Veil Prices - £115 reasonable?

I bought mine from wedding veils direct for about £30. I think £115 is about average for bridal shop veils but I couldn't bring myself to spend that much.

I designed mine online in the light coffee colour I wanted to match my dress. I was really impressed with the quality. Pics in the report link in my sig if you want to have a look.

£30 bargain! I've splashed out on my dress and hair dress and just can't bring myself or justify spending £115 on something I won't be wearing for that long!

Thank you :-)

P.s. you looked amazing!

Sad to say I'm not feeling 115 for a short veil, I could possibly understand a longer one or one with an intricate design!

You should contact Margaret....Pink Margaret as she is known! She makes veils and is so reasonably priced and the veils are amazing. I know so many people who have had one from her, and no unhappy customers!
Mine was a chapel length veil (so to end of my dress) and has drop crystals down the edging. It was two tier, with a pencil trim and I paid £77!!!!

Let me find her email. ALl you do, is email her, tell her what you are after and she will quote you. She will even send samples if you want. Or you can send her a pic of your dress and she will suggest things.

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Ooo thank you! I will give her an e-mail and see if she can give me a quote, glad I'm not the only one who thinks £115 is a lil OTT!

(I'd quote if I could but have no clue!)

The one's I've been looking at all range between £75 and £140. I've looked at cheaper alternatives but can't seem to find exactly what I'm looking for and I'm scared of ordering one to be made because I don't actually know the lengths/widths etc I want, I just know what it looks like!

Mine has been quoted at £100, but to be fair it is being made to match my frock by my lovely designer lady. Its not cheap, but I figured my dress is costing enough, so may aswell get it right with the veil. I expected them to be more.

I'm a bit gutted I've paid £145 for mine! It's mid length 2 tier with a lot of crystals but probably could have got something much cheaper!

I too would recommend Margaret. I had a 2 tiered, finger length veil with baroque crystals. It was 2yrs ago, but that was less than £40! I saw one almost identical in a shop for £200 at the time!

She sent large samples of tulle so I could check the colour against the gown, answered emails within the same day & even offered a money back guarantee if I didn't like the veil. No wedding shop was going to do that.

Margaret can sort this for you. I fell in love with an Elizabeth Dickens veil and told her which one etc and she created mine from that!! The shop price was £155!!!!

Ho Hum....I just bought my Elizabeth Dickens veil on Saturday - £220 for a 126inch veil!

I don't care, I love it. Prettiest bit of net certain I have ever owned.

(secretly gutted)

off to email Margaret!!

My Veil from Margaret cost £48 and is a beaut!

So I paid £260 for a Richard Designs veil... However this is probably not the norm! Unbelievably that was a 'cheap' price for it as 3 other shops said they could do it for £300 and £350! It's a 126inch one with a detachable long train, embroidery around the long tier and the short tier and crystals, I think the embroidery detail is what makes it pricey, as most embriodered ones I saw were that sort of price in the long lengths.

Mine was £157 for medium length two tier with crystal trim. I would say £115 is normal x

Thanks everyone! I've e-mailed Margaret so fingers crossed she'll be able to help me out :-)!

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Errrrm no! In a wedding shop they are that much but I would never pay it. I paid £16 off wedding veils uk and it was to my spec. It was lovely, and my cousin has since borrowed it for her wedding. My sister has also got hers from there and her's in longer with more layers and still only cost about £25

Mine was second hand from a bridal fayre. The person selling it paid £200 odd for it (cathedral length) and was selling it for 30.

Same. £250 for mine! I just didn't think anyone would be able to copy how delicate and sheer it is.

Mine was £55. It's a short one (just past shoulder length) and has little diamantes on it. I think I got a bargain!

I'm gladyou contacted Margaret. She made me a copy of a chapel length (long) single tier with loads of crystals scattered all round the entire edge of the veil which should have been £210 in the bridal shop. It was £55 by Margaret and felt exactly the same quality as the expensive one (don't ask how I know, I really probably shouldn't).

I also got mine from Wedding Veils Direct and only spent about £30. Mine was short but sooo lovely and was exactly what I wanted as I desnied it myself!

Who is this amazing Margaret? Will she take requests of anyone? I want a veil but like you OP, potentially only for the ceremony, and I'm not wearing it over my face or anything, so I don't want to pay too much for a glorified hair accessory!

Another vote for Margaret from me.

I paid £24.99 + postage for a single tier chapel length cut edge veil - as my dress had quite a bit of detail on it I wanted a plain veil with no sparkles etc. It was a beautiful veil and went with my dress perfectly, the length matching my train. It was my bargain of the wedding. Margaret was really helpful, gave her view on the type of veil which would go with my dress and sent me some samples so I could pick the right shade of ivory. I can try and find a picture later on if that helps anyone.

I didn't want to pay a lot as I anticipated taking it off straight after the ceremony but ended up keeping it on until the evening

Who is this Margaret you all speak of!!! Does she have a website! My wedding isn't till June but if she is about to increase in popularity due to all these great reviews I feel as if I should contact her now before she gets too busy or increases her prices!!!

Would love to see a piccie if you can dig one out, my dress has a lot of bling on too so I'm only wanting something simple too!

Margaret Queen of Veils!!!

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First attempt at posting a pic so apologies if it comes out huge/wonky/otherwise odd looking...

This is probably best pic I have of veil, at final dress fitting. My dress was lace with quite a bit of detail and originally I was in 2 minds about having a veil as I didn't want the detail of the laced back lost under it but it was fine (and probably helped by protecting most of my frizz prone hair from the drizzle during photos!)

Hope that helps, sorry for the delay, been super busy!

I was dreading how much a veil would cost but I got a perfect one for me from Shropshire County Brides for £43.

I got my dress from their in February in a sample sale. I like to try things on so ordering online wasn't a good option for me and I've been short on time, especially as I keep having to travel to the UK from France at weekends.

Shropshire County Brides were great. They let me try on different veils and they recommended what they thought looked best, we all agreed and I went for a very fine short two tier veil with satin trim and delicate diamante features. I am thrilled with it and was very surprised at the price. That was full price, no sale and certainly no hard sell.

I would recommend them. (I'm also thrilled with the dress I got from there!).

I've paid £315 for mine Eeek! But it does have a stunning crystal veil clip attached and is cathedral length. I know the price is extortionate but I fell in love with it as soon as I put it on. I'll only be wearing it for the ceremony and photos though so have had to buy a seperate tiara too!!!

Hi there :-) I paid £20 off of eBay for mine. It's a cathedral length with tonnes of embroidery down it. I would really recommend checking out eBay or the Hitched for sale bits if you want to save some money and you don't mind second hand!

So long as you're happy with it then go for it though.

Jo :-)

I contacted Margaret but she was only about £10 cheaper to make the one I originally wanted. I'm in the middle of bidding for one on ebay (currently £14.95!) which appears to be pretty similar. If it arrives and I don't like it then I can wear it on my hen do or sell it on again on ebay. It's worth a shot if it's going to save me over £100.

Hey all!

I know this is a really old post, but does anyone know if this Pink Margaret veil maker still exists please?! Does she have an email address or website I can reach her at?

Thanks