There are plenty of ideas for cheap wedding veils  around, so you don’t have to spend a fortune.  It’s a shame that the bridal boutiques have a monopoly on  wedding veils. You’ve got your beautiful dress on and then  they bring out the veils – what an up-sell! It’s important to  try on your veil with your dress, but you certainly don’t have  to buy it from the boutiques.  They mark up the prices at an incredible rate, for  something that you will only wear for only a couple of  hours. When you get to your reception, off it comes!  For my wedding, I opted not to wear a veil, as I didn’t think  it would work with my tea length dress, but for you, there  are plenty to ways to work around the cost of wedding  veils.
Borrow from a friend or relative
Borrowing a veil is one way to ensure you have the  ‘borrowed’ of ‘something old, new, borrowed, blue’ – it will  also save you a lot of bother!  To make sure you don’t look identical to your friend, wear it  slightly differently – add a tiara or ask to add some extra  decoration to it.  Second hand dress agencies
Many second hand dress agencies have new and used  wedding dresses and accessories. With online wedding  dress agencies springing up all over the place, you can  pick up a veil for a tenth of the price of the wedding  boutiques.  Ebay is another good source for cheap wedding veils -  many are brand new and as always with eBay very cheap.  Once you know what style and length you want, just  search for it.  Charity Shops
Many charity shops have bridal give-aways. You can often  pick up second hand dresses and veils, and some even  stock end of lines and samples as the designers feel  generous at the end of the season. You should be able to  pick up veil for up to 30% off – and you’ll be helping a  charity.  Make your own veil
My mum was moving house a few weeks ago and as part  of the clear out, she discovered her old wedding veil. She  had made it herself with some tulle fabric (easily bought  from a fabric or craft store) and fixed in place with some  white pins. Very simple.  Why not give it a go? The assistants in the craft store will  give you lots of advice on how to make it and you can jazz  it up with all sorts of little crystals, beads and ribbon  edging.  If you get really stuck, Vogue, Butterick, McCalls, and  Simplicity all have good basic bridal veil patterns. Simply  follow the instructions included in the pack.