Do I wear the veil at the reception?

[adak]

This may be a completely stupid question, but do I wear my veil at the reception? What is typical? Or is it just personal preference?

 

[cocolaw]

i know that many brides remove it, but some keep it on too! if you have a short veil you could probably wear it, but one of the really long ones would get in the way! i have a short veil and am still undecided, too!

 

[CDNinNYC]

I think it's personal preference and agree with cocolaw that length may play a factor in it. A shorter veil should be easier to manage than a longer one during a reception. Mine was super-short

and I wore it all night.

 

[jstarfireb]

I wore it for the first dance but then took it off for the rest of the reception.

 

[Lanie]

I took mine off when I was still in the church! It was long, but it was annoying.

Keep in mind that people will hug you. A lot. And that could snag your hair down, but I guess that depends on how you have it secured.

 

[D&T]

personal preference, but my BFF did not, she removed prior to the reception. I didn''t have a veil at all for either.

 

[minx714]

adak, I think it''s personal preference as well. But I''ve seen brides that will wear them at the reception, for the first dance etc., and then take it off when dinner was served.

 

[honey22]

Totally up to you, all the weddings I have been to, the brides have taken their veils off for the reception.

I plan to remove my veil and then add some frangipanis to my hair to match the BMs.

 

[pocahontas]

Date: 8/29/2009 12:13:05 PM
Author: CDNinNYC
I think it''s personal preference and agree with cocolaw that length may play a factor in it. A shorter veil should be easier to manage than a longer one during a reception. Mine was super-short

and I wore it all night.

Ditto! My veil wasn''t super short, but it was short enough not to get in my way - I also wore it all night long

 

[Winslet]

I think brides used to keep their veils on for the entire day (I''m thinking about my mom''s, FMIL''s, and other relatives'' photos), but now most people take them off for the reception. I plan on taking mine off for the sake of photos and because I know that wearing a veil ALL day would annoy the crap out of me!

 

[trinity911]

I had a super long veil that I wore for the ceremony and reception but it was so heavy that i changed it for my elbow-length mantilla before dinner. this was so light I didn''t notice I was wearing it and wore it all night long

 

[charbie]

now that i think about it, most of the brides i know have taken them off...but again it depends on length.

there is only one day in my life i get to wear a veil and not look like an idiot. so *darnit*- i''m wearing a veil all night long!!!!! at least i hope. thats my plan.

 

[ash313]

As others have stated, length pays a huge part in this I think. I plan to wear a veil just like Lanie''s, and will probably take that baby off immediately after the ceremony.

I do agree, however, with charbie - this is the ONE chance you have to rock a veil, so if you wanna keep it on all night, this is your chance!!

 

[gwendolyn]

Date: 8/30/2009 1:23:27 PM
Author: charbie
now that i think about it, most of the brides i know have taken them off...but again it depends on length.


there is only one day in my life i get to wear a veil and not look like an idiot. so *darnit*- i''m wearing a veil all night long!!!!! at least i hope. thats my plan.

Yeah, I want to keep mine on as long as possible too--I tried one on in a shop for about 2 minutes and just LOVED it! I like the look of the shorter veils anyway (although is that ok if your dress has a bit of a train?) so hopefully that means it won''t get in my way during the dancing! Woooo!!!

 

[Luckyeshe]

I agree with the other ladies here! It all depends on lenght of veil and your comfort! I''m of the mindset that you only get to wear it once so if possible wear it as long as possible. All of my friends have only worn their veils for the ceremony and not during the reception. I might just break that tradition and wear mine the whole time, but we''ll see what lenght I end up with. I hope that helps!

 

[Black Jade]

Traditionally you do, but of course actually you can do as you like. Traditionally, your face is covered by the veil when you come down the aisle and the groom uncovers your face at the point where the minister says that he can kiss the bride (because then you are married). But you do keep the veil itself on, just not covering your face anymore until the reception is over.

The original symbolism of the veil is that you are a virgin (which is also the symbolism of the white dress), so years back, if you took it off at the reception (which is still technically a part of the wedding celebrations), you would be making a statement that you wouldn''t want to make. Nowdays there are brides though that don''t wear a veil at all, many brides don''t cover their face at any point, people only use the parts of the traditions that they feel like using, the veil is thought of more of an accessory than a symbol and few people have any idea of what the traditions are anyway so I see no reason for you not to remove the veil at any point that you wish to do so, if you find it inconvenient.

 

[Treasure43]

It''s personal preference. I''m getting two veils. A blusher veil that goes to below my shoulders and a chapel length one that matches. I plan to wear both during the ceremony and just the shorter one during the reception because I''m in love with it!!

 

[cammy85]

Personally, I made a three-tier viel for myself. A Cathedral length, elbow length and blusher. The cathedral length part was on it''s separate comb so that after the ceremony I could remove that veil and keep the two shorter ones on for the reception. I was worried too about the ''you''re going to get hugged, a lot...'' but, honestly, I went through a whole receiving line and 5 hour reception with TONS of hugs and not one pulled on my veil which was also beaded around the edges. So that ended up being a non-issue for me.

I guess for me as well, I spent so much time making/beading my veils that I really wanted to wear them for as long as I could, and it''s the only time I''ll ever get to wear them! You could still see my hairstyle through it, so I figured it''s the best of both worlds - and I LOVE the pictures I have from the reception having my veil on. It just felt more ''bridal'' to me

 

[Delster]

I''d like to keep mine on all night but knowing what FI''s coordination skills are like, it''ll get knocked clean off my head soon as the dancing starts