Comments on: Bridal Jewelry: How much is too much? http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:59:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Elena http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-37937 Elena Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:37:52 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/#comment-37937 Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us every day :-) I love Manolo for the Brides! Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us every day :-) I love Manolo for the Brides!

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-2306 Never teh Bride Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:42:35 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/#comment-2306 How beautiful, Meg! How beautiful, Meg!

]]> By: Meg http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-2305 Meg Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:20:56 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/#comment-2305 Having given in to my inner princess, I will be wearing a traditional gown (which my MOH is okay with - hooray) with bugle beading (tasteful) all over it. (Alfred Angelo's #1118 - <a href="http://www.alfredangelo.com/index.cfm/fuseAction/COLLECTIONS.productDetail/fromAdvancedSearch/0/productID/210d62e5-912d-4614-b2c1-8552ee66e4ab/categoryID/32e5a88c-cbf1-498f-afcf-dbfca138c5d3" rel="nofollow">white, not gold</a>; I plan to keep it simple. Pearl stud earrings and the pearls I got from my parents when I turned 21. And probably a sparkly hair comb for the veil. I'm considering a pearl enhancer with a sapphire in it (for loyalty and because it's the groom's birthstone) but have had absolutely zero luck finding one at a price that doesn't give me a heart attack yet. Ah well, still time to shop. Viva understatement! (For me.) Having given in to my inner princess, I will be wearing a traditional gown (which my MOH is okay with – hooray) with bugle beading (tasteful) all over it. (Alfred Angelo’s #1118 – white, not gold; I plan to keep it simple. Pearl stud earrings and the pearls I got from my parents when I turned 21. And probably a sparkly hair comb for the veil. I’m considering a pearl enhancer with a sapphire in it (for loyalty and because it’s the groom’s birthstone) but have had absolutely zero luck finding one at a price that doesn’t give me a heart attack yet. Ah well, still time to shop.

Viva understatement! (For me.)

]]> By: Twistie http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-2303 Twistie Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:57:03 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/#comment-2303 I think the key to wedding finery is the same as for every day: what do you feel beautiful wearing? There really isn't a one size fits all answer. I was bridesmaid in a wedding once where the other bridesmaid was laboring under the delusion that she was the one who got to make all the decisions about what the bridal party should wear, and she insisted on tiny pearl studs. It was the groom who mutinied at that point, took me aside, and told me he wouldn't recognize me if I showed up with tiny, demure pearl studs and begged me to wear something fabulous in my ears. He grinned from ear to ear when he saw the huge, bronze, heart-shaped scrolls with garnets and pink freshwater pearls dangling from them. The bride adored them, too. OTOH, if you're not comfortable with bling, for goodness' sake, keep it to a minimum. The thing you should look like on your big day is YOU at your best. I think the key to wedding finery is the same as for every day: what do you feel beautiful wearing? There really isn’t a one size fits all answer.

I was bridesmaid in a wedding once where the other bridesmaid was laboring under the delusion that she was the one who got to make all the decisions about what the bridal party should wear, and she insisted on tiny pearl studs. It was the groom who mutinied at that point, took me aside, and told me he wouldn’t recognize me if I showed up with tiny, demure pearl studs and begged me to wear something fabulous in my ears.

He grinned from ear to ear when he saw the huge, bronze, heart-shaped scrolls with garnets and pink freshwater pearls dangling from them. The bride adored them, too.

OTOH, if you’re not comfortable with bling, for goodness’ sake, keep it to a minimum. The thing you should look like on your big day is YOU at your best.

]]> By: Bria http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-2301 Bria Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:06:53 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/#comment-2301 Miss Piggy is my girl. I used to keep a Miss Piggy finger puppet in my office (heh, when I had such a thing) because she's a gal who doesn't take [poo] from anyone. And, as LBD aptly points out, she has an excellent understanding of the grandeur that lies in excess. Miss Piggy is my girl. I used to keep a Miss Piggy finger puppet in my office (heh, when I had such a thing) because she’s a gal who doesn’t take [poo] from anyone. And, as LBD aptly points out, she has an excellent understanding of the grandeur that lies in excess.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-2299 Never teh Bride Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:47:37 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/#comment-2299 If you're glam, La BellaDonna, then I say BE GLAM with pride. Someone's got to do it! If you’re glam, La BellaDonna, then I say BE GLAM with pride. Someone’s got to do it!

]]> By: La BellaDonna http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-2293 La BellaDonna Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:55:39 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/#comment-2293 And I do not feel the love for Coco Chanel, who was a total Nazi sympathizer. I lean towards the basic math of Miss Piggy: "Less is not more, less is <i>less</i>. More is more." If I were to turn up for my wedding with a glam factor of fifteen or below, my loved ones would be dialling for the EMTs. And I do not feel the love for Coco Chanel, who was a total Nazi sympathizer. I lean towards the basic math of Miss Piggy: “Less is not more, less is less. More is more.” If I were to turn up for my wedding with a glam factor of fifteen or below, my loved ones would be dialling for the EMTs.

]]> By: Gigolo Kitty http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-2280 Gigolo Kitty Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:12:28 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/#comment-2280 I'm South Asian. You are expected to be overburdened with jewelry on your wedding day. If not, "people" might sniff at your parents for not providing for you since, traditionally, a bride's jewelry was her dowry. I’m South Asian. You are expected to be overburdened with jewelry on your wedding day. If not, “people” might sniff at your parents for not providing for you since, traditionally, a bride’s jewelry was her dowry.

]]> By: enygma http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-2279 enygma Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:02:29 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/#comment-2279 If I ever get married, I know that the accessories part will trip me up. Aside from a ring, and sometimes a watch or earrings, I don't really accessorize. I can't handle them. If I ever get married, I know that the accessories part will trip me up. Aside from a ring, and sometimes a watch or earrings, I don’t really accessorize. I can’t handle them.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-2278 Never teh Bride Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:38:02 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/04/26/how-much-is-too-much/#comment-2278 Hmmm, you're right, Bria. I just looked at their description without really putting two and two together. You'd figure they'd be a bit more up to speed on their jewelry terms. Hmmm, you’re right, Bria. I just looked at their description without really putting two and two together. You’d figure they’d be a bit more up to speed on their jewelry terms.

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