Wedding Veils
Wedding veils were originally introduced to hide
the bride's face and preserve her modesty. It's even said that the
wedding veil was meant to hide her identity from the groom when
it came to all the arranged marriages that took place many years
ago (the groom couldn't "unmask" his bride until the two
were officially married).
The role of the wedding veil has changed over the years. Today
it is frequently drawn on as a device for purity.
The wedding veil sets the scene and speaks volumes when it's raised
onto the head of the bride, expelling a glowing beauty and turning
her gown into a work of art.
An amazing transformation takes place once the wedding veil is
positioned. When the bride's father eventually pulls up her veil,
he is symbolically giving his daughter over to the groom.
The bride's gown's design determines what style of wedding veil
she should get, so it's not wise to shop for a veil until the dress
is at least mostly made. It's important to make sure the wedding
veil just compliments her dress
and doesn't overbear it, otherwise the magic combination will be
ruined.
The gown's length and the bride's height help determine the desired
wedding veil length. Also, the bride will want to keep the veil
in line with the formality of her wedding. More formal events lead
to long cathedral length veils, and shorter, more versatile wedding
veils are for less formal ceremonies.
A traditional wedding veil runs about three-and-a-half yards long.
Overall, the veil should not be too long or too short, nor too full
or too skimpy. The wedding veil also should be selected after the
bride determines how she's going to wear her hair. If she wants
to come up with a hairstyle worthy of showing off, then the bride
should get a wedding veil that's easily removable during the reception.
If hairstyle is not important,
then she can get a wedding veil wearable throughout the entire event,
simply using her hair as a veil support. Finally, different religions
have different wedding veil conventions. So if religion is a factor
in the ceremony, the bride will need to adjust the veil to the proper
religious etiquette.
Among other types, bridal veils offer single, double, and triple
tier. In the double and triple tier models, the top layer is the
one flipped over the face, called the "blusher". Other
types of wedding veils include angel cut, chiffon, and circular
cut.
Many brides are a bit afraid of wearing a wedding veil and instead
want to wear flowers or a headpiece on their head. This isn't a
tacky choice, but every bride should at least try on some veils
and get a feel for them before making this decision, because the
wedding veil truly turns her from a woman wearing a fancy dress
to an actual bride.
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