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.
