Veil, Check! Flowers, Too? Um, Yes Please!

Veil, Check! Flowers, Too? Um, Yes Please!

November 14th, 2010 @ 1:00 pm by Mrs. Brooch
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I know it’s way too early to be thinking about how I’ll wear my hair, but I’ve ever since I uncovered my love for cathedral veils, I can’t help but this about it.

I talked about wanting a side pony (see my vision here), but there’s the issue of the veil, and well, I kind of want a flower, too. That’s way too much going on my head, I know, but I’ve always loved wearing a flower in my hair!

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Isn’t it the perfect subtle touch for a garden wedding, too? I know I’ve got to narrow that down all these wants and go with something practical, but what if i did it all?

This bride totally pulled it off (see the veil and flower):

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Yes, pretty photos like these are just the reason I want to wear a flower, too!

Check her out! Rocking the laced veil and flower—and gorgeous, no?

(Photo credit: Jodi Photography)

There have been some great discussions on the Weddingbee Boards about this topic too, of course, like this one. What do you think, though?

Is a veil and a flower too much?

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15 Responses to “Veil, Check! Flowers, Too? Um, Yes Please!”

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Minutiae (message) 2,371 posts, Buzzing bee

You can totally make it work! I plan on having a few smaller flowers in my hair along with my cathedral veil.

11/14/10 @ 1:28 pm (reply)

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Kristen

I’m doing both! Side bun/pony + veil. Haven’t worked it out specifically yet but that’s what I want so I’m going to make it work. =)

11/14/10 @ 1:39 pm (reply)

Guest

cutiepie

I wore a veil for the ceremony and flowers for the reception

11/14/10 @ 1:47 pm (reply)

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Whimsical.Sprite (message) 828 posts, Busy bee

A flower and veil would look pretty together as long as they compliment eachother and don’t clash. Make sure they enhance the look of the other. If they are competing with each other then I wouldn’t do it. It will definitely be something that you’ll have to try out!

11/14/10 @ 1:49 pm (reply)

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lallison

i wore a veil and a flower in my wedding…and i (along with everyone else!) loved it. i say go for it!!

11/14/10 @ 1:53 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Glasses (message) 2,741 posts, Sugar bee

Veil for the ceremony, flower for the reception for me… but I think you can make it work!

11/14/10 @ 2:44 pm (reply)

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Sarah

I’m doing veil for the ceremony & flower for the reception also… I think you could wear them together if you wanted though. Especually if you did several smaller flowers + veil.

11/14/10 @ 2:52 pm (reply)

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chrispygal (message) 1,198 posts, Bumble bee

I hope not, because I’m planning on wearing both!

11/14/10 @ 5:14 pm (reply)

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Ms. Anemone (message) 624 posts, Busy bee

No, I think both are gorgeous! I will probably do something similar.

11/14/10 @ 5:25 pm (reply)

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Miss Panther (message) 1,046 posts, Bumble bee

I’m definitely wearing both! I’m taking the cathedral veil off after the ceremony, but I may replace it with a birdcage, who knows? Put as many things on your head as you want!

11/14/10 @ 5:58 pm (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

I think you can do both, but they need to be proportional to one another. For example, big ass flowers need more modest sized veils, and big long veils need more modest sized flowers.

11/14/10 @ 7:03 pm (reply)

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FMB

OH wow, that bride TOTALLY made it work! Gorgeous! I think one point to consider is that her hair is completely up. I think this lets her be able to wear both without it being overpowering. I think you can totally make it work but if you’re wanting to wear flower and veil, I’d go with a loose, airy updo rather than the side pony. That’s just my opinion though, I know you’ll rock whatever look you decide on!

11/15/10 @ 8:58 am (reply)

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mmsva

I wore a flower and 2-layer fingertip veil. the flower was slightly larger than I wanted, but I loved the cener stone (and I had already taken off a few outer petals). In the end, I really liked the look. It was really nice when I took the veil off. I think what makes the mantilla veil and large flower (in your examples) is the softness in the flower. Mine was rather stiff and would have had been too much.

11/15/10 @ 10:36 am (reply)

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