Bridesmaid Jewelry

[sumbride]

So all my girls are wearing different dresses, with different necklines. And now they want to know what to wear with it. Hmmm...

So my first thought was to say "I''ll pick something and buy it for you... then you keep... is gift" but they all wear different styles anyway so it wouldn''t be much of a gift to get something they''ll never wear.

Then I thought... "well, wear something you already have, like a strand of pearls..." and then I can get them something special for each individual as a gift.

Then I thought "oh, just go out and pick out your own... whatever you want (within a limit) and I''ll buy it and they can wear it..." but suprisingly I''m getting "we want to match!" and "I have several strands of pearls!" from them.

What do I do? Say wear whatever you want and make the main part of their gift (it will be lots of little stuff too) be one thing that is NOT jewelry?

 

[So_happy]

I would let them wear what they want to/already have within limits. I told my 5 that they can wear anything silver or white gold that they''d like...or nothing at all if that suited them. Yes, it''s giving it up to chance a little but I can''t think of a time I saw any of them wear soemthing really that bad so I trust thier choice.

 

[surfgirl]

Personally, I think a gift of jewelry is a lovely thing for your BMs to cherish always...If they all already have a strand of pearls (which was my first idea), what color are their dresses? Cold you get them black pearls? Or a pearl drop pendant? Or matching earrings (pearl or otherwise?). Do they all have diamond studs? If so, could you get them matching earring jackets? I suppose it depends on how much you want to spend on each on as well but just a few thoughts. Could you get each one a matching necklace but each one with a birthstone pendant for each BM, but matching styles? I could go on and on but I dont want to bore you! Matching bracelets? If they are all going to wear pearl strands, for example, you could get them all matching pearl bracelets...

 

[sumbride]

The dresses are navy. I definitely trust their taste... just wanted to give them something special... it doesn''t necessarily have to be something they wear to the wedding.

I''ve been eyeing a few different pearl drops, but haven''t decided on that yet. I know it''s more simple than some of them would want to wear, and more than others would wear regularly... and they don''t all wear the same color of metals... so if I get them matching ones, some would like it and others wouldn''t.

I hadn''t thought about the bracelet route though. I might be able to swing that. I have 6 bridesmaids and 1 jr. bridesmaid, so it adds up quickly.

 

[surfgirl]

Well you could do freshwater pearls and it wouldn't cost as much. Also, black/tahitians wont look as nice as white pearls will with Navy dresses. Since they all wear different levels of jewelry and different colored metals, I keep going back to pearl bracelets. Timeless. They'll think of you when they wear them. Etc....

Unless you scrap the jewelry part and just get each one a lovely pashmina shawl to use as a wrap at the wedding and beyond? Maybe in cream or another color if you have more than one color in your wedding scheme? Pashmina's are lovely...

 

[ChargerGrrl]

They''re probably a bit dated now, but I bought my gals a round circle diamond pendant from overstock.com OK, so they were''t ideal stones, but they loved them and it didn''t break the bank!

I''ve purchased other jewelry items on overstock.com and only have positive things to say about the experience.

 

[NYCsparkle]

why don''t you get them bracelets or earrings instead of a necklace? i got my girls bracelets and earrings because they all wore different dresses and the necklines were different.

 

[oshinbreez]

Date: 5/15/2007 5:45:59 PM
Author: sumbride
The dresses are navy. I definitely trust their taste... just wanted to give them something special... it doesn''t necessarily have to be something they wear to the wedding.


I''ve been eyeing a few different pearl drops, but haven''t decided on that yet. I know it''s more simple than some of them would want to wear, and more than others would wear regularly... and they don''t all wear the same color of metals... so if I get them matching ones, some would like it and others wouldn''t.


I hadn''t thought about the bracelet route though. I might be able to swing that. I have 6 bridesmaids and 1 jr. bridesmaid, so it adds up quickly.

Since they wear different colored metals, why not get something 2 tone? What is your budget?

 

[sumbride]

I think bracelet and earrings would work. Just need to find out if they all have "average" wrists.

Budget is up to $150 each but I'd like to stay under $100 if possible. I don't want to get anything costumey... I'd like them to be real pearls, not beads, for example. Or real gold or silver, not gold plated.

 

[FireGoddess]

I really like the bracelet and earrings idea. At one wedding, the MOH wore a wrap and the BMs didn''t, so the bride gave the BMs necklaces and the MOH a pin to clasp the wrap. Very pretty.

 

[oshinbreez]

Have you found anything yet? What about these earrings and these bracelets. Both come in either white or yellow gold, so you can get each the color they like.

 

[sumbride]

Those are cool but I don''t think a few of the girls would like them.

I''m thinking about going through http://www.etsy.com and have some made, but I haven''t had a chance to look yet.

 

[dmamsquared]

http://www.sdreader.com/wedding/adv/shinedesign/shinedesign.html

I found this site quite by accident a few days ago: "Shine Designs" by Lisa. Very reasonable and appropriate for wedding. But would they work for the girls??? Take a look.