There is a moment in every fitting where the veil goes on and the room goes quiet. A cathedral veil trailing the whole length of the aisle. A chapel veil that just brushes the floor. A waltz or fingertip veil light enough to forget you are wearing. A mantilla framing the face in lace, or a drop veil falling in one clean line with nothing gathered at all. Scalloped edges worked by hand, horsehair trim, scattered pearl, airy tulle with real volume. Old-world romance meeting modern bridal elegance, which is where the bridal veil has always lived.
Cut and finished to order by the designers who draw them, so the length and the edge are chosen rather than settled for. Bring your gown to the Santa Monica showroom and try a few against it, or see them over a live virtual fitting. Then finish the look with hair accessories and bridal jewelry.
Wedding veils, answered
What veil length should I choose?
Let the gown and the venue decide. A cathedral veil extends past the train and suits a formal ceremony and a long aisle. A chapel veil brushes the floor. A waltz veil falls between knee and ankle, and a fingertip veil stops at your fingers, which is the easiest length to wear from the first look to the last dance. Tell us the shape of your dress and we will tell you what we would put with it.
What is the difference between a mantilla and a drop veil?
A mantilla is edged in lace the whole way round and worn flat against the head, so the lace frames your face. A drop veil has no comb and no gathering: one piece of tulle laid over the head, soft and a little undone, and extraordinary from behind. A two tier veil is different again, a shorter blusher layer over a longer one for someone to lift.
Do I need a blusher?
Only if you want the moment of it being lifted. Several of our two tier veils carry a blusher layer, and a long blusher drop veil gives the same effect without a separate tier. If nobody is walking you down the aisle, a single tier in the same length does everything else a veil does.
How soon should I order my veil?
Sooner than you think, though veils are far quicker than gowns. Most of ours are made to order and finished in weeks rather than months, with the timing noted on each style. Order it early enough to have it at your final fitting, because the veil changes how the back of the dress reads and your seamstress will want to see both.
Can I try on wedding veils in Los Angeles?
Yes, by appointment, and bring the gown with you to 145 Bay St in Santa Monica. Veil length is the one decision nobody gets right on a screen, because the same cathedral veil reads completely differently over a bias cut slip and over a ball gown. Half an hour with both in the room settles it. Book a private fitting, or read our complete guide to veil lengths and styles.