Comments on: Pretty in pearls http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:09:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: sunglow http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-134016 sunglow Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:01:44 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-134016 I'm still waiting for Pearl Jam to announce their trip to Seattle this summer it's not too late, it's not too late. *fingers crossed* I’m still waiting for Pearl Jam to announce their trip to Seattle this summer it’s not too late, it’s not too late. *fingers crossed*

]]> By: Carol http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-105797 Carol Fri, 18 May 2007 08:58:58 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-105797 I like pearl jewelry. I ever wore a set of freshwater pearl & crystal necklace,earring jewelry set in my wedding party. It's great! I like pearl jewelry. I ever wore a set of freshwater pearl & crystal necklace,earring jewelry set in my wedding party. It’s great!

]]> By: Darcy http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-7034 Darcy Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:26:05 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-7034 I've heard that wearing pearls on your wedding day is bad luck, but I agree they look fab. I recieved a pearl necklace/earring set from my grandmother when I graduated from high school that I'm considering wearing on my wedding day. Also my mother's engagement ring was a pearl - and my parents have been married for 35 years now. So maybe there isn't any truth to these supersistions? I’ve heard that wearing pearls on your wedding day is bad luck, but I agree they look fab. I recieved a pearl necklace/earring set from my grandmother when I graduated from high school that I’m considering wearing on my wedding day. Also my mother’s engagement ring was a pearl - and my parents have been married for 35 years now. So maybe there isn’t any truth to these supersistions?

]]> By: Omnibus Driver http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-7014 Omnibus Driver Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:48:29 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-7014 My mother, sister and I all wore my grandmother's choker-length graduated pearls (which are now mine!) for our wedding days. Lots of good mojo in them! My mother, sister and I all wore my grandmother’s choker-length graduated pearls (which are now mine!) for our wedding days. Lots of good mojo in them!

]]> By: Twistie http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-6991 Twistie Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:12:39 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-6991 It was a sort of homage to my late mother, since it was one of her favorite pieces of jewelry and I was the one who convinced her to go ahead and get it. I actually went back and forth for a while on whether to wear the dog or an asian-inspired mother of pearl brooch I'd inherited from my grandmother. It was my MOH and another bridesmaid who sat me down and said it had to be the dog. They were right. My bridesmaids were the best. It was a sort of homage to my late mother, since it was one of her favorite pieces of jewelry and I was the one who convinced her to go ahead and get it.

I actually went back and forth for a while on whether to wear the dog or an asian-inspired mother of pearl brooch I’d inherited from my grandmother. It was my MOH and another bridesmaid who sat me down and said it had to be the dog. They were right. My bridesmaids were the best.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-6988 Never teh Bride Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:03:28 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-6988 A snarly, spiny dog, Twistie! Wow! That is what I call original. I'm going to have to second jenny's emotion above. The most expensive jewelry I own hardly ever sees the light of day because I am dang paranoid about losing it! A snarly, spiny dog, Twistie! Wow! That is what I call original.

I’m going to have to second jenny’s emotion above. The most expensive jewelry I own hardly ever sees the light of day because I am dang paranoid about losing it!

]]> By: Twistie http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-6986 Twistie Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:31:02 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-6986 I have to admit the only pearls I much care for are Baroque ones. The luster of pearls is so much more interesting to me when there are a lot of angles on the surface for it to reflect off of...but that's just me. I'm definitely of the opinion that bridal jewelry should reflect the personality of the bride. If you never wear anything larger than a discreet pair of stud earrings, don't go for big, loud jewelry on your wedding day. OTOH, if I'd gone the quiet route with my jewelry on my wedding day, my beloved might not have recognized me. I always wear a lot of big, crafty jewelry, often with an animal theme. So what did I choose for bridal jewelry? A pair of big, hammered silver disc earrings, my silver animal rings that I wear every day, and a hammered silver brooch of a snarly, spiny dog that had belonged to my mother. No expert would have recommended those as wedding jewelry, but the people who commented on it all said positive things, and I look like me in my wedding photos. And yes, if your wedding gown has the right sort of neckline, that necklace above could be spectacular. Meg, both the possibilities you're considering sound amazing. And Jenny, you'll never convince me wearing faux jewelry is trashy...but then I'm the one who owns and seriously wears a pair of rubber vulture earrings! LOL! I have to admit the only pearls I much care for are Baroque ones. The luster of pearls is so much more interesting to me when there are a lot of angles on the surface for it to reflect off of…but that’s just me.

I’m definitely of the opinion that bridal jewelry should reflect the personality of the bride. If you never wear anything larger than a discreet pair of stud earrings, don’t go for big, loud jewelry on your wedding day. OTOH, if I’d gone the quiet route with my jewelry on my wedding day, my beloved might not have recognized me. I always wear a lot of big, crafty jewelry, often with an animal theme.

So what did I choose for bridal jewelry? A pair of big, hammered silver disc earrings, my silver animal rings that I wear every day, and a hammered silver brooch of a snarly, spiny dog that had belonged to my mother. No expert would have recommended those as wedding jewelry, but the people who commented on it all said positive things, and I look like me in my wedding photos.

And yes, if your wedding gown has the right sort of neckline, that necklace above could be spectacular.

Meg, both the possibilities you’re considering sound amazing.

And Jenny, you’ll never convince me wearing faux jewelry is trashy…but then I’m the one who owns and seriously wears a pair of rubber vulture earrings! LOL!

]]> By: jenny http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-6981 jenny Sun, 30 Jul 2006 06:48:19 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-6981 I'm a sucker for pearls too. I so wanted a pearl wedding ring; but for the sake of peace I settled for something else. But someday <i> I will claim my rightful ring!</i> This necklace with the varying sizes of pearls is fabulous! Call me trashy, but I don't really care whether what I wear is real or not. As a matter of fact, I'd be much more comfortable wearing a $27 necklace than I would be wearing something expensive that I could possibly lose/break/mangle. Grace is <i>not</i> my middle name. I’m a sucker for pearls too. I so wanted a pearl wedding ring; but for the sake of peace I settled for something else. But someday I will claim my rightful ring!

This necklace with the varying sizes of pearls is fabulous! Call me trashy, but I don’t really care whether what I wear is real or not. As a matter of fact, I’d be much more comfortable wearing a $27 necklace than I would be wearing something expensive that I could possibly lose/break/mangle. Grace is not my middle name.

]]> By: Meg http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-6976 Meg Sun, 30 Jul 2006 05:40:11 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/07/29/pretty-in-pearls/#comment-6976 I considered wearing my pearls (I have a single strand given as a 21st bday present some years ago), but they got totally lost against my dress (too much white and too much shoulder/neckline for them to hope to stand out). So it'll either be a gold and sapphire necklace borrowed from my future M-i-L or this fabulous neckalce/torque type piece of gold wire and opalite glass beads that a really amazing artist I know made. It'll basically come down to what looks best. I considered wearing my pearls (I have a single strand given as a 21st bday present some years ago), but they got totally lost against my dress (too much white and too much shoulder/neckline for them to hope to stand out). So it’ll either be a gold and sapphire necklace borrowed from my future M-i-L or this fabulous neckalce/torque type piece of gold wire and opalite glass beads that a really amazing artist I know made.

It’ll basically come down to what looks best.

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