The bird cage veil first became popular in the 1940's as both hollywood actresses and brides chose to wear it. However women wearing veils has always been there throughtout history.

The Birdcage veil was a popular vintage hair accessory and often was worn as part of a hat.

For today's modern bride, the bird cage veil offers a modern twist to the traditional.

Traditional veils come in various lengths including the blusher, shoulder, elbow, finger tip, waltz, chapel and cathedral. The most popular lengths are shown in bold.

Throughtout many wedding forums the usual topic of discussion is "to veil or not to veil?". This has come about due to people not only being able to marry in a wide range of locations, but also that couples are getting married more than once. So the bird cage veil offers a perfect compromise - but above all else is just so fashionable.

How to wear a Bird Cage Veil

Our bird cage veils come on a simple comb so that they can be combined with our headband, combs, flowers and feather fascinators. This is the best option as it allows you to remove the veil for the wedding breakfast ( when the veil is traditionally removed) without loosing all your hair accessories.

Traditionally the bride cage veil should be worn to the side and we recommed wearing it to the left hand side. The length of the veil can come over both eyes, one eye or just skim the eyebrow. This length can be altered depending on how far back you place the comb of the veil on your head. The veil can be worn with long or short hair and can also be held in with bobby pins/kirby grips for extra security.