Wedding veils date back to ancient times, yet modern brides still reach for the accessory to complete their look. While veils have long been a popular wedding-day accessory, the reason brides place ...

We’re way past the stringent rules about what a bride can and can’t wear on their wedding day. So while not an essential, a wedding veil or headpiece can be a final touch for many—the quiet detail ...

One of the oldest elements of a bridal ensemble, dating at least as far back as Ancient Greece, veils have largely remained a staple accessory for even the most modern, subversive brides. When singer ...

The finishing touch for any bridal moment? A chic wedding veil. Whatever the length – a playful blusher, a classic waltz or a dramatic cathedral – a wedding veil simply does not go out of fashion.

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“There was a big taboo against wearing a veil if you had been married once before,” she said. Second brides were also excluded from wearing white, carrying a bouquet or wearing a floor-length gown.