Something Lost

June 12th, 2008 @ 9:28 am by Mrs. Tiramisu

Something blue. Check. Shoes and garter.

Something old. Check. My Nana is graciously letting me take a piece of lace off of her wedding gown to wrap around my bouquet.

Something new. Check. Take your pick… dress, bracelet, veil, shoes…

Something borrowed. ~~Check.~~ Make that something lost! My friend L. called me this week to tell me that the perfect and beautiful chandelier earrings that she wore on her wedding day- and generously offered to let me wear on mine- have gone missing! Somewhere in Pennsylvania is a box with her wedding shoes, headpiece, and earrings, and no one can locate it.

Sniff, sniff… here they are:

They are actually still available for purchase- the Saratoga chandelier earrings from Perfect Details- but sadly there is not enough money left in the Miss Tiramisu accessories budget for these $170 babies.

Here’s L. sporting them while goofing off in the limo on her wedding day:
There’s a chance they might still turn up, but in the meantime I’ve been scouting out some other options. The blog The Notebook recently ran a giveaway featuring these by A. Jaron:

which I entered but sadly did not win. Pricetag: $275 = moving in the wrong direction.

My step-mom suggested the option of renting jewelry. I didn’t know that the idea of rentals had expanded from designer handbags into the jewelry arena. (Don’t get grossed out- they sterilize earrings in between borrowers.)

So I checked out Bag, Borrow, Or Steal. My heart went pitter-patter when I spotted these earrings by Vera Wang (note that I named it “Vera Want” by accident when I right-click-saved this photo):

Unfortunately, as a non-member, these Akoya pearl and diamond lovelies would run you $70 a week ($20 less if you are a member) to rent- and that’s if you make it off of the waitlist for them. That seemed a little steep to me (and without a guarantee of them becoming available), but it’s not a bad option to consider- and bonus! they’d still be borrowed.

In the available for Tiramisu purchase and so, ahem, not-real diamond, category we have these by Carolee:
At $45 these are the current front-runners- what do you think?

Faux yet glam diamond and pearl chandelier earrings for a reasonable price. Do they exist? Help me out hive!

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24 Responses to “Something Lost”

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AnamCara (message) 326 posts, Helper bee

I have found some very fun and sometimes glam earrings at H&M and even Target. Another place I’ve had some good finds is Forever 21 (I’m well past 21 these days but still find good things in there, even if I look like an intruder amongst the younger trendier chickadees!) You might not find a future heirloom at these places but you might find what you’re looking for! (of course I hope your friend finds her earrings - that would be faboo!) Good luck!

6/12/08 @ 9:48 am (reply)

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Lindsay

Eve’s Addiction has some CZ and pearl earrings:

http://www.evesaddiction.com/items_248__page0.html

They’re really reasonable — I ordered bridesmaid jewelry from them. Google for coupons, they have them all the time.

6/12/08 @ 9:49 am (reply)

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Lindsay

And more here:

http://www.evesaddiction.com/items_258__page0.html

6/12/08 @ 9:51 am (reply)

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Lisa

Have you tried White Aisle? or Anna Bellagio? They have some great, affordable options.

http://whiteaisle.com/earrings_updated.htm

http://www.annabellagio.com/category/007646.shtml

6/12/08 @ 9:54 am (reply)

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Susan

I actually like the Carolee the best (and even bookmarked them for myself)

6/12/08 @ 9:57 am (reply)

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weddingmuse

Try overstockjeweler.com (20% off sale now, too) for nice knock-offs, and overstock.com for real designer jewelry discounted.

GL!

6/12/08 @ 9:58 am (reply)

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vailbride

I actually love the carolee, but it’s too bad the other ones are lost:( Honestly, I think whichever ones you pick will look great!

6/12/08 @ 10:03 am (reply)

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lc2be (message) 71 posts, Worker bee

Have you tried White Aisle or Anna Bellagio?

http://whiteaisle.com/earrings_updated.htm

http://www.annabellagio.com/category/007646.shtml

6/12/08 @ 10:14 am (reply)

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skh

I actually think the last one are the best ones: much more original than all the others combined!

6/12/08 @ 10:17 am (reply)

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Guilty Secret

What a cool idea to have your something borrowed be from a rental place! Pity it isn’t working out for you but nice idea to share here

6/12/08 @ 10:25 am (reply)

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Pelikila (message) 190 posts, Blushing bee

Have you tried Sorrelli jewelry in the white bridal color? Their prices are very reasonable and I think they are a bit more unique than some other options out there.

http://www.sorrelli.com
Click on “colors” on the left hand side and on page 2 click on white bridal. Then choose “show jewelry in this color”. Starting on page 4 the earrings begin. The options go through page 9. Hope this is useful to someone. I’m going with the toated almond color myself since I’m wearing ivory.

6/12/08 @ 10:26 am (reply)

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megs08 (message) 133 posts, Blushing bee

Have to agree with a few other posters… the Carolee earrings are my favorite. Beautiful and unique. I found my earrings at Nordstrom (online or in-store). The Nadri line has a lot of options with many unique styles.

6/12/08 @ 10:26 am (reply)

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gnp (message) 12 posts, Newbee

I agree with SKH. They look great and I like the design.
And to be perfectly honest…looking at all of those choices, I couldn’t tell you which is real and which isn’t. (And I am looking at them from a close up picture.) Do you really think anyone else at your wedding will?

6/12/08 @ 10:33 am (reply)

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jojo

have you tried http://www.emitations.com/? they have great designs, but not too pricey either.

6/12/08 @ 10:42 am (reply)

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Jessica Lynn

love them

6/12/08 @ 10:53 am (reply)

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Amy H.

The Carolee ones are my favorite of all the ones you posted!

6/12/08 @ 12:12 pm (reply)

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Miss Pomegranate (message) 956 posts, Busy bee

I LOVE the last ones. I think they are beautiful, simple and elegant. I say go for it - they LOOK pricey even if they aren’t!

6/12/08 @ 12:33 pm (reply)

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frenchbulldog (message) 6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

@Miss Pomegranate: Ditto! Miss Pom you stole my exact words!

6/12/08 @ 12:37 pm (reply)

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KateMW (message) 2,714 posts, Sugar bee

I love the last ones, but if you do go the Bag, Borrow or Steal route I highly recommend them. I borrowed a purse that I was interested in buying for a couple of months to make sure I liked it, since it was a huge purchase. After I borrowed it for three months, I actually bought it from them. It was great! Good Luck.

6/12/08 @ 1:08 pm (reply)

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Lillindy (message) 4,268 posts, Honey bee

There are these: http://www.overstockjeweler.com/fred-leighton-inspired-sterling-silver-cz-pave-4mm-freshwater-pearl-chandelier-earrings-p-2883.html?osCsid=3718b5517bbea104459ac7d73d92f452

but really that website has TONS of beautiful stuff inspired by people like Vera Wang and Harry Winston.

6/12/08 @ 1:15 pm (reply)

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Megan

Try the brand “Monet” at Macy’s. I search high and low and day and night on the web and little boutiques. And where did I find the best chandelier earrings for me? Macy’s. On sale for $30 and they were georgeous! Check it out, maybe you will get lucky.

6/12/08 @ 1:18 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Tulip (message) 615 posts, Busy bee

Count me in on the Carolee love! And I second Weddingmuse: Overstockjeweler.com does “designer inspired” jewelry (in other words, close copies of the high-end stuff), and some of it is truly stunning. Their Chandelier Earring section has at least 5-6 pairs very much like the ones you list.

6/12/08 @ 2:20 pm (reply)

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Ms Popcorn

they have Carolee at the department store here, and I think their stuff looks great. go for it!

6/12/08 @ 3:26 pm (reply)

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Miss Tiramisu (message) 877 posts, Busy bee

Thank you all for the suggestions! After all the thumbs-up, I went ahead and got the Carolee earrings!

Just wanted to share that you can get 15% off at Carolee.com if you sign up for their email list. (Which is easily un-subscribe-able if at any point you wish to do so )