In the recent financial climate you probably need to cut your wedding budget and this includes your budget for items such as your wedding jewellery, and if you’re anything like me you’ll love getting a bargin. But in some situations it might be a false economy and this article will attempt to explain why and give you some examples of when choosing your jewellery from different shops might work.

Things to consider when buying crystal wedding jewellery

If when you chose part of your bridal jewellery you thought to ask what the make of the crystals were and what their colour, then you should be able to match this item of your bridal jewellery to others from different sellers, for example if you knew your bracelet was create with Clear Swarovski crystals then you could shop somewhere else for a necklace which is made from the same make and colour of crystals. 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 better off getting it all from the same place.

Buying Diamante Jewellery

While diamantes are like crystals as in sense that they can be made from different manufacturers, they are much easier to coordinate. This is because the majority of diamante stones will look the same until very close inspection. It will only be then that you will be able to see the difference between the brands. Be careful when buying diamante wedding jewellery in the cheap accessories stores that you find on the high street as some of these will be created from acrylic diamantes and will look dull and a pale yellow against glass or crystal counterparts.

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 wedding jewellery stores. 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 wedding jewelry. For this reason the best idea would be to buy your real pearl 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. Because there is a huge range of glass pearls and colours it will be difficult to match jewellery from different shops so stick to the same place when ordering all your bridal accessories.

I hope I've helped you in some way, there's nothing more upsetting in thinking you've found the perfect match for a piece of wedding jewellery you already have, only to put them together to find they don't match at all.