Fascinator Materials Shopping

I'm traveling to Boston next week for a dress fitting and a practice hair appointment.  The hair dresser requested that I bring a facsimile of whatever it is I planned to put on my head, which forced me to figure out what I wanted to put on my head.  I'm thinking of going for something like this:

I actually like the hair in that picture quite a bit as well, and will probably request something similar.  Hopefully she can show me how to do it so I can replicate the hair for all of the celebrations.

I went shopping yesterday for the materials to use in making the fascinator.  After a totally unsuccessful trip to the LA Fashion District (it was like trying to find a needle in a haystack of tacky acrylic prints), I visited the tried and true International Silks and Woolens.  I picked up the following to use in making the fascinator:

 The teardrop-shaped item in the lower right corner is the base that I will build the fascinator on.  I'm planning to cover it with material from the dress.  Above that is a bag of white feathers, which helpfully came with instructions on how to create feathers in a number of different shapes (you can see that on the package).  There to the left of that are some ostrich feathers, which I can separate and add as accents.  On the left side of the picture are my two options for the veil.  The one on top is simpler, which I like, but its made of acrylic, and it doesn't have a very nice feel to it.  The bottom one is nicer to the touch, but it has the flowers woven in, which might clutter the lines a bit.  One idea I had was to embroider a hem on the simpler acrylic one, to make it look a little nicer.  Once I get it assembled, I'd like to get some beads to arrange in the center of the feathers.

If people have suggestions, let me know!