Wedding Jewellery

Apart from the wedding rings, wedding jewellery is something that often gets little thought before the wedding. Jewellery can be worn to compliment the dress and to reflect more of your person

ality into the day. The style of jewellery and tiara or other hair decorations should depend to some extent on the style and colour of your dress, but it should also be something you feel confident wearing.

Hair decorations include tiaras, crowns, fascinators, hair bands, slides, grips or combs.
There is no correct way of wearing your tiara, take it to your hair dresser when you go for a trial run for your style and work out how you are going to wear it.
You should also consider the following when choosing your wedding jewellery:

• If your dress has a distinctive colour or a lot of beaded detail, look around for jewellery which matches or compliments the colour and is made with similar crystals, pearls and or diamantes.Try to co-ordinate your jewellery. If you have been given a necklace to wear as something borrowed, for example, look for a pair earrings and a bracelet to match.
• Talk to your hairdresser before deciding on your tiara as it may not work with your hair style.
• Your jewellery and tiara should be comfortable to wear. If your tiara feels too tight gently bend the ends of the band away from your head. It should also be secure so use hair grips to hold in place if you feel that it might slip.
• If you have sensitive skin, make sure you aren’t going to be wearing jewellery which will set you off in a rash half way through the day.
• Try to keep the bridesmaid’s jewellery and hair decorations simple, it is best to compliment but not detract from the bride’s. If the bride is wearing a tiara perhaps the bridesmaids could wear a decorated band or hair swirls made with similar beads.
• Consider having all of your jewellery custom made for you. Look on the internet for a local designer, often their prices won’t be any more than if you were to buy from a wedding dress supplier and you will have jewellery made especially for you, as a complete set.

By Angela Smith Jewellery

Angela Smith

Angela Smith is a Staffordshire jewellery designer, specialising in bespoke handmade jewellery. Angela designs beautiful beaded jewellery for weddings and other occasions, she has a large range of jewellery to buy off the peg suitable for brides and bridesmaids as well as Mother of the Bride and other wedding guests.
Angela is also happy to discuss your jewellery requirements with you, and designing your own wedding jewellery.

To see examples of Angela’s work please visit angela smiths jewellery website or Angela’s Blog for more recent examples of her work.

When planning your wedding one of the things most Brides forget about is their underwear, bras or corsets to be worn under the wedding dress.

Once you have chosen your wedding dress style it is important that you choose the underwear to suit this style. We have put together a list of suitable bras and underwear to go with your wedding dress.

So you’ve found the dress of your dreams and you can picture yourself with the perfect hair and makeup but you don’t want to stress out about finding the correct underwear, we have looked at all styles of underwear from Bodies and Basques to seamless or multiway bras. The most popular choices for underwear on your wedding day are Bodies, Basques and corset and the strapless bra!

Bodies,basques and Corsets

The most popular choice for underwear are Bodies, Basques and Corsets when speaking to Brides this seems to be because they feel more special wearing underwear that is a bit different to your every day bra. The Brides we spoke to said that even though you couldn’t see the basque or corset knowing they were wearing something a bit special helped add to the romance of the day.

Another great reason for wearing a Body or Basque is that it can hold you in and help sculpt and shape your figure. Many Baques or Corsets have boning in them which will help push everything in the right place, for tight fitting dresses this can help you feel confident but make sure you invest in one that makes you feel comfortable.

Strapless bras

With the poularity of strapless wedding dresses it makes sense to wear a strapless bra, although even wedding dresses with traps can benefit from a strapless bra. It is important that you look stunning on your wedding day so you don’t want to have to worry about your bra straps showing or slipping. Strapless bras come in all shapes and sizes and even go up to a G cup whilst still offering good support and shape.

Flesh coloured bras

If your wedding dress is a traditional white or sheer then many Brides make the mistake of choosing a white bra or body, this can sometimes show through the dress so it is better to pick underwear that matches your skin tone as closely as possible. By matching your skin colour your dress will be admired for the dress rather than people seeing the outline of your underwear.

Multiway bras

Multiway bras are a good choice if your dress had a cross over dress or an asymetric strap, most brides tend to go for a strapless bra but multiways can be adapted for unusual styles and low backs whilst still offering a lot of support. It is a good idea to try a few styles to see if a multiway offers better support or a nicer shape than a strapless bra.

Seam-free bras

For a close fitting wedding dress or a smooth material, a seam-free style is probably a good choice. Smooth cups will give you a great shape with no lumps, bumps or patterns to spoil the line of your outfit.

Plunge bras

Many Brides like to add a bit of glamour to their wedding outfit and many modern dresses have a low cut style, in this case it is important that your bra doesn’t show. Plunge bras are cut lower at the front and give your breasts a show stopping shape that will make your husband to be proud and the guests jealous.

Whatever style you go for it is important to get measured and fitted correctly for your wedding bra, you should also have your underwear for your final fittings to make sure any sculptings are considered on your final dress alterations.