QOTW - Week of 3/20/11 - Your Dress and Veil

iamjoesgurl

I totally forgot my weekly posts on Sunday - SORRY!  Let's talk dress and veil this week. 

Dress
I know we've talked about modesty on this board and I wonder if that was important to you.  Did you/will you pick a white dress?

If you are married, do you have a picture of the dress?  (And if not yet married and you feel comfortable sharing, please do!)

Did anyone wear their mother's dress?

Veil
Did you/will you wear a veil?  If so, what type?  Will you cover your face when you walk into the church?  Do you have a picture to share?

LeahVB2011

Modesty wasn't too big of an issue but I did have a line that wouldn't be crossed. When I first saw the dress I knew I would need it altar because the neckline was too low for my taste. They are going to take the extra fabric from my dress after it's hemmed and use it to add to the pleating on the bodice so that it blends in but also allows for modesty The dress came in Ivory but I did really want white. It's kinda funny to me that the dress actually looks better in white than it did in ivory.

Fi's grandmother is making my veil. It will be a single layer veil, either finger tip or elbow length veil.(please feel free to give an opinion about that) The edging will have some sort of beaded design to match the beading on my dress. We considered a blusher but I found it annoying with glasses.

https://picasaweb.google.com/110405422155245214351/WeddingThingsNathanNoPeeking?authkey=Gv1sRgCJrs0-XD5dX1rwE#5557684419576895282

There's other pictures of the dress in the album so feel free to look

kitkat610

My Dress:
Here is me in the sample, so its a little too big, and looks more low cut than the actual dress will be. This one is white, but mine is ivory because I thought it looked a little softer with my skin tone.
I would love to have own my mom's dress, but she was 4'10 and I am 5'5.

My Veil: Since I couldn't wear my mom's dress, I am  wearing her veil. I am really glad that I chose the ivory dress now too because it yellowed a little in storage.
It is one layer with lace around the edges. My aunt and I took the original apart and are using the lace from the cap as the decoration on my garter.
I am not wearing her blusher bc I am scared it will make it hard for me too see. I am pretty clumsy sometimes and there are a lot of stairs.

fpaemp2011

Modesty was important to me, and it drove the attendant at DB crazy.  I knew sweetheart necklines and halters with v-necks just wouldn't work on me, and she kept trying to put me in one.  I didn't even consider not wearing a white dress. 

I'm wearing mom's veil (it's in the pic above).  It has a blusher and will cover my face until the kiss at the end.  They symbolism is important to both FI and I.

BrideToBeBecauseHeLovesMe

Here's me in my dress - which I want to add something to make it come up higher because I feel like it's so low cut!!  I'm also either making the straps wider, or adding some sort of thing like this:





My dress:





I'm not wearing a veil.  I was going to but when I put it on I disappear in tulle lol.  So we're just going for a hair accessory I think.  FI and I are doing a first look anyways so - we're not too worried about the veil. 

amongthelilies25

emily - what is the symbolism for the blusher?

i love love love my dress! It is "Carrie" by Maggie Sottero. I tried it on in Ivory but i will be wearing white. (: 

i will most likely have a veil..not sure about a blusher tho. 

fpaemp2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_christian-weddings_qotw-week-of-32011-dress-veil?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:464687ae-7bc1-4360-9aea-999e11f1e1adDiscussion:5404dafc-ecdd-4ffb-a60e-cce10cec3b73Post:209acc0b-9649-42d3-af2f-5d8fd33fe0e8">Re: QOTW - Week of 3/20/11 - Your Dress and Veil</a>:
[QUOTE]emily - what is the symbolism for the blusher?
Posted by amongthelilies25[/QUOTE]

I was taught that the blusher represents the purity and modesty of the bride and also represents the the Temple veil that was torn in two when Christ died on the cross. The removal of the veil took away the separation between God and man, giving believers access into the presence of God, instead of the priest being the only one who could enter the Holy of Holies. This is reflected in a Christian wedding since Christian marriage is a picture of the union between Christ and the Church, and through marriage, the couple now has full access to one another. (1 Corinthians 7:4)

DramaGeek

I wore a white dress because it was important to H, not so much to me.  I wore a strapless dress and I do wish I'd had it altered a little better.  It fit well, but as the night went on it stretched a bit and got more and more revealing.  Nothing I'm overly embarassed about, but that's something I'd change if I had it to do all over again.

I wasn't going to wear a veil, but ended up agreeing with my mom that my dress looked unfinished without it.  I had a very formal dress and it just looked strange without the veil.  I refused to wear anything that could go over my face though, since I didn't (and still don't) agree with the reason for it (used to hide the bride's face from the groom so he couldn't back out because of her looks).  Instead I had a one tier veil that attached at the back of my head, under my updo.  I dind't intend to wear it all night, but it didn't bother me and I figured I only get to wear it once, might as well keep it in, so I wore it through the whole reception and after party too!

amongthelilies25

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_christian-weddings_qotw-week-of-32011-dress-veil?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:464687ae-7bc1-4360-9aea-999e11f1e1adDiscussion:5404dafc-ecdd-4ffb-a60e-cce10cec3b73Post:096f62eb-5717-49cf-8699-33d72c5eaf6f">Re: QOTW - Week of 3/20/11 - Your Dress and Veil</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: QOTW - Week of 3/20/11 - Your Dress and Veil : I was taught that the blusher represents the purity and modesty of the bride and also represents the the Temple veil that was torn in two when Christ died on the cross. The removal of the veil took away the separation between God and man, giving believers access into the presence of God, instead of the priest being the only one who could enter the Holy of Holies. This is reflected in a Christian wedding since Christian marriage is a picture of the union between Christ and the Church, and through marriage, the couple now has full access to one another. (1 Corinthians 7:4)
Posted by fpaemp2011[/QUOTE]

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</div><div>i love it!!! i didn't know that. hmm...now it has me thinking. (:</div>

kitkat610

Agree with PP, I had never heard that.  That is really neat! I had always heard something along the lines of this article so it didn't seem very important. FI said he has gone long enough without seeing me the months leading up and he wants to see my face at our wedding, so I guess I am doing without either way.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/158388/the_wedding_veil_a_tradition_that_continues.html?cat=23

amongthelilies25

haha, kitkat...i think my FI will feel the same about not seeing my face!! 

ReebokJ

My dress is technically strapless, but it has an attached tulle off-the-shoulder wrap. Would post a picture, but FI is super-sneaky! :P I wanted to wear white for the symbolism, but fell in love with my ivory dress. Definitely wearing a veil; 99% sure it will be my mother's. I plan on wearing the blusher until "you may kiss the bride," unless FI objects. ^_^

GJones27

Here is my dress.  It's a Melissa Sweet Harlow.  Strapless isn't an issue in my church.  I'm wearing a chapel length veil, no blusher.  Beautiful dresses, girls!

I tried wearing my mom's dress to make her happy, but it had red wine stains, was yellowed, looked outdated, and didn't fit me well.

iamjoesgurl

My dress was a strapless ivory DB dress with no beading - just embroidery.  I wanted something more simple and I thought ivory would be a better color for me plus our wedding was in the fall so I thought ivory would be a good fall color.

My veil was a very simple 2-tier fingertip length veil and like Drama, I had it attached under my updo.  While we were doing pictures after the ceremony DH accidently pulled it off so I didn't wear it at all at the reception.

AshNoel8

Leah- I'm pretty sure we have the exact same dress!! Great minds think alike! Good thing we aren't invited to each other's weddings, haha! 

Like Leah said, I also think that the neckline is too low. My seamstress is planning on doing what she calls a "modesty panel" which is basically just some type of fabric that goes straight across to cover up anything that I don't want to be seen. She showed me a sample she did for someone else and it looked very pretty. I love my dress though! 

No veil for me- I love the symbolism and they look great on other people, but it's just not for me. I'm either doing a flower, headband, some type of hairpiece, etc.

PS Emily- I never thought about the temple veil symbolism. That is so cool! 

LeahVB2011

Awesome! I was hoping I would meet someone else wearing my dress. DB showed us the modesty panel but I like the idea of the pleating better.  Both work really well. The neckline was my only issue with the dress. is yours white or ivory?

[Deleted User]

I guess I'm really the odd one here...

the dress:
 
this is my dress.  it is actually a champagne lining with an ivory overlay.  I didn't want white because it looks awful with my skin coloring.  it's shown in ivory here, but my dress is actually a little darker/pinker.  the color is gorgeous and extremely flattering.

my veil:

it will actually go underneath an updo, instead of on the top like shown.

modesty jacket:

except it will be a little longer in the back, to cover up the deep V-cut.
and this material, instead of the taupe color shown:

it's the same champagne color as the lining.  we'll also use the champagne lining to bring the V-cut neck up a little bit.

AshNoel8

Leah- it's white. I liked it better than ivory too! I always wanted a white dress. You'll have to show me pictures after your wedding!

PS- Looks like we have 2 things in common- our dress is the same AND my MOH's name is Leah! Haha. 

squeakyduck

I got this dress from DB- And I went with white on white for the color and accents. 

I don't know about the veil yet. I like fingertip length, but the problem is that my dad really wants me to have the stupid bit in front of my face. When I first got engaged he said I had to have one or he wouldn't come to the wedding. I've since tried a few on and I hate them. Because I can't see. and it's in my face. And it's really annoying. I've never really been a daddy's girl and never imagined needing to be walked down the aisle by anyone, but apparently my dad really wants to do this. But I would really like to be able to see the man I'm walking to. Because I'm at the stage that I want to elope and never speak to my family again. And I really need to remember why I'm doing this. Seeing my FI, and what I'm walking to would be nice.