“Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.”

When you hear those words you automatically think a bride preparing for their wedding. In fact if you ask anyone you know they would have had something that covers all four things on their wedding day. 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 jewelry as all 4.

The easiest part of this wedding adage to fulfill will be something borrowed. You might be lucky to have friends who have gorgeous jewelry that they’re happy to lend you for your bridal jewelry. There are also places where you can hire jewelry, allowing you to wear very expensive items at a fraction of the cost.

For someone who is intending to wear some thing of their parents of grandmothers then wedding jewellery can also cover the part of the “something old” part of the saying.

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.

The nice thing about using your families bridal jewellery is that is helps you feel like these loved ones are still with you on your big day. It also adds a touch of family tradition to the day.

Your wedding jewelry can be something new as well. If you love shopping then you’ll enjoy spending loads of time window shopping for your wedding jewelry. There’s so much choice that you could spend months looking through every design on the top 100 wedding jewelry websites, making it very difficult to choose. If you’re struggling to decide on your jewelry, think about your dress and buy jewelry that contains the same stones as the ones on your wedding dress.

It’s also easy to include the “something blue” into your bridal jewelry. 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. Your bridal jewelry should enhance your wedding dress and your general look. So if you’ve fallen in love with a huge piece of wedding jewelry such as a wide sparkling bracelet, forgo the necklace and team it with simple earrings to make a statement without being over the top.

Sometimes if money is tight you’re looking for the cheapest deal on everything and this may include your bridal accessories. I’m all up for value for money so I generally see looking around for the best deal the no brainer thing to do. However this might not always be the case, it depends on what you’re wanting to choose so continue reading to find out when you can shop around for your bridal accessories.

Mix and Match Crystal Wedding Jewelry

If when you chose part of your bridal jewelry you remembered to ask what the make of the crystals were and what their color, then you should be able to match this item of your wedding jewellery to others from different stores, for instance if you knew your bracelet was create with Clear AB Swarovski crystals then you could shop somewhere else for a necklace which is made from the same make and color of crystals. There is more of a problem if you are unsure of the manufacturer and the crystal is colored. In this example if you were trying to match a pink crystal, you’ve got quite a selection to choose from such as rose, rosaline, light rose, vintage rose, rose water opal, fuchsia and many more.

If you’re unsure about trying to match crystal colors you’re safer if you get it all from the same place.

Mix and Match Diamante Wedding Jewelry

It can be easier to buy diamante wedding jewelry from different places and still make them match, as most diamante stones look similar even if they are different brands or made in different places, you will only be able to tell the difference if you look very carefully and you’ll find the amount of sparkle tends to be the largest difference but unless you place both pieces of jewelry side by side you probably won’t even be able to tell. Be careful when buying diamante wedding jewelry in the cheap accessories stores that you find in town as some of these will be created from acrylic diamante and will look dull and a pale yellow against glass or crystal counterparts.

Mix and Match Pearl Wedding Jewelry

Fresh water pearls are created by nature so their shades will always have light variations, making it harder to match pearls from different bridal jewelry shops. For example I buy my fresh water pearls in bulk as I know the next batch might be a slightly different shade to the ones I’ve been using in my wedding jewelry. For this reason the best idea would be to buy your real pearl jewelry from the same shop or seller at the same time, so you can guarantee the pieces will match. Believe it or not you should do this for faux pearls too, this is also another name for glass or plastic pearls, not that I would ever make anything with plastic pearls. Due to the natural variances in pearls and differences in the colors of glass and plastic pearls it better to get all your bridal accessories at the same time from the same supplier.

I hope this article has enlightened you when it comes to your bridal jewelry. If you have any questions relating to wedding jewelry or other bridal accessories then feel free to contact me via Wedding And Gems.