Bridal Bliss ~ Your Stylish Guide with Stella & Dot

excerpted from my blog, Irresistible Style. View my eBoutique: http://stelladot.com/elise

Your wedding day is almost here. You have chosen your location, caterer, dress, flowers, music, and bridal party. What about your accessories?

Many think of pearls and diamonds. Today's fashion trend in bridal jewelry is letting your personal style shine through. After all, today's bride is as fashion forward, trendsetting and stylish as ever; her jewelry should be too!

* Pearls~ The "go-with-everything" classic. Pearls. The classic strand of pearls are updated with new designs and styles. Try colored, cultured or freshwater pearls. Think champagne, mocha or black. You might want to wear a statement or a few layered, longer strands.

* Chandelier Earrings~ These gorgeous earrings will catch the light in your eye, as you dance. They look great with a t-shirt and jeans and a stack of bangles, too.

* 20th Century Vintage~ Look for sparkling faceted stones and quality crystals set in Sterling Silver.

For a bracelet, cuffs are all over the runways. Brides love the look of beautifully cut stones inlaid in matte gold. Simply stunning. An unexpected, statement.

* Black! Many brides are accentuating their look with black, from black embroidery on their gown to incorporating black ribbons or stones in their accessories. Black stones such as onyx or black pearls look fabulous as a stud earring and can also provide great contrast with a white dress. Click to View Collection.

* Embroidery~ Gorgeous hand embroidered silk fabric with Swarovski crystal and glass stones. Talk about affordable luxury. These ebroidered cuffs were hand embroidered at the same couture house that service Lanvin, Prada, Dior, and Jason Wu (designer of Michelle Obama’s inauguration gown). Every last one of these beads are hand-stitched onto the silk.

* Color! Adding a pop of color is eye-catching and fun! Let your personality shine through. There are no stead-fast rules in choosing your look to walk down the aisle. You want to create a distinctive memory. Take a closer look and see a pave ladybug atop the enamel flower. Click to View Collection.

Best of all, colorful bridal jewelry ~ is memorable and makes a statement. It can be worn very easily after the wedding with anything from a little black dress to jeans.


Bridesmaids' gifts are treasured memories.
Choose an item she can wear on your big day and ever after, remembering you fondly. A very popular look is the pavé setting. These unique settings are made up of lots of small gemstones, often diamonds or CZ, set closely together. The gems are separated and held in place by little beads of the setting metal. The result is what looks like a continuous surface of diamonds or other gems.
(soiree pave bracelet)

This pavé set heart pendant looks like it is set with a solid surface of diamonds.
A tiny pave heart would be the perfect accessory for your precious flower girls.

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