couple of questions...

nicunicu2002

i am a second time bride in my early 50's.  our wedding is all about the party, but i want and will wear a traditional long gown (its gorgeous!!).  my question is this.  i want to wear some kind of something on my head and understand that its a no-no to wear any kind of veil.  i love love the fascinators and birdcages but am wondering if i could wear a short veil/fascinator to the side and not have it cover my eyes/face.  what do you guys think? 

also, is it appropriate to wear a garter, even tho we dont throw it? 

thanks for your help!

right1thistime

Welcome, neighbor!  Do you live on the Cape as well? 

The only prohibition is on wearing a blusher veil, any other veil is fine, so a fascinator with a simple net veil that sort of covered your head/ eyes is fine.

And sure you can wear a garter- if you don't throw it, the only person who will know you have it on, besides you is the person who takes it off, right?  ~Donna

awayagain

It is not a no-no to wear a veil.  If you want to, wear it!  Your hat idea sounds good, too.  Wear a garter if you want to!  Although, personally, if you're not throwing it, I don't see the point (unless it's an family heirloom type thing)

MikesAngie

Wear what you want that includes a veil  and a garter if you so choose!  

Lisa50

Welcome to the board and congratulations on your engagement!

Veil.  There is no such thing as a no-no regarding veils.  If you want to wear one, go for it!

Garter.  If you're wearing real stockings, then real garters could be kind of cool.  But if you're not throwing a garter, I'm not sure why you'd bother with one of those fake garters.

Just my $0.02.  Good luck!