VEIL:
When you are choosing your veil there are some key items that you need to consider, the first being the shape of your face. The basic face shapes are oval, round, oblong, heart, diamond, square, rectangular, and triangular. By placing yourself into one of these categories you can narrow down your options.
Commonly used veils:
FLYAWAY: A multilayered veil that just brushes the shoulders.
FOUNTAIN: This veil is gathered at the crown of the head to create a cascading effect around the face. It is usually shoulder or elbow length.
MANTILLA: A long, Spanish-style, circular pieces of lace that frames the face. Made with either of lace or lace-edged tulle, the mantilla is usually secured with a comb.
POUF: A gathered piece of tulle or netting that fastens to a comb or headpiece to create height for the veil.
WALTZ: A veil length that falls somewhere between the knee and the ankle
BLUSHER: A short, single layer of veiling.
CHAPEL: A formal veil that extends to the floor, the chapel falls 2 ½ yards from the headpiece.
CATHEDRAL: The most formal, and falls 3 ½ yards from the headpiece.
DOUBLE TIER: A veil of two layers, usually of different lengths.
ELBOW: This veil falls right to the length of the brides elbow.
FINGERTIP: Used often for ball gowns, this extends to the fingertips
SPLURGE ON SHOES:
Your wedding shoes should be comfortable, exquisite and with Sex and the City movie days away we cannot go without discussing shoes!! Shoes have a significant impact on any wardrobe. Most women love their shoes and on their wedding day they want nothing better but to look their best!
Row 1: Christian Louboutin; Manolo Blahnik, Michael Kors,
Row 2: Garzia Alicia, Oscar De La Renta, Jimmy Choo,
Row 3: Vera Wang, Stuart Weitzman, Stuart Weitzman,
Row 4: Cynthia Rowley , Slavatore Ferragamo, Michael Antonio
List of different shoes:
BALLET SLIPPER: A flat, soft stain shoes.
FLAT: A shoe with a heel height of less than ½ inch.
MARYJANE: A round-toed shoe with a single strap across the instep.
MULE: A slip-on shoe without a back strap or Achilles support.
PUMP: A closed-toe, slip-on with a medium to high heel.
SANDAL: An open-toe shoe with straps across the toes, of various heel heights.
ANKLE STRAP: A shoe with a strap that fastens around the ankle.
SLINGBACK: A shoe with a strap at the back that fastens across the Achilles tendon.
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