Are veils only for religious ceremonies?

Hahaha @futureMrsH I hope my FH doesn't run away.

Not having a religious ceremony, but I am wearing a veil. (don't mind the sweatshirt)

I don't know that the old tradition is, but I feel like most brides wear veils now! Well, I sure did and we had an outdoor non-religious wedding ceremony. Go for it!

Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil

I never heard of that. Go for it!

I don't think it has that connotation anymore. I wore one and didn't have a religious ceremony!

Thank you! My family might still side eye me but whatever.

Wear whatever you want. It's your wedding.

Funnily enough, at first I didn't want a veil because of the religious undertones, but then I decided I wanted one after all because it was pretty.

Do what makes you happy!

I think it's just for the first look for your honey. Don't think anything in bible saying you can't be fabulous too. Correct me if I'm wrong please

The veil was a sign of respect. In Jewish and Christian tradition the women were accustomed to cover their heads out of respect. Veils are ordinarily for a church wedding. Why wear a veil if you're not getting married in a church or synagogue? Meaningless!

I wore a veil and had no religion in my wedding so I'd say that's an older belief.

Yes. Mostly for religious ceremonies. Look at all the princesses like diana, Kate, and now Meghan markle how beautiful their wedding and veils are. In the beautiful church. A wedding is not really a wedding unless it's in a church or synagogue. Sorry that's how I see it.

I think nowadays if people arent wearing it for religious reasons then they just like the look and want to. I'm not sure if i'm going to yet.

Here's a fun excerpt "The bridal veil ... dates back to ancient Rome when they would wrap the brides from head to toe in a veil to hide her away from “spirits that might want to thwart her happiness.” People also saw that delivering a bride in a veil represented her being a “modest and untouched maiden.” Under different patriarchal societies, people used the veil as a way to protect the bride’s face from her husband and the wedding guests. Once the veil was lifted, it had meant that she was no longer under the ownership of her father and brothers.

https://britebeauty.com/brite-beauty-weddings/2021/8/2/wedding-traditions-the-history-of-the-veil#:~:text=It%20dates%20back%20to%20ancient,different%20patriarchal%20societies%2C%20people%20used