The wedding dress takes center stage from the moment you buy it to the day you put in on to wear in front of your Wedding guests. That’s why most brides spend so much time and effort trying to find the right one. The right dress will make the bride wearing it will look extra fabulous.
Along with the dress there are other pieces needed to complete the bridal look. Accessories like earrings, a necklace and maybe even a headpiece can really bring the bridal look together.
Accessories are also important if you had to curb your budget on the wedding gown, since not everyone has thousands of dollars to spend. Accessories can really make a bride shine.

Earrings

Earrings on any woman, wedding day or not, should really compliment the whole outfit but reflect the wearers’ style and personality. Weddings are all about style so it’s important to pick the right earrings. Diamond or pearl studs are a simple yet elegant choice. If you want to make a real statement, go for something bold, like glitzy and sparkly chandelier earrings or a drop made of crystals.

Some wedding dresses do not need much jewelry to compliment it and a necklace is something one can do without if the dress has many embellishments on the top of the bodice. The décolletage on some dresses begs for no necklace. There are brides that follow the less is more concept and those that think the opposite but it all comes down again to the bride’s personality and sense of style. Necklaces, like earrings can be simple and elegant or extravagant and bold.

The hands are very important in a wedding. It gets adorned with a wedding ring, the hands hold a bouquet, and they will be photographed a lot during the wedding day. As with all kinds of jewelry, there are a different variety of bracelets out there. Choose with care and wear what you love.

Tiaras are fit for modern day princesses. Some brides know with no doubt that they will be wearing a tiara on their head. Other brides know without a doubt that they aren’t the type to wear one. The wedding is considered to be the most special day in a girl’s life, so any bride should at least try a tiara on while dress shopping. The dress consultant may suggest it anyway and if not, your girlfriends will beg you to put one on, just to fulfill their fantasy of wearing one some day. Also if you don’t want to buy one, tiaras can be rented.

When going to your hair consultation, bring your tiara. Your wedding day hair stylist will need to find the perfect hairstyle to accommodate a tiara (and maybe a veil) on your head without falling. If you are wearing a veil, bring that as well.

If you don’t want a tiara, there are other alternatives. A hairpiece can range from feathers, a head and covered in rhinestones, or flowers. There are hairpins that are studded with rhinestones and pearls if you want to go simple. The thing you have to do is do your research online or when you are out wedding dress shopping.

Just like the tiara, be sure to bring your hairpiece to your hair consultation. If you didn’t plan on wearing one, your hair stylist may have some readily available for you to try.

Belt or Sash

The belt or sash isn’t a necessity but it’s an affordable way to add some sparkle to a plain wedding dress. It can add just a slight pop of color to an all white dress. A belt or sash can make an otherwise boring dress really spectacular. If you opted for a dress without crystals because the option to have it hand sewn into the dress wasn’t economical then a belt or sash sewn with crystals may just do the trick. Once again, check to see if the piece can be rented instead of purchased.

To keep within budget when shopping for bridal accessories, try and look for jewelry sets that are available at most wedding dress stores. Ask to look for sets that are rentals instead of for purchase, especially if you know you’ll never wear that tiara again.
Also, you may be getting jewelry from a grandmother or mother and if it’s in great condition and fits your wedding dress style, consider including it among your bridal accessories, for the something old or something borrowed, as the saying goes. Your fiancé may want to purchase jewelry set as your wedding gift as well, so keep that in mind and maybe drop some big hints of what you would like to wear on your wedding day.
Although lots of rhinestones and crystals would look fantastic on you, your best accessory will be that amazing smile you wear on your special day. So practice smiling because you’ll be doing a lot when the big day arrives!

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