Uses for mother's veil

Seffarig

I recently found out that my mom has kept her wedding veil, and has given me the freedom to use it anyway I want.  I probably can't wear the veil as is, because the styling is so different from my gown.  I had thought of using a piece of the lace to wrap the stems of my bouquet.  Any other ideas out there?

pdiezghersy

Hey there! I was wondering, how different is different? Can you somehow layer the veil or modify it to suit the style of your dress?... I only say this because I am going through the same thing, and the idea of cutting a veil that has been kept for so long with (i'm sure) a lot of love and anticipation until it could be passed down to you, just pains me.Maybe layer some of the lace on your dress, on the veil?In my culture we have a ring bearer and another child that brings coins as a sign of sharing wealth and all these things usually get carried to the altar in a pillow  and "money pouch"...maybe you can uise the lace as a top layer for the pillow / moneypouch?...Just throwing around some ideas...Hope this helps some. Good luck!!!

Leah&Christian09

I had my mother's dress and my grandmother's dress and veil. My grandmother made my veil, and she used lace from both of their dresses. Also, I wrapped the lace from my grandmother's veil around my bouquet. I saved all the lace, and I'll give it to my sister when she gets married.

alison1209

I had wanted to use my mom's veil but it clashed with the lace on my dress (in color and style).  I also didn't want to chop it up!  My mom's wedding dress was heavily damaged by someone who borrowed it so she cut it up and I'm using her lace cuff to go around my bouquet.  As for the veil - which is so beautiful! - we're thinking about doing a display on the table with our guest book showing our parents' (and grandparents') wedding pictures and veils, cake toppers, etc. - any momentos from their weddings, actually.  My wedding has a vintage flair to it and I thought this would be a great way to honor our families and stay with our theme!

drackow

You could somehow attach it to the ring bearer's pillow, or flower girls' dress/basket. Or, if you're having some sort of structure at the front of the aisle, like a huppa, you could drape it on there somehow. If you're set on wearing it on your body, you could sew it into the lining of your dress, or take it apart and incorporate pieces into your own veil or dress. I also knew one girl who took the lace off her grandmother's veil and had it professionally sewn into her shoes. It was gorgeous!

erinlindow

I have my mom's veil and my grandmother's gown. I cut the gown to make hankies and I am sewing the lace from the veil around the edges. I am going to monogram them and give one to my mother, my mother-in-law, and keep one for myself

megankg

My mom's veil is from the early 60's with a little crown at the top.  Won't work for me at all for the wedding day, but she asked if I would wear it for my bachelorette party - sure!  I was actually surprised she was so happy that I said yes.  I surpassed her size in the fourth grade, so she always knew there was no way I could wear the dress...

Curucu

I used my Mom's veil (her idea) and we chopped it to fingertip length (hers was cathedral) and took the white crowny thingey off.  My sister used it then when she got married, just changed the clips.  I thought it was a cool element that all three of us shared the same piece fabric.

sarahandmatt2010

Is it long? I've seen where the veil is used to decorate the bride and grooms chairs- like weaving them together. That way you wouldn't have to cut it, I'd hate doing that to something so sentimental.