'Flying' bridal veils go viral as the new wedding fad

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Over the years, weddings and their associated accoutrements have gotten ever more lavish — and creative. The latest trend, popping up now in China, is to turn the wedding veil that the bride wears into a magic trick of its own.



As uncovered by Shanghaiist, brides are getting their sheer veils “flown” across the room and dropped onto their heads from above, in what appears to be a moment of pure sorcery. (It actually all comes down to some ceiling rails and weights, but who needs to know that?)



A video of the flying veil posted by the media on Facebook has received over 3.6 million views and more than 35,000 shares.

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In the video, a bride is seen standing in the middle of the aisle as her veil whizzes toward her on tracks, before detaching and delicately falling down onto her head.

It certainly makes a memorable visual statement. It may not be for everyone but, especially on wedding day, for each her own.

The result of what is described as a "flying veil" is an eye-catching show that – unless you can get two birds to delicately drop a veil on your head – is as close to a Disney-style fairy tale as you can get.