In a wedding does the bride have to have a veil?
My mom said she didn't use one, but now I realized everyone i'e seen get married has a veil but usually the hair under is much prettier...do I have to use a veil on my wedding?
I don't know if it's something Big or if it's your choice or if you have to....
please let me know what you think...and be honest..thanks!
2007-02-01 03:46:38 · 27 answers · asked by Cutie77 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I wore a veil and I wore it straight through my reception. Now I look back and wish I had just taken it off during the reception. I had all my hair pulled back so wearing the veil hid my cute do. It is completely your choice to wear one or not. Don't get caught up in what everyone else will think b/c its YOUR day, not theirs. Whatever your fiance and you decide you want is what you should do.
2007-02-01 09:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I am a mom myself, so here is my opinion. The "white dress and veil" never, in my opinion had anything to do with virginity. This is simple a "design" choice. Until queen Victoria wore a white gown, most wore black gowns or another color! Let's face it....there have been brides since the victorian times that are not virgins! Again, it's a matter of style. Look at bridal styles. In the 1920's and 1930's, brides wore a hat fit tight to their heads. In the 1940's and 1950's, the veils started to appear. So, does that mean that the brides in the 20's and 30's were not virgins? I'm sure many were. The veil meaning you are a virgin is total bunk. Go ahead and wear one if you want!
2016-05-24 01:58:31 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a beautiful veil - left it at home by accident - and have never regretted it!
I had a beautiful updo, with a dress that was pretty front and back. Now looking back - I think a veil would have been too much. (And actually - it was detachable. It velcroed to the head piece - which I did have - and I was going to remove it for the reception anyway.
I think you have to go with what suits the dress, your face, your hair, and the type of wedding you envision.
Actually, the last several weddings I have been to, there was no veil.
2007-02-01 05:01:49 · answer #3 · answered by apbanpos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot of brides do not wear a veil anymore. A word of advice for you, if you are having an outside wedding, definetly do not wear one, my girlfriend had a beach wedding, and veil had a mind of its own in the breeze, it was flying everywhere, had to take it off for most of the photos, she was upset at the time, but we actually had a laugh about it, when we watched the wedding video later on.
2007-02-01 03:57:32 · answer #4 · answered by Lynny K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not have to wear a veil, but there is a strong tradition for wearing a veil.
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An occasion on which a Western woman is likely to wear a veil is on her wedding day, if she follows the traditions of a white wedding. Brides used to wear their hair flowing down their back at their wedding to symbolise their virginity, now the white diaphanous veil is often said to represent this.
It is not altogether clear that the wedding veil is a non-religious use of this item, since weddings have almost always had religious underpinnings, especially in the West: "what therefore God has joined together, let no man put asunder" (Mt. 19:6). God has usually been seen as one of the primary actors in the marriage rite.
Veils had a liturgical or ceremonial usage. A veil must be lifted, uncovered, in order that what lies beneath might be revealed, be made known.
2007-02-01 03:51:57 · answer #5 · answered by landhermit 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You don NOT have to wear a veil. It is your wedding day, so do what you want to do. It's just an old tradition!
If you feel like you should wear one, but don't want to hide your hair, you can get a short veil, wear your hair up, and place the veil under so it doesn't cover your hair.
Other ideas instead of veils are sparkly hair pins, tiara's, hats, feathers, flowers... just about anything!
Good luck!
2007-02-01 05:54:52 · answer #6 · answered by tokengrl1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is ABSOLUTELY your choice! Yes, there are many women who use veils, but there are also many who do not. It is a very traditional way to have a wedding, based on ancient symbolism where "lifting the veil" represents that the wife will consummate the marriage. She is "opening" herself up to her husband.
When I got married, my wife used a veil, but it is quite rare for many of my friends to have used one. So, to directly answer your questions, no the bride does not have to have a veil, and, furthermore, it is only a "big" thing for those who insist on being very tradtitional. You can see more wedding traditions in my source list.
Hope that helps!
Rob
2007-02-01 03:53:19 · answer #7 · answered by Rob K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, you definitely don't have to wear a veil. It's a throwback to a long, long time ago when the bride's face was actually hidden from the groom until after they were married! Now it's just basically a decoration for the bride's hair, and you certainly don't have to wear one if you don't want to.
2007-02-01 03:50:18 · answer #8 · answered by kittenpie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that you could go without the veil,but baby get a killer Crown.The veil gives such a pretty mystic.You know who's under there and she looks so elegant with it over her face then he exposes her to all.Romantic.If the veil takes away from your dress,do a short one just down the length of your hair.My daughters was a gift from the Wedding shop where she got her dress.They matched up th veil to the dress perfectly,it was beautiful..CONGRATULATIONS.
2007-02-01 05:01:39 · answer #9 · answered by Maw-Maw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not every bride wears a veil, but I did. I wore an updo and pinned the veil under it in the back.
2007-02-01 14:31:09 · answer #10 · answered by Mommy-of-Twins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋