Bridal look: the jewelry the bride and bridegrooms wear

Yay for the bride and groom! And what style! These are the words every couple wants to hear on their wedding day. And to achieve a stunning bridal look, the bride and groom’s jewelry are not just accessories but speaks about them through aesthetics and design.

What is the bridal look?

The term bridal look refers to the wedding outfit, i.e., the elements best suited to enhance the bride and groom. The wedding dress, physical features, eye colors, make-up and hair style, and last but not least, the jewelry, which, in addition to the wedding rings, adorns the bride and groom. Here are some small rules that etiquette recommends for choosing which jewelry to wear on the wedding day.

Only the wedding rings on the fingers

This is a basic rule: on the hands of the bride and groom there should be no other rings except the wedding rings. Choosing wedding rings is always a tricky business, you can choose rings in classic yellow gold or white gold rings with diamonds. It may seem trivial, but on this special day, the bride and groom’s hands should be free from other rings and taken care of in every detail.

Sobriety and elegance: don’t go overboard with jewelry

This is valuable advice for the wedding day, choose few but quality jewelry for both the bride and groom while avoiding wearing too much. Space for necklaces, bracelets, earrings, white gold or yellow gold jewelry with diamonds and pearls. But they should never overshadow other elements that are fundamental to the bride’s outfit, such as wedding rings, hairstyle, dress and make-up.

The jewelry for the groom: watch and cufflinks

Also for the groom the rule applies few but quality jewelry. The outfit must maintain a high level of elegance and sobriety, among the must-have accessories is the gold watch, which can also be donated by the family as an unbreakable bond with tradition. Another piece of jewelry par excellence that we can have in the groom’s outfit are cufflinks or gold button covers. It is possible to customize the model but also to follow the custom of passing between father and son. The same goes for the second wristwatch, which is often vintage. In addition, a refined and classic tie clip or an understated man’s gold bracelet are the jewelry granted to the groom for an impeccably styled look.

The bride’s jewelry

Following the rule that the bride should not go overboard with gold jewelry, it is essential to avoid wearing a complete set of bracelet, necklace and earrings. This is because it would look understated, so one can opt for a semi-parure by choosing a maximum of two pieces of jewelry. The choice of course should be made based on the bride’s dress and hairstyle.

Earrings for the bride

As for white gold earrings, short dangling earrings are recommended with close-cropped hair, while if the hair is loose better lobe earrings, perhaps with pearls or diamond spotlight earrings, especially if the dress is rich in lace. While earrings with exaggerated length or very showy are not allowed because they would go against the bon ton of the bridal look.

Wedding pendant necklaces and necklaces

Wearing a dress with a round neckline, the perfect bridal necklaces need to be delicate, so space for elegant necklaces, pearl necklaces or any spotlight necklaces. With V-neckline we recommend elegant ceremony pendant necklaces with a small pendant, this way the outfit becomes more harmonious but still remains understated. For a light neckline the bridal look recommends a string of pearls or a choker necklace. For wedding dresses without a neckline it is not recommended to wear a necklace, because it would be one too many accessories and would not be enhanced.

Bridal bracelets

As for the bridal bracelet, if the dress possesses long sleeves, it should not be worn. Conversely, with short sleeves, the bracelet should be worn only and exclusively on the right wrist, because one should never put the wedding ring in the background. An elegant white gold tennis with diamonds or a thin yellow gold bracelet may be the most suitable for the wedding day.

Choose from the wide range of jewelry in Ledial’s catalog. If there is not the one you want, it is also possible to customize the design and request custom-made jewelry for the most demanding bride and groom.