Veils continue to occupy the number one spot when it comes to bridal accessories, and it’s not hard to see why. It isn’t as if a veil is a veil is a veil – you have your cathedral length veils and your fascinators and birdcage veils and everything in between. While some brides go bareheaded, there are certainly many more who choose to wear *something*, whether it’s a veil or a headband or a… hat?
I’ll admit that when I first started looking for bridal hats, I didn’t like a lot of what I saw, but then I stopped seeing so much of the stuff I didn’t like and started seeing all sorts of things I did like! Bridal hats, you see, come in as many different variates as bridal veils, from tiny little top hats with cherries attached to huge white straw hats just waiting for the right breeze to whisk them into the stratosphere. In conclusion, bridal hats? Yummy.
See what I mean? Pretty much every style of hat you can think of can be had in a bridal variety, from baseball caps and cowboy hats to fedoras and pillbox hats. Not to mention boaters, bonnets, cloche hats, and more, squee!
Some images via Brides, Topsy Turvy Design (oh em gee amazing!), Chicago Weddings and White Lace Weddings, Your Best Wedding, Lily Lady Blue, and Two Black Flats
I think hats are a great wedding option — I’ve got a vintage 50s feather “headband” hat that I’m saving for when Mr. Pants and I tie the knot. Haven’t quite figured out the dress yet, but the hat is special enough to plan the whole ensemble around.
The first, third and the last one are something unique. Love most of the hats above… HATS OFF 🙂