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Topping off your bridal look with sparkle

Originally published: March 24, 2010 12:36 PM
Updated: March 26, 2010 2:28 PM
By CLAUDIA G. COPQUIN.  Special to Newsday

Quick ReadBrides are forgoing traditional veils for distinctive looks, wearing birdcage veils, feathers, flowers and jewels in their hair.

Photo credit: Millimeter Photography | A model wears a Boutique de Voile birdcage veil.

Remember that colorful bird Carrie Bradshaw mounted on her head to adorn her veil in the "Sex and the City" movie? Love it or hate it, our fictional fashionista's exotic plumage created quite a buzz and inspired a trend in headwear.

Brides are not exactly sporting birds, but they are forgoing traditional veils for distinctive looks, notes Rosemary Marsh of Angel Bridals in East Islip. Birdcage...