Veil/hair suggestions for my dress?

[ladyciel]

I''m hoping you ladies might be kind enough to give me your thoughts/suggestions for a hairstyle and veil to go with my dress. My hair refuses to hold curl, so I''ve ruled out leaving it down. I''m thinking maybe a relaxed/soft french twist with some pearl/sparkle pins scattered in it? As for a veil, I can''t make up my mind on what would look best. I do know I tend to prefer more sheer veils to big poufy ones. Ideas? Thanks!!!!

Here''s my dress:

And here''s my current hair inspiration:

 

[basil]

I think there are few dresses that a sheer, one layer, long veil (a little longer than the train of the skirt) won''t go with. I think veils should add the "bridal" to a gorgeous dress and then let the dress be the focus.

And the hairstyle is very pretty!

 

[mimzy]

i think a soft french twist would be completely classic and beautiful, especially if you added a little decoration to it with pearled pins or something. and if i didn''t say it before i ADORE the back of your dress! (of course the front is really pretty too!)

as for a veil, my vote would be for a single tiered silk tulle veil (cathedral length!). the silk tulle is limp (for lack of a better word) so it won''t have any poof factor and the sheerness of it wouldn''t hide the back of the dress. but i''m sure whatever you choose would be gorgeous!

 

[ladyciel]

Thanks, Basil and Mimzy! The two of you seem to agree that a long sheer veil is the way to go. I forgot to mention that it''s an afternoon, outdoor ceremony. Do you think I should worry at all about a cathedral veil catching on the grass or looking too formal? Also, do you think it should have any edging/decoration on it? I did try on a fingertip length at the shop where I tried on the dress. I wasn''t sure about the length, but it had what they called "blizzard beading" along the edges which matched the beading on the dress really well. I don''t think it competed with the dress too much - it seemed to almost highlight and draw attention to the dress beading.

If I went with a long veil, has anyone seen one that would mimic the shape of my train? If I had to order one specially made, how in the world would I go about describing what I wanted?

 

[mimzy]

i think that some simple beading could be a nice accent to the beading your dress for sure. i''m pretty sure that you don''t order the veil in a different shape, because chances are it wouldn''t fall right even if you did, but that you would just order it in a larger width. it won''t be as translucent near the top, but it will cover the whole dress/train as you are walking down. but chances are it won''t be laying perfectly flat anyways if it is outside and there is even a slight breeze (unless you weighted it down at the end).

i would ask the seamstress if she has any suggestions about it catching on the grass - maybe she can rub some beeswax on the end of it so that it closes up the holes (invisibly) so it doesn''t catch on stuff?

 

[anchor31]

Maybe have a fingertip length one instead of cathedral length? I want a non-poufy veil myself, and I''m thinking about a fingertip drop veil, which is actually a circle of sheer tulle you pin on you head with hair pins.