Wedding Jewellery for the Bride

Floral headpiece, which can be altered to make a neckpiece

For every bride that doesn’t have that piece of jewellery to complete their look here are some hints on how to co-ordinate to get the right look.

1. If your wedding dress is a simple sheath dress-empire line, floaty, drapy chiffon material your neckline will need a matching light and airy look. Go for a light chain and a drop pearl or diamond. If this is not working a floral piece on the neckline can look stunning and not too overdone. As your overall look is light elegance the piece must match. If nothing is looking great consider putting a floral hairpiece in instead-possibly to the side to give a natural look. I just picked up some in Dunnes Sores recently on sale for €8. They were fab with an organza rose and a hint of feather strand in light ivory.

2. If you are Wearing a traditional aline wedding dress with a sweetheart neckline or straight one, you accessories can be a bit more spectacular. If you like everyting to match and follow a theme, usually the bustier part of your dress will have some embellishments on it in the form of crystals, pearls and sequins. 9 out of 10 times these are done in a floral pattern. Many tiaras and headpieces are available to match the floral theme with neckpieces and earring to compliment. If you don not want to overdo it, a simple set from a jeweller will work well. For example if there is a lot of heavy detailing on the top of the dress it sometimes is best to have more understated neckpieces with simple detail on it instead. Something that mirrors the theme of the embellishments of the dress to pick up on it.

3. If you are wearing a lace/vintage look dress something with pearl it in can be fantastic and comlete the look brilliantly. Keep it modern though as if you are wearing too much pearl it can look a bit too mumsy/bree off desperate housewives. That is fine if that is your general look, but not great if you are going for a more stylish-sex in the city/carrie look. A great place to pick up vintage jewellery is Rhinestones 18 Andrews St, Dublin, 2, Ireland‎ – 01 4755031‎, and for some interesting twists on costume jewellery www.catrionahanly.com where I have found some cracking pieces in her interiors store in Newbridge Whitewater Center-in the Mall.

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