Finishing Touches
The Veil: The veil is traditionally worn over the face until the exchange of vows. Many brides now prefer to wear it back, framing the face. Visit your hairdresser
a couple of months before your
wedding for a practice session with your veil
and headdress. Even if your veil is attached with a comb, use
bobby pins. For extra hold, use two at a time, sliding one over the other to make a cross.
Lengths: A long veil that forms a train is known as a cathedral length and looks best with a long traditional gown. A shoulder or waist length veil works with most style of dresses. A full veil can make a round face look wider, but it gives a softer look to a long face, while a straight veil helps slim a wide face.
Headdresses: A tiara is traditional, though few brides are lucky enough to have a family heirloom to wear. However, tiaras, coronets, and crowns are available in affordable materials, many of them decorated with beads, crystals and pearls. Other options are fresh flowers pinned individually in the hair. Fabric flowers are a good alternative and won’t wilt. Feathers give a sophisticated and dramatic look, as do hats - a good choice for brides that don’t want a headdress.
Shoes: You’re going to be on your feet for a long time, so comfort is essential. High heels make the legs look longer, though a lower kitten heel will have a similar effect.
Column dresses need a heel while a ball gown style works well with a low heel or pump. Wear your shoes around the house. If they’ve got
smooth soles, roughen them with sandpaper or score with scissors to prevent slipping. Take them to dress fittings for hem adjustments. For dancing at the reception, it is now more common for the bride to change into a pair of special, comfortable “wedding shoes.”
The Garter: For hundreds of years brides have worn decorative bridal garters under their wedding dresses. Deemed a lucky token, this classical wedding accessory made of silk and lace is still coveted by groomsmen and single men attending wedding receptions today.
Something Blue
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. This is an old Victorian saying.
The old item, such as an heirloom of jewellery, is supposed to strengthen the bride’s link to the family. The new item, which is often the wedding dress itself, is for the future and hopefully will bring good luck and success.
The borrowed item is a gesture of support from family and friends, a sign that they will be there to help when needed.
An item of jewellery or a lace handkerchief is often “lent” to the bride by a close family member to satisfy this requirement. It’s considered a good idea to borrow something from a happily married woman, since it is believed that her good luck will rub off on the bride.
The color blue is associated with loyalty and fidelity. Since blue items might clash with the rest of the bride’s attire, brides are often given a blue garter belt to satisfy this particular requirement.
Although some people don’t realize it , the original rhyme ended with the words “a silver sixpence in her shoe,” which was designed to bring the bride good fortune.
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