down, with their natural curls accentuated and made perfect for their big day.

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A Flower Crown

Jennifer Young
Pinterest-Worthy Wedding Hairstyles for Curly Hair

Stylist Britni Wood designed the flower crown this bride wore in her naturally curly hair using acacia, balsa wood flowers, leucadendron, wax flower, and seeded eucalyptus. A small faux bird was added to the crown for a finishing touch.

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Sparkling Accessory

This bride's shoulder-length, wavy hair was styled by Roberts Salon and Spa, and looked gorgeous accessorized with a sparkling headband. 

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Wavy Mid-Length Hair With Flower Crown

Kate Headley
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Peggy Ioakim of Karma Beauty Lounge by Erwin Gomez dressed this bride up in a classic Polish flower crown on top of her blonde and wavy mid-length hair. 

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Natural Bob Wedding Hair

Lindsey Ocker Photography

This bride's wedding was a total surprise, so she sported her natural blonde bob throughout the ceremony and reception.

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Curled Bob Wedding Hairstyle

onelove photo

Sophia Van Slyke styled this bride's curled blonde bob with a Grecian-style headpiece adorned with greenery.

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Loose Wedding Updo

Meg Smith Photography
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This bride tucked a horseshoe clip that belonged to her great grandmother into her loose updo, created by Bouclé Spa.

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Medium-Length Faux Bob

Barb Simkova for Tara McMullen P

"I'd grown my hair out for a year for the wedding," said this bride. "We [she and stylist Ivy Lam] chose a look that rolled it under in a half bob and made it look short, but I loved it." Anyone can create a faux bob to get a mid-length look, whether they have long or medium-length hair!

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Sideswept Medium-Length Hair

Aaron Smith

This bride wore a sideswept hairstyle made possible by Jessica Cook, who used bright floral clips to pin the hair back on one side of her head. 

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Grace Kelly-Inspired Mid-Length Hair

Austin Gros
Wedding Hairstyles Inspired by Vintage Beauty Icons

This bride's loosely curled updo from Amanda Gros, was inspired by Grace Kelly, her style icon. 

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