Anybody Buy Their Veil via The Wedding Veil Shop .co.uk?

I've had my veil from Wedding Veils Direct and I am very happy with it. I've just had a look at The Wedding Veil Shop and I think your concerns are probably related to how they are positioning them in the pictures. The first page I went to were all positioned in 1980's style front of head and look very puffy and stiff. The width and the gather will both affect how they look well as where you position them and whether you go for a single or a double layer. A tulle veil won't be soft like silk but as long as it's constructed right it shouldn't look stiff. (Steer clear of wired wavy edge as this adds stiffness to the edges).

It would be worth visiting a bridal shop to look at accessories, decide what kind of veil you want and then order it online. The one I have bought is identical to one I tried on but was £75 cheaper.

I've ordered mine from there and expecting it to be delivered any day soon! I tried to use wedding veils direct but couldn't use their website, I couldn't seem to select the options I wanted but when I did, I then couldn't enter my delivery address.

Aha. I'll stay away from wavy edges then, thanks!

I was thinking of having just one single layer/tier to keep the bulk down. This might sound like a stupid question, but they say if you have 1 layer then it has to be 'fully gathered' - which sounds like it would look bulky? Only 2 tiers are centered gathered apparently.

If I want a waist length veil that stays in the middle of my back...do you know how many layers and what width should I have?

Something a bit like this?

That's from an image search for 1 tier fingertip length veils - to keep it down the middle of your back only, I imagine you want the narrowest veil you can find.

I'm not going to be much more help really, I've gone for a fairly wide 2 tier chapel length!

If you're looking for the veil to stay down the centre of your back, a single tier full gather positioned low on your head should do the trick. A full gather single tier is likely to be narrower and so less bulky. The centre gather would leave loose bits on either side of the comb which would look a little unusual so that's why it isn't routinely done. I would think that the longer it is, the straighter it will fall because of the weight so you might want to consider longer if your dress would look ok with this. Find a picture on google of what you are thinking of and post it here so we can see what you are hoping for. It might help us advise you better.