We’ve talked about old-fashioned veils, but what about long veils? Thoughts? (This bride looks STUNNING.) xoxo
P.S. I’m having second thoughts about my dress. Is that normal? Eeps.
(Photo by Karen Cunningham, via Happy Hour Bride)
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There is some magic in having a beautiful veil. But only to go with a classic dress. The one in the pic is amazing.
I also had second thoughts about my dress. I think it was because from the time I bought it to the time I got married style changed, not much but the process of planning a wedding my idea morphed from one type of look to something a bit more sophisticated. But after thinking about the dress and if I really LOVED it I decided that I did, I actually fell in love with the dress on me instead of on a hanger and no matter how many other dresses I saw in magazines they would not give me the same feeling as MY dress did. I also did a cathedral length veil, which was a foot longer than my train, with Alencon lace around the edges. I was beautiful and I got sooo many compliments on how chic and contemporary it looked. I felt soo beautiful on my wedding day and that is the most important thing how you feel whether its a trendy dress or not but how you feel walking down the aisle to your love.
LOVE the dress you picked out. I think it’s normal to have second thoughts on everything at some point when it comes to your wedding. Love the long veil…goes best with a simple dress I think.
I wore a super long, simple veil for the ceremony (along with a little tiara), then tore off the veil for the reception. All my friends warned me about having a veil and being hugged (and tugged) all day long. You are only a bride ONCE (hopefully), so go long and fabulous!
i was sure i wanted a chic birdcage veil for my wedding. but when i went for my last dress fitting, one veil in particular caught my attention. it was stuffed in a rack with a gazillion others. and as soon as i tried it on, i knew it was perfection. it was unadorned, just tulle on a hair comb, but it was loooooong. amazingly long. longer than my dress. i loved my veil more than my wedding dress! i say go big, or go home!
of course, that still doesn’t stop me from falling in love with all these awesome fascinators and birdcage veils that are everywhere nowadays! :D
I LOVE long veils. I had a long simple one which attached under a simple shorter layer. {It looks like this bride might have a similar one}. After the wedding ceremony, I removed the long one and just wore the short one during our reception.
It is soooo normal! It happened to me. I got married last summer and had the perfect dress…but everytime I would go to the bridal salon to have a fitting, I would see other dresses that I had never seen before…and want to try them on…and think about walking down the aisle in them…and it was ridiculous! Especially because I did not have the luxury of returning my perfect dress for a full refund…haha! So…it is super completely and totally normal but it doesn’t mean you can’t change your mind because it is your wedding day and you will have the memories and the pictures for the rest of your life!!!
ps–as for the dress second-thoughts…I think it’s normal. it happened to a friend but then she really loved it. It’s just all so overwhelming and you have so much on your mind!
I wore the longest veil ever. I think it was about 3 feet long or so from the bottom of my dress. I never wanted to wear it for my reception so I wasn’t worried about ruining it or anything. I just loved the drama of it. so, yes! I’m all for it!
I just looked back at your Smitten post from when you tried the dress on over the holiday,you sounded really happy! I think that if you go back to it and read about how utterly ecstatic you were, you might have a better idea if its just nerves or if you’re really feeling down and out about yur dress.
Good Luck!
I had a long veil, I loved it. It made me feel very bridal.
Second thoughts totally normal. I did, but looking back don’t regret a thing. The thing with girls like us who love style is that we could choose 10 dresses…and chances are after the wedding you’ll still continue to see dresses you love.
The snag is that you only get to choose one. As long as that one makes you feel beautiful and like yourself you have nothing to worry about. Hair and make-up makes a massive difference to how you feel on the day. Your dress is simple and totally beautiful!
Totally normal to question your dress…
I have photographed weddings, brides and veils for over 15 years,
and as to the veil…
Longer and fewer layers the better!
You cannot imagine what this will do for the photos alone!
besides, how many times in you life can you really wear one?
I think your first choice is gorgeous and classic, but why not have fun trying on more dresses and standing on the fun pedestal some more? Nothing wrong with playing princess and trying different looks. You are disgustingly gorgeous anyway so anything will look beautiful on you.
I believe it to be normal to have second thoughts on your dress. A few good friends have had second thoughts. My friend got a higher tax rebate than she was expecting so bought a totally different dress than the one she’d already chosen!
WOW! Long veils or bust! I LUUUUURVE this! Thanks for dropping by my wee blog :p As for the dress, it’s so you. Why the doubts? ;)
OMG I want to get married at least 5 times to get to wear all the dresses/veils/hairdo’s that I love….
The dress you chose is GORGEOUS! I say go with your gut. I tried on one dress. The first and only dress I tried on was the one I wore and it couldn’t have been more perfect! (Although, I didn’t even have 3 or 4 months to make up my mind so maybe my opinion doesn’t count!)
On your dress you have to go with your gut instinct. I bought another dress 3 weeks out from my wedding and wore that one. I was very happy with choice number 2. I have also had a couple of friends change their dresses last minute because they stumbled upon beautiful vintage dresses that fit perfectly. You will look beautiful no matter what you choose – you ooze style so you will have no regrets. Anon from Oz
Second thoughts, absoposilutely normal! All the fretting and worrying beforehand will disappear into the past once you say “I do.”
I made my wedding gown lo! these over thirty years ago. For some reason — I think because it was the part I liked best — I made the veil first, a gorgeous, long, drapy thing with a Juliet cap.
When I completed the dress, and tried it on, the veil didn’t “go” in my opinion with the dress. So I tossed it and made a picture hat.
My poor mother was heartbroken, she loved that veil so much.
No regrets.
i had second thoughts and ended up buying another. glad i did. i say, if you’re having second thoughts try on a few more.
i love the long veil, i’d just be afraid to step on it!
totally had second thoughts about my dress too…i think it’s only normal. but i think the age old advice stands…go with your gut. trust in your decision. i did and i can’t imagine wearing any other dress than the one i chose. (which was only the 3rd dress i tried on) I’m a fan of the elbow-length veil but whatever makes you feel beautiful. the veil in this picture is gorgeous.
hey joanna
totally understand that thought! i bought my white casual long dress the minute i saw it -it was perfect as it fulfilled all the conditions i wanted in my dress, and best, it was on sale! I bought another short vintage dress so i can have an outfit for outdoor shoot the day prior to the wedding. They both are what i really want, but the thought of whether they are ‘THE’ one did cross my mind. i wondered if i really should wear a propoer wedding dress..but u know what? i went with my first instincts which usually is what i really want in my heart, and i cannot be happier now (5-6 months before my big day) knowing i have stuck with what i really wanted rather than succumb to stress that probably arise from other factors. You can see a sneak peak of my 2 dresses on my blog!
For my friend’s wedding, I got her a long length of extra wide tulle (something like 110 inches wide–the very fine tulle, not the stiff kind). She had a simple dress like yours. You just throw the whole thing over your head like a drapey thing touching the ground on all sides–no sewing or cutting of fabric or fastening to your head. It is very thin, so you don’t look like a sack or like a ghost, and you can see through it. When you make your entrance, you look ethereal and stunning. When you kiss your groom, you whip it off and then you can wrap it around your arms like an elegant shawl. I know it sounds bad, but really it is heavenly. And it only costs about $10 or so at the fabric store. And then when you run away in the wind, it will look like this picture.
I used a long veil and loved it in the pictures – http://www.flickr.com/photos/33093692@N08/3270714745/in/set-72157613635579682/
If it’s not a windy day just lift up the veil and snap away!
I think that it’s totally normal to second-guess your dress. There’s a tremendous amount of pressure for the dress to be “the one” and “the most important thing you’ll ever wear”. All in all, I think that your dress needs to make you happy, it needs to fit you and feel like you on your best day. Does it make you smile when you put it on? Do you stand up a little straighter and feel both comfortable and beautiful?
Try on a few alternatives, then try on your dress again. There’s no shame in changing your mind and there’s no shame in having a simple and still lovely dress. Give it some time and you’ll figure out what feels right.
I kind of love it. Now you’re making me wish I’d worn a veil!
I would have loved a catheral lenght veil but I am so short I looked (I thought!) like a ski slope. Not the look I wanted :p
i was totally anti-veil, until about 2 months before my wedding. (maybe it was because i saw pictures of carolyn bessette kennedy and loved the way she looked?) i ended up getting a cathedral length veil and it was perfect. a friend told me that without a veil it’s just a nice white dress. (i got my wedding dress at j crew, too) i bet a veil might make your clean, simple dress feel a little more special too. i do love that dress, and if you couldn’t return it, i’d say trust your first instinct. but since you can…go check out the thread dresses. either you’ll find something new, or you’ll feel better about your first choice. either way, you can’t go wrong. and don’t forget jewelry! that makes a huge impact too.
yes, this veil is perfection. the little girl part of me will always want the veil when i get married. then at the reception i can kick my shoes off and put flowers in my hair. best of both worlds. good luck with the continued wedding planning!
I adore long, multi-tiered veils. I’m all about length (that’s what she said). But seriously, length over height (ie poofiness) is crucial. This one is divine!
trust me, honey… TONS of brides second-guess their dress choice. I worked at a bridal boutique and I’ve sold not one, not two, but THREE dresses to ONE bride before… I’ve sold TWO dresses to several brides simply because they couldn’t make up their minds. Your dress, however, is gorgeous and perfect.
Keep it. You won’t regret it.
I love little veils (complete brain fart: what are they called? the ones that barely cover your face?… oh, well). I wore a long veil like this bride… my mother made it… hand-sewn… added lovely alencon lace to the edge… single layer. My dress was just a little, simple mermaid, and would have looked fantastic without any veil, but it was perfect with my long veil too. Bridal, yet simple: I was a little inspired by Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (and Maria– AKA Julie Andrews– from The Sound of Music). MMMMM.
2nd thoughts? It happens (but you might want to read Emilie Sommer’s post on her dress switch on weddingbeepro.com).
I love a long veil as long as it doesn’t weigh the bride down (beautiful = picture you posted)
Had a Beautiful long veil 5 years and loved it and still do!
i did the same thing then finially i just didn’t look at it till the wedding. BUt i did take a look at it and i haven’t seen it on you but i really dont like it….
Some of the most memorable parts of our wedding involved my veil getting caught in the wind. The important part is that you love it!
P.S.-It is completely normal to have second thoughts about the dress. Go try it on or pull out a picture. You’ll remember why you bought it!
same thing happened to me … i scoured the internet for another dress about four months out and was so close to buying another.
I had a long veil and i adored it =) it feels sooo whimsical to me!
And 2nd thoughts on the dress are totally normal =) dont worry the dress is gorgeous, and you will be a stunning bride!
Second thoughts on dresses is absolutely normal – don’t worry. :) As for veils, I’m planning to skip wearing one in favor of having flowers in my hair, but our wedding is going to be pretty informal, so I can get away with it. I do think that long, mantilla-like veils are breathtaking though.
Yes, it’s totally normal to have second thoughts about your dress :) I am naturally so indecisive and wasn’t completely in love with my dress till a few weeks before our wedding. I’m sure you will love your dress! :)
YES!!!! it’s totally normal to have second thoughts about your dress (and any other wedding decision for that matter), but unless you feel very strongly about it, stick with your original decision, it’s usually the right one.
I had a long hippy veil, if that makes any sense!
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It’s funny, I went into my dress shopping thinking that I wouldn’t be into veils at all, but then I tried one on and was hooked! I love the look of a really long veil with a simple, modern dress. The juxtaposition of sleek/simple with over-the-top opulence is so memorable!
The comment about the liner under a Jcrew dress…omg, so genius. I love Jcrew dresses, but I have same reservations about them, that they are not flowy/weddingy enough. Wow, I really want to try the liner now!
I am having doubts about my current dress too! I have a vintage one right now, but am really drooling over Nicole Miller or Jcrew with a liner!
I definitely second-guessed my choice in dress. I picked the big, poofy princess gown, and as the wedding drew near, I suddenly wanted a sleek, slim gown that hugged my curves. The day I put on the dress, though, to walk down the aisle, I knew I was in MY wedding gown.
Unless you find you just hate it, power through. You’ll love it again soon.
I second guessed mine up until my final fitting. But I for sure haven’t grown tired of it almost 4 years later! Yours has the same timeless simplicity that mine has. You’re gold. I think that liner trick is brilliant btw. Do it! Just don’t waste your time shopping for another dress when yours is so great!
I adore long veils (had one myself), they are timeless! Oh and yes it is normal to have 2nd thoughts about your dress! So much emphasis is put on finding the perfect one that you are bound to worry, even though on the day it will be perfect for you!
i know the feeling of second thoughts. i ended up getting three wedding dresses…three, i know it’s a lot. but the third one was THE one.
as far as veils go, i love the look of the long ones. especially, if your dress has a small or no train. it’s a very elegant look.
I was going to give you the esb post but iheartkiwi beat me! I have the JCrew Rebecca dress and am having 2nd thoughts too. I figure I can always add some big flowers to it or a sparkly pin to make it a little less plain. And even tho some people are bugged by the reception dress thing I think it’s a fabulous idea! It is only one day so you might as well wear what you want!
dress is stunning… just get some spanx for the vpl.
and a long veil is so classic and dramatic. i love them.
you’ll look amazing!
Second thoughts normal. Dress – divine.
I LOVE long viels, wore one myself on my wedding day. I’m not going to lie, the thing becomes and entity of it’s own, especially on a windy day, but it makes for some great pictures.
It’s normal to second guess your gown, important thing is that you head over heels love it…sort of like the groom.
I hear that wedding dress ambivalence is completely normal and you should feel fine about trying on several different dresses if you want! I have the opposite problem. I’m stuck on one particular dress that I cannot find in my size or color–good thing I have a year to get over it! I’m sure you’ll look beautiful in whatever you choose. :)
ditto on the second thoughts! i bought an adorable little number from nordstroms and now i’m second guessing myself!
east side bride knows how we feel, and has some rockin’ advice on wedding dress ambivalence…
http://eastsidebride.blogspot.com/2009/04/wedding-dress-ambivalence_06.html
its totally normal to have seconds thoughts on any big decision, but for the record your dress is timeless, and stunning beyond words. xox Corie (the 705)
Long viels are so elegant. I didn’t wear mine at the last minute and I regret it so much. If ou wear a veil a simple wedding dress is a must (no meringues with veils – looks too 80’s in a bad way!!!)
this veil does look stunning on her. i imagine my wedding will be less formal and an extravagant veil would look silly on me. but if you can pull it off and it goes with the feel of the wedding, yes to a crazy long veil!
I’m not a veil fan…. As for the dress, if you really don’t feel satisfied, I say try on other dresses before you return the one you’ve got. Personally, I think it’s beautiful and know you’ll look lovely in it!
I have a wedding dress boutique and I see ambivalence all the time! There are just too many options to not feel like you have to try on a billion dresses. If continuing to shop will be fun for you, indulge yourself (a LOT of J. Crew dresses get returned). But if it’s a source of agony, try to turn off that voice in your head. It’s true that you liked that dress first for a reason. Listen to your instincts. Good luck!
omg getting a liner is a BRILLIANT idea!!!
i was a two-dress bride. unhappily for me, i couldn’t return the first dress.
if you’re feeling ambivalent, you should definitely try on some more dresses. you’ll either decide to return the one you have or fall in love with it all over again.
either way, it can’t hurt!
i actually walked down the aisle the old fashioned way with my veil flipped over sheilding my face so that my husband had to lift it over. i loved that. second thoughts are normal, but remember you chose the one you did for a reason.
I read your post about having second thoughts on the dress. I bought a JCrew dress (the Sophia) last year and went through the same second-guessing. Part of the reason was the “underwear lines” thing. I took the dress to a seamstress and for $4, she sewed a liner into the dress, which adds another layer and completely eliminates any see-through-ness. It also makes the dress a little heavier which, to me, makes it feel more like a “real” wedding dress. I am now 100% in love with my Sophia!
I have yet to get married–or find a boyfriend for that matter… BUT i’m thinking it is completely normal to have second thoughts about one’s dress.
…I mean, we are girls, worrying is kind of our thing! ; )
i think you will look absolutely dashing!!-no worries!
xo
This is lovely. I think certain veils suit certain dresses. I myself didn’t have a veil, instead I had a white flower, but I still think veils are gorge!
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