Wearing a veil and a beautiful white dress is part of First Communion. I’m wondering about your priest.
We were told the same thing some years ago, when my youngest daughter had her first Communion. The priest said no white dresses or veils and Communion was to be taken in the hand. Most people complied, a few did not. We did comply and later I was very sorry.
Yes I know and that Priest isn't exactly 'well liked' as he is not exactly 'traditional' I'm told. Like what he has, or lets, the Deacons do during mass.
Our SIL really doesn't like the way he runs things or the church itself (like me he's used to the big 'Old Fashioned Churches' with stained glass windows. But that Parish is the only Catholic Church in Bolingbrook, IL. A pretty big suburb to have only one church.