Wedding Jewellery and Fashion Ideas

There’s always a great deal to think about in the run-up to a wedding, with everything from the flowers to the place-settings requiring almost military organisation! Yet although there is clearly much to be done, and so many details to be taken care of, everyone knows that the biggest concern of the day is naturally the bride’s wedding dress. That being said, the perfect wedding dress is made that little bit more special with complementing wedding jewellery, ensuring that you really do look like a princess on the big day. Wedding jewellery is generally fashioned out of crystals, pearls, diamante or a combination of the three, and is available in a vast array of styles and designs. As most brides wear dresses that involve either small or no straps, they choose to wear a bridal necklace, adding a little sparkle to their otherwise bare neck. The majority of bridal necklaces are white, ivory or cream in colour, and rather than consisting of a chain with a pendant are instead made up of delicate beaded designs. It is typical for bridal necklaces to be relatively short in length, and are often bought as part of a set that includes matching earrings and a bracelet. As well as the wedding-specific versions of typical jewellery, the majority of brides also choose to wear jewelled accessories in their hair. Bridal tiaras and headpieces are particularly popular as they look beautiful when placed in hair that is pinned up, and can also be incorporated into an attractive attachment for a bride’s veil. These are also particularly good for brides with short hair, as they do not need long hair to be attached to, as some other accessories do. For brides who wear their hair either completely down or only partly tied up, hair pins and combs are very popular. Hair combs are the same as normal combs but have ornate embellishments running across the top of them, which often match other bridal jewellery. They are used to both add a subtle strip of decoration whilst also holding back the hair. Even more subtle are hair pins, which are often placed within the hair once it has been fixed in an ‘up do’. They are usually topped with either crystals, pearls or diamante to match the rest of the bridal jewellery, though small flower hair pins are also very pretty. When choosing wedding jewellery there are two important factors which should be considered: your dress and your hair. If you are wearing a dress that is simple and elegant with little in the way of embroidery or embellishment, for example, you might want to think about wearing a necklace that incorporates a detailed design. Additionally it is important to ensure that you select bridal hair accessories that complement both your dress, the rest of your jewellery, and the way in which you are wearing your hair on the big day. Most importantly, however, is just to make sure you love the jewellery you have chosen and that you enjoy wearing it, as you’re likely to be seeing yourself in a lot of photographs with them.