To Veil or Not to Veil, Part 1
January 13, 2009
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This is Aubie, the much beloved mascot of Auburn University. Mr. CC is a huge Auburn fan, and I’m coming along. However, I do not like Aubie at all.
There is something mildly disturbing about the person behind that over sized head. I think my dislike has something to do with the unknown element here. Who is that exactly behind that over sized head, or that ridiculous clown make-up (I hate clowns too, same reason)?
So, this takes me to the point at hand. I don’t like heavy makeup, hats, oversized bows. I never paint my face for halloween. I seldom wear hats. Although there are exceptions, like civil war reenacting, in which it is social unacceptable for a lady to be in mixed company without her head covered. And I will occasionally wear a hat at the beach. Matt bought me an Auburn hat, which I proudly sported at the opening game of the 2008 season. This is the first hat I really felt comfortable in.
authors personal collection; I was totally sporting as much AU merchandise as I possibly could!
So, when I first started choosing the pieces for my wedding day look, I was very anti-veil. I didn’t want anything covering my head or my face. I definitely leaned the way of beaded combs and vintage brooches.
Both photos courtesy of The Knot.
Beautiful, simple, No scary child molester hiding under an oversized head. Right? Right.
Then I tried my dress on. And she put a veil on my head. And while I desperately hated that veil, it did up the “Bridal Factor” significantly.
But I kinda felt like the elbow length veil she put on my head (sorry, no pictures, because I’m a nerd and didn’t take my camera on that first trip) took away from the lovely corset back of my dress. At that point, I definitely decided I was going sans veil.
The first trip to the Bridal Shop to try on gowns was before wedding blogs, before Etsy, before WeddingBee, before StyleMePretty. It was also before I realized that the Bridal Shop is not the only place you can buy bridal accessories.
I started seeing pictures like this:
And started feeling differently about a veil. Those pictures make me want a veil, just for those kind of photo-ops.
Next up, Veil inspiration!
