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So, Audrey is here, and she’s fabulous as you might have heard me say (a million times). But something I haven’t yet talked about is the equally-fabulous veil I’m wearing during my fitting:
The beautiful veil belongs to my beautiful mother:
Gorgeous bride, gorgeous dress, gorgeous veil! 
And she is letting me borrow her veil for my big day!
You may notice that her veil has a juliet cap. While it’s very pretty, I asked if she minded if we took the veil off of the cap for me to use, and she was OK with it. The veil was actually only very loosely stitched to the inside of the cap, so it came off very easily. It should also go back on very easily, as Cheeseburger SisterMOH insists she will wear the veil with the cap for her wedding (we’ll see).
I am so happy to have something of my mother’s that is so beautiful to wear on my wedding day.
P.S. - Greg & Maryanne at Anne Gregory said that the Alencon lace on the veil was in wonderful condition, and that a veil of its kind in the store would cost about $800 - score!
What is your something borrowed?
That is so awesome and beautiful! I wish I could borrow my mom’s but she lent it out to family members after her wedding 30+ years ago and never got it back.
Awww, I love this! Your mom looks so beautiful in her portrait!
So beautiful!! I’m going to borrow my mother’s perfume. She’s worn it everyday since her sister gave her a bottle as a present when I was born. My parents didn’t have a wedding, so she didn’t have any “bridal” stuff for me to borrow… but then I had this idea and it made me really happy! 
That is such a beautiful veil and a very sweet sentiment since it was your moms!
It’s gorgeous, Miss Cheeseburger. And so cool that it belonged to your mom first.
wow! what a beautiful and sentimental veil. my parents got married at a JoP so there aren’t any hand me downs i can borrow from them
So pretty!
I recently asked my mom whether I could borrow her veil… we’ll be breaking it out of the box over the holidays to check out the condition. I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
My mom has a very similar veil (except her cap is more nun-like..) and I’m toying with doing the same thing you did. Yours looks really beautiful!
So beautiful! My mother’s veil is not in great condition, but we are in the process of locating my FMIL’s veil - which was previously worn by her mother, so its a bona fide heirloom of my new family! I think its a wonderful gesture to wear a veil that belonged to someone special to you!
That’s a very sweet “something borrowed.” And a beautiful one, too!
Oh wow - how touching that you will be wearing your mom’s veil! And your mom looks beautiful!
it a gorgeous veil and with such a sentimental attachment love it!
Pretty! That’s awesome that you get to wear something your mother was married with, too. My something borrowed is Mr. N’s grandmother’s earrings (mentioned in one of my previous posts).
Love the pic of your mom and the look of it with your dress! I’m using my mom’s veil too - we’re getting it restored - it’s been in the attic since 1975!
Can’t wait to see it over Christmas and now I’m excited to see your complete look too!
I wore my mom’s veil too! Except it was even more special because she passed away when I was 12. Nobody in my family knew where her dress & veil were but when we got engaged I got a call from her best friend growing up who said that she had borrowed it for her own wedding and forgot to give it back. It was so meant to be!!! I found out the day of my wedding that her mother had actually made it for her and recognized it the minute she saw me (she has parkinson’s disease now so that was huge for her) I will always cherish my mom’s wedding pictures and so happy I was able to have a part of her with me on that day!
What a beautiful veil! So cool that you can wear your mom’s! Audrey looks gorgeous too! Exciting to have her in!
love it! i wore my great-grandmother’s veil and felt so lucky to have it. i had a lot of borrowed…my aunt’s purse, my “like-an-aunt”’s earrings, my great grandmother’s bracelet, my mother’s wedding handkerchief…..i really loved having these things from such special people with me. i know you’re going to be gorgeous!
It looks so good with your dress! That’s so cool that you’re able to borrow your mom’s!
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Mrs. Cheeseburger, Baltimore, MD/State College, PA Age and Occupation: 25, Medical Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Medical Student Engagement Date: June 28, 2008 Wedding Date: March 2010 Venue: Catholic Church Ceremony & Hotel Reception About Me: I'm a passionate girl from Pittsburgh, currently living in Baltimore for school, who loves Penn State, seeing movies, football, thunderstorms, black and white photos, Christmas, good beer, my amazing friends and family, and of course, my mister! We met, fell in love, got engaged, and will be married at our alma mater (go lions!) in a traditional Catholic ceremony followed by a hotel reception with lots of DIY details. It means so much to have our families and friends meet at our favorite place on earth to celebrate our love for one another - I truly couldn't ask for anything more!
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