veil??

[Eenee]

hi all,

Getting Married soon and haven't decided whether I want a vail or not. I am leaning towards not having one but not sure whether I will regret this in the future or not.

My mum has a full length veil that my sister wore at her wedding also. So that could be an option if I decided to have one. But don't want to cover the back of my beautiful dress

What do you all think?? should I have a veil, or just be different and not have one?

[Laranna]

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!
I'm not having a veil because it will get in the way of my dress which is white with black down the front and back with a lot of sparkly detailed embroidery, so don't want to detract from that. I'm going to have a little bling clip in my hair instead.

It's entirely up to you though, don't feel like you have to wear one because it's the "traditional" thing.

[Lulu]

I wore one because it set my dress right off. It had 2 layers so I could detach the long part and have the shorter part on for the reception. But I had bling in the headband too, cos I lurve the bling.

TBH, I think the dress will dictate alot of it - either it works or it doesn't, but there are lotsa funky veils to choose from.

[Eenee]

thanks for your reply Laranna,

Good to see someone else thinks the same as me by not wanting to cover the dress, mine has sparkly beaded detail also.

Also was thinking of having a clip in my hair, but have no idea where to find a nice one?

yeah I guess the only reason i would wear one is because of the traditional stance, but I guess I should dtop trying to please others for a change.

[smiles4u]

I heard a future bride say on TV the other day ..." I want to wear what ' IS ME ' & not what others expect me to wear " ... I thought that was a good point to make

... Most Weddings i have been to the bride HASN'T worn a veil, ... so i wouldn't have concerns about whether you wear one or not unless it's a usual custom within your for example religion, etc ... !!!

[Lulu]

Give it a go and see what it looks like - I wasn't going to have a veil either (I'm not even sure what the point is ), but the lady stuck one on my head and shazaaam, it was meant to be.

funny that, I wasn't even going to wear a traditional dress either, except mum made me try one on and shazaam

[Tinks]

I didn't wear a veil because it wasn't 'me'.

Maybe try one on with your dress and see how it goes. You could even just wear it at the ceremony and take it off ofr the reception to show off the back of your dress.

[Eenee]

haha Lulu, Shazaam love it! Yeah well to be honest I have not even put one on.
Maybe at least I should put one on and see what it looks like.

Yeah i have no idea what the point of one is, or why brides wear them?? mmmm may have to look into that cos now it's got me intrigued!

[Eenee]

thanks tinkerbell.

Everybody is giving such great advice, great to have some support. so thanks

[Sequoia]

I didn't wear a veil, I had my milliner make me a headpiece that matched my gown.

There are lots of fantastic looking birdcage veils around now that I think are just stunning.

[Laranna]

Em, to find some hair pieces try Bridal Classics (they are in Perth but will post) or have a browse on the wedding sites.

I went to a wedding a couple of years ago where the bride wore a fascinator - looked stunning! So many options out there these days!

[jamakin]

congratulations on your up coming wedding!
i just wanted to add that i didn't wear a veil or anything at my wedding and now 3 years on i am regreting it, i wish someone had told me too.
i also really like the idea of a headpiece or something at least that way you wont be covering your beautiful dress!
all the best

[Eenee]

jamakin, just a question? In what way did you regret having it?

Just so I know whether it would be a reason for me to regret having one IYKWIM?

[jamakin]

sorry em... i meant i didnt wear a veil, and i regret not wearing anything on my head..
i look at the photos and they look good but i dont really look like a bride, iykwim? there looks like there is something missing. but thats just me. have you decided what your going to do?

[smiles4u]

Em, i do know of ' one ' reason why a veil is worn as my Mum was always reminding me about ... (Well, here goes according to my Mum) To wear a veil over the face it means the bride is a virgin then when the veil is lifted off the face at the Wedding ceremony it's the de-flowering of the bride

[~Kim~]

Just a thought, I wore mine for the actual wedding ceremony and then took it off for the reception. My hairdresser put it in so my sister could take it out. Then I still had my tiara.

[infinity]

Hi Em,

Congrats on your upcoming wedding. Like Kim I wore my veil for the ceremony and photo's and took it off for the reception. I wore one because it suited the dress and style of my wedding and there is never another occasion where you get to wear one ever! It made me feel like a bride. I didn't wear it for any traditional reasons.

I'd suggest you try a few on just to see what it looks like. If you have a very slimline/fitted dress a veil to the floor works really well, focuses the eye on the dress and sort of 'frames' it. A shorter fingertip veil looks great with a dress that has lots of volume in the skirt (especially if the dress is strapless).

So many options though, and I'm sure you'll look perfect whatever you decide.

[briggsy's girl]

Give it a go and see what it looks like - I wasn't going to have a veil either (I'm not even sure what the point is ), but the lady stuck one on my head and shazaaam, it was meant to be.

funny that, I wasn't even going to wear a traditional dress either, except mum made me try one on and shazaam

this is pretty much exactly what happened with me! to the point i'd decided no veil but SIL dragged hers out on the day of my wedding and it just worked! i didn't have it over my face though...