Use Wedding Jewellery as your something old, some thing new …

When you think of weddings, that old saying pops into your head: “something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue”.  There aren’t many brides who don’t try and fulfil these traditions. They use many aspects of their wedding to do it. For example the something blue is often a garter and the borrowed might be a bridal bag to carry though essential bits of make up. But for many brides they can use wedding jewellery as all 4.

The easiest one is something borrowed.  You might borrow wedding jewellery from you family or friends.  There are also places where you can rent wedding jewellery, allowing you to wear very expensive items at a fraction of the cost.

Wedding jewellery easily lends itself to the something old part of the adage because brides can use jewellery that belonged to their mothers or grandmothers.

It doesn’t necessarily have to be something that still wearable.  It might be an old broken brooch that can be headed to a headband or transformed into a pendant.  Or a collection of broken crystal and pearl necklaces which can be used to create something new and unique.

Wearing wedding jewellery that has been passed down the generations adds a sense of family tradition to the wedding ceremony. It also helps the bride feel that those close relatives who have already passed away will be with her on her big day.

Your wedding jewellery can be something new as well.  Many people take great pleasure in spending their evening online looking for their perfect wedding jewellery.  There’s so much choice that you could spend months looking through every design on the top 100 wedding jewellery websites, making it very difficult to choose.  If you’re struggling to decide on your jewellery, think about your dress and buy jewellery that contains the same stones as the ones on your wedding dress.
You can even incorporate “something blue” into your wedding jewellery.  If you don’t want the blue stone to show ask for it to be hidden or to be added at the end of the extender chain so it’s not part of the main design.

Wedding jewellery has the task of finishing off your bridal outfit so it’s important to take your time over it and get it right.  It should compliments your wedding dress without over powering it.  So if you’ve fallen in love with a huge piece of jewellery such as a wide sparkling bracelet, forgo the necklace and team it with simple earrings to make a statement without being over the top.

 

Read this before Buying a Wedding Dress for the Beach

Beach weddings are just perfect for some couples, there’s no arguing about who to invite, no getting delayed at the airport for your honeymoon because you’re already there and no one else to worry about apart from yourselves.

Beach weddings have so many plus points it’s easy to see why more and more couple go down this route instead of having a traditional wedding. Since your wedding is no longer traditional, your wedding dress or your bridal accessories shouldn’t be either.

Many brides struggle with finding the perfect beach dress or find the perfect wedding gown for them only to realise while it was perfect for them it wasn’t perfect for the beach.

To make sure you don’t make that mistake follow these simple rules.

Make sure your beach wedding gown is the right length

A traditional bridal dress generally hits the floor and has a train this isn’t going to work on a sandy beach. If you still want a long dress make sure it stops around your ankles. This will help keep you cool as well as not getting in the way when you walk along the beach and getting stained by the sand. Depending on your style and your personal preference it’s perfectly acceptable to wear a shorter dress on the beach, if you want to show of you legs opt for something above the knee if you feel like your legs aren’t worthy of being shown off then try a calf or ankle length dress.

If you know that the beach that you’re getting married at is known to be windy you need to consider the effect this will have on your bridal gown and your hair. An ankle length dress could prove difficult to walk in if the wind keeps wrapping itself around your legs. If you’ve got any layers or ruffles then the wind will constantly catch these and you don’t want to spend your wedding ceremony pushing ruffles back down so you can see what’s going on. In fact its better not to buy dresses with ruffles or layers and sand likes to find a way into these nooks and crannies and you’ll never get it out before you head back to your hotel.

Make sure your wedding dress is created with thin, light breathable material

If you’re getting married on a beach, I’m going to assume you’re getting married somewhere sunny and hot, the last thing you want to do is overheat and sweat all your make up off on your wedding day. Choose fabric like cotton, chiffon or silk to keep you cool, these fabrics are also light and thin so wedding dresses created from these fabrics are easily transportable.

Make sure you can transport your wedding dress

If you’ve tried on traditional wedding gowns in the bridal shops then you’ll know that there’s no way that a dress like that is going to fit into your suitcase. Plus do you remember how heavy they are? Just think of the excess baggage you’ll end up paying. Your beach ceremony dress should be made from light thin material so it’s easy to transport.

 

Bespoke Wedding Tiaras – Have one made just for you

Buying a bespoke wedding tiara may seem a little overwhelming especially if you struggle to imagine what the finish tiara might look like so I’ve created an article to give you a starting point and a few questions you should ask your tiara creator.

Since your face shape should be taken into account when you choose your tiara height, follow these simple guidelines and you won’t go wrong.  If you have a long face you should pick for a wedding tiara that’s 3 cm high or less.  If you have a round face then buy a bridal tiara which is 5cm and taller. This will help balance out your face.  If your face shape is oval then you can wear and height of wedding tiara and still look great.

The material that your wedding tiara is created from should match any embellishments on your wedding dress so if you’ve got a bridal gown which sparkles with Swarovski crystal beads then ensure your bespoke wedding tiara is handcrafted with the same crystal beads; the same applies for diamante stones and pearls.

Unless you’ve got metallic colours in your wedding dress choose a metal colour that you normally wear as chances are this the metal colour that suits you best.

Your tiara designer can only make your dream wedding tiara if you can illustrate your ideas clearly, if you haven’t already, create a mood board of all your favourite bridal accessories that you’ve seen while you’ve been searching around.  This should include jewellery as well as tiaras because it will give your tiara designer a good base to work from.  Now that you’ve collected images that have inspired the idea of your dream bridal tiara you will also have the extra benefit of showing your designer your unique style.  If you do have a rough idea of what you want your wedding tiara to look like, do a quick pencil sketch, it doesn’t have to be fantastic but again it’s a great starting point. I’ve had many brides who have emailed me a sketch and we’ve worked on it together to create something perfect for them which won’t collapse under its own weight, it’s a very satisfying experience for both of us.

Within the UK purchasing made over the internet are protected by the distance selling regulations which give you 7 days to change your mind and ask for a refund but custom-made items where there is a choice of specifications such as crystal, pearl and metal colour are excluded from the 7 day cancellation policy.  Bespoke tiaras like anything else that I personalised comes under this exclusion however not all tiara designers will make you aware of this fact, if it’s not clearly stated on their website, then make sure you ask.

There are many questions you should ask before beginning work with your wedding tiara designer; I’ve listed some of these below.

How many weeks will it take to make my tiara?

Some wedding tiara creators will have a set period of time from when the final design is agreed to how long it will take to be created and posted; if you haven’t been given this information freely make sure you ask. That way you’ll know when your bridal tiara is due to arrive and can chase with the postal system if it’s delayed or lost.

Will my wedding tiara be insured when it’s posted?

The chances are that your wedding tiara will be posted so check whether it will be insured in transit, if it isn’t obvious check whether insurance is included with the price of postage and packaging.

What happens if my tiara gets damaged in the post?

Before handing over any cash make sure you know whose responsibility it is for claiming if it gets smashed in the post.

How do I place a tiara?

There are many ways to position a bridal tiara, I’ve written a blog post and you can find a whole article dedicated to this one question.  You can find at Wedding And Gems
I hope I’ve given you an idea of the things you will need to think about when working with a tiara designer to create your dream bridal tiara but if not you can always contact me to ask more questions at Wedding And Gems.

 

New Crystal Wedding Jewellery

I’ve been on a bit of a mad mission to create a new wedding jewellery range and I’ve finally added it to the main site.  It’s called the Molly Crystal Wedding jewellery range and comprises of a wedding bracelet, necklace and earrings.  You can read more about it here

New Wedding Jewellery – Molly Crystal Wedding Jewellery

 

Should you buy wedding jewellery from different retailers?

Sometimes you see designs of wedding jewellery you love but they don’t come as a matching set, they’re not even from the same retailer.  Is this a problem?  Sometimes it is and sometimes it isn’t so take a look at our recently published article on this subject over at Ezine Articles

Buying Wedding Jewellery from Different Retailers

 

Wedding Hair Vines

Hair Vines are becoming very popular for brides, probably because they lend themselves to so many different bridal hair styles.  They also enable you to add a lot of decoration to your hair very quickly instead or adding individual pins or grips.

I’ve written on articles dedicate to Wedding Hair Vines, what they can be created from, how they can be worn and how their placement needs to influence the length of the hair vines.  You can read the full article here:

Wedding Hair Vines

 

How to wear a tiara

You’ve probably never worn a tiara before and unless you have an experience hairdresser available when choosing your tiara it may be difficult for you to decide on a tiara and of course how to wear it.  I’ve known brides who have tried to wear a tiara like a hair band and have been very unhappy with the results.  Other Brides have just plonked it on the top of their head and spent the day readjusting it because it just slips off.  So I’ve written a short blog post in an attempt to help brides like you who are unsure how to wear a tiara.  Basically there are 5 positions or ways to wear a tiara and your can read about them here: How to Wear a Tiara

 

Should I wear a wedding tiara?

Some brides know that they want to wear a wedding tiara, some brides know they definitely don’t want to wear a wedding tiara but there are brides are unsure whether to wear a tiara.

for those brides who are unsure, Kerrie G has written an article giving you some advice on how to make that decision and ensure it’s the right decision for you.

You can read the entire article by clicking on the link below:

A Tiara or no Tiara?

 

New Side Tiaras

Side tiaras are becoming more and more popular, one possible reason for this is that you don’t need a hair dresser to make it look beautiful or secure it into your wedding hair do.  At Wedding And Gems Kerrie G has created 2 new side tiaras.  You can read more about them in the blog by clicking the link below.

New Wedding Side Tiaras

 

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Last weekend we sent all out subscribers the change to have 35% off their total order for 1 day only.  Many of our mailing list subscribers took us up on that offer and saved over a third on their bridal accessories cost.

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