I knew I either didn't want a veil (outdoor wedding), or wanted an alternative at best. I love what I ended up with- which was inspired by a wire flower hairclip I saw on Etsy. I contacted the seller, because I wanted to know if she could make it in gold wire, with crystal and pearl beads. Hers was very plain, a different shape, and silvertone.
Well, she took two days to get back to me.
And in those two days, I went out, purchased the materials and taught myself how to make something similar, and better. Impatient much? Well, it paid off. That was just for the wire flower portion. Later, I decided to add some french netting to it as a modified birdcage veil.
Gold wire, crystal beads, small iridescent beads and pearls were purchased from Michaels, JoAnn's and Hobby Lobby. The french netting was ordered from Judith M Millinery. It can be found by searching for "Russian Netting" on that site- order the plain version, not the chenille.
Here are pics of the project in process:
And a pic of the final product on me:
