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29 Beautiful Wedding Hairstyles For Natural Hair

Love your curls and want to celebrate them on your big day? Need inspiration for wedding guest hairstyles for natural hair? You can do so much with your natural hair and here is your starting point!

Browse some of our favourite looks courtesy of Pinterest, Instagram and more! 

Short Curly Crop

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Lovely locs 

Showcase the natural beauty of your locs  on your special day. Whether they're long or short, locs, you can sweep them to the side for elegant and sophisticated bridal look.

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Elegant Locs Updo 

Elevate your locs with an elegant updo. This timeless style is perfect for all brides and keeps everything neatly styled away, so once done it’s fuss-free and effortless while looking glam.

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Flat Twist Bun

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Flat Twist Bun

Twist and twirl your natural hair into a beautiful bridal hairstyle with this stunning flat twist bun. This versatile style is easy to DIY, making it the perfect choice for brides who want to do their own hair on their big day.

Twist and twirl your natural hair into a beautiful bridal hairstyle with this stunning flat twist bun. This versatile style is easy to DIY, making it the perfect choice for brides who want to do their own hair on their big day.

Cute And Curly

Get ready to steal the spotlight with this adorable and pretty hairstyle! Whether you're a bride or a guest, this cute and charming look embraces the natural texture of your natural hair and is sure to turn heads.

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Beautiful Bun

Achieve bridal perfection with a beautiful bun that exudes grace and poise. This classic hairstyle complements any wedding dress, just add a luxe hair accessory to the style for a touch of timeless elegance.

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Glam Bun

Make a statement with a glamorous bun that radiates sophistication and glamour. This show-stopping hairstyle is perfect for brides who want to dazzle on their wedding day. 


Styling tip: Got short hair? Don’t worry, you or your stylist can easily create this look with a ponytail/bun attachment.

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Gold Embellishments

Add a touch of luxury to your bridal look with gold embellishments that sparkle and shine. Whether it's hairpins, clips, or hair jewellery, these golden accents will take your wedding hairstyle to new heights.

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Romantic Half Updo

Show off your natural beauty with a cute half updo that's as sweet as it is stylish. This romantic hairstyle is perfect for brides who want to feel and look effortlessly beautiful and ethereal on their wedding day.

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Product recommendation: Are you looking to restore vitality and bounce to your natural curls for your big day? Look no further than the Afrocenchix Nourishing Curl Restoration Set. This comprehensive set is specially designed to rejuvenate and nourish your curls, leaving them soft, defined, and full of life.

 

High Side Afro Puff

Want to show off the beautiful details of your wedding dress? Then this hairstyle will allow for this.

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Formal Bun

In our opinion, you can wear a beautiful bun to almost any occasion and we challenge you to find an outing you couldn't wear it to!  

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Easy Twisted Updo

Doing your hair yourself for your big day? Or just want to keep things simple?  Then this updo will be your wedding hairstyle of choice. 

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Celebrate the glory of your hair texture by wearing it out. You can easily make it special for your big day by adding a statement hair accessory. 

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Side Swept Locs With Veil

Keeping things classic for your wedding? Then why not pair your locs with a traditional veil – we think the final results are stunning!

Editor's Tip: The Afrocenchix Locs Care Set contains a curated selection of products from our award-winning range to help you cleanse and moisturise your locs so they stay lovely.

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Party Pineapple

Whether you're the bride, part of the bridal party or just a wedding guest, we think that a pineapple updo can be a pretty hairstyle for weddings. 

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Formal Side Puff

This formal side puff hairstyle will look amazing with off-the-shoulder wedding dresses. And the best part is, it's super easy to do yourself.

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Afro With Flower

Florals not only look pretty but are also great accessories for curly and afro bridal hairstyles. 

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Bridal Protective Hairstyle

Protective styles like weaves or wigs can be a great way to switch up your style for your big day and also help to your protect natural hair during your honeymoon. 

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Editor's Tip: It's super important to look after your hair in protective styles. The Afrocenchix Wig Set contains products from our award-winning range that will help you keep your scalp and hair clean and moisturised underneath for healthy hair growth.

Natural Hair With Statement Hat

Bold hats or fascinators matched with natural hair tick all the boxes for us! They have a very cool, quirky vibe, but also can look subtly retro. 

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Loose Twist-out Updo

Many of us wear our natural hair on a regular basis. So wearing a straight style on our wedding days could be contradictory to our personal looks. We love this loose twist-out updo because it's curly and cute!

Afrocenchix Wedding Hairstyles for Natural Hair Loose Twist-out Updo

Halo Twist With A Low Bun

We love seeing brides glow with their natural crowns!

Afrocenchix Wedding Hairstyles for Natural Hair Halo Twist With A Low Bun

 

Twisted Hawk With Cornrows

Many women tell us that they've been talked out of wearing their natural hair for fear it won't look good on the big day. This cornrows hairstyle is proof that natural hair is beautiful. 

Afrocenchix Wedding Hairstyles for Natural HairTwisted Hawk With Cornrows

Twisted Hawk 

Unfortunately, afro hair has long been labelled as unattractive, unprofessional and unmanageable. We think that this pretty wedding hairstyle for natural hair is helping to change this opinion. 

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Flat Twists With A Low Bun

Despite the natural hair movement, mainstream media still presents kinks and curls as something to be hidden or straightened for important events. But how could you think that after seeing this fabulous, flat twist hairstyle? 

Afrocenchix Wedding Hairstyles for Natural HairFlat Twists With A Low Bun

Chunky Twists Pinned Into A Low Bun

For many women, your wedding day is when you want to look your most beautiful and this low bun hairstyle is just lovely! 

Afrocenchix Wedding Hairstyles for Natural Hair Chunky Twists Pinned Into A Low Bun

Halo Crown Braid With Afro

Don't you just love this crown-inspired hairstyle? We want you to know you can wear your hair in a natural style in your most adorned state and look your best whilst embracing your kinky, curly hair. 

Afrocenchix Wedding Hairstyles for Natural HairHalo Crown Braid With Afro

Halo Crown Braid Bun Garnished With Gold String

Add a little bit of glamour to your halo crown braid by adorning it with gold string. 

Afrocenchix Wedding Hairstyles for Natural HairHalo Crown Braid Bun Garnished With Gold String

 

Half-up, Half-down Style With Flower Decoration

With or without flowers, we believe natural hair is glamorous, elegant, classy and beautiful.

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High Puff Twist Out

Embrace your natural curls and coils with this elegant high puff twist out – it's also perfect for brides that want to rock veils. 

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