Accessorize Me Part I: Wedding Veils

There are certain things and ways that can suit a bride perfectly right before the "I do's". From her "fits-like-a-glove" wedding dress, her hair "did", nails done, flawless make-up on, a radiant glow that a happy bride can carry throughout her special day, and not to forget her forever mate hand-in-hand and ready to unite to become one.  But there are also a couple other things besides what I just mentioned above that compliment the perfect wedding dress and the perfect bride. And that is what every girl and every stylish woman can attest to...the importance of accessorizing. 

Today I will concentrate on the wedding veil.  There's one specific wedding veil for every bride-to-be, and one that completes the style of her wedding dress. But before I move on, let's try and understand the significance of the bride's veil with a short history (and some may believe a fictional) lesson as to why a veil was important for brides. 

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It was said that it was bad luck for the mister to see his future misses before the ceremony (and some will still rule this as a no-no to this day). So in order to conceal her, a veil was placed over her face, until they were face to face at the altar.  Going even further back into time, it was also believed that a veil was to stray away the demons from the bride. Not sure what demons, but all these superstitions carried on for many years or at least showed to prove (in most weddings) the importance of wearing a veil.

Photo Courtesy of Brides Magazine

So for this post, I went straight to the simplest of all resources...my friends. I've asked a few of my girlfriends to share their story of why they chose the veil they wore for their wedding day.

Here we have Aimee (miss mimi). She wanted a veil that had a similar style of rhinestone designs and one that wouldn't take away the focal point of her beautiful wedding dress, but yet accent the dress in some way. So she chose a single layer elbow length ivory Bel Aire veil with a simple design around the edges, adorned with a few rhinestones.  Stunning!

Photo Courtesy of bride Aimee Chow (7/7/07)

Next is Arvie. She chose to wear a thin bordered lace mantilla veil because she liked the way it draped across the top of her head and how it fell elegantly down the back and over the shoulders.  Not only did this veil remind her of the Virgin Mary picture, but she also loved Mandy Moore's character's wedding veil in the movie A Walk to Remember.  Eloquently graceful!

Photo Courtesy of Ed Pingol Wedding Photography - 4/3/10

Our next bride is Lileth (yes, you're right...from Letlove Photography).  For her destination wedding in Costa Rica, she knew right away the type of veil she wanted to wear, which was a bird cage veil.  She said that it was something that reflected her personality and sense of style (which is sooo true). She adds, "I am such an old, classic, vintage soul--it also speaks old glamour which I love."  Absolutely gorgeous! 

 

Photo Courtesy of Steve Maller Photography

To all you brides out there, much luck to you and easy findings on finding the perfect veil. But also remember that no matter what a bride picks for her wedding veil, for whatever reason, there are no explanations to describe the beauty that's extended as she walks down the aisle...it's priceless...a forever moment.

Coming up next in this 3-part segment, I'll be touching up on wedding day hair accessories. Stay tuned...