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Does the store still have the sample of your dress?  If so, you can try it on with different veil options.  You don't have to buy it there but you can determine which style you like and go from there. 

I would wait for the dress to come in and take pictures of yourself in it and then go looking for veils. Maybe if they are hemming you can get some of the fabric if you are worried about color matching.

I ended up ordering mine from a place other than my bridal store, nevermind that they didn't let tell me it would take longer for the veil I wanted than the dress, they assumed I wouldn't want to spend that much on the veil.  I am SO glad I did and hopefully it should arrive in time for my first fitting.  I would suggest you begin by looking around at different types of veils and figuring out what look you want to go for: short, long, mantilla, finger-tip length, etc (online perhaps), and go into a store to try some on.  Once you have that narrowed down you can look into particular designer's veils, if that is what you like, or look for the best bargain on the type you have chosen.  You can most definitely wait until you dress comes in and try some on with the dress at the shop (or even do that now with the sample in your store!), but do not feel pressured to buy it at the store when you can definitely find some great deals out there.  I would even try googling "____ veil" once you have decided on a specific style.  Good luck shopping!