How to secure a veil

[ClareB83]

I have a veil with a standard plastic comb to attach it. However I am not good at hair things. And my hair is straight and things tend to just slide out of it.

What's the easiest way to get it to stay in?

It only needs to hold for the ceremony and photos, if it falls out at the reception c'est la vie.

I don't really want to pay a hairdresser to come to me and do it as I don't want an up do and the prices are extortionate if all you want is a blow dry!

Will you be wearing your hair down?

backcomb and spray, put comb in and hold with grips.

Yes I'll be wearing it down.

I'll practice back combing. I'm not super confident about doing it without the mess showing.

Second vote for backcoming, hairspray and lots of bobby pins.

Will there be anyone with you on the morning? Maybe you could do a practice run with them before hand. YouTube has some good tutorials too.

Some make a mini bun roll with a small bit of hair and use that to attach the veil too.

My friend had a circlet so hers was easy as that held the veil in place too.

My hair had a 'bump' at the the top (there's probably a proper name for it). The comb slid in there and stayed in place from when I put it on until I took it off to change into my reception dress.
Not bad considering the hairdresser didn't turn up on the day, and didn't let anyone know, so my best friend had 10 minutes to do my hair as best she could, and my car driver actually put my veil in (apparently he'd had plenty of brides who's veils weren't in properly, and he'd helped them put them back in. Fair play to him, it didn't move once, and I had to pull hard to take it off when the time came),

My Mum and my aunt will be with me but they have no clue. My hen do is this Saturday so I'm going to see if anyone is willing to maybe give me a hand. Although I imagine most will go straight to the ceremony and the hotel I'll be getting ready at is nearer the reception venue. I don't have any bridesmaids.

My veil is at my Mums but I have a cheapy one from a hen tea party my family threw me so I'll practice with that.

Unless @happymummy12345 you want to give me your taxi driver's details? 😁

My hairdresser made a teeny tiny plait and sewed it in with cotton attached to the plait!!

If you have a chance have the veil un-picked and sewn onto a metal comb. Mine was on a plastic comb and my hairdresser really struggled during my trials to secure it. I took it to a hat makers in a craft village and paid £20 for it to be taken off the plastic and onto the metal and it stayed in no problem on the day!

I am useless at hair so cant offer much advice and I had a stylist that got me ready on the actual day but I highly recommend a metal comb! x

Could you try taking the veil off the comb and attaching it to a pretty headband instead? You can get quite nice delicate ones with beads or stones and they don't depend on your hair to stay in.

I would leave it in the shop

This is what Wikipedia says about bridal veils:
"The lifting of the veil was often a part of ancient wedding ritual, symbolizing the groom taking possession of the wife, either as lover or as property, or the revelation of the bride by her parents to the groom for his approval.

In the 19th century, wedding veils came to symbolize the woman's virginity and modesty. The tradition of a veiled bride's face continues even today wherein, a virgin bride, especially in Christian or Jewish culture, enters the marriage ritual with a veiled face and head, and remains fully veiled, both head and face, until the ceremony concludes. After the full conclusion of the wedding ceremony, either the bride's father lifts the veil giving the bride to the groom who then kisses her, or the new groom lifts her face veil in order to kiss her, which symbolizes the groom's right to enter into conjugal relations with his bride.[39]"

Are you having a hair band or a tiara or anything? Even just for the ceremony? Just thinking that if so you could pin or stitch it to that? Otherwise backcombing (dry shampoo can help) and plenty of hair grips the same colour as your hair should do it - sure it will be lovely either way.

Thanks @DivisionBelle, but I'm too worried about furthering these particular perceptions.

My Mum is walking me down the aisle. I've been quite clear no one is 'giving me away' as I'm no ones property. And the veil won't be covering my face.

Plus no one will be thinking I'm modest as I waddle down the aisle 22 weeks pregnant with twins!! Or having known me at all. 🤣

I'll think about some of the headband/unpicking options, although I already feel like I have enough DIY as I'm decorating the cake, making decorations for the venue, doing flowers, setting up the venue, own hair, make up etc

Well my first attempt is still in after making and eating a Thai curry. Thanks ladies!!

Fair enough, OP: just don’t dangle the end in your curry

Yay! See - it will totally be fine (also your dinner sounds a lot yummier than mine was, I have major curry cravings).

Thanks everyone! It's still in now!

Don't be too jealous of the curry. It was too hot, blew DPs head off! He had to leave it and eat toast.

Lift the top layer of your hair and secure it out it the way, take really small section and plait it tightly the pull to one side and pin inmplscs, thenplait should be as long as veil comb. Now put separated section back over teeny plait. When putting comb into hair push it down into plait hidden by your hair. Not sure i’m explaining it well but I too suffer from stupid fine, soft hair that nothing grips in or stays in a style.