Poll: Renting Jewelry

I <3 Seabass

Would you consider renting the jewelry (i.e $3,000 earring or a $5,000 bracelet) for your wedding day?

cher1980

hells no! i would be paranoid all day about it lol

mbcdefg

No. I'd be worried about losing it, like Cher said. Plus I'm not really into jewelry anyway.

30may09bride

I certainly would!  My only fear would be falling in love with bling that I can't afford... oh well, that's why you have pictures! 

erikag23

i obvi didn't have to "rent" jewelry, but my fil did allow me to pick out a few items to borrow for the special day. i wasn't paranoid as i thought i would be considering i had about 100k worth of jewels on.

uppereastgirl

If I wanted to wear fancy jewelry, sure.  I'm really not into diamonds and such, so investing in a fancy diamond necklace or bracelet wouldn't be worth it to me.  Renting would solve that problem.  (I'm allergic to all earrings though, regardless of metal and even clip-ons.  I think being able to wear pretty earrings would be a game changer for me)But as I said, I'm really not into jewelry.  All I wore at my wedding was my rings and I had a brooch on the sash on my dress.

teamAandE

I also borrowed from our jeweler and wasn't nervous at all! i thought i would be but figured celebs do it all the time why not!? even my 16 yr old sister wore some borrowed bling.i would not however, pay a few hundred to rent something worth a few thousand. i would find something for a few hundred to own.

uppereastgirl

I agree with Einat there too-- I would not spend a few hundred to rent something that costs a few thousand (that's why I always thought Bag Borrow or Steal was a silly concept).  How much would it cost to rent $3000 earrings or $5000 bracelets?

justkris10

Agree with Einat would rather just buy a piece for a couple hundred Its just like the bag renting thing - I'd rather just buy a $300 bag then rent a $3000 bag for $300 or w/e the case may be

Mye

agreed Einat - I just wore my jewelry or my moms on my wedding day

C23Chris

i am!  rented earrings from adornbrides.com

I <3 Seabass

For example you could rent a $3,000 pair of earrings for $120.I doubt that I'll end up doing this but my thoughts are, I'm most likely only going to wear whatever i get once. So I can either get something that I like and is *nice* for $120. Or, I could get something *amazing* for the same price and wear it for the same amount of use out of it.

uppereastgirl

$120 for $3000 is something I'd definitely consider.

smw42

What is the difference (if any) between borrowing and renting from the jeweler? Is the charge different?

FutureMrsF111

I would but I am pretty sure my FI is getting me travel jewelry as a wedding gift. I found a set with yellow "diamonds" that I love and it is about the same price as renting. Made more sense to me to get the really good fake stuff in case I ever want to wear it again. That said if I found something I absolutely loved that I could rent I would totally do it.

neilly18

I'm too sentimental to rent but I can def. see why someone wouldAs to the pp about the difference between borrowing and renting:Most likely the people who borrow the jewlery have a personal relationship with the jewler so they actually borrow it without an associated fee.  When you rent you have the rental fee

alliecarrie41

i've done this for another event, not my wedding, bc i wanted to own the jewlery i wore for sentiment.  it's fun.