What Kind of Brides Wear Bridal Tiaras?

in Bridal Trends,Wedding Jewelry

We’ve had so many of our bridal clients come to us cautiously looking for the perfect bridal tiara that we eventually had to ask ourselves why there were so many tentative shoppers out there. When we dug a little, it turned out that a lot of brides-to-be were worried about looking overdone or over-the-top and feared that the drama of a, say, Swarovski crystal bridal tiara would make them look stuck up rather than elegant. The good news is that nothing could be further from the truth! Today’s bridal tiaras are every bit as sophisticated as bridal hair brooches and pins – and not, we’d like to point out, trying to be the crown jewels.

In fact, a bridal tiara can be a perfect accompaniment to a bride’s overall wedding day look, harmonizing fabulously with her bridal jewelry, gown, and shoes. Can a tiara stand out and play a starring role in wedding day attire? Absolutely, if that’s what the bride wants. Most brides who choose tiaras, however, aren’t looking for something queenly so much as something that will show off their beautiful hairstyles and in many cases, a simple veil. And tiaras are a great way to do just that while also being easier for many brides to wear than clips or hair pins.

If you’re a bride-to-be and you’re not wholly sold on bridal tiaras just yet, keep these 5 tiara buying tips in mind:

1. Buying a bridal tiara may be more complicated than finding something you like and clicking ‘purchase’. Make sure you give yourself plenty of time for exchanges, just in case.

2. Consider your hair length, your anticipated wedding day hairstyle, and how difficult a given tiara will be to secure in place through your ceremony and reception.

3. Your face shape matters, so look for guides that will help you choose a bridal tiara that looks beautiful on you.

4. Tiaras come in different heights, so consider how much height you want to add to your wedding day look when choosing a tiara.

5. Don’t forget your dress! Tiaras come in so many styles, colors, and metals, so be sure that the tiara you choose complements your wedding gown instead of competing with it.

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Wedding Inspiration: Blue and Yellow

in Color

If you’re a bride considering a blue and yellow color palette for your wedding, there’s plenty for you to think about… teal versus navy, for instance. Mustard yellow versus something brighter. There an innumerable shades of every color, of course, but a quick search of blue and yellow weddings (or yellow and blue weddings) yields so many results with so many different combos! Even in our own store, we have blue Swarovski crystal bridesmaid earrings… in a dark but-not-quite-navy blue and in a pretty aqua, too, not to mention all of the blues you’ll find among our regular crystal bridesmaid jewelry. That’s just one example, but it’s one that resonates with us! Blue isn’t just blue and yellow is never just yellow.

So the first question you need to ask yourself if what blues and what yellows you like best. We put together a little blue and yellow inspiration board with the blues and yellows we love – that includes some of our own jewelry and bridesmaids’ dresses – and we’d be happy to say these were our wedding colors!

The next questions are what will flatter you and your bridesmaids, and what will look good in your wedding venue. If you’ve been lucky enough to choose a wedding venue that is relatively neutral in terms of color, then the sky is the limit. But if a colored carpet or colored walls are the reality of that space, make sure that your blues and yellows won’t look absurd in that space. The specific shade of yellow bridesmaid dress you choose may not work with every shade of blue. It’s all about color matching, and there are numerous online tools that will help you create color palettes or show you which colors work well (and which don’t).

Eventually, you’ll find the perfect pairing of blue and yellow that will look amazing at your wedding. Is blue and yellow the perfect combo for every bride? Of course not! But if it’s your favorite combo, don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t match blue and yellow every which way. Happy color matching!

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Brides: Wear What YOU Love, Not What Someone Else Likes Best

in Bridal Trends,Color,Wedding Jewelry,Wedding Planning Advice

As a bride, everywhere you look, someone is telling you what to do. And it’s not just the magazines and wedding planning websites, either. In addition to the pressure to be trendy or to DIY your wedding to the nines, we’re guessing you have well-intentioned friends and relatives who are offering up unsolicited advice left and right. The big ones? Are usually that brides have to wear white… that bridesmaids have to match… that you have to serve cake… have a wedding DJ… wear high heels and a bridal jewelry set… toss the bouquet… There are plenty more. We could probably spend the next hour listing off the “musts” that poor brides-to-be have thrust upon them as soon as they start wedding planning. It can get irritating – or disheartening, depending on whether you were excited to buck the trends or you simply were trying to cut down on costs.

Here’s the thing, though. There are only a few real “musts” in the wedding planning world. You must speak your vows in whatever way is required in your state. You must feed and entertain your wedding guests – if, that is, you’re having guests at your wedding. And that’s about it. Wedding favors? Not necessary. Cake? It’s up to you. An iPod can stand in for your DJ if you really want it to. There’s no rule saying you have to have a sit down meal at your reception.

Brides, as it turns out, actually have a lot of wiggle room when it comes to what they “must” do, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. For every bride who wants to wear Swarovski crystal bridal jewelry there’s a bride who wants to wear a simple veil and no other accessories. Most brides still choose white, but we’ve been to many weddings where the bride walked down the aisle in red, purple, green, or even black – and saved a bundle of money as a consequence. Matching bridesmaids? Only necessary if you like that look! Some brides choose a color and let their bridesmaids choose the dress. Others choose a pattern (see above) and go from there.

The point is that there is more than one way to have a wedding, regardless of what the magazines and wedding planning websites would have you believe. As a bride, you should wear what you love, not what someone else likes best or what some expert tells you is proper. Do we offer recommendations? Of course, and we do it weekly! But we’d much rather know that you’re standing at the altar feeling comfortable and beautiful than be the ones to pick your colors, your bridesmaids’ dresses, and your jewelry.

Because, bride-to-be, that’s your job! If anyone tries to tell you any different, feel free to thank them for their input and then disregard that input entirely.

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Dress Your Bridesmaids in Swarovski and Color!

in Bridesmaids,Color

The best thing about Swarovski crystals is, in our opinion, that they come in so many rich and beautiful colors. It doesn’t matter what your wedding colors are or what your bridesmaids are wearing – there is Swarovski crystal bridal jewelry that will go perfectly with your wedding color palette. In fact, when you want spectacular shine, there’s nothing better! We’ve put together three wedding inspiration boards with different colors, dresses, and accessories to show you how amazing Swarovski crystal jewelry looks as part of a wedding. Especially on bridesmaids! Take a look:

We are in love with this retro one-shoulder red bridesmaids dress but we didn’t want to go too crazy with the red and black – which can get dark – so in addition to pair it with amazing black and white bridesmaids bouquets and coordinating shoes, we topped our bridesmaids off in a four strand Swarovski crystal and pearl jewelry set. This is one sophisticated look!

Red and teal is still a fun wedding color combination that is popular but relatively rare. We put our own spin on it with a Lela Rose bridesmaids dress in WHITE accented with our aqua Swarovski crystal jewelry set, aqua patent pumps from BHLDN, and strikind deep red Gerbera daisy bouquets. And those harmonize with matching centerpieces dolled up with pretty aqua ribbon.

And finally, we paired black and fuchsia for an elegant palette that would look amazing at a nighttime ceremony and reception. Our bridesmaids are wearing black Alfred Sung bridesmaids dresses with fuchsia slip-ons and understated Swarovski crystal bridal bracelets in fuchsia and clear. Of course, we wouldn’t want to leave out the gents, so our groomsmen are in black suits with deep fuchsia ties.

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Introducing the New Dareth Colburn Collection

in Vintage Style,Wedding Jewelry

Have you noticed our new look? We are so loving our new website design and we really hope you’ll go check it out. Obviously, our focus is on bridal jewelry and accessories, but can you blame us for wanting to look pretty? Our new look is definitely feels more like us – and, we hope, more like you, too! Take a look if you haven’t already, then come back because we have some other news to share…

Namely, the debut of the Dareth Colburn Collection! Our Dareth Colburn Collection features new and original Swarovski crystal bridal jewelry handcrafted with genuine Swarovski ELEMENTS, freshwater pearls, and other fine materials – right here in the US.

We’re very proud of the new designs, and we’re looking forward to debuting even more beautiful bridal jewelry designs in the near future. For now, we invite you to browse the collection and please, don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions at all!

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Brides, Are You Forgetting Something?

May 4, 2012

You have your emergency kit. You have your wedding earrings. Your dress has been pressed and is hanging framed in front of a tall light-filled window. Your shoes have been thoroughly broken in. Every vendor has confirmed. Every detail is seemingly in place. Or is it? You probably have a team that’s going to have [...]

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A Mint and Lavender Wedding Inspiration Board

May 2, 2012

Mint and lavender? Too pretty! And convenient if you consider that there are literally hundreds of ways to incorporate lavender – the plant/flower – into your wedding decor. Now that spring has sprung, we’re thinking of soft, spring wedding color combinations for spring next – or summer weddings! This is a beautiful combo that’s easy [...]

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Wedding Headband Styles for Every Style Bride

April 30, 2012

Bridal headbands are all alike, right? Nah! There is as much variation in the world of wedding headbands as there is among any other bridal accessory. While it wouldn’t be possible to categorize every wedding headband – we’d be writing this post forever if we tried – most bridal headbands fall into one of the [...]

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Inspiration Board: Ribbon Wedding Headbands and Winter Weddings

April 27, 2012

While summer weddings may get almost all of the attention, there are plenty of frost-loving brides out there who choose to brave the elements and plan winter weddings. And why not? Winter weddings have all the beauty of frost on a window pane – delicate lace outside, with warm comfort within. What’s more elegant than [...]

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Feathers, Feathers Everywhere!

April 25, 2012

How many brides-to-be are too afraid to get a little trendy because they’re worried that their wedding photos will look dated in 25 years? To which we say, honey, all wedding photos will look dated eventually. Right now, we can all gush over our grandmother’s 1950s and 60s weddings because that look is in. Two [...]

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