15 Gorgeous Medium-Length Wedding Hairstyles

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Photo: Joe Goger

While the verdict is still out on what mid-length or medium-length hair is exactly—to the shoulders, collarbone, or neck?—one thing is for sure: With mid-length hair, pretty much any type of hairstyle 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.

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Up and Down Hairstyle for Medium Hair

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Aneta Mak

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

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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

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Charley Star Photo

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

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O'Malley Photographers

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

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Thayer Allyson Gowdy

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

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La Vie Photography

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

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Jennifer Young

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

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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

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Kate Headley

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

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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

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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

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Meg Smith Photography

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

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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

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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

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Austin Gros

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

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