MemberI bought my veil without having my dress, or a sample of the swatch. So now i have a White Veil and an ivory dress, will this make a big difference in pictures? Will it be really obvious to people, or just me? Is there anything I can do?
MemberI had the same problem and when my seamstress saw me wear it with the dress, she told me she could dye it ivory to match. I really doubt it would really have shown up in the pictures, but since she was only charging me $5 to dye it, I got it down anyway. You should ask your seamstress if she has a similar service or find a store that can do it for you if it really bothers you.
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I would get it dyed. I recently saw a bride with a gorgeous ivory dress and gorgeous white veil, but they didn’t match.
MemberVeils online are really cheap, can you just buy a new one? My seamstress made me on for $35 and it looked just like the ones in the bridal shops.
MemberDecember- does tea really work? Do you know anyone who has tried? I am definitely going to ask my seamstress if she can do it, if not… i’m going to put it on the line and attempt the tea dying.
Niki- I spent about 50 for my veil online since it’s cathedral length… i don’t want to spend another 50 if i don’t have to. So we’ll see.
MemberCan you exchange your veil?
Do you have both the dress and veil yet so you can actually see them together to see how it looks?
I think your best bet is veilshop.com to get a new one.
MemberPinkyJules- I can’t exchange the veil, and Occansy.com (where I got my veil) is actually 5 dollars cheaper than Veilshop.com
MemberI don’t think anyone will notice unless yuor dress is really more of a darker champagne color than ivory.
For your own sanity, though, how about trying both on at the same time, and taking a picture to see if you can really tell the difference or not?
MemberTea dying does work well! I had it done, to my mother’s white vintage veil. My seamstress did it, and very quickly too. She matched the exact shade of my dress (which is just a shade off of white, like most ivories). I’m not sure of the exact cost of just tea dying it, but having my mother’s veil modernized from a Juliet cap to a comb and tea dying it was like $30.
My advice would be get it tea dyed. It’s cheap, quick, and makes the veil not stand out like a sore thumb (even if only you notice it!)
Membermy coworker said that she dyed her veil by hanging it the basement of her house, and smoking cigarettes with her fiance.. gross!!! seriously i had a very similar problem, because my dress is a pale grey. i ended up buying a swatch sample set from veilshop and got the oyster color veil..
MemberBearbride- that’s definitely creative lol, but it might take a while to smoke enough cigarettes to get it to the right color. haha. That, and i’m allergic to cigarette smoke.
AOEBuckeye- Thanks for the input!! I just need to find a good seamstress in my area now.
MemberThe dress I picked out is a soft white, and so everyone(who stands with me/ the men) is wearing soft white, no bright white b/c it will make the dress look dirty.
Or so I’ve been told.
MemberOh no – I just realized my veil is white and dress is ivory too! I never noticed before. Dammit. My veil cost $150 🙁
MemberI just recently dyed my white lace to ivory for my veil with Tea and it worked out wonderfully and was super easy and inexpensive! I wrote a step by step approach of how to do it on my blog and included pictures and recipes for the water/tea bag ratio. It could be helpful, so check it out:
http://gatorbride.com/miss-gators-afternoon-adventure-tea-dying-lace-from-white-to-ivory/
Don’t be shy with the Tea Dye. It is easier then it looks. I thought it would be hard but I actually found it fun and super easy! Good Luck!
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