Weddingbee Blog

I know I’ve taken a firm stance of not showing you my wedding gown, but I think I’m beginning to crack. Maybe! Anyhow, I do want to share with you some lovely pieces I’ve picked out for my noggin in the time being.

First up: the veil!

Shortly after we made the decision to get married in our big, beautiful church, I knew I wanted a big, beautiful veil to match. My dress doesn’t have a train (spoiler!), and the thought of having a long, cathedral-length veil was very appealing. I love the extra bit of drama and regalia the feet upon feet of tulle adds.

I was still torn as to whether I wanted to cover my face with the veil and therefore unsure if I wanted a single-tiered veil or double. I didn’t want too much volume and sometimes a second tier adds lots of it.

Image via The Russian Standard

I’m not saying this look couldn’t work for some people—I just knew it wouldn’t work for me!

After some careful consideration I decided I did indeed want to cover my face (the mystique!) and had to find a two-tiered cathedral length veil sans volume overload. Then, kids, I got smart and started browsing through Etsy and found the perfect veil for me. (Etsy has yet to let me down, I swear.)

I swooped this bad boy up real quick:

Image via Etsy seller Teri Huang

It’s even better in person, let me tell you! The long tier is a standard cathedral length: 120 inches. The second, shorter tier is still a good 40 inches long so when I flip it over my face it hits right above my belly button—and it feels perfect.

When I tried on my veil with my dress, my adorable little niece/flower girl wanted in on the dress-up. Luckily, my aunt just happened to have a whole spool of tulle handy to fashion her up an outfit.

Isn’t she a cutie? Look at that smile!

I knew I wanted another hairpiece for the reception. (Dancing with 10 feet of veil? No thank you!) I stumbled upon a very appealing headband from another Etsy seller and scooped that up too. It’s absolutely stunning and goes with my dress wonderfully, but I’m not quite sure if I am going to rock it or not yet—it really depends on how I decide to wear my hear I suppose.

But here it is. Sigh. So pretty.

Image via Etsy seller BrassLotus

My precious!

I should hopefully be doing a hair trial within the next couple of weeks, so I’ll be better able to show you the whole head package then.

What kind of headpiece, if any, are you wearing? Are you wearing a veil?