Select the perfect jewellery for your wedding day using this comprehensive guide. From necklaces to cufflinks, you can match your jewels to you wedding dress, theme, or style. Read on to find out how.
Matching your wedding jewellery to your theme, style, or venue is a great way to enhance your big day. Taking your new engagement ring and making it the central focus for the big day will elevate your look. Matching the jewel you wear around your neck to the colour you chose for your wedding day will help you to stand out as the most important couple of the day. Match necklaces or earrings to cufflinks and create a sense of finery which will dazzle your guests.
This article will help couples choose a wedding style, choose their jewellery, and discusses the different types of jewellery you might wear for your big day.
The first thing you must do before you start shopping for necklaces, earrings, and bracelets for your wedding day is to understand your style. Your wedding style is the overall feel of your wedding day. From groom’s accessories to family heirlooms, your wedding style is the key to building a successful and unforgettable event. You might also refer to your wedding style as your wedding theme.
Examples of the types of style your wedding could reflect include:
Once you choose your wedding style, theme, or aesthetic, you can match your bridal sets and wedding bands to it. This keeps your theme central, allowing you to throw the most stylish wedding of the year.
Bridal jewellery can be a single ring or a full set. Include a necklace, bracelet, earrings, and head ware for your nuptials. Remember, as a Birmingham-based diamond jewellers of distinction, Diamond Dealer Direct offers a full range of illustrious bridal jewellery.
To match a necklace to your wedding dress, keep an eye on your neckline. A rounded necklace will suit a round neckline. A drop pendant best suits a sweetheart neckline. If you have a high necked dress you might consider a choker. You also want to think about length. Does the 16 inch chain suit the neckline better or does a 20 inch chain drop just exactly where you want it to? You can browse our full set of bridal necklaces in our online diamond shop for more inspiration.
There are three real choices in earrings. You might wear bridal earrings which have a drop to them, you might choose a hoop, or you could choose a stud.
A stud is a simple, classic, elegant choice. It gives you the sparkle you need to be pretty, without being a statement set of jewels.
Don’t wear dangling earrings with a long chain or drop pendant. You will look like they are hanging off you and this can drag your features downwards. Stay bright and fresh by teaming a stud with a drop pendant and drop or hoop earrings with a rounded necklace.
A beautiful bridal bracelet doesn’t have to be flashy, but who wants simple on their wedding day? A diamond bracelet has that crisp, clean, classic look which matches most high end wedding styles. And if you are having a casual wedding? Then a diamond bracelet becomes even more enchanting to your guests. Team a simple bracelet with a rounded necklace and a stud earring for an easily elegant style.
Do you want to wear a tiara on your wedding day? How about some hairpins in your theme or colours? Are you wearing a veil? If so, how do you intend to pin it into place? Your hair is yet another area in your body which you can accentuate using fine jewellery from Diamond Dealer Direct.
The blushing bride is not the only one who will wear their finery on their wedding day. The groom can also wear a selection of fine jewellery pieces to help them stand out from the crowd. Here are the top groom’s accessories to consider.
There are two real choices when it comes to cufflinks. You can have a traditional cufflink or a modern style. Modern styles could gear themselves towards video game characters or much loved movies. The traditional style of cufflink keeps cuffs closed using a double panel, a post, and a chain to draw them together. The modern cufflink operates using a hinge and closure similar to that of a wristwatch.
Groom’s accessories often include an elegant wristwatch. They say that you can tell a lot about a man by his watch. Consider the proportions of your wrist, the colour of your suit, and the style of fastening which you prefer. There has never been a better time – or excuse – to splurge on a diamond wristwatch. Think of this as a long term investment into your own future.
The groom’s accessories include things like tie pins, perhaps with a favourite jewel. Lapel pins can accentuate the front of the suit, as can a properly placed pocket square. The groom might wear a silver, white gold, or gold chain and bracelet. An additional ring or two will not be out of place, either.
Given all of the options above, how do you then incorporate cherished family heirlooms into your wedding day? It depends on the item. The bride should always wear both something old and something borrowed and family heirlooms suit this task. Sentimental jewellery can be wonderful – but it also might be out of place with your theme. Remember, if it doesn’t go with your wedding day, then change where it is worn. For example, placing the brooch your gran gave you (but that you think is ugly) inside a clutch would mean you could still wear it. Similarly, you could wear unsightly necklaces under your clothing, where no one can see it.
Otherwise, make your family heirloom the showpiece of your collection and style your wedding day around it. It could become the centrepiece to an already perfect day.
Not only should your wedding day jewels sparkle bright enough to create unforgettable moments, but they must also stand the test of time.
Consider how comfortable the piece is likely to be if you wish to wear it all day. It is one thing to find a bejewelled wedding tiara and quite another to find one that doesn’t hurt when you wear it.
Durability is another practical consideration for groom’s accessories and bridal jewellery. Opal is a wonderful gem, for example, but it is far too soft to wear as an exposed stone on a wedding ring. Daily chores will damage it consistently over time. Remember – diamonds last forever. Choose diamond sets for maximum longevity.
You can shop online for diamond jewellery that will make for showstopping pieces for your big day right here with Diamond Dealer Direct. Pop into our Birmingham branch to speak to our expert jewellers, or head to our website and browse our selection of curated diamond pieces, set to make any wedding day extra special. Shop online now and don’t be disappointed later. The bling is the best part of your big day… That and the love, of course.
There is far more to bridal jewellery than you might first have thought. However, each key pieces is akin to a note played on a piano. Put them together well and you will create a master symphony. Allow yourself to explore the world of groom’s jewellery, watches, and tie pins. Become immersed in bracelets and necklaces that will last a life time. Choose a wedding ring that sets your commitments in stone.
Best of all? You can do all this right here through Diamond Dealer Direct. Simply browse our exquisite range of curated wedding jewellery pieces to find the ideal match for your celebration.
