Wedding Veil

When I bought my dress, we looked at the veils that they offered at the boutique. They had a few their that I liked, but then I looked at the price and about had a heart attack. Over $200 for a piece of tulle, a plastic hair comb, and some beads. Really?!! I could make that for probably about $10 if I knew how. I knew right away that I would not be purchasing a veil from their.

You see, I am a very frugal person. So there was no way I was going to pay that kind of money for what I would be getting. I just couldn't do it. I would be feeling nothing but guilt if I did. So, I began searching on Etsy for a veil. I figured I could find one cheaper and not only that, but I may be able to have somebody do a custom one for me. I had this idea in the back of my head about putting three little lace applique butterflies on the veil. I wanted these to be a reminder for me when I saw them, that my Grandparents were there with me in spirit.

Upon searching on Etsy, I came across a listing by abusymother that was for an elbow length, single layer ivory veil. It was exactly what I wanted. I contacted her and explained to her what I was looking to do with the butterflies, and she was more than happy to help me with it. She then sent me a link to some butterflies that she had found and I loved them so she purchased them and told me that whenever I was ready to order, she would have them for me.

I was finally ready to order my veil right after my dress came in and after contacting her she got started. My thought is that I really want to have my veil and all of my accessories for my first fitting. I figured this would give her plenty of time because my first fitting isn't until November. Well that was three weeks ago yesterday that I ordered it. Well, Saturday I checked my mail to find that my veil was already here! I was way excited. I ripped it out of the box before I was even in the car. And this is what I found...

This was the best picture that I could get of it. The butterflies were a little bit bigger than I thought they were going to be, but I still love it. It is perfect. I put it next to my dress and the color matches, so that is a plus, haha! Now, I am sure that you are wondering how much I ended up paying for this since I was earlier complaining about how much they cost. Well, I am happy to tell you that with shipping my total came to $69.98! And it was worth every penny!

I highly recommend abusymother if you are looking for a veil. She does great work and she is really great to work with and her prices are very reasonable. 

Did you buy a veil from the place that you purchased your dress? Or did you have one custom made for you? Or were you adventurous enough to try making one on your own?