Veil Shopping Guide
I can pretty much pinpoint the exact moment when I knew I wanted to add a veil to my wedding-day look. After a weirdly unemotional series of wedding-dress appointments, the first time I tried on a veil, I suddenly felt like a bride. It was this crazy rush of emotions—I?m getting married, holy shit, I?m an adult (maybe")—that was scary and weird and wonderful all at the same time.

I?m smiling so big here because I?d just been quietly crying, NBD. // Personal photo
I had been on the fence about having a veil, but after that moment I was sold.

At first, I thought I was going to be able to borrow MOH R?s veil. She offered back in April, and I happily accepted because I?d love to share something so personal with her. However (there?s always a ?however? in these stories?), I was absentmindedly looking at one of her wedding photos while washing the dishes one night (our fridge is only magnetized on the side, so that?s where all the photos go) when I realized her wedding dress was blush. After a little bit of back and forth to confirm, we figured out that her veil wasn?t going to work with my dress.
It was veil shopping time. Here?s a quick, everything-you-need-to-know guide about veils I whipped up while untangling the various styles and options available.
Length
Veils come in every length imaginable, from birdcage to cathedral. All of the salons I went to recommended starting with a fingertip length veil to get an idea of how you feel about ...