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I never once doubted that I would be a veiled bride. I always thought they were beautiful, and a very necessary part of being “bridal”, at least from my perspective. Plus, how many times in your life do you get to wear a veil? Exactly.

Not only did I immediately know that I was without a doubt a veiled bride, but I always saw myself wearing a mantilla. A fingertip length, fancy, lacy little number like this:

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Of course, this was back when I was still convinced that I wanted a dress covered in lace. Of course by now, we all know full well that that didn’t happen. The dress I fell in love with ended up being to total opposite of what I thought I wanted. Do you need a refresher? Here ya go.

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Yup, tons of beading and not one stitch of lace on it, anywhere. Clearly, the mantilla was out.

I knew (or thought I knew) that I definitely didn’t want a long veil, so I went with my next logical option—a plain fingertip veil. It was the same length as the mantilla I had planned on wearing, just without the lace. Simple and pretty.

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Then, while innocently looking at veils online, the evil that is the internet brought me to some images like these:

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Uhm, yes, yes, and YES. Where do I sign up? I need some of that fabulosity in my life, immediately. After seeing these images, I knew a fingertip veil just wouldn’t cut it.

So I went back to Brides by Demetrios to try on some veils and I was totally right—the fingertip length just didn’t do it for me. It was time to go big or go home. I tried on a plain, cathedral length, single layer, soft tulle veil and it was electrifying—absolutely perfect. Yet again, I was walking away with something completely opposite of what I supposedly “knew” I wanted. Shows you how much I know, eh?

And that’s the story of how I went from wanting a lacy mantilla to a plain cathedral-length veil.

How did you pick your veil? Was it what you imagined you’d wear, or something totally different?