How to Choose a Wedding Veil with Success

Many Girls have dreamt about wedding day since they were maybe 5 years old and some of them even put the entire wedding together long before they even get proposed to.  When the time finally comes to plan the actual wedding, brides find out that there are millions and millions of choices for everything that she wants to include in her wedding.  One of these is the wedding veil.

The wedding veil; most of the time comes as an afterthought after the bride has already selected her dress.  Even though the veil historically was mostly used by brides getting married in a church, the veil is fast becoming very main stream.  Do you know that the wedding veil originated from ancient Greece where people believed that the veil would protect the bride from evil spirits determined to steal her away from her groom before their happy joining in holy matrimony?

Anyway, back to the post.  Most wedding veils are created with a soft sinewy tulle fabric and come in different edgings such as pencil, cut, satin trimmed or lace trimmed.  You can also have a variety of embellishments on your veil such as lace appliques, rhinestones, swarovski crystals or pearls to give your veil the wow factor.

Wedding veils come in many different lengths and I have met many a bride who has been very confused regarding the different veil lengths and which ones will suit the wedding dress she has chosen.This article will focus on the most popular wedding veil lengths and the styles of wedding dresses each of them is best suited to.

Shoulder Length Veil - These are the shortest in length of all wedding veils and as the name describes, the edge of the veil will rest on your shoulders. The shoulder length veil looks amazing with 50s style tea length wedding dresses but ensure that you have your hair up.  It looks a bit weird to have your hair peeking our from under a shoulder length veil. Check out Audrey Hepburn looking amazing in the picture below.

(Picture from http://theveilblog.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/choosing-length-part-6-shoulder-length.html)

Elbow Length Veil - The elbow length veil is also sometimes referred to as the waist length veil.  As the name describes, the hemline of this veil rests around your waist line mostly at around 25 inches from the comb to the hemline. This veil looks lovely on wedding dresses with longer bodices such as mermaid style or A- Line wedding dresses.  Avoid wearing this style of veil with a ball gown that cinches in at the waist and flares out sharply into a big skirt. 

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Fingertip Length Veil - The fingertip length veils sits at around 36 inches from the comb to the hem line.  Its a lovely length on a veil and it goes with most styles of wedding dresses.  You can see a similar length of veil on Kate Middleton on her wedding day.  She donned a delicate silk tulle, lace trimmed finger tip length veil and it made her look really ethereal. Here's a good picture of her wedding veil.

(Picture from http://www.aliceinweddingland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Kate-middletons-wedding-veil.jpg)

Waltz Length Veil - This length of veil typically sits at 56 inches from the comb to the hem line somewhere between the knees and the calves.  This length of veil is fairly tricky to pull off and your dress would probably need to be not very flamboyant for it not to look too awkward at that length.  

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Chapel Length Veil - The chapel length veil is a stunning length of veil that sits a few feet away from your legs at around 108 inches from the comb to the hemline. I love this length of veil because it looks amazing in pictures.  Its long and wispy enough to look utterly romantic when it is lifted by the wind but its not so long that it becomes a bit clumsy and too heavy to do much with.  The best part is that is also works with a wide range of wedding dress shapes and styles.  My only advise is that if your dress is very busy, then go for a cut or pencil edge chapel length veil with little or no additional embellishments or give it a miss altogether and go for a more tempered style of veil.  Check out this amazing picture I have borrowed to show you what it can do for your pictures.

(Picture from http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vYGzWM4dDjQ/SJxcgRAY77I/AAAAAAAAAjY/y8BICVhg9BU/s400/veil+js.jpg)

Cathedral Length Veil - This is the longest of the typical veil lengths and usually sits at 144 inches or more from comb to hemline.  It truly is a magnificent veil and I always say if you are not getting married in a large venue, then steer well clear of a cathedral veil.  This style of veil demands much space and attention and you would benefit from wearing a wedding dress that can compete with it. Have a gander at this super dramatic cathedral veil in the picture below and note how the venue is grand enough to accommodate its splendour.

(Picture from http://www.lovemydress.net/.a/6a0120a65f64b9970c0134868d6273970c-580wi)

I hope you have enjoyed learning more about wedding veils.  Let me know how your search is going and if you feel you need any help finding a veil, then do contact Estilo Moda Bridal Shop in Milton Keynes.  We'll be happy to give you some wedding styling tips and advice.

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Take care,

Lisa xx

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