Weddingbee Blog

[photo via jacksonsquare.com]

I was never a big fan of pearls. Growing up, my mother loved them. BUT…our tastes are almost always opposite. We appreciate each others’ sensibilities but can’t necessarily share stuff back and forth. Plus I always thought of pearls as, well, rather matronly.

I must be getting old. Soon I will technically be a matron, too, I guess. Maybe that’s why I now <3 pearls. A lot. It all started with modest studs that the Mr. Lime’s mom gave to me a few birthdays ago.

A very generous friend is letting me borrow her beautiful mother of pearl hair accessories for my wedding, as I previously posted.

I will not be wearing a necklace as my neckline and bodice have a lot of draping going on in gorgeous silk tafetta.

[Please excuse Gromit's grammar error.]

I’ve been scouring the internet, department stores, and boutiques for the perfect stud with a drop earring made of pearls and CZ. I’ve found a few that were satisfactory but one thing or another was off. Too small, too large, too busy, too much filigree, too plain, too dangly, not dangly enough, etc. I am totally fine with fakeys for this as well. After seeing quite a few Majorica brand ones at Nordstrom today, I Googled and found these on saks.com.

Perfect in so many ways. The pearl is the exact size I wanted (10 mm) as is the overall drop (about 1 inch), the pear shaped CZ mimics the “petals” in my hair pins, the clusters of the three smaller CZ mimic the three petals in the hair pins (plus I just like things grouped in threes), and they’re classic and elegant with just enough bling/flash factor for the special occasion. The price, at $115, is not so perfect, though. Well, it’s off to ebay I go!