Wednesday
Mar092011

WedWed - Wedding Wednesday {10}

Is the veil a perplexing object to no one but me? There is a side of me that wants to resist the veil and sluff it off as a boring, out-of-date accessory. On the other hand, however, I wonder if my wedding dress is simply a fancy white dress without one. There is no other  foreseeable time in my life that I will have the opportunity to wear one again, so why should I show up on the big day with nothing over my face, right?


With all this in mind, I'm going to go with it. I'm going to put flowers in my hair and a piece of translucent or webbed fabric over my face and feel prettier for it. I'm pretty pumped now that I said it out loud!


This morning was a dark, rainy morning in Seattle. Too dark for photography, the rain provided me with the opportunity to sit down with a hot cup of coffee and browse the internet for inspiration. After some time bookmarking, my favorites all seemed to come from the same place, Twigs & Honey! Myra Callan, designer and founder of Twigs & Honey, has a simple, organic, well-crafted aesthetic I adore.


I'm easing myself into the veil by choosing the smaller headpieces first. From there, I believe finding an appropriate veil will become more apparent. 


The images below are a couple favorites from Twig & Honey's newly released 2011 collection. They are photographed by Elizabeth Messina.


Twigs and Honey
Twigs and Honey 2
images by Elizabeth Messina for Twigs and Honey, 2011 Bridal Collection.


 Thoughts?

Reader Comments (2)

i totally agree with you -- when i got married I knew I didn't want to wear a veil -- why cover up my gorgeous dress, or the hair that I had done, or the fancy new makeup!? not to mention that they can be insanely expensive!

LOVE both things pictured! good luck ;)

i wanted something a little more modern and ended up going with a white feather hairpiece that a local made and sold to the shop I bought my dress from. it was modern, but still added a little something extra!
Mar 15, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterAli
It's good to know that I'm not the only one out there unsure of the veil! Thanks, Ali :)

Your suggestions are awesome too! Something modern would be ideal!!
Mar 23, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterErin

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