Helpful Tips for choosing the right Jewellery and Accessories
Choose a bridal tiara according to your face shape....
Round face: To make your face appear longer, choose a tiara with some eight, additional height can be achieved with the addition of a veil.
Long face: Headbands or tiaras with little or no height that extend over your head from one side to the other at an even height offer width.
Oval face: Avoid headpieces with a peak at the top, which will make your face appear longer. Wearing a headband, forehead piece, or a back piece will make your face appear less oval.
Full face: To create the illusion of a longer face, wear a tiara that peaks into a "V" at the top and offers some height.
Match your tiara to the color of your wedding dress....
Ivory wedding gowns looks best with gold toned or creamy pearl embellishments.
White bridal gown suit silver-tone, rhinestone, and white pearl tiaras.
Diamond white gowns (diamond white is in between white and off-white, that is, just barely off-white) are a good match for either gold or silver.
Glossary of tiara designs....
TIARA: Replicating a crown, tiaras offer the most impressive effect. They can be worn alone, perfect for a beach bride or with the addition of a veil.
HEADBAND: Headbands are a very functional option for brides who want to wear their hair down. A headband can be used to keep a brides hair away from her face or it can also be worn to accent upswept hairstyles as well.
DOUBLE HEADBAND: Double Headbands are the most versatile of all. They can be worn flat on the head as a headband, tilted forward in tiara style, or wrapped around a bun.
BUN RING: A bun ring is a complete circle of wire wrapped with embellishments that is worn around an up do creating a very classic style.
BACK PIECE: A back piece is worn when you don't want to draw attention hair accessories. A back pieces is flattering to wear with either a low bun or French twist and the addition of a veil.
COMBS: A comb is a simple piece, often embellished, that can be worn with almost any hairstyle. A comb can be attached to a veil.
Tips on choosing a bridal tiara....
Choose your gown, then choose your accessories to compliment it.
Wedding tiaras range from the very simple for a casual wedding to the
very formal to top off a formal wedding gown.
A tiara should frame your face and anchor your veil with out detracting from your wedding dress.
Bridal tiaras look great on both short hair and long hair, either swept up or long and flowing. Before the big day, visit your hairstylist who will assist you in placing your tiara on the right location, assuring that is comfortable, as well as offer tips on how to remove your veil.
Short hair – works well with lighter, more delicate tiaras which will not require lots of pinning to hold it in place.
Brides with shorter hair also look best in headband styles or tiaras with a smaller shaped comb.
A contemporary wedding dress looks best with a sleek modern headpiece, where as a vintage wedding dress suits a more ornate design.
A good rule of thumb, according to the website Wedding Dresses Etc. is "To make a round face appear longer, select a tiara that has a peak or some height." If you have an oval of long face shape, the headband style complements it, while ones with a V-shaped peak elongate fuller faces.
Decide if you are going to wear a veil or not, and bring that along when picking out the embellishments as well. This will also come into play on how you design your wedding tiara.
Choose the colour that the tiara will be custm made on. For example, if your wedding party is wearing gold-toned pieces, choose a wedding headpiece in the same color scheme.
Match the type of embellishment in your wedding gown with the embellishments in your accessories. If you have hand-sewn pearl beadwork, your tiara should contain pearls as well. If your gown is simple, sparkling diamonds or Swarovski crystals will add a little drama to your overall appearance. Use crystals with crystals, pearls with pearls, etc. If you have a floral details in your gown, look for a headpiece with similar detailing. The design detail of your tiara and veil should transform a beautiful wedding dress into a glorious bridal gown.
Neither one overshadowing the other.
Jewellery
What is
Swarovski Crystal offers a wide range of colors and special coatings. Special coatings are bonded to the outer surface of the Swarovski crystals for a more brilliant effect.
The special effect and special coating of the beads are permanent. Aurora Borealis, known as "AB", is one of the more popular Swarovski crystal coatings that gives off a rainbow-like effect, when the sun shines it is stunning.
Necklace Lengths
13" to 16" Collar & Choker lengths should be comfortably close fitting, lying above the collar bone, or up on the neck.
17" to 19" The Princess length is probably the most popular length of necklace, any style of necklace can be made in this standard length, which rests beautifully just over the collar bone.
20" to 24" The Matinee is a lovely drape of beads or crystals, most definitely on the chest, a length still suitable to be worn with low neck dresses.
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