Choosing a Wedding Veil
As with your wedding dress, shoes, cake etc…
your veil is an opportunity for self expression and a little self
indulgence. It should be a reflection of your person, relationship
and mood, all the time blending with your other bridal choices.
A beautiful Veil helps to shape the overall presentation of your
wedding day appearance you should consider deeply before you choose
a design and always choose a reputable specialist experienced
veil maker
A veil is thousands of pockets of air held together
with threads as fine as those in a spiders web - it is flawless
piece of fabric of varying size, shape and colour, which is attached
to a headpiece or comb and then to you ( A mantilla is a style
of veil which simply drapes over the head and hangs freely). Creativity,
craftsmanship and quality are vital, as are the subtle individual
choices of shape, colour and detail.
Normally veils have a comb attached as standard.
The vast majority of Brides prefer this for
1) It allows you greater flexibility with hairstyles
2) It allows hair to be styled with your headpiece on the day
of your wedding without having to permanent wear the veil thro-out
the day. The veils with combs can be worn prior to and during
the ceremony, and removed afterwards if preferred, without disturbing
the headpiece or hairstyle. - (veils can be supplied without the
comb)
Fullness/Tiers/Length/Edge/ Decoration -
Deciding whether to wear a head piece, and what hairstyle
and shape is relatively straightforward. A Bride’s opinion
is usually already established to a great extent - personal preference
and the need to feel comfortable with the choices is of paramount
importance - the result may be plain, semi-bouffant, or bouffant
( using headpiece, tiara, comb etc) which ever , it will affect
the following decisions needed to achieve the complimentary look
of fullness and length of veil..
Fullness -While the
headpiece design and detail speak out strongly and clear, it is
the important consideration of fullness and length that creates
the form and overall appearance your veil conveys - the collective
shape and tone produces the result which will appear as a stunning
veil to all the family, friends and guests . Combine a wide fullness
with a floor length veil, - for the classic matrimonial drama.
Or possibly a narrow fullness and shoulder length veil for the
essence of sweet and simple. Just remember, anything and everything
is possible with a custom made veil, so be sure to explore each
variation and combination, above all allow time to choose and
consult your choices with those close to you, to determine what
style reflects you and your wedding
Tiers - A veil can
be single tier, multi-tiered as two tier, three tier, etc., and
even have a detachable tier ( the long third tier can be designed
to be removed by temporarily attaching directly to the gown at
the waist or rear neckline - this will remove completely the “drag”
effect created, if attached to the head comb).
Lengths are generally
determined as - Waist length - 54 inch, Hip length - 72 inch,
Floor length - 108 inch, and Train length - 126 inch - ( even
longer Cathedral lengths can be created) . The dimensions are
the approximate “combined and total length” of two tiers.
The second tier is normally worn over the face (as a Blusher)
for the Brides entrance and then swept back over the head to form
the second tier for the ceremony. A third tier can also be incorporated
to add even more body ( dependant upon veil size, these vary from
27 inches to 38 inches from the actual comb ) For more information
and sizing of veils visit the website Click Here
Edge &Decoration
- Yes! Even more decisions, with extensive choices, for after
the decision on head style . Fullness and length, there is now
the Material, Colour, Edge detail and Decoration to decide upon.
Materials - Standard
polyester tulle, - 72 inches wide, pure silk tulle - 60 inches
wide,
Sparkling metallic tulle - 60 inches wide, and cotton
materials choices can be used. It should be appreciated that the
polyester and metallic tulles do tend to be more rigid and less
delicate than the cotton and superfine silks
Colour - All too often too much importance
is given to carefully matching veil colours with those of the
gown. A veil is extremely diaphanous and hangs with many folds,
these two facts totally destroy the need for close colour matching
, for the veil colour/tone/shade will invariably take on the tone
and shade of the adjacent space. It will appear to adopt a different
colour when indoors and outdoors. It will even appear as further
shades and colour when viewed on tape, film or video screen and
it is impossible for a Bride to cater for all these conditions
Edging - There are
numerous edge styles and trims decoration to choose from, including
plain straights, wired, satin, profiled, embroidered lace trims,
crystals additions, pearls, sequins, and free hand embroidery
etc. Often with long veils it is preferable to have an edging
addition giving a little “firmness” to assist with maintaining
the “form and fall” of the veil, it will also assist
the resistance to the abrasion when moving along the floor ( it
will also prove to be helpful for the attendants - who may have
to lift and handle the veil )
Overall Decoration
- crystals, pearls, sequins, silver metallic pearls, gold metallic
pearls and more.
They can be used as an all-over decoration or within
a boarder closer to the veil edges.
They can be also be concentrated and restricted
to individual area and patterns of choice
It is worth commenting and emphasising the fact
that a veil is an accessory to the actual wedding gown, it should
enhance, other than detracting ones attention with too much detail
- understatement is invariably more chic and stylish - rather
than overstating with embellishment
At the end of this decision making process…..What
will you have?…..
A most beautiful and individual creation which
will fulfill your every dream, a design which you can truly call
“my bridal veil”.
