Don't let dresses have all the fun: 12 colored veils to steal the show

Over the years I've developed a bit of a crush on colored veils. But the problem is... you just don't see 'em all too often. So here's "Megan's tribute to the colored veils I have loved." We've got dramatic reds, daring purples, and understated blues, even some fiery oranges up in this! Feast your eyeballs:

I'm starting off with a bang with Cadaverous Muse's incredible veil/hat combo using black and purple tulle for the fall and a black netting for over her face.

This is Jesse and Aiko posing on a bench at Mayfield Park. I think this was our first (and only?) gorgeous grey cathedral-length veil. The veil was sewn by the bride's mother from a platinum chiffon fabric.

Torey's had a purple-themed wedding complete with purple dress, flower, and that amazing purple veil.

Short, sweet and black. I love this. RedRubyRing made her own birdcage veil and fascinator.

Suzanne wore a light blue birdcage veil with a sparkly "POW" fascinator for the Muppet wedding.

Becky went all out with her blue veil for her winter wedding in Vermont.

And how could we ever forget Kimmy's purple veil from Kimmy & Ramzi's hill country sunset wedding with bells!

The same with Oonagh's gold veil that perfectly complimented her amazing golden dress.

Tuesday_Silver had the cutest, classiest little purple be-ribboned veil.

Tanya's bright red birdcage veil makes me so very happy. I love how it doesn't seem to have any form to it, just a mass of red netting that looks perfectly in place somehow. So cool!

Misty's take on her red veil was a little different — not only was it bright red, but it was gathered in such a beautiful and unique way underneath her up-do.

Photo by Eva Hadhazy.

Tribe member Aemwhy rocked a ribbon veil with warm and happy oranges and yellows. She made it herself with the help of a friend.

Unfortunately, this wasn't an easy roundup, due to lack of colored veil pornage. MOAR COLORED VEILS PLZ!

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Megan Finley is the Managing Editor for Offbeat Bride and the Associate Publisher for the Offbeat Empire. When she's not slaving away for the Empire, she's sharing her dork side on her own blog and on Twitter @meganfinley.

Comments (26)

On June 7th, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Jen said

RIBBON VEIL?!?! Love it

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- On June 7th, 2011 at 10:34 AM
  Ariel Meadow Stallings said
  
  Oh yes, Ribbon Veils.
  
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On June 7th, 2011 at 10:27 AM
SamanthaPink said

Lovely. When I started choosing wedding clothes for myself, my first purchase was a baby pink birdcage veil. I figured everything else could work around that.

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- On June 8th, 2011 at 6:55 AM
  Suz said
  
  That is awesome. I have been known to create outfits around accessories, too, and the results have been consistently good. I think that choosing something little that you LOVE and then building around it can help give focus to the creation of the outfit.
  
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On June 7th, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Amber said

I love this since I am wearing a flower wreath with colored tulle hanging down in a veil fashion. It makes me excited for my wedding!

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On June 7th, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Lisa said

I have some light blue tulle that I got on sale, that is now becoming my veil! I cut it into four pieces and I'm going to sew it onto hair comb that is covered in rhinestones.

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On June 7th, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Mich said

I had a black birdcage veil with handmade octopus and red feathers fascinator.
I promise I will submit our wedding soon!

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- On November 22nd, 2011 at 5:14 PM
  jenner said
  
  @Mich- an octopus and red feathers OMG! that sounds so awesome!!! what was your theme?
  
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On June 7th, 2011 at 10:35 AM
LostSoulSwimmingInAFishbowl said

I love this! i just ordered a blue birdcage veil from ETSY a few days ago. that greay veil is gorgous!

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On June 7th, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Outlaw said

So pretty! I'm not a fan of veils normally but coloured ones just seem so much nicer.

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On June 7th, 2011 at 1:53 PM
Angela Dalman said

Davids Bridal has started selling red and black birdcage veils. They're meant for BMs but a lot of brides have been buying them.

I love seeing offbeat things in a traditional setting.

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On June 7th, 2011 at 2:10 PM
Stephanie said

I've actually made my veil already and it's red and black lace with beading along the edge. I wonder if it'll be cool enough to get featured.

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On June 7th, 2011 at 2:52 PM
dootsiebug said

I love how sort of spooky-romantic and antique the grey veil is.

This post makes me rethink my position on veils entirely. HMMM!

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- On June 9th, 2011 at 9:13 AM
  Elizabeth said
  
  Me, too. I was totally anti-veil for my wedding; if I'd seen a post like this before my wedding, I might have done things a bit differently.
  
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On June 7th, 2011 at 4:50 PM
stormsgrey said

All of these are so pretty and fitting in their own way. Im thinking of colored long veil myself, but will be hard to pick which color to use.

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On June 8th, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Sam said

My veil was a silver-grey, to match my dress. Since I'm bald, I stuck it on a headband with my fascinator. Lots of Krazy Glue in the construction of it!

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On June 8th, 2011 at 10:38 AM
Lenna said

Yesssss I'm making a black birdcage (I have netting with chenille dots!) and haven't found many good photos to prove to my mother that it's okay for a wedding…well, she probably still won't think it's "okay", but at least with evidence that I'm not alone, she won't stop me

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- On June 9th, 2011 at 1:33 PM
  Sewing Siren said
  
  Show her the Victoria and Albert Museum website, Under "Things to do", then "wedding fashions" . There are lots of brides wearing dresses and headdresses that are not white. There are quite a few in the 1940's with hats that have black veils.
  Lots of women in my family wore colored veils including my grandmother who wore a silver veil in 1926, my aunt who wore a pink veil in 1959 and my aunt in law who wore a black veil and with a black felt hat in 1945.
  
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On June 8th, 2011 at 11:02 AM
babysmalls said

The grey one is incredible! It looks totally couture.

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On June 8th, 2011 at 8:30 PM
Mindy said

I looooooove that ribbon veil (and her bouquet). I want to make a ribbon veil but I'm so craft-challenged I don't know how to start. =/

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- On June 9th, 2011 at 9:37 AM
  Elizabeth said
  
  I did a ribbon veil for my wedding, and I'm not someone who's particularly crafty, so I didn't want to do anything difficult. I was also crunched for time, so I wound up doing what I called 'the ribbon veil for dummies.'
  
  I found a really pretty (and cheap!) silver hair clip that had a butterfly shape as the decoration, which had a lot of space for me to thread ribbon through. I found a bunch of different types of ribbon, like satin, thin, wide, and sheer in my wedding colors, which were red, white, ivory, and plum-purple. I cut ribbons of different lengths, and then, I tied the ribbons around the hair clip. I'm not someone who can tie pretty ribbon bows or anything, so I pulled the ribbon through with an equal amount on both sides and then tied it. If you want to see it, here's a pic:
  
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/5…hotostream
  
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/5…otostream/
  
  I'm actually ashamed of how easy it was, and felt a lot like I'd cheated somehow (because wasn't I supposed to suffer to get everything done?) but it was SO nice to have a hairpiece that I knew would work, looked good, and that I didn't have to worry about.
  
  The ribbons wound up making the hair clip a little bit heavier than I thought it would be, so my sister (who did my hair) secured it in place with a lot of bobby pins.
  
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  - On June 9th, 2011 at 12:32 PM
    Ariel Meadow Stallings said
    
    Yeah, my ribbon veil was literally ribbons tied to a rubber band. YAY FOR SIMPLE PROJECTS!
    
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  - On June 9th, 2011 at 5:21 PM
    Mindy said
    
    Mmmkay, it sounds like something I can tackle! Yours came out beautifully! Thank you for the tutorial!
    
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On June 9th, 2011 at 2:57 PM
Belinda Jane said

Ohhh but where oh where did the lady in red get that fabulous bunch of felt flowers from???

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- On June 9th, 2011 at 9:24 PM
  Ariel Meadow Stallings said
  
  I think she made it: http://offbeatbride.com/2009/09/flamingo-wedding
  
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On July 23rd, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Jessica_Iowa said

Never even thought of having a color veil, I'm quite intrigued.

Also Becky's light blue sash is very lovely.

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