How to Select Silver Wedding Jewelry
For a bride, her wedding day is her day to shine. Everything she chooses to wear is focused on making her look beautiful. The first decision is usually her dress, and then she will decide how she will wear her hair. Finally, she will choose her accessories including shoes and jewelry. For many brides, silver wedding jewelry is a good choice to complement their ensemble.
Silver jewelry is delicate and youthful and bold and beautiful. However, wedding jewelry should be chosen to do one thing - make sure the bride stands out above all others on her wedding day. As a bride, care should be taken to make sure your choices enhance your natural beauty and are not so overpowering that they draw more attention than you.
Most wedding professionals recommend wearing simple wedding jewelry whether it is an individual piece or a matching jewelry set. When choosing your jewelry pieces consider your dress and how you will wear your hair. Some other considerations are how formal the wedding will be what is the setting for the wedding.
Here are a few guidelines that may be helpful:
Silver Wedding Earrings
A popular choice for many brides is to keep earrings simple. Stud earrings such as a single pearl and diamond or crystal solitaire is good choices. If you want to wear a long earring such as a chandelier or dangly strands, consider how you plan to wear your hair. Stud earrings can be worn easily whether your hair will be swept up or down. Long earrings work better with your hair up. Otherwise, they can get tangled in your hair. If your dress is very elaborate or your wedding is very formal, a simple stud earring works best.
Silver Wedding Hair Jewelry
Many brides are opting for hair jewelry either in addition or to replace the veil. Some of your choices include tiaras, hairpins, combs, and decorated headbands. Sometimes a headpiece such as a tiara is all the jewelry you will need. If you wear additional jewelry, make the hair jewelry your main focus piece. Hair jewelry does not have to be flashy, a simple pearl comb or headband can be beautiful.
Silver Jewelry for Your Back
During the wedding ceremony, couples are often standing with their backs to their guests. If you are wearing a backless or low-cut wedding dress, you can enhance the look and add interest for your guests by wearing a necklace, such as backwards strands of opera-length pearls, or lariat.
If your wedding dress is simple, you can complement it with a bold necklace, however, a delicate necklace will look better if your dress is very elaborate. If your dress has an intricate neckline, you may want to forgo a necklace. When selecting an appropriate length for your necklace, a the strand should stop above your dress neckline leaving a gap, or if your dress is unadorned, fall below the neckline as with a long strand of pearls.
Silver Bracelets
Adding a bracelet to your wedding ensemble can sometimes be too much. Unless you are wearing a strapless dress, it is usually better to leave your arms and wrists bare - after all; your wedding ring set is all you need. If your gown is strapless, a larger or a bit more elaborate bracelet will work. Otherwise, if you really want to wear a bracelet, keep it small and simple.
When to Wear Silver Jewelry
When selecting whether you want gold or silver jewelry, consider the warmth or coolness of your gown color as well as your own skin tone. Since white is often the color of choice for most brides on their wedding day, the coolness of silver jewelry works well. You able to buy sterling silver jewelry for a fraction of the cost of gold jewelry. Silver jewelry will also work well if your wedding ring set is platinum or white gold.
To recap, when choosing silver jewelry for your special day, consider your dress and hair first and select jewelry to complement both. When in doubt, keep your silver wedding jewelry simple.