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Bride vs BM jewelry

Hey ladies! I was curious if you had your BM jewelry kind of coordinate with your jewelry? Like... if you wore pearls, did your BM's wear the same? Or did you mix it up a bit?
Thank you!  :)

Re: Bride vs BM jewelry

  • I'm wearing pearls and the girls will wear anything they want. Honestly I feel like having the BMs wear all the same jewelry makes it seem like they're decor and not individual people. They don't need to be matchy-matchy and it makes it much easier on you because any jewelry you want them to wear you must pay for.
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  • I agree, Jeanna. Their dresses are all going to be different...same designer but different styles. ( I let them choose). But they're all black and I wanted a pop of color with the jewelry... I was thinking something like this...

    But I'm not wearing pearls...so I wasn't sure if people normally stuck to one type of jewelry or not.
    Thank you!
    And sorry, I should've elaborated.
  • I let my BM wear whatever they wanted.
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  • I gave my girls no direction with regards to jewelry whatsoever.  It's such a minor detail that no one would notice that I didn't want to bother wasting brain power on it.  I'm sure their accessories were great; I honestly couldn't tell you what they wore, except that one girl brought along two pairs of diamond earrings and asked me to select one, which I did more or less at random.
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  • my BM and i didnt not match.
    they wore gold and i wore silver (it matched better with my dress)
    but my wedding colors were gold & white.
    but i did not want pearls for myself or my girls.
    i bought them earrings & necklace from jcpenny. it was gold with a yellow topaz gem on them~ they looked great.
    you can find them anywhere now they sell them at macys too. they also come in different colors i loved them and the girls did too.

    i jsut wore swarowski solitare necklace and draping earrings.

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  • reality check:  What jewelry were the BMs wearing at the last 6 weddings you attended?  Can't remember?  It's because it's just not necessary to micromanage things down to the jewelry complementing your jewelry.
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  • I'm telling my BMs to wear whatever jewelry they want as long as it's simple and elegant. Nothing too outrageous or big. I think it's OK to at least give some sort of guidelines if you have a theme/vibe you're going for and don't want any of them to look totally out of place.
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  • When my sister got married we all wore crystals that my great grandfather made when my grandma was growing up.  She had several sets that he had made, and each one of the family got a chance to wear a set.  Other than us family members, the girls got to wear whatever they wanted to wear.
    I like that Yellow with the pearls, very different and pretty.  Goodluck and Congratulations on your upcoming wedding.
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_attire-accessories_bride-vs-bm-jewelry?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:15Discussion:dca3ed46-99ef-44d8-a358-8286d7b06c30Post:2ac34b0b-9dbb-4d6b-bf6c-5309aa5178b9">Re: Bride vs BM jewelry</a>:
    [QUOTE]reality check:  What jewelry were the BMs wearing at the last 6 weddings you attended?  Can't remember?  It's because it's just not necessary to micromanage things down to the jewelry complementing your jewelry.
    Posted by trix1223[/QUOTE]

    Didn't plan on micromanaging.
    Just wanted a pop of color with the dresses. I know the weddings I have been a BM in, we all had coordinating jewelry. Maybe that's not the "right" way to go... and I realize now that its more than I need to worry about.
    Thank you all for your help.


  • chyleina, i LOVE that necklace! id wear it for myself, haha

    for the bridesmaids  i thought about buying everyone a pretty pair of earrings they could wear again as part of the gift. if they wore them to the wedding, fine. if they didnt and wanted to wear their own jewelry, that was fine too. their gowns all match.
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    I don't when things are dicated right down to the jewelry to me. I' in a wedding this weekend where our "gift" is going to the the jewelry we are to wear at the wedding. I think something like that is SO individual to each person. I never wear pearls, why would i wear them then? I would want t feel like myself not like a clone of 4 others. I only remeber when jewelry and shoes and things were worn in the weddings that I have personally been in. I have a crazy memory like that.  Especially if it something that stands out. I can tell you why type of nail polish was worn at my cousin's wedding, by me and a few other BMs.

    If i weren't in the wedding I would probably only recognize the shoes. Which I also think is an individual choice, but may not remember as much as if i weren't in the wedding.
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  • I do not think it matters!  I had a destination wedding and I wore pearls and my bridesmaids wore silver starfish necklaces.

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