Ann Guise Silk Wedding Veils

So, you've got the dress of your dreams but what will you wear with it regarding a veil? This week Ann Guise gives some great advice on choosing the perfect wedding veil. 

Ann studied at the University of Westminster, London, alongside well know names such as David & Elizabeth Emanuel, and upon graduating was offered employment as a Costume Designer at the BBC in the Costume Department at Television Centre, London. Four years later she moved to the Costume Department at BBC TV Centre, Cardiff where her work was so highly regarded that she received the BAFTA Cymru nomination for 'Best Costume'. After 14 years with the BBC Ann decided to offer her abundance of talent to the general public. Her standards are so high that she was awarded the Fellowship of the Chartered Society of Designers, an award that is given to few in the Fashion sector.

Each of Ann's creations is made from 100% pure silk tulle fabric, woven in the UK or France, using traditional methods invented in the early 1800s. She offers an exclusive bespoke service and has a growing international reputation with a worldwide client base.

Advice for Choosing the Perfect Wedding Veil

1. A Wedding veil can transform the simplest dress into a stunning Bridal outfit. 

2. If you are having a wedding veil then you need to consider its colour, style, length, number of tiers and the material which it’s made from. 

3. Try different styles and lengths of wedding veil to find the one that best compliments  your  outfit. 

4. Don’t  have a heavily patterned wedding veil with a very ornate dress as one will ‘fight’ with the other. 

5. Don’t have a wedding veil that cuts across detail at the back of the dress.  Let the Wedding veil finish below the decoration.  Silk tulle is sheer enough to allow decoration to show through. 

6. If you are petite, don’t  have a veil that swamps you such as a high bouffant veil. It will only make you look smaller.

7. Think of adding colour, eg. embroidery, to the veil to link in with your bridesmaids and/or bouquet. 

8. Remember the Wedding veil is part of the Bridal outfit, not something that is ‘plonked’ on your head as an after thought.   

9. If practical, take your veil with you when you have your hair trial.  Your hairdresser can help you decide where to place your veil and what size comb is best to secure it.

10. If you are nervous of pressing your veil, ask the store where you bought it if they will  steam it a couple of days before the wedding. You can transport it home covered in a pillow case or duvet cover depending on its length. 

11. Don’t wear something because you think you should, wear what YOU want. 

12. Don’t  make a decision about whether to wear a wedding veil or not until you have tried some on  with  your dress.  A long veil can create a wonderful ‘aura’ around you. 

13. Don’t  forget you can have a veil made to measure just as you can a dress.  You can have the exact length and decoration that YOU want. 

14. Your guests should say ‘YOU look stunning’ not ‘your outfit looks stunning’. 

15. You only wear a Wedding veil once so make the most of it and enjoy it !! 

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