Wedding Veil

guardiangirl · 24 July 2014 at 12:40PM

Hi Everyone

So this week I paid a deposit on my dream wedding dress! Very excited. However, in the bridal shop I was shocked at the cost of the veils!

Can anyone reccomend a good shop in the cheshire / manchester area? Or even a website?? I have been looking online but some seem too cheap - too good to be true!??

I'm ideally looking for a plain cathedral lengthy, possibly egded in satin to match my dress.

Thanks

guardiangirl · 24 July 2014 at 12:41PM

Ooops, should say length, not lengthy!

Lavendyr · 24 July 2014 at 3:28PM

I bought mine second-hand on Ebay for about half the price it was in the shop, so have a look there.

Another place I looked was here: http://www.ukweddingveils.co.uk/ - though I didn't buy from them, they seemed to get quite good reviews and you can "build your own veil" if none of their stock veils quite suit. Also although they are cheaper than veils in wedding shops, they are not "too cheap" to be true

You can also get 'new' veils, typically from China etc - I haven't ever bought one of those but they are a lot cheaper and may be OK in quality?

Saveitandsee · 24 July 2014 at 9:21PM

I've heard of a lady called pink margaret that makes veils, if you google her, you're bound to find some contact information. Another idea is facebook wedding selling groups - you can find an independent veil maker or buy second hand.

eBay is another idea but beware of poor quality stiff veils made from bad materials.

Alternatively, it's actually really easy to make your own veil. All you need is tuelle, a pair of scissors, a comb and a needle and thread. For satin edging you'd need to be proficient with a sewing machine though. Plenty youtube how to videos.

guardiangirl · 25 July 2014 at 12:08PM

Thanks for your responses, I will get looking. I can barely sew a button on myself but do like the idea of maybe asking my Mum or something? I could also then make sure that the satin matches my dresss.

bellakitten · 25 July 2014 at 4:59PM

My sister had the same issue. Found a beautiful dress but the veil was extortionate! On a whim we passed the wedding dress factory outlet which is in bolton, just to have a look and she got hers there for a bargain. Well worth a look!

Modgepodge · 25 July 2014 at 10:38PM

amywalsh1985 wrote: »

Thanks for your responses, I will get looking. I can barely sew a button on myself but do like the idea of maybe asking my Mum or something? I could also then make sure that the satin matches my dresss.

You will probably have to get your drss shortened....no idea if they'd do this but ask if you can have the piece they chop off the bottom to use as the edging?! Then it would def match. Making a veil wouldn't be hard for someone that is capable on a sewing machine, and probably could cost as little as £20 as tulle is extremely cheap.

minerva_windsong · 28 July 2014 at 2:54PM

Have you had a look on the likes of Etsy or Not On The High Street? Seems to be quite a roaring trade in veils on there - I got mine on Etsy and it was just shy of £40 all in (though part of mine is made from a vintage wedding kimono so that might have driven the cost up a bit).

guardiangirl · 30 July 2014 at 12:40PM

Thanks again people - I hadn't seen I had more replies. I've been on Etsy tons of times but didn't think to look for veils!! I am not a million miles away from Bolton either so that place mentioned could be worth a look

Didn't even conisder my dress being shortened and having extra satin - what a great idea! If I can find a reasonable plain veil I could get the extra satin added as the trim....

Thanks again people!

anrutpea · 2 August 2014 at 9:08AM

Hi Amy

Do you definitely want a veil? I asked my florist to make me a hair slide with flowers on matching my bouquet.

She told me that this is a really popular request with brides at the moment choosing to discard the veil and having a flwer piece in their hair.

Just a suggestion - it's much cheaper too and looks really pretty :-)

guardiangirl · 5 August 2014 at 12:32PM

Great idea - I do have a veil in mind but am open to other ideas too

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