Beside the wedding ring and the gown itself, the wedding veil is one of the most symbolic accessories that a woman will wear in her lifetime. Religiously, it is an expression of love and honour of the bride, in other hand, its also a self expression and embodiment of dream and sensuality of individual bride. Choosing a veil with right length, gather, accents and edging can be determined by the shape and style of the individual gown, the color, hairstyle, face cut, the train of the gown and non the less the image that a bride prefer and type of the celebration is essential too.
To create that perfect impact, you need a good co-ordination and balance between your gown and the veil. Here’s a little length guide to help our brides in the right direction while choosing lengths and general terms used for each length to help find perfect veil easy.
BIRDCAGE:
Made of French netting, usually just covers the face or half of the face. Also known as French veil. Style guide: Versatile veil that goes well with any vintage gown style
FLYAWAY 36”:
A veil that just brushes the shoulders. Style guide: Would work very well for rock & roll, funky, cool brides with short or tea length dress.
SHOULDER LENGTH 45”:
A veil that just covers the shoulder. Style guide: Suitable for short wedding dress or simple wedding dress.
WAIST/ELBOW LENGTH 54”:
This veil falls right to the length of the bride’s elbow or waist line. Also known as Elbow length veil. Style guide: Suitable for bride who like minimal & understated effect.
HIP/ FINGER TIP LENGTH 72”:
The most popular multilayered veil length that just reaches upto hip, which also extends to the fingertips. Thats the reason its also known as Fingertip-Length. Style guide: Very commonly used veil by all shape, size and height.
KNEE LENGTH 82”:
A veil that extends upto the knee. Style guide: Suitable for specially tall Brides.
FLOOR LENGTH 98”:
A veil that touches the floor. Style guide: Suitable for gowns with no train.
CHAPEL LENGTH 108”:
A veil that just brushes the floor, suitable with gown with puddle train. Style guide: Traditional yet understated, for brides who wants less fuss.
CHURCH LENGTH 126”:
Veil that extends 20 inches right from the floor length. Style guide: Most commonly used long veil, extremely popular for brides looking to create dreamy, ethereal impact while walking down the asile. Suitable for any shape and height.
CATHEDRAL LENGTH 144”:
A veil that extends 18 inches from church length veil. Style guide: Used often for gowns with longer train or to give dramatic princess look.
ROYAL LENGTH 180”:
A veil that extends as far as you can wish but we design it for upto 180 inches, that is 82 inches longer than floor length veil. Style guide: Very dramatic and regal, suitable for brides wanting add regal touch to their wedding.
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Thank you for explaining the proper veil use and length. it was very helpful