You are planning a wedding! That's wonderful! It's one of the most important days of your life! Have you started planning, and most importantly have you decided what type of wedding gown style you will go with? A girl dreams about her wedding dress since she was a little girl. It's one of the most important details to her. However, it's not just about the dress. The accessories complete your wedding day look. From the shoes, jewelry to the veil; it's all important. The veil is especially important. How do you choose though with so many types of wedding veils? Well, Wedding and Party Network has your wedding veil guide.
Blusher –This type of veil is short in length and made with only one layer of material. The blusher veil covers the face prior to the ceremony, used to hide the face from the groom. It pairs nice with any type of wedding gown.
Bouffant –A bouffant wedding veil is a shorter veil that touches the shoulders of the bride. This type of wedding veil was popular in the 60's and great for shorter haircuts, which makes it suitable for simple wedding gowns, even short.
Flyaway –The flyaway veil is less formal than chapel and cathedral, which is made from several layers of material. It is shorter and is made for more simple gowns.
Mantilla – Mantilla wedding veils are not gathered at all. They are large flat circles or ovals, which are great for Spanish inspired wedding gowns or traditional gowns. The sheerness of this veil helps the wedding gown in the back show through.
Ballerina or Waltz – A wedding veil that can be referred as both features material, such as tulle, that falls between the bride's knees and her ankles.
Shoulder –This type of wedding veil hits right at the shoulders. This type of veil is for simple gowns. However, can be made with multiple layers.
Elbow –The elbow wedding veil falls right to the elbow in length. It can also have one or two layers, which two layers make it stand up more. When choosing this wedding veil, make sure that your wedding dress is longer rather than a shorter one.
Waist – A wedding veil that hits at the bride's waist. Can be made with multiple layers and is for any type of gown, whether it be simple or more formal.
Fingertip – A fingertip styled veil is exactly what you're thinking. It's a veil that reaches to the fingertips. This style can work with a lot of different styled wedding gowns. Casual, modern to formal wedding gowns; a fingertip veil can work.
Knee –The knee-length wedding gown is just how it sounds, it hits at the knee. It can have multiple layers and is great for any style of wedding gown.
Chapel –This isn't quite as long as the cathedral wedding veil (below). It's 2 1/2 years from the headpiece to the end. This reaches the ground, however, doesn't drag behind. Great for a formal type wedding.
Royal or Cathedral – This wedding veil is one of the most formal veils out of all of them. It measures 3 1/2 yards from the headpiece to the bottom edge. It allows for a flowing effect on the ground. This type of veil is great for very formal weddings, hence the name royal.
There are so many type of wedding veils out there, from shorter to longer lengths and from single layers to multiple layers. It's all about what you love and showcasing your wedding day style.
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