In my day-to-day life, my ability is slim to none. I wear my engagement ring on my left hand and a ring Mr. Scepter gave me when we were in high school on my right hand. Every now and then I throw on a necklace, but that is about as fancy as it gets for me. I wanted my bridal look to kick it up a notch, so over the last few months I have slowly gathered a collection of things to accessorize my wedding dress with.
I have always loved any type of hair accessory. Hats, headbands, hair clips—name it and I will wear it. I am going to wear a veil for our ceremony, but I plan to take it off for the reception so I wanted to have some kind of hair piece I could wear for the whole night. Surprisingly, Amazon had a ton of choices. (I don’t know why I was so surprised—they have everything.) There were three that I loved, but in the end I ordered this beauty:
Excuse the crappy iPhone pic. / Personal photo
I thought it might be difficult to find a necklace that would work with the modified sweetheart neckline on my dress, so I decided to wear earrings and a bracelet and leave my neckline bare. The earrings turned out to be pretty easy to find. I wanted a pair that would incorporate the navy color of our wedding, and after one quick trip to Dillard’s I found what I was looking for.
Personal photo
During a trip to the outlet mall, I found a bracelet at the Off Saks store that I loved, but it was a little over the budget I had had in mind. I went back a second time to look at it, but I still couldn’t bring myself to spend that much on a bracelet I knew I wouldn’t wear that often.
(The one on the right) / Personal photo
Over Easter weekend I told my mom about my bracelet conundrum, and she promptly walked to her jewelery case and pulled out a gorgeous bracelet that belonged to my great-grandmother.
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It needs a good cleaning, but I think it is beautiful. (Side note: The best way to clean rhinestones is with Windex. Cleaning them with jewelry cleaner will make the rhinestones cloudy.)
Last, but not least, was the task of finding a garter. I wanted to have two (one to throw and one to keep), and I found a gorgeous set on Etsy. I sent the seller my measurements, and within a week I had my garters.
Personal photo / Design by Annabelle Collection on Etsy
I am so excited to wear all of it! What accessories are you wearing with your dress? Where did you find them?
They are all beautiful!! And you’ve bracelet could be your something old (and borrowed?) and the earrings your something blue … unless you have something else planned …
They will look great all together! x
Love all your accessories, your bracelet is just gorgeous!
Love all of it! My favorite is definitely the bracelet, though.
That bracelet is beyond stunning, Scepter! It’s so special that it belonged to your great-grandmother, too.
I love your great grandmother’s bracelet! Will that also be your “Something Old” or “Something Borrrowed”?
Also, that tip on cleaning rhinestones with Windex was very helpful! THank you for that!
Love all of it – I was thinking the same thing as @priyathescientist – you could us the bracelet as your something old and/or borrowed and the earrings as your something blue 
That bracelet is stunning! I can’t wait to see it all come together!
Love your accessories — especially that bracelet, it’s beautiful! I have a lot of beading on the bust of my dress so I’m doing the same as you — sparkly earrings and bracelet, but no necklace.
Congratulations on your engagement!
This may seem random, but I make jewelry and more specifically I made earrings and a hair piece for my cousin’s wedding. I would be do happy to make something for you. Free of charge, if you would be willing to let me use the images of the pieces for my (yet to be, currently non-existent) portfolio.
I really would love to “break into” the business and you really inspired me. I understand if my proposal (no pun intended) isn’t for you… but if you’re interested please let me know. I would be happy to send you photos of some of my pieces if you like.
Warm wishes,
Joanna
Mrs. Scepter, Dallas/Amarillo Age and Occupation: 23, Social Media Director Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Aerospace Engineering Doctoral Candidate Engagement Date: July 18, 2011 Wedding Date: July 2012 Venue: Country Home Weddings About Me: I am a born and raised Texan who bleeds burnt orange. (Hook 'em!) I moved to Dallas after college to be near my fiance while he works on his doctorate degree. In my free time I love eating, video chatting with friends, watching every trashy reality show I can find, and playing with our adorable basset hound, Sherlock. My fiance and I have been dating since we were 14 and we are so excited to plan our relaxed, hometown wedding. After a decade of dating, that included three city moves, and four years of long distance, we are ready to get this show on the road!
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