Tips For Choosing The Ideal Jewelry To Match Your Wedding Dress
I think that the best place to start when making plans for your
wedding is turn to your dreams. Let's face it, we are women, and
we've had a picture painted in our minds of how this day "should
be" since we could pick buds and blooms from our mothers' rose
bushes and pretend that we were brides. So we've had a pretty
good idea of what we are looking for long before we actually set
ourselves free in the endless sea of choices in styles, colors,
themes, and even textures of the wedding world.
One of the first things that most brides will do is start to
shop for their dress. Sometimes, as I did, you will find that
the "Perfect Princess Dress" that you always thought you'd have,
just doesn't work for you. But this is absolutely fine, at least
it will give you a place to start and you can take it from
there. I would also suggest trying on everything that even
slightly tickles your fancy. You may be surprised at what you
like and what you do not. The only reason that I mention this in
an article on choosing your jewelry is because life will be much
easier if you choose your dress prior to choosing your
accessories, not the other way around.
First, take into consideration the cut of your dress. A
sleeveless dress can carry a different shape of necklace and
allow for more space on your chest for decoration. A halter-cut
may be more appropriate for a very simple, single strand
necklace or you may want to skip a necklace all together and
focus on a pretty pair of earrings and a bracelet. Keep in mind
that these are only suggestions and make decisions that will
make you happy, it is your day after all!
Second, have a good look at the way that your dress is
decorated. It could have a very large pattern that covers the
entire dress with sequins and pearls form head to toe. Or, it
could be very simple with the only accents being in the cuts of
the fabric such as different layering of materials, gathers, or
pleats. The overall style of the dress is a crucial detail to
consider when choosing jewelry that will compliment your
ensemble. If you do not take the style of your dress into
consideration, you could end up with a result that looks awkward
and takes away from the over-all look that you've set out to
accomplish.
With simpler dresses, I would suggest going with jewelry that is
more elaborate such as the Swarovski Three Point Crystal
Necklace. Necklaces with this much detail work well with
dresses that don't have much beadwork and really give the dress
the classic statement that it deserves.
With dresses that have alot of detail, I would suggest jewelry
that will follow the theme of decorations in the dress, but go
with something that will not understate the dress. For a dress
that has a lot of sequins and pearls over the entire bodice, the
Swarovski Crystal and
Single to Double Pearl Necklace would be the perfect
companion.
Make sure that all of your jewelry coordinates. You don't have
to buy a set, although it would make your job of getting a
classic look much easier and guarantee a flawless match. But if
you decide to "mix and match" your jewelry, be sure that they
have common elements, such as shapes, colors, styles or stones.
Finally, if you have a very unusual dress, such as a family
heirloom and you are having trouble finding jewelry that
matches, visit the Brilliant
Wedding Jewelry website. They can match colors, sizes, and
cuts of Swarovski pearls and crystals that will compliment your
perfect dress.