Did anyone keep their veil over their face until the part that goes 'you may kiss the bride'.

If so, do you have any pictures and how did it work out? Where you still able to participate fully in the ceremony?

Pros?
Cons?

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I thought that is what most people do, no?

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Posted by johnsae

I thought that is what most people do, no?

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I think moste people let the person who walks them down the aisle remove the veil from their face.

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Posted by marc_rai

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Posted by johnsae

I thought that is what most people do, no?

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I think moste people let the person who walks them down the aisle remove the veil from their face.

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that's what we did, My mom lifted the veil and 'gave me away'. I didn't want that thing in my face through the whole ceremony. It's awkward and you can't 'see' clearly.

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im not having any veil in the front of me. i am going to keep it behind me.

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I think it depends on the type of ceremony. In a Catholic mass you will receive communion before the kiss, so I think having the veil over your face would make all of that awkward. I wanted to wait until the kiss but let my dad do it. It was easier and also safer for the lighting of the unity candle.

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My dad walked me down the aisle and then lifted the veil off my face when he gave my hand to my hubbie!

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I think the dad normally lifts it. I guess it depends on how long the ceramony is. What if you had it there for too long and your lipstick got on it?

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I did not wear my veil over my face. I am happy with this choice because I love the pics of me walking up the aisle. You can really see my expression.

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Posted by babybride

My dad walked me down the aisle and then lifted the veil off my face when he gave my hand to my hubbie!

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yep

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Im not wearing my viel over my face at all! Good point with the pictures!

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Had it over my face until a certain part of the ceremony. It was before the kiss and my husband lifted it.

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Posted by marc_rai

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Posted by johnsae

I thought that is what most people do, no?

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I think moste people let the person who walks them down the aisle remove the veil from their face.

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Thats what ive seen!!!

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Posted by Blu-ize

Had it over my face until a certain part of the ceremony. It was before the kiss and my husband lifted it.

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This is what I want to do! So you had it on until the end of the ceremony? Can you tell me how it worked logistically? I'm not having communion, but I want to do a Unity Candle, etc.
Did you do this? Was it diffcult to see?

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I actually walked down with the veil over my face then it was lifted before the ceremony started because pictures.

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I think I will wear it over my face on the way down, just so I feel like I am 'hiding'. ha. I am going to be soo nervous with everyone STARING at me!

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Jewish brides are supposed to keep their faces covered. I didn't want to but I was quickly reminded of the Old Testament by my mother and sister and therefore will cover my face.

In the Jewish tradition, there is a veiling ceremony called the bedeken. This is a brief ceremony where the groom will come to the bride, verify her identity, and lower her veil. The custom of Bedeken recalls the predicament of Jacob, who thought he was marrying Rachel only to discover, after the ceremony, that he had married her older sister Leah. Their father wanted her married first. After the signing of the Ketubah (marriage license), the groom lowers the veil over the bride’s face, reminiscent of Rebecca’s covering her face before marrying Isaac. This ceremony is generally performed by more observant or orthodox Jews but some conservative and reform Jews do it as well.

This also means of course that the groom sees the bride before she walks down the aisle, but this is part of our culture so we just do it.

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I did and I was happy. I could see clearly, I think it looked great and the whole veil lifting really added something to the ceremony that I liked.

The only con was that you have to explain to your husband and your father (if he is walking you down the aisle) how to put it back in place.

Edited to add: I did not have communion at my ceremony but even if I did, it wouldnt have matterd b/c I would not have had the priest place anything in my mouth. I would have taken the wafer in my hands and then put it in my mouth.

Maybe it was just the veil I had but it did not obstruct my sight at all! Once it was on, it was perfectly transparent.

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Posted by christy

I did not wear my veil over my face. I am happy with this choice because I love the pics of me walking up the aisle. You can really see my expression.

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I wore mine over my face for the walk down the aisle (dad lifted it when he gave me away) and you can see my expression perfectly in the pics... It's not like it's a sheet over your head!

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