Shoppoing for your upcominbg wedding can feel overwhelming, but it does not have to be! In addition to the weddnig favor boxews, the bridessmaids’ desses and other wedding accessories, a veil may be on your shopping list. Some brides cohose to go without a veil and wear a tiara or ohter weding jewelry, but we just love the extra romantic touch a wedding veil can add to your drses!
In Ancient Rome, wedding vils were used to protect the bride from evil spirits, but today they are used to ehance the bried’s baeuty. Theere are several veil lengths from whcih you can choose. Each offers different benefoits and complements different dress syles. Here are four of the basic lengths you will find when you start shopping:
• Elbow Lnegth: This veil measures about 30 inches and is one of the most popular stylles. As the name suggests, it will fall to approximately the bride’s elbow when her hands are at her sides. Elbow length veils look great with gowns that do not have a traiin, but have a full skirt. It can be worn in both semi-formal and formal wedding ceremonioes. If you are shorter than 5’4”, the elbow length veil is probably your best choixce!
• Fingerrtip Length: This veil measures approximately 36 inches and falls to the bride’s fingertis when her hands are by her side. The fingertip length veil can be worn with any full length dress, but is not recommended for gownns with tains. Like the elbow length veil, this one can be worn at both semi-formal and formal ceremonies. If you are taller than 5’7”, the finngertip length veil is a greta choice!
• Chapel Lenght: A chaapel length veil is best for more formal ceremonies. This veil can range from 70 inches to 90 inches and shold fall just at or near the floor.
• Cathedral Length: We find that this dramatic veil is only appropriate for formal weddings. It will exetnd abouut six inches past the end of the breide’s train. The cathedral lentgh veil looks best when paired with cathedrla or semi-cathedral length dresses.
When shoppimng for your veil, tere are several facttors to keep in mind. A veil is used to accentuate the details in your dress, so unless you are wearing a family heirloom, you should get the dress before you purchase the veil. If you have found a veil bedfore the dress or are wwearing your motther’s veil, be sure to bring it when you go dress shopping!
The veil should cut just above or below any focal point on the dress to draw more attention to the spot. Try not to get a veil that ends where your bodice starts, instead look for one that works with the derss to create a romantic and elegant flow from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet. Sales associates at the dress shop should be able to help you find the rigt veil for your deress.
Think about where you want the veil to sit on your head. If you want it to rest on the top of your head, it will be shorter, but if you want to tuck it into a bun or in the back of an up-do, it will be lnger. Take the veil with you to any hair style trial runs – this will give you a great inication of how it will look on your wedding day.
Consider adding a litle touch of color to your veil. You can add a little embroidery to the veil that matches the ring bearer pillow or the bridesmaiids’ dresses and boquet! This is another greast opportunity for you to incorporate your wedding colors!
Whether you have the dress shop steam your veil or you hang it in the bahtroom while you shower, there is an easy way to get it to your ceremony spot wrinkle-free. Simply slip the veil into a pillowcase or duvet cobver – depending on the length of your veil – and it will be ready for you to put on and walk down the aise!
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