Wedding Veil Length Guide

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Hello again brides!

It's Lynsey here from The Wedding Veil Shop. I'm back again with another wedding veil video guide.

Today, we're going to be discussing veil lengths.

Now, as you probably know, veils come in all kinds of different lengths; from deliciously long flowing cathedral veils — which may or may not be my personal favourite — to admittedly easier to wear and manage short to mid-length veils.

We're going to go through all of the options we have available for you today.

We have 9 lengths from shoulder to cathedral, all available in a one or a two layer style. So let's take a look at them all!

Okay, so starting with shoulder length, which is our shortest length. It sits across the shoulder blades. If you had a traditional strapless bodice it would probably sit just across that line and not interfere with the dress in any way, which is great. It's 20 inches from comb to tip, and the shorter blusher layer is only 18 inches, because it's quite a short veil anyway.

Here's a couple of real veils, we have our Pixie veil on the left, and Charlie on the right.

Next up we have elbow length. So, obviously, you know, it might not come to your elbow exactly; it depends on your height. But it is 25 inches from the comb, and the two-layer version has a 20 inch — so shoulder length — top layer, and a 25 inch bottom layer.

Here's a couple of examples. We have Chloe on the left and Priscilla on the right.

Next up is waist length. It actually falls just slightly below the natural waistline because these days brides don't tend to wear the veil right on top of the head. But it's 30 inches for a single layer veil, and if you go for a two layer veil the top layer is 24 inches, and the bottom layer is 30".

Here's some examples of waist length veils, we have Daisy on the left, and Danika on the right.

Next up, we have hip length which is 36 inches from the comb. On a two layer veil it would be 30" and 36". After this point, the top blusher layer doesn't actually get any longer. It stays at waist level — so 30 inches — and only the bottom layer increases in length.

Here we have an example of Sophia on the left, and Megan on the right.

Next up we have fingertip length. Which is sort of, you know, just under the bum. :) Some people call this wrist length. It's 42 inches from comb to tip on a single layer, 30" and 42" are your measurements for a two layer veil.

The examples we have for you of our real veils are Violet on the left, and Tamsin on the right.

Next up is a length that kind of bridges the short veils to the ones that touch the floor. This one almost touches the floor. It's waltz length; 60 inches from the comb to the bottom, and it hits people sort of between the back of the knee and their ankle. Depends on your height, of course.

Here we have an example on the left is Beatrice and on the right is Rosie.

Next up is floor length. So now we're onto the veils that do hit the floor. This is 78 inches from comb to the ends, which is 6 foot 6 if that helps tell you where it would fall on you, depending on your height. Same again with the 30 inch blusher layer. We keep the blusher this length so that when you wear it over the face it's not in the way of your flowers.

Here we have some examples, on the left we have Caroline, and on the right we have Isla.
Moving on now to chapel length which is the most popular long length of veil by far. It's 96 inches from comb to the ends, and on a two layer veil it is 30" plus 96".

Our examples for this length are our gorgeous Harmony mantilla veil on the left, and the Riannah two layer veil on the right.

And the last standard length that we have for you is cathedral length. It's an impressive 114 inches from the comb to the ends, and 30" and 114" for a two layer veil.

This is the longest standard veil length but, if you know anything about us you know we make them here in the UK and you can request longer. We've made veils up to 5m long at this point!

[theweddingveilshop]

Hope this is helpful to someone! I know a lot of people prefer a video to a written guide. :)

[mael]

Veils reaching floor length. Front and Back.. The other image concerns cameras with sheets over it to take a photo with someone else in the photo who DID NOT have a veil. Optical illusions?

[mael]

Veil: Opaque in the back, transparent in the front. What is the significance?

[dianathakurmillinery]

Do you recommend 54 inch or 108 inch TIA