Bridal Jewelry

You searched until you found the perfect dress, now you want to find the perfect wedding accessories to add the finishing touches for your wedding day look. You want your wedding day jewelry to enhance your total look and be a reflection of your personal style and taste. Your bridal jewelry is a part of your wedding day ensemble that you will be able to wear and enjoy time and time again.

With so many choices, how do you choose just the right jewelry? Do you prefer fine jewelry made of diamonds and cultured pearls or will you be looking for upscale fashion jewelry made of freshwater pearls, cubic zirconia or Swarovski crystal. Would you like gold jewelry or silver jewelry? Whatever you desire, beautiful jewelry is available for all tastes, styles and budgets.

What to Consider

The bridal jewelry should reflect the tone of your wedding and the style of your dress. You want your jewelry to enhance your look, but not overpower it.

Is your theme casual or formal? A casual theme usually works best with jewelry that is smaller in size and simpler in design, while a more formal event often calls for something larger and more elegant.

What are your wedding colors? Many times your wedding color can be accented in your jewelry as well.

Is the neckline on your wedding dress high or open? If the dress has a high neckline, you might consider a longer pendant style of necklace or choose to wear only a pair of large and beautiful earrings. If your dress has an open neckline, you will want to consider either a choker or shorter drop style of necklace and match it with smaller, complementing earrings.

Are there pearl or crystal beads on the dress? The jewelry does not have to be made of the same items, but you want to make sure they look good together.

Do you have an open back on your dress? You might want to wear a line of crystals that falls down the back (your guests will be looking at your back just as much as they will be looking at the front).

What about a little sparkle on the wrist? It would also be a wonderful accent to wear a bracelet.

Are you wearing a headpiece or tiara? You will want this to coordinate with your jewelry as well as with your dress.

Consider your hairstyle for the wedding day. Will your hair be styled up or down? Hair pulled up shows off a drop earring, while hair left down may work best with smaller earrings that won't get lost in your hair.

What earring style is most flattering on your shape of face? If you have a full or round face, you may want to add length with a longer, drop earring. If you have a narrow face, you may want to add fullness with a hoop or shorter style of earring.

The style of earring are you most comfortable wearing, would also be worth considering when purchasing your wedding earrings. If you are uncomfortable wearing dangle earrings, don't choose dangle earrings for your wedding. If a small pair of stud earrings tends to look lost on your ears, choose a more elaborate design.

When making your final choice for wedding earrings, keep in mind that these earrings are a keepsake that you will be able to enjoy many more times over the years. Choose not only a style that works well for the wedding, but is a style that you would love to wear over and over again for all the special times yet to come.