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If you’re planning your wedding in Thailand, it’s likely that Thai silk will the fabric of choice for your wedding dresses, suits, and decorations.

A Chinese Empress named Si Ling Chi is widely credited with discovering silk. According to the tale, while sitting under a mulberry tree in a palace garden having tea, a silkworm’s cocoon fell out of the tree into her cup. When the Empress removed it from her tea, she discovered the fine silk filament of the cocoon had started to unravel.

The Chinese guarded the secret of silk for millenniums by putting to death anyone found guilty of smuggling silkworm eggs, cocoons, or mulberry seeds. Silk then became the cloth of emperors and royalty and a great source of wealth.

However, in the early 2nd century, a Chinese princess who married an Indian prince is reported to have successfully smuggled silkworm eggs out of China in her headdress, and then fed them with the leaves of Indian mulberry trees.

Since then, silk production has spread to other Asian countries and archaeologist have found silk 3,000 years old in the ruins of Baan Chiang, Thailand, which many of them consider the earliest civilization in Southeast Asia.

Thai silk is produced by Thai caterpillars raised primarily on the Korat Plateau, in the country’s northeast region.

The silk from Thailand’s caterpillars varies in color from light gold to very light green. Weavers wash these raw silk threads, bleach them, then soak them in vats of hot dyes. Once they have been washed again and dried, the threads are wound onto spools.

Thai silk is soft but has a relatively coarse textured fabric with uneven, slightly bobbley threads. Thai Silk simple wedding dresses has triangular fibers which reflect light like prisms. It also has layers of protein that gives it a natural sheen and makes it lustrous and smooth.

These qualities give Thai silk a magnificently rich, exotic beauty and, with proper care, your Prom Dressescan last a century or more.

Step One
Try on lots of veils at your initial dress fitting - you can choose from tulle or organza, decorated with everything from lace or satin to crystals.

Step Two
Choose a veil that complements your wedding dresses and doesn’t obscure any special detail. Simple gowns look radiant in either a plain or ornate veil, but if you will be wearing a more elaborate dress, consider topping off your ensemble with a plain veil.

Step Three
Select from a variety of styles: a short blusher, a Spanish-inspired lace mantilla, a multilayered flyaway, the popular fingertip (a veil that ends at the fingertips), a cascading waterfall, or the ballet/waltz style (which ends at the ankles).

Step Four
Use the type of wedding ceremony as another guide. At a very formal wedding, splurge on a full-length veil of any kind; at a formal wedding, don a long veil; exude simplicity at a formal daytime wedding with a fingertip veil or hat; wear a shorter fingertip veil or hat in a semiformal ceremony.

Step Five
Aim for a narrow cut, which creates an illusion of length and slimness, as well as delicate trim and less poof.

Step Six
Have a friend with you to examine the look of your veil from every possible angle. A veil that flatters your face may not flatter the back of your prom dresses, and vice versa.

Tips & Warnings:
   1. If you are under 5′4" you should select an elbow length veil (30" long). If you are over 5′7" you should select a fingertip veil (36" long). If you are in between those heights, then you can probably go with either length — it just depends on whether you prefer a short length (elbow) or longer length (fingertip).

   2. You should consider where on your head you will be wearing your veil. If you are wearing it towards the back of your head, the veil will be longer.

   3. You should consider the detailing (on the back on the back of your dress) and the overall design of your  simple wedding dresses. Your veil length should be cut just above or below any focal point on your dress. Don’t choose a veil length that ends right where your bodice begins because it cuts you in half visually (something just above or just below). If you have a sharply defined waistline, don’t choose a veil that ends right at the waistline - something slightly above or below it.

   4. We also suggest taking a tape measure and measure the 30 or 36" and see where the different length veils will fall on you.

The veil is one of the oldest wedding traditions. In ancient times, people believed that it would protect the bride from jealous, evil spirits—or more practically, from the tribe’s enemies, who may steal her on the day of the ceremony.It was also considered a sign of modesty, at times when women were not meant to blatantly display their beauty—and even then, people believed that brides were the most beautiful women of all.

If you have a very ornate gown-with very intricate beading, ruffles, or embroidery-keep your veils simple wedding dresses. You don’t want the two to compete for attention, plus you could ruin the sophistication and elegance of your dress and just end up looking tackily overdone. If you want, you can add just a simple trim (like a line of pearls or lace at the edges). Conversely, if you have a very classic and simple dress, where the drama is mostly in the cut rather than any ornamental details, pull out all the stops when it comes to the veil, and construct it in such a way that you can wear it for the whole ceremony and reception without it getting in the way.

Another thing you have to think about when choosing a veil is the length of the aisle. A long, dramatic veil works best in cathedrals or other ceremony venue where you will really be able to make a suitably dramatic entrance. Otherwise, the veil will just bunch up. Convenience is, of course, another consideration. You don’t want to wear a veil so cumbersome that talking or moving will be cumbersome, especially as you will be socializing with the guests during the reception. If possible, look for a vein that allows you to easily remove part of it after the ceremony. Your maid of honor should be able to help you with this, and you may need to "practice" it before the Big Day. However, don’t try on both the Prom Dresses and the veil at the same time during your fittings. It is considered bad luck.

Whether it wards off bad luck or simply serves as ornamentation for your wedding dresses, the veil is a popular accessory for the wedding ensemble. Look for a length and style that suit both your dress and your silhouette.