What is a veil?

The bride’s wedding dress is always very beautiful. A veil plays a special role in it. What is it, what does it consist of, what does it symbolize, and where did the custom come to put it on for the main celebration, read more about this below.

What is this veil?

This light blanket is made of thin fabric, which covers the head and descends over the shoulders to the waist . The accessory is two inextricable circuit boards, which can be in the form of silk, muslin, lace, tulle fabric cut. In recent decades, tulle or organza has been used as a material.

Veil Description

The attribute remains unchanged for a very long time. And in the Middle Ages, and in modern times, girls marry in veils, before - only a certain length, now - from short to long, for which helpers are needed. The accessory is always matched to the dress . His style determines how long, shape, what material the covering of the bride’s head should be.

Modern wedding covers vary greatly in length. Veils can be of different types:

  • short - up to 60 cm;
  • medium - 70-110 cm;
  • long - 110-350 cm.

This accessory is so beautiful that even the variety of styles is represented by poetic names: veil, blusher, veil to the elbow, to the fingertips, fan, fountain, waltz, chapel, cathedral, mantilla. And in shape, the cover is round, cascading and in the shape of a cap - a bridal cap.

Attribute Assignment

The veil is used as an integral and one of the important accessories of the bride's wedding dress . It should be noted that she has long ceased to fulfill her main function - to hide the appearance and figure of a girl getting married. However, no other attribute of the wedding attire is able to give the bride so much grace and beauty.

Not always was she just a wedding cover. At different times, among the peoples of Europe and Asia, including in Russia, it could be used as a headdress for a girl or married lady . Boyars walking along the street covered their faces, leaving only the eye area open.

History reference

Head cover has been used as an indispensable wedding attribute since antiquity. In ancient Greece, the bride was hidden under a yellow veil, and in ancient Rome it was customary to protect the bride from the evil eye and evil spirits, covering her with a red cloth. By tradition, it was necessary to hide not only the head, but the whole body under the cut. There were no transparent materials then, it was impossible to consider the appearance and figure of the bride under a matte bedspread.

It was believed that the veil will save the bride from being kidnapped by evil spirits. In the Middle Ages, the crusader knights brought from their campaigns the eastern custom of marrying girls in a white veil.

In Russia, the head of the bride at the wedding was covered with an ordinary scarf, but the boyar’s daughters were married in an outfit with a thin light blanket, which was fixed with a metal or leather hoop. Over time , the veil color changed to white, symbolizing the innocence and purity of the bride . Soon, instead of him, the cover began to be decorated with a wreath of flowers. At the end of the wedding feast, a custom was made to remove the veil from the bride, this served as the beginning of a new stage in life and indicated the transfer of power to her husband.

Advantages and disadvantages of veils in a wedding look

Not every bride in modern times adorns her outfit with a veil. Sometimes a wedding attribute is replaced by a beautiful hat, veil, flowers in a hairstyle, diadem . If a girl cannot decide whether to wear a veil for a celebration or not to wear, then it is worth considering the pros and cons of using her in a wedding dress.

As disadvantages, some difficulties in use can be considered:

  • inconvenience when moving, delivered by a long veil;
  • limited selection of hairstyles suitable for attaching an accessory;
  • the impossibility of demonstrating an interesting cut of a dress, embroidery, open shoulders, an elegant figure, hidden under the cover.

Any girl in a wedding dress looks like a princess, and with a veil, magic only intensifies. The wedding attribute has undeniable strengths. It is necessary if necessary:

  1. follow the old traditions;
  2. gain confidence and tranquility under the cover that hides your face in the most exciting moments of the celebration;
  3. hide the flaws of the dress, imperfect figure or skin;
  4. create many different images and plots using veils in photographs from the celebration.

Important! It is not customary to wear white cover - a symbol of innocence for brides in an interesting position or getting married not for the first time.

Features of choosing a veil

Wedding salons and shops represent a huge variety of models and styles. Here you can choose a veil of absolutely any length from different fabrics. But in the selection the decisive role will be played by its combination with the dress . For a magnificent outfit with a catchy finish, you need to select a modest cover. If the cut of the dress is simple, then the embroidered multi-layer accessory will be a great addition to it.

For a long dress you need to choose a long veil, for a short dress - a short accessory . The most universal length for a wedding cover is the middle one, at which the face is closed with the upper tier and the lower one ends on the back. Short girls should avoid too lush veils - the upper part of the figure may visually be disproportionately wide. Curvy brides should not burden the image with accessories with satin trim, embroidery, and other decorations - a simple veil without frills will not emphasize what you want to hide on a gala day.

Important! In the selection process, pay attention to the method of fastening the cover: it must be securely fastened in the hair and not create discomfort.

Where else is veil used?

In modern times, a new tradition has appeared - to put on a veil on a bachelorette party . Of course, this is not a white wedding accessory, but a short, light fabric of bright color, which only indicates the girl as a bride.

And another custom with a veil - this accessory may be present in the outfit of the bridesmaids, for whom dresses are sewn in one color . At the request of the girl entering into marriage, the closest friends should be her retinue, dressed in dresses that repeat the style of her wedding dress. Fabric, color, style, cut - all this is a figment of the imagination and the embodiment of the wishes of the bride and groom.