Once you've picked the all important dress you need to think about all the accessories that go with it, particularly jewellery. In many cases the level of sparkle and bling can make or break the look - and the last thing you want is to look tragic on your big day.
There are some easy steps to follow when deciding on what jewellery to wear. Think about the style of your dress, the detailing on the dress, the sorts of things you actually like......
If your dress is the stereotypical puff ball meringue then you might want to go with something simple and understated. If there is a lot of beading and detailing in your dress you might want to avoid anything too flashy. If there is sparkly beading on your dress why not go with crystal jewellery or diamond, pearls might not look right.
Depending on the neckline of the dress, you might feel a chocker would look better than a pendant......the list of considerations is endless
What jewellery do you want? Do you want earrings? A necklace, a bracelet? All these things need to be thought about!!
Being faced with all these thoughts I took the less stressful route and contacted a specialist to discuss what I wanted and what would look best. Having my jewellery custom designed and made has to be one of the best things I have done for the wedding.
Sonia at Gioia Mia was fantastic! Despite her being based in Glasgow, and I in Aberdeen she emailed me regularly during the consultation period with ideas, pictures and advice. She understood what I meant when I said I wanted something with a little sparkle but no bling. I emailed her a picture of my dress, with close ups of the detailing on the dress and waited to see what she could suggest. I have to admit that I was completely astounded by what she created for me, and I cannot wait till the wedding to wear it, better still I was amazed at the prices. It wasn't that expensive when you consider I was getting custom made pieces that were being made specifically to my requirements (even the length of bracelet was specific to me). I really would recommend that you look into the custom avenue purely to see what is available and to get ideas of what might look best with your dress. Examples of Gioia Mia's work can be seen in the recent edition of the Scottish Wedding Directory and I will post some pictures here soon.
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Monday, 29 June 2009
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Steps to being a "Super Bride"
As we all know planning a wedding can be a costly business! As soon as you mention the "wedding" word, prices seem to skyrocket and suddenly you're thinking it might be better to elope.
There are so many ways to save money when planning your wedding, for instance you could buy a dress from the High Street from the likes of Littlewoods, Marks & Spencer, Monsoon? They sell some really pretty dresses and at a fraction of the price of bridal shops they are a steal! Failing that when you're dress shopping tell the assistants in the bridal shop your budget and that way they will point out dresses that you can afford and steer you away from the ones that will break the bank.
Other ways to save are to hunt around for bargains, eBay will soon become a favourite for many brides to be. You'd be amazed at the things you will find on there! So far I've managed to get all the favours, favour boxes, thank you gifts, cuff links for the attendants and many other things from shops on eBay and at very good prices. So long as you're not afraid of hard work this route might be for you!
Often a lot of brides to be want to make their own stationery, which for those who are creative and not in any way artistically challenged, it's a great way to save money. Again EBay will have the bits and bobs you need, failing that there are many websites out there with everything you will need. But if like me you want something professional looking then there are a variety of shops, sites etc to buy stationery from or you can have it custom designed for you to suit your theme. Some of the stationery and gifts for our wedding is coming from www.littletigercreations.com which is run by a close friend of mine. She has been great and helped me work out what I wanted from my stationery and made my ramblings turn into an actual creation.
For the cars, do you know anyone with a "posh" car? Does your uncle drive a Rolls Royce? Can you sweet talk him into taking you to the church/hotel? Failing that ask the car companies if they offer any discount for booking more than one car, or if they would give you discount if you are only needing the car for a short time? It's worth asking, you never know you might get £50 off the price and at the end of the day wouldn't you rather the £50 in your pocket?!
There are so many ways to save money when planning your wedding, for instance you could buy a dress from the High Street from the likes of Littlewoods, Marks & Spencer, Monsoon? They sell some really pretty dresses and at a fraction of the price of bridal shops they are a steal! Failing that when you're dress shopping tell the assistants in the bridal shop your budget and that way they will point out dresses that you can afford and steer you away from the ones that will break the bank.
Other ways to save are to hunt around for bargains, eBay will soon become a favourite for many brides to be. You'd be amazed at the things you will find on there! So far I've managed to get all the favours, favour boxes, thank you gifts, cuff links for the attendants and many other things from shops on eBay and at very good prices. So long as you're not afraid of hard work this route might be for you!
Often a lot of brides to be want to make their own stationery, which for those who are creative and not in any way artistically challenged, it's a great way to save money. Again EBay will have the bits and bobs you need, failing that there are many websites out there with everything you will need. But if like me you want something professional looking then there are a variety of shops, sites etc to buy stationery from or you can have it custom designed for you to suit your theme. Some of the stationery and gifts for our wedding is coming from www.littletigercreations.com which is run by a close friend of mine. She has been great and helped me work out what I wanted from my stationery and made my ramblings turn into an actual creation.
For the cars, do you know anyone with a "posh" car? Does your uncle drive a Rolls Royce? Can you sweet talk him into taking you to the church/hotel? Failing that ask the car companies if they offer any discount for booking more than one car, or if they would give you discount if you are only needing the car for a short time? It's worth asking, you never know you might get £50 off the price and at the end of the day wouldn't you rather the £50 in your pocket?!
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