Flashback To Veil Shopping
February 9th, 2008 @ 12:52 pm by Mrs. Radish
A few readers have inquired about my veil from my pro-picture posts, so I’m going to interject some time traveling between my wedding picture posts and flashback to picking out my veil … hope you don’t mind.
I waited to pick out a veil until about couple months before the wedding, ’cause I’m a mad procrastinator like that, and being the indecisive little Radish that I am, I had no idea what I wanted. I went to my dress shop and tried on about three veils before I found “the one.” And of course, it just so happened to be the most expensive veil in the store. Go figure! My mom always said that I had champagne tastes on a beer budget. But, true to the temporary financial insanity that was my wedding attire spending spree, I said screw it and bought the darn thing.
Anyway… here it is! The lace trim is very beautiful in person and looked lovely with the lace accents around the bottom edge of my dress.
Not the best picture of me, but it’s a nice shot of the veil… oh, and the zit on my chin and my overgrown eyebrow. Notice that the lace on the veil almost perfectly matches the lace details on the bodice of my dress. It’s like they were made for each other!
Excuse the tag.
I can’t remember the designer of this veil. There’s a label on it, of course, but I’m just too lazy to go dig it out of my closet to look at it. I do recall that it was made in either France or Italy and it was about $300. All the lace is hand-milled (whatever that means) and is very high quality… so I guess that’s why it was more expensive? If I had the time/energy/motivation I probably could have found a similar veil on Ebay or Veilshop.com for less moolah, but let’s just pretend that I couldn’t, okay? I was really all about this veil and my checkbook just couldn’t resist its allure.
Eventually, I plan to sell my beloved wedding gown but I decided that I am going to keep my veil. I figure it will make make a nice keepsake and it’s more likely that future Radish brides, or perhaps one of my younger sisters, would want to wear my veil. By the time any of them (or potential thems) get married, my dress will probably be out of style and/or will be the wrong size. I’m hoping the veil, on the other hand, will be timeless enough that someone will want to wear it again.
Otherwise, it might end up becoming a rather expensive window sheer.
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5 Responses to “Flashback To Veil Shopping”
You couldn’t have found a more perfect veil for your dress–the details are just right. Good idea to keep it–someone else in the family will certainly benefit from such a gorgeous piece.
Who is the designer of the veil?
great point about the veil - so much more practical to store, and much more likely to be used in the future
Mrs. Radish, Chicago/Syracuse
Age and Occupation: 27, Executive Assistant/Journalism Student/Musician
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Anthropologist/Musician
Engagement Date: December 20, 2005
Wedding Date: August 18, 2007
Blogging Since: June 26, 2007
Venue: The Wellington House in Fayetteville, NY
About Me: Mr. Radish and I are both from upstate New York, so we are planning a wedding in Syracuse from about 700 miles away. When I’m not obsessing about our wedding I play the cello in my band (which Mr. Radish is in too), read as much as I can, sleep even more, travel whenever possible, and try to find time to have fun with my friends. I’m also working on finishing up my journalism degree with a concentration in environmental reporting and I’m the VP of my campus Amnesty International chapter… so I’m a pretty busy bee.
Your veil is lovely, Mrs. Radish. I have a question for you about preserving veils, though, since my husband and I made mine (crazy but true, my boy helped string the beads, even!), and I’d love to have it last through the years. Have you heard of the best methods to preserve the delicate tulle and lace/beads? If so, I’d love to know! Thanks.