Wedding Dress: To Veil, or Not to Veil... that is the question.

So, I'm watching this segment on television about all the freaky little "fasinators" that the English wore to the royal wedding. It's becoming ever more popular for brides to wear these sea anemone looking hats instead of veils.

Got me thinking... why do women even wear veils? I'm not sure if I want to wear one... so I did some research.

History of the Veil 

The wedding veil dates back to the ancient empires of the Romans and the Greeks. Brides wore veils in pagan wedding ceremonies to protect the bride from evil spirits. The veils worn by brides at this time were brightly colored in red or yellow. Pagans believed that red and yellow were colors that could protect the bride. The veil also symbolized the tradition of protecting the bride from the eyes of the groom. It was considered bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding.

(Upon reading this I thought how I'd look in a red or yellow veil... and well... the yellow one would especially not be able to protect me in my neighborhood... maybe if it were baby blue I'd be okay hahaha. JUST KIDDING!)

Significance in Christian Weddings 

Christian weddings traditionally had the bride and groom wearing crowns of flowers and twigs. This symbolized the sacrifices that both the bride and groom would have to make throughout their marriage. The wedding veil was introduced into the Christian wedding in the early 19th century. Christians began to wear the veil to symbolize to the groom and wedding guests that the bride was pure.

(If the veil is supposed to symbolize "purity" then I'd better not even try it. Have you heard the words that spout out of this mouth when I'm angry? Happy? Sad? They're all pretty filthy!)

 Over all, I think I will not be wearing a veil. It's just some sort of cover that will be attached to my hair, which will then mess it all up with all it's little hair pins, which needs to be pulled over my face, and then off. Besides, it's going to be a HOT August day, and the last thing I was is a drape around my face and neck, that sops up my make-up.

So, to answer my original question: To veil, or not to veil.... it's going to be a NO GO on the veil.