girls who aren't wearing veils

since there seem to be a few of us...what's your reason for doing so?

I'm not into it because of the politics of it, and people are constantly tell me that's stupid, not true, it doesn't matter, no one will know.

J/w ing what other people's reasons are (and I'd like some affirmation that I'm not stupid )

if i wear one it will be a birdcage veil and only because i like how that looks. not becaue of the meaning of what a veil is.

if i dont wear a birdcage veil... i will not wear anything...

only because i think other veils look stupid. on me. they look good for other people. i just think i look like a moron with the other kinds.

you're not stupid at all!

do you know that the reason that women wear veils is because in the 'old days', men wouldn't get to see their wives until after they were married (arranged marriages) .... before veils, a lot of men decided not to marry the women after all because they were too ugly lol ... so they invented the veil to hide the women so that the women would be married off and the fathers would get the dowry.

it's an old tradition that was started for a silly reason ... there's no reason to still wear veils.

mind you that i AM wearing one ... but i like to play devil's advocate

If you read aboutt he history of wedding veils and the biblical references, some of it is really quite nice

ETA: From Wikipedia'

In Judaism, the tradition of wearing a veil dates back to biblical times. When Rebekah went to meet her betrothed, Isaac, she veiled herself as he approached. The veiling was both a symbol of modesty, and a definition of her personal space. Rebekah is known as the most self-assured of the matriarchs, and by veiling herself she indicated that she would still be her own person even when she would be living her life with Isaac. [8]. It is important to note that Rebekah did not veil herself when traveling with men to meet Isaac, but only did so when he was approaching. Just before the wedding ceremony the badken or bedken is held. The groom places the veil over the bride's face, and either he or the officiating Rabbi gives her a blessing. The veil stays on her face until just before the end of the wedding ceremony - when they are legally married according to Jewish law - then the groom helps lift the veil from off her face.
The most often cited interpretation for the badken is that when Jacob went to marry Rachel, his father in law Laban tricked him into marrying Leah, Rachel's older and homlier sister. Many say that the veiling ceremony takes place to make sure that the groom is marrying the right bride! Some say that as the groom places the veil over his bride, he makes an implicit promise to clothe and protect her. Finally, by covering her face, the groom recognizes that he his marrying the bride for her inner beauty; while looks will fade with time, his love will be everlasting. in some ultra-orthodox traditions the bride wears an opaque veil as she is escorted down the aisle to meet her groom. This shows her complete willingness to enter into the marriage and her absolute trust that she is marrying the right man. In Judaism, a wedding is not considered valid unless the bride willingly consents to it.
In ancient Judaism the lifting of the veil took place just prior to the consummation of the marriage in sexual union. The uncovering or unveiling that takes place in the marriage ceremony is a symbol of what will take place in the marriage bed. Just as the two become one through their words spoken in wedding vows, so these words are a sign of the physical oneness that they will consummate later on. The lifting of the veil is a symbol and an anticipation of this.
In the Western world, St. Paul's words concerning how marriage symbolizes the union of Christ and His Church may underlie part of the tradition of veiling in the marriage ceremony [9].

I wasn't planning on wearing one, but I also wasn't planning on having a strapless! I got so annoyed when saw how broad my shoulders were! I am trying to use the veil to hide some of it! I am pretty sure I will take it off after ceremony and pics though...I hate things touching my neck! I'm a weird girl

I'm not wearing a veil b/c my dress has a lot going on, and I think the veil would take away from that.

Stay strong!!!

I am not wearing a veil for two reasons. One being that my taira would probably I feel look silly with a veil. And Two I am 34 years old and thought I'd look SILLY with a veil