Should you use different shops to buy your bridal jewellery?
Sometimes if cash is tight you're looking for the cheapest deal on everything and this may include your wedding jewellery. I'm all up for value for money so I generally see shopping around for the right deal the right thing to do. However this might not always be the case, it depends on what you're wanting to buy so continue reading to find out when you can shop around for your bridal accessories.
Things to consider when buying crystal wedding jewellery
If you're clear about which type of crystals are being used and their colour, generally in most cases you should be fine fine chosing earrings from a shop on your high street and finding a necklace to compliment them online. For example, if the crystals are Swarovski and the colour is clear it will be easy to find something online as many shops of your wedding jewellery prefer the dazzle of Swarovski and most designs are available in clear. There is more of a problem if you are unsure of the manufacturer and the crystal is coloured. In this example if you were trying to match a pink crystal, you've got quite a selection to choose from such as rose, rosaline, light rose, vintage rose, rose water opal, fuchsia and many more. If you're unsure about trying to match crystal colours you're safer if you get it all from the same place.
Purchasing Diamante Jewellery
It can be easier to buy diamante wedding jewellery from different places and still make them match, as most diamante stones look similar even if they are different brands or made in different places, you will only be able to tell the difference if you look very carefully and you'll find the amount of sparkle tends to be the largest difference but unless you place both pieces of jewellery side by side you probably won't even be able to tell. In some of the cheap accessories shops you may find in your local town what look like diamantes may be acrylic and you want to stay away from these. They may look ok on their own but placed against any real diamantes they will look dull and slightly yellow.
Buying Pearl Wedding Jewellery
Fresh water pearls are created by nature so their shades will always have light variations, making it harder to match pearls from different bridal jewelry shops. For example I get my fresh water pearls in bulk as I know the next batch might be a slightly different shade to the ones I've been using in my bridal accessories. For this reason the best idea would be to buy your fresh water pearl wedding jewellery from the same shop or seller at the same time, so you can guarantee they will match. This is also the same of faux pearls. When I'm referring to faux pearls I'm only talking about glass pearls, personally I wouldn't touch plastic pearls as I don't like the look or feel of them. Due to the natural variances in pearls and differences in the colours of glass and plastic pearls it better to get all your wedding jewelry at the same time from the same supplier.
Things to consider when buying crystal wedding jewellery
If you're clear about which type of crystals are being used and their colour, generally in most cases you should be fine fine chosing earrings from a shop on your high street and finding a necklace to compliment them online. For example, if the crystals are Swarovski and the colour is clear it will be easy to find something online as many shops of your wedding jewellery prefer the dazzle of Swarovski and most designs are available in clear. There is more of a problem if you are unsure of the manufacturer and the crystal is coloured. In this example if you were trying to match a pink crystal, you've got quite a selection to choose from such as rose, rosaline, light rose, vintage rose, rose water opal, fuchsia and many more. If you're unsure about trying to match crystal colours you're safer if you get it all from the same place.
Purchasing Diamante Jewellery
It can be easier to buy diamante wedding jewellery from different places and still make them match, as most diamante stones look similar even if they are different brands or made in different places, you will only be able to tell the difference if you look very carefully and you'll find the amount of sparkle tends to be the largest difference but unless you place both pieces of jewellery side by side you probably won't even be able to tell. In some of the cheap accessories shops you may find in your local town what look like diamantes may be acrylic and you want to stay away from these. They may look ok on their own but placed against any real diamantes they will look dull and slightly yellow.
Buying Pearl Wedding Jewellery
Fresh water pearls are created by nature so their shades will always have light variations, making it harder to match pearls from different bridal jewelry shops. For example I get my fresh water pearls in bulk as I know the next batch might be a slightly different shade to the ones I've been using in my bridal accessories. For this reason the best idea would be to buy your fresh water pearl wedding jewellery from the same shop or seller at the same time, so you can guarantee they will match. This is also the same of faux pearls. When I'm referring to faux pearls I'm only talking about glass pearls, personally I wouldn't touch plastic pearls as I don't like the look or feel of them. Due to the natural variances in pearls and differences in the colours of glass and plastic pearls it better to get all your wedding jewelry at the same time from the same supplier.
