--- description: Meghan Markle swapped her signature messy bun for a more polished look as she tied the knot with Prince Harry at the Royal Wedding. title: Meghan Markle's Royal Wedding Hair Style Makes a Statement image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcf5ac62c71e5f4b/698930d6ab6d7734836b2b7a/royal-wedding-2018-meghan-markle-jewlery-makeup.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Meghan Markle Traded In Her Signature Messy Bun For a Polished Wedding Day Look  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 19, 2018 11:52 AM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 19, 2018 11:52 AM CUT For the [Royal Wedding](http://time.com/5039393/royal-wedding-2018-details/ "undefined"), [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/4694568/meghan-markle-period-stigma/ "undefined") chose a polished low bun hair style to go with her Givenchy gown to marry Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday, May 19, in what might be the biggest social event of the year. The American actress, who was known for sporting a carefree chic, [“messy” bun style](http://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-messy-bun/ "undefined") during the time leading up to the Royal Wedding, swept her brunette locks into a sleek low chignon styled by Serge Normant, which she paired with a fresh-faced beauty look that consisted of strong brows, lush lashes, lightly-lined eyes, and rosy cheeks, as well as her signature nude lip, all of which was applied by Markle’s long-time friend and makeup artist, Daniel Martin.  Meghan Markle in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle during her wedding to Prince Harry, May 19, 2018. Jonathan —PA Wire Prince Harry and Markle became engaged to Prince Harry in November 2017, after over a year of dating. See Meghan’s full wedding day look below. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/997799978369089536) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5219716/meghan-markle-royal-wedding-hair/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5219716/meghan-markle-royal-wedding-hair/"},"headline":"Meghan Markle Traded In Her Signature Messy Bun For a Polished Wedding Day Look","datePublished":"2018-05-19T11:52:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:40.079Z","description":"Fit for a princess","url":"https://time.com/5219716/meghan-markle-royal-wedding-hair/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royal wedding"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcf5ac62c71e5f4b/698930d6ab6d7734836b2b7a/royal-wedding-2018-meghan-markle-jewlery-makeup.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcf5ac62c71e5f4b/698930d6ab6d7734836b2b7a/royal-wedding-2018-meghan-markle-jewlery-makeup.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Meghan Markle tiara","caption":"Meghan Markle wears a diamond tiara","creditText":"Jonathan—PA Wire","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5219716/meghan-markle-royal-wedding-hair/","name":"Meghan Markle Traded In Her Signature Messy Bun For a Polished Wedding Day Look"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"Fit for a princess","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5219716/meghan-markle-royal-wedding-hair/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5219716/meghan-markle-royal-wedding-hair/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```