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Your Guide to Selecting Jewelry
for the Bridesmaids
Necklaces and Necklines
The most successful accessories take into consideration the type of
ceremony and the style of the dress. Use this guide for selecting
necklaces for the bridesmaids.
Necklines suitable for
Bare Necks - No Necklaces
Lately, there has been a trend
of bare necks; that is not wearing any necklaces and favoring the
focal point on the earrings. This can be considered with any dress
and is always an option! The rule of thumb for not wearing any
necklaces is when the bodice, collar, or neckline of the dress is
ornately embellished. In these circumstances the necklace detracts
from the design of the dress. An embellishment includes the use of
lace, sequins, crystals, beads, pearls etc.
Consider the bare neck look when the dress has the following
necklines and is lavishly embellished:
Necklines suitable for
Intricate Necklaces
When should a necklace be considered? When the necklace enhances the
neckline, accents the dress and provides an easy focal point.
Consider a necklace that is intricate in design with the following
necklines:
Necklines suitable for Drop Necklaces, “V” Designs or Pendants
Necklaces that have a “v” shape enhance the vertical points in the
sweetheart necklines. Consider drop necklaces, “v” designs or
pendants with the following dress necklines:
Hawaiian Lei’s
Hawaiian themed weddings are becoming more and more popular.
Traditionally, the Hawaiian wedding does not have bridesmaids;
however, contemporary brides are including their maidens. This is
one circumstance that the type of ceremony dictates the necklace and
the dress as well. The necklaces traditionally worn in these
tropical weddings are leis. They are made up of white or red natural
flowers. These flowers may include ginger (which is the most
delicate), orchids, tuber roses or even carnations. This necklace is
typically 40 inches long (a closed circle) and is worn half flowing
down the front of the bodice and the other half the lei flowing down
the back. Hawaiian tradition also dictates that a mother-to-be
should wear an “open lei” (not a closed lei) for good luck.
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