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I have been reading in several postings regarding whether to use a blusher or not?  I just got married a month ago, had a full catholic mass wedding at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, I used a royal cathedral 2 tier veil.  Royal cathedral is longer than a cathedral length veil, the second tier is 30' inch in length I used that as my blusher.  At the Cathedral they suggest that both parents walk the bride down the aisle (also the groom is accompanied by both parents down the aisle) this is to honor your parents as they walk with you to the altar. As for the one giving the bride away removes the blusher, in the Catholic Church no one gives the bride away, the bride and groom present themselves for marriage and freely give their consent to marry (no arranged marriages here!); both will be asked this during the ceremony. At the cathedral the mother is the one removing the veil once they arrive at the altar, we hug then the groom gives the mother and father a kiss and a hug, then the father joins the bride and groom's hands. 

I think this is a beautiful way of showing their approval publically as well as the groom shows his respect to the her parents with a hug and a kiss to both right before he takes his bride's hand and talk together to the kneelers at the altar.

I could hardly see as I walked down the aisle... but I love the blusher and wouldn't change that part of the bridal attire for nothing in the world. To me it's not about "traditions" it's about the effect of the veil, it gives the bride an ethereal effect, gives her mystique, don't underestimate how much the blusher will soften and transform your appearance. This is the one item that will bring everyone to tears!

If I would thought of this before I would of considered keeping it on for some part of the ceremony but not till the end especially being that during the full catholic ceremony, one will be taking the Body and Blood of Christ but this is after the vows, I would think/suggest that after the Liturgy of the Word and the homily but right before the Rite of Marriage begins the groom could then remove the blusher, this would be so romantic when he gets to see his bride face to face. This way, after the Rite of Marriage the Eucharistic Rite is next -your face is now exposed where you can take communion without having the veil in front of your face...

Removing at the beginning and right before the wedding vows are two great options, but if I could go back I would keep it on for the first part of the ceremony then have my groom remove it before our vows. I like how the Jewish tradition does it at the beginning of the ceremony to make sure it's the right girl/bride as per the biblical/Fist Temstiment story of Jacob who was tricked and married Leah, instead of Rachel but later he married Rachel