Well, we are well and truly into this years wedding season, and we are set to attend a wedding this weekend! I was asked by the mother of the bride to design and create jewellery for herself, and 3 adult bridesmaids so here's how I went about it.
The colour scheme for the wedding is purple (you know that lovely cadbury's wrapper colour!) and the accessories being worn by the bridesmaids are ivory (wraps, shoes etc). Keeping this in mind I decided to use freshwater pearls, as they are a true wedding statement and matched the ivory items perfectly. I then decided to punctuate these with stunning swarovski crystals. I chose violet rather than a deep purple the same as the dresses, as I thought it might be too big a contrast to the pearls and would become the main focus of what the bridesmaids are wearing. Wedding jewellery should enhance your outfit not upstage it after all! The gorgeous sparkle of the crystals look fabulous next to the beautiful sheen of the freshwater pearls, and the violet colour is in keeping with the colour theme of the wedding.
I attached silver extension chains to the clasps of the necklaces, because no two women will have the same neck size, and it's easier than measuring everyone before making the jewellery! I had a few crystals and pearls left over so I used these to create 3 pairs of matching drop earrings. They are dainty and pretty and will add a little more sparkle.
After liaising with the mother of the bride we decided that all she needed was a simple bracelet, as her dress has quite a high neckline and is made with quite a bold pattern. A necklace really wasn't necessary, but she still wanted something that would tie in with the bridesmaids jewellery, so I set to work!
Her dress is a beautiful satiny dark olive green with a pattern of dark purple and ivory flowers on the front. I chose to use the same freshwater pearls as I had used for the bridesmaids so she would match them, and they would go well with the ivory in her dress, I then punctuated the pearls with dark purple swarovski crystals to match the purple flowers of her dress, and the colour of the bridesmaid dresses. To finish I found a stunning silver clasp shaped like a flower and finished with one violet crystal in the centre that was the same as the crystals used in the bridesmaid jewellery.
Hopefully they will be pleased with these 'bespoke creations'! And they will make a lovely keepsake for the wearer in the future.
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