Author Topic: Chapel veil: black or white? (Read 1993 times)

Jacob III · « **on:** April 15, 2013, 05:30:21 PM »

Does either color indicated a woman's marital status? I want to buy my wife a chapel veil for the birth of our first child. White? Black? Does it matter?

Matto · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2013, 05:39:23 PM »

I heard once that single women were supposed to wear white veils and married women and widows were supposed to wear black veils. I am not sure, though. I may have heard wrong.

kaylaVeronica · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2013, 06:01:01 PM »

You could always go with a different colored veil, or headscarf.

Ps congrats!!!!

Aleah · « **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2013, 07:18:40 PM »

My mother taught me to wear a white mantilla as a virgin and varied colours once married.

ShepherdofSheep · « **Reply #4 on:** April 15, 2013, 07:20:38 PM »

Traditionally, white was worn by single women, and black by married women. It really doesn't matter today- I've seen both wear either or even another color.

Personally, I prefer black, even though I am a young single woman. My hair is dark and I really feel like I stand out too much in a white veil. I don't mind looking like an Italian widow at all, regardless of what others think. She could have a purple or striped one for all it matters.

Congratulations on your new little one!