Wedding Jewelry: How Much do you Need?

Wedding Jewelry - choices

Wedding Jewelry comes in many forms, and there is more to it than just wedding bands. There are tiaras and other hair adornments, necklaces and pendants, bangles and bracelets and even anklets that many brides wear. Men wear less jewelry than women, and tend to be restricted to a wedding ring and minor articles such as a tie pin and cuff links.

Before choosing the Wedding Jewelry a bride has to take many factors into consideration. Does she select her hair style with her hair adornments in mind, or choose the jewelry after choosing her hair style. A cornet or tiara will require specific hair styles, and if one is to be worn then the hair style must suit it. If you are getting married your style of dress will have a significant bearing on the type of jewelry that you wear.

Wedding Jewelry - budget

The style of your wedding gown is an important factor, and will determine what neck Wedding Jewelry, if any, is appropriate. Is the neckline high or low. Can it support a necklace, or should your neck adornment be restricted to a choker? If so, should it be broad or narrow. Should it be silver or gold, and should it be jeweled. If so, should they be diamonds or colored, real, faux or diamante.

Much depends on your budget, though a lot also depends on your dress and its color. Not all modern wedding dresses are white, and if yours is colored than that will have a bearing on the color of any stones you wear in your Wedding Jewelry. They can be chosen to contrast with or to blend into the general color scheme of your dress and accessories. Whether or not you are wearing a veil can also make a big difference. A veil practically screams out for small stud earrings, since you want nothing that is going to get caught up in the fine netting of a veil. That is a recipe either for disaster or a comedy movie.

Wedding Jewelry - simplicity

These are the three major aspects of your attire and appearance that will determine any Wedding Jewelry that you wear during your wedding. Your hair, veil and wedding gown. There is a school of thought that further adornment is not needed by a bride, and that she should be beautiful enough without the need for jewels. Although that is a very nice sentiment, and something that can be said to a bride as a compliment, it is not practical. Jewelry can enhance the appearance of any bride, irrespective of her personal beauty or that of her dress.

You should keep it simple and elegant, and not overdo the diamonds and all the rest. Sometimes it can be overpowering, and look overdone, and in such cases it can detract from the appearance of the bride rather than enhance it. Understatement in Wedding Jewelry is the key to using it to advantage.

Wedding Jewelry - history

Many brides wear pearls, and frequently these have a history. They can be the pearls their mother or grandmother wore or have some other special significance. If you are wearing pearls then that should be the theme of your Wedding Jewelry. Any bracelet or earrings worn should also be of pearls, since they do not go well with gemstones. In any case, it is better to have a simple theme then to over-adorn yourself with a multitude of different stones.

Many modern brides are turning to handmade Wedding Jewelry in gothic or Celtic designs and Native American tribal jewelry for their weddings. If you are having an outside or beach wedding you can use shells and other natural sources to wear just for your wedding. Your bridal party can wear the same jewelry as you, even if you are more traditional. If you wear pearls, your matron of honor and bridesmaids should wear pearls, although they need not be real. It is the look you are seeking, not the opulence.

Wedding Jewelry - theme

However you decorate your bridal party you must keep in mind that you should outshine everybody, so keep that in mind. If your Wedding Jewelry is to be the theme for the entire wedding party than that is a good idea, and it will look good, but the others should be wearing understated items in comparison to yours. You are the main attraction and should look it. It is your wedding, and you should look the best, but you should also get what you want and look how you want to look.

Never lose sight of the fact when deciding on your Wedding Jewelry that you are getting married, and do not need to be excessively decorated. The only real decorations you need are the smile on your face, the ring on your finger and the husband on your arm. What else could you need?










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