Post # 1

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Blushing bee
I 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?
Post # 3

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Helper bee
I 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.
Post # 4

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Helper bee
If you’re brave, dye it yourself with tea!
Post # 5

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Newbee
I would get it dyed. I recently saw a bride with a gorgeous ivory dress and gorgeous white veil, but they didn’t match.
Post # 6

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Busy bee
Veils 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.
Post # 7

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Blushing bee
December- 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.
Post # 8

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Newbee
Can 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.
Post # 9

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Blushing bee
PinkyJules- I can’t exchange the veil, and Occansy.com (where I got my veil) is actually 5 dollars cheaper than Veilshop.com
Post # 10

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Helper bee
I 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?
Post # 11

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Helper bee
Tea 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!)
Post # 12

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Blushing bee
my 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..
Post # 13

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Blushing bee
Bearbride- 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.
Post # 14

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Buzzing bee
The 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.
Post # 15

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Helper bee
- Wedding: September 2010 - Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery
Oh no – I just realized my veil is white and dress is ivory too! I never noticed before. Dammit. My veil cost $150 🙁
Post # 16

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Newbee
- Wedding: May 2010 - Plantation Bay Country Club
I 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!