ا Elegant shoes for the beautiful bride

No matter what color you have decided to wear for your bridal gown and shoes, the rhinestones bridal shoes will always been a beautiful addition to your overall bridal appearance. Rhinestones will allow your feet to gain the elegance and glitter of a beautiful princess as they have been seen as great means to complement the aspect of gowns, accessories and various decorative items. They are created with that inner sparkle that makes them look similar to diamonds, spreading around a sparkle that show them be as clear stones.

Deciding to buy yourself rhinestones bridal shoes, you will see that more and more types have emerged on the bridal market, be they with flat heels or high heels design. These small sparkling stones can come either stitched or glued on the shoes.   They come stitched to the ankle strap allowing this type of shoes to be very elegant. In fact, the ankle strap shoes fashion has emerged especially for cocktail parties, for women attending evening dinners, but lately it makes its way through many women preferences as rhinestones bridal shoes. 

You can find also rhinestones used to decorate the open toed shoes allowing your feet to sparkle in a special way. For these sorts of bridal shoes, you must make sure that you pedicure your feet. The closed sling-back shoes are created with the ankle portion and toes area decorated with rhinestones. On the other hand, you can find a pair of bridal shoes that are not designed with these decorative stones, but you would like them to have rhinestones, and as a result you can get them customized with rhinestones.

 Other forms of the bride's shoes

Designer Wedding Hair Accessories

Ban.dos make gorgeous wedding hair accessories for brides and bridesmaids alike. Aside from being the perfect accent to a stunning wedding dress, these designer bridal hair accessories are incredibly versatile and can decorate a pretty head for other occasions. Ban.dos are a little more expensive than I’d like my hair accessories to be, but the quality and craftsmanship is worth the price, if you can afford it. Check out my favorites from their current bridal collection.

Engagement Ring Trends 2011

Just as there are trends for wedding gowns, there are also trends for bridal jewelry and engagement rings. Here are some engagement ring styles that will be popular in 2011.

The old is decidedly new for 2011. Vintage-inspired engagement rings are instantly recognizable by their square Asher cut and Old European round center cut. The defining details include tiny microset diamonds, raised beaded edges, filigree, and scroll-like engraving. Better yet, get her an actual vintage ring!

Thanks to celebrity engagement rings, pink and yellow diamonds have become trendy, as well as natural sapphires in various colors. These colored gems are either the center gemstone or used as an accent.

 

Wedding Rings: Choosing the Perfect Wedding Bands

Finding the perfect wedding bands may not be as difficult as choosing the right engagement ring, but it still presents a bit of a challenge as the wedding band is usually supposed to match the engagement ring. Whether you want a classic, plain band or one that is studded with stones depends on your own taste in jewelry.

Picking out a wedding band for the groom is a lot easier because he doesn’t have an engagement ring that you need to match it with. What’s important is that you consider the thickness of the band; if it’s too thin, chances are the wedding band will break, especially if your husband-to-be lives an active lifestyle. Consider getting a titanium band as its durability makes this the most popular metal for men’s wedding rings today.

Ethical Wedding Jewelry

Several months ago, I talked about the importance of buying ethical wedding jewelry, especially diamonds. Not only does the average manufacturer fail to consider their business’s impact on the environment; if you buy from the wrong sources, you may end up indirectly supporting conflict in war-torn African nations. When you buy jewelry – even if you’re not getting married – it’s important that you ask the manufacturer where the jewelry is coming from, how the gems are extracted from the earth, and what the business does to preserve the environment from which the gems are from.

A few days ago, I discovered a Philippine pearl farm and jewelry company who produces the most gorgeous South Sea Pearls I have ever laid my eyes on. Jewelmer has been farming their own rare Palawan South Sea Pearls since 1979 and is one of the world’s most prominent suppliers of this precious gem. Their pearls have an excellent lustre that last a lifetime, and they are regularly purchased by European jewelers and affixed to exquisite necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Jewelmer also has their own jewelry boutiques in high-end malls and five-star hotels in the Philippines so that we too can enjoy the beauty of these gorgeous pearls.