To Veil Or Not?

To Veil Or Not?

June 1st, 2009 @ 11:52 am by Mrs. Cowboy Boot
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I’ve never been a veil bride. From the very first dress I ever tried on (almost one year ago!), I never pictured myself with a veil, even though my mom made me try on a few. I was drawn to a raw veil (love how modern this feels) and then to a mantilla veil (love how vintage this feels), but in the end, I’m pretty sure I’ll be walking down the aisle sans this iconic bridal accessory.

For a short while, I considered a headband made from ribbon like these brides, and I’m still kind of in love with the idea.

To Veil Or Not? : wedding veil Hair02

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To Veil Or Not? : wedding veil Maie

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To Veil Or Not? : wedding veil Vallent

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I’m also considering the hair flower route as so many brides have done before. Mrs. Perfume revealed her DIY flower here, Mrs. Cupcake showed us her purse- and hair-accoutrements here, Ms. Mascara gave us the rundown on crafting your own here, and Mrs. Pineapple made a feathery flower here. While three out of the four brides above crafted their own, I would be taking the safe route and buying one pre-made.

To Veil Or Not? : wedding veil Hairflo

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To Veil Or Not? : wedding veil Bridefl

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For inspiration on both fronts, I’ve been on Etsy (story of my life) and come across these lovelies.

To Veil Or Not? : wedding veil Ohmydee

Etsy seller Oh My Deer

To Veil Or Not? : wedding veil Grace

Etsy seller Grace Art and Antiques

To Veil Or Not? : wedding veil Besomet

Etsy seller BeSomethingNew

To Veil Or Not? : wedding veil Muscari

Etsy seller Muscari

What should I do? A hair flower or two? Or a headband?

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26 Responses to “To Veil Or Not?”

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IA_Snowflake (message) 1,913 posts, Buzzing bee

The headbands (especially the first one) are really cute. I’m SO not a veil bride, so I went the flower route (2 flowers). The headband might look really pretty if you decide to go with the curly hair down like in your previous post.

6/1/09 @ 11:55 am (reply)

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Miss Bruschetta (message) 5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

The headband would be fun — unique and very pretty! — but I think it would depend on what hairstyle you’re favoring for the wedding.

6/1/09 @ 12:00 pm (reply)

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Miss Bear Cub (message) 1,566 posts, Bumble bee

Can you get both, and try different hairstyles until you decide what you want?

If you were to go with the side ponytail, the headband would probably look better.

How do headbands feel for you, over several hours? They usually end up giving me a headache after only 2 hours - maybe it’s a pressure point thing. Or they fall out!

But I do agree, the headbands are quite lovely.

6/1/09 @ 12:01 pm (reply)

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Soon2BeeMrsLewis (message) 695 posts, Busy bee

lovvve hair flowers. do the flowers!

6/1/09 @ 12:02 pm (reply)

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Miss Bear Cub (message) 1,566 posts, Bumble bee

hey btw, thanks for linking to all the past hair flower tutorials!
I’m going to attempt to make my own hair flower

6/1/09 @ 12:03 pm (reply)

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markyk (message) 227 posts, Helper bee

I love the look of the headband! But I love flowers too! they are both simple yet beautiful. You can’t go wrong with either. But thinking about all the lovely hairstyles from your trial I would love the headband.

6/1/09 @ 12:05 pm (reply)

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AliBear

I shall be rocking a side comb with pearl and crystal flowers on it.
I love the flowers idea, head bands always give me a headache after a few hours.
Mind you I say this now, first hair trial is on Saturday so things could change!

6/1/09 @ 12:09 pm (reply)

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Miss French Bulldog (message) 7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

I really think the headband would look great on you. Also to avoid that nasty headband headache I would definitely side on the ribbon headband

6/1/09 @ 12:12 pm (reply)

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Wow, I love that baby’s breath in the first picture!

If you got a simple ribbon headband and a dozen tiny white flowers, you could do both…

6/1/09 @ 12:18 pm (reply)

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Miss Blondie (message) 86 posts, Worker bee

i love the first head band picture very creative and not typical of brides if you are trying to get away fromthose standards

6/1/09 @ 12:25 pm (reply)

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Perk (message) 216 posts, Helper bee

The fourth is my personal favroite- stunning, yet simple.

6/1/09 @ 1:02 pm (reply)

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Bee

Miss Stiletto (message) 918 posts, Busy bee

I’m digging the headband. I thought about that for like a second, but headbands just make me look weird. I think, though, depending on what hairstyle you choose, a headband would be so fun!!

6/1/09 @ 1:03 pm (reply)

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honeymyheart (message) 764 posts, Busy bee

the first photo is so beautiful! also love the look of a hairflower

6/1/09 @ 1:09 pm (reply)

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LatteLove (message) 5,587 posts, Bee Keeper

i vote for a headband with flowers or real flowers woven into your hair.

6/1/09 @ 1:31 pm (reply)

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Hostess

Lillindy (message) 7,974 posts, Bee Keeper

Headbands are adorable but give me a headache after a while, so I don’t know if that happens to you also. It would probably depend on the hairstyle you choose, but I would probably go with a flower because years from now it will probably look less trendy than a headband.

6/1/09 @ 1:35 pm (reply)

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