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Birdcage veils -- sometimes called net or face veils -- have recently become
more popular, partially due to movie and celebrity brides wearing them. Most
recently, in 2007, Katherine Heigl wore one in her real-life wedding and Jessica
Alba's character wore a birdcage veil in the movie Fantastic Four 2: Rise of
the Silver Surfer.
This veil is very short -- usually just long enough to frame the face but can
also be eye-length -- and typically worn alone, without additional tiers or a
separate blusher. You may choose to attach a traditional veil in the back, to a
bun or mass of curls. The birdcage is made of coarse-weave French or
Russian-style netting rather than typical fine-mesh veil fabrics. Historically,
the veil was attached to a hat. The modern bride, however, often prefers to wear
her birdcage veil without a hat. Today, most brides attach this short, circular
veil directly to their hair with a pin or comb, so that it hangs down around the
head. The front serves as a blusher over her face.
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