| You've dreamed about your wedding day for | | | | overtone that will make your skin look more |
| years. Now the date has been set and you want | | | | vibrant. |
| it all to be perfect. The dress, the flowers, the | | | | Hair, neck and shoulders: The length of your |
| reception... there are so many details to plan. But | | | | neck, the style of your hair and the neckline of |
| don't leave the wedding jewelry till the last minute. | | | | the dress affect the jewelry style that will suit |
| It's too important. | | | | you best. Experiment with different styles. |
| Bridal jewelry should be chosen as soon as you've | | | | Tradition: Our family traditions and cultural |
| chosen the dress. It needs to compliment the | | | | background affect what we consider "right" for |
| dress. But even more than that, it needs to make | | | | our dream day. In some families the bride |
| you look more beautiful. To accomplish that, | | | | traditionally wears pearl jewelry on her wedding |
| consider the following: | | | | day. Think, not just of what's in style today, but |
| Your skin tone: Wedding jewelry should be | | | | what you can look back on with pleasure for |
| chosen to compliment your skin tone. The wrong | | | | many years. You're going to look at those |
| jewels, the wrong color gold or the wrong pearl | | | | wedding photos for decades. So go with your |
| overtone means you won't look as good as you | | | | heart on this one! |
| could. My sister looks fantastic in diamonds and | | | | Don't skimp: Bridal jewelry is as important to |
| white gold. They make her look absolutely | | | | your total appearance as the frame on a picture. |
| stunning, but they don't do the same on me. I | | | | It sets off the dress and enhances your face. |
| look better in pearl jewelry or opals. Of course, if | | | | This is not one of the things you want to skimp |
| I wear diamond and pearl jewelry with yellow | | | | on. Economize on something else. This is too |
| gold, I can glow too! Go to a good jewelry shop | | | | visible to be shrugged off as an unessential detail. |
| and try on a variety of necklaces and earrings to | | | | Your wedding day will come and go, but the |
| get a feel for what becomes you best. If you're | | | | memories and the photos will last for the rest of |
| wearing pearl jewelry, make sure you get the | | | | your life. Make sure they're perfect! |