How I wore my Mantilla veil on my wedding day.

Well, I went for my 1st dress fitting today.  My mom & Derek’s mom came to keep me company.  As the seamstress pulled and tugged on my dress to see what she needed to take, I noticed I was starting to get a touch hot under all that material.  Thank goodness the wedding is in October and this October is predicted to be colder than usual.  I don’t mind sweating, but come on….who wants to sweat in a really expensive gown and make it all nasty?!?  Who?

While we were there I got to pick out my veil.  My veil is the entire reason I purchased the dress I did.  I have always loved the lace detail on my mother’s wedding veil.  Since, her veil was darker than my gown I couldn’t wear it for my wedding, so I had to get one of my own.   I decided to get a mantilla style veil.  It reminds me of something you would see a Spanish woman wear for her wedding.  It lays completely flat on your hair and the lace borders the entire veil.

Now the task at hand is to find a hairstyle that will help highlight the beautiful fingertip length, lace mantilla veil I bought today.  I can wear it on the crown of my head w/ my hair mainly down, or I can pull back part of my hair and let the veil drape from the gathering of my hair.

I love the style of lace bordering the veil.  It is a big bold straight lace that is very similar to the lace on my dress.  Here is a glimpse of the lace on my veil….