Dolling Up The Flower Girl

In my last post, I talked about getting my wedding day jewelry. Well, what i am also excited about was getting my flower girl her jewelry as well!

Just to show you, this is my cute as a button flower girl!

She is going to be 7 when the wedding rolls around, and I wanted her to feel like a mini princess.

At the Stella & Dot party, they had children's jewelry as well. At first, I was looking for purple jewelry (since that is our main color), but all they had was pink. And then I saw this!

Mini Soiree Bracelet
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What little girl does not like pearls? And....there is a matching necklace!

Mini Soiree Necklace
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So I snatched them up as quick as I could! I am so excited to give them to her! And it will be something that she will have for a while. They also come in these cute tins!

May I also mention, that I loved the bracelet so much that I bought one for myself, adult size in black!

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Is anyone else excited to give their flower girl a specific something?

Buying The Sparkles

Now, I was contemplating my wedding jewelry for a long time. I have an overload of book marked pages of websites and sellers of all different bracelets and earrings, but just couldn't commit to anything, for fear I would find something better right after.

I knew that I needed big fashion pieces, for both my bracelet and earrings. The earrings needed to be long...like super long, a couple of inches would be great. I plan on having my hair up and since my dress has three crystal parts on the entire dress, I needed to be blinged out!

He is obviously very blinged out!
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My cousin had a Stella & Dot party in the beginning of the year. At this point I had scoured websites, stores, even custom jewelry makers, and had not found a bracelet I was in love with, I didn't think I would honestly find anything at this party either. I had two criteria 1) I did not want a stretch bracelet 2) It needed to have a clasp or a hinge, I didn't want something that slid on.

So I went to the party and there it was...the bracelet I had been looking for! Sitting there, shinning in all it's beauty. It had a clasp, it had a vintage feel to it (which I am all about), it had the sparkles, and it wasn't the price of my first born child!

Heirloom Deco Bracelet
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It was $89, but I got it cheaper because I spent over $100 at the party. And here it is on...ignore the crappy Blackberry quality picture.

I love it! And found it in a place I never thought I would. Now that I had the bracelet it made my earring purchase even harder. I searched through the hoards of bookmarked web pages. Everything was either too expensive, or not long enough. It was a vicious circle. I then came across this bookmarked page that I had casually overlooked in my frenzied search. This pair of earrings seemed perfect, but I hate not being able to see jewelry in person and was hesitant to buy.

A couple of weeks went by, I thought "why not just buy them?!" And while I was still in that blissful state of when you just have money and want to buy everything (you all know what I am talking about), I hit the purchase button. These are the beauties that I purchased.

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Again, they had a vintage look, and were blinged out. When they came, I was completely happy with the purchase. Not only did they ship fast, but they were even prettier in person, and did I mention they were only $45? Again, sorry for phone pictures, but I am lazy!

They are around 3 inches, and I can't wait to wear them! Together the bracelet and earrings go perfect together. And I'm glad I wasn't completely compulsive and waited awhile.

Did it take anyone else a long time to pick their wedding jewelry?

Renting The Sparklies

Let me tell you that the search for fabulous wedding jewelry is hard! I would find something and then turn myself off to it by saying, well will it look cheap, will it be too small, will the metal be crappy quality, will it match my dress, will it match y other jewelry...yeah, you get my point. I'm a need to see in person gal when it comes to accessories. There are too many places out there that can make crap look amazing with a good camera. 

I don't remember how, but i came across this site that the heavens made. Adorn.com. They rent you diamond jewelry for any special event (especially weddings), and then ship it back when the event is over. So you can be dripping in real diamonds that no middle class women can every afford! Here is an excerpt from their site.

Renting diamond jewelry for weddings and special occasions is an exciting new concept, and Adorn is proud to be the first to bring it to you. You could own these pieces, but why bother when you can embrace the variety and versatility of our diamond jewelry rental service. It’s smart to rent bridal jewelry for your wedding or other occasion when you want to sparkle and look your best!

You can relax—the process is easy and fun! In fact, renting bridal jewelry from Adorn is a simple process – the diamonds just show up at your doorstep. We’ve designed our service to make it a pleasure to indulge yourself while you put together your perfect look. - Adorn.com I think this is a brilliant idea, especially for brides that want the real thing. Here are some of their jewelry that I have been swooning over.

This pretty retails for $73,500....yes dollars!
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The more expensive pieces are obviously going to cost a lot to rent. But you can pay as low as $75 when they have sales going on to rent a couple thousand dollar piece.

Has anyone rented jewelry for their wedding or a special occasion?