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Thanks to Bead Euphoria brides for sharing their wedding photos!
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Some brides order items directly from my website for themselves or their bridal party, and others request special orders. Here's a little "wedding album" of some of the bridal parties and their custom order Bead Euphoria Handcrafted Jewelry. I enjoy working with these brides so much in creating something beautiful and unique for their weddings.
Angie's summer wedding gown was ivory, and her bridesmaids wore dresses of black lace over ivory. The flowers for the ceremony were in multiple shades of soft greens. For the bridesmaids, I used ivory, sage, and mystic black Swarovski pearls alternated with crystal rondelles to make their elegant bracelets and earrings. For the flower girls, who also wore ivory frocks, I made little necklaces of Swarovski pearls and crystals with diamond-shaped pendants of bone, delicately cut into lacy roses. (Dress from www.whitehouseblackmarket.com)
Cynde's bridesmaids wore wine gowns, and her flowers were in autumn colors. The jewelry I made for her bridesmaids kept that rich color scheme with burgundy wine freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystals and gold vermeil accents. Cynde wanted special bracelets for the flower girls, so these were also made with pearls and crystals, their names in gold lettered beads in the center. (Dresses from www.davidsbridal.com)
Kimberly's bridesmaids' jewelry was made to match the photo of their dresses as well as the swatch of soft coral pink chiffon fabric she sent me. The necklaces and earrings are of a blend of hues in glass pearls, crystals, faceted cherry quartz and sterling silver. (Dress photo is from www.billlevkoff.com, the Bill Levkoff collection.)
Using photos Danielle sent me, I made matching sets for the bride, bridesmaids, and flower girls. The flower girls' set was especially fun to design, with flowers sprinkled around the bracelet in imitation of the hem of their dresses. The pieces are all made with Swarovski crystal pearls, glass pearls, faceted firepolished beads and sterling silver. (Photo of dress from www.alfredangelo.com)
Lorraine, from Ireland, needed earrings to match the bridesmaids' dresses for her sister's wedding in a color called "melon". She emailed me a photo of the dress, and I used it to create these chandelier earrings of fine sterling silver heart-shaped filigree bases, multi-shades of Swarovski crystals, faceted strawberry quartz briolettes, and bright Bali silver daisy wheels. They arrived in Ireland in less than a week, just in time for the wedding! At the time of this writing, I have one more pair available for sale on my website. (Photo of dress from http://www.dessy.com)
For Mary and Ryan's wedding, the bridesmaids had lavender floral chiffon frocks and shawls. Mary wanted delicate jewelry for them, so using the shawl she sent me, I created this set for each bridesmaid. They are made with lavender glass pearls and crystals, shimmery seed beads, white sterling daisy wheels and spectacular "stardust" silver beads that really sparkle. For Mary I made a bracelet and earrings of Swarovski pearls and crystals, and silver "stardust" beads.
For Jessica's bridesmaids, I made chandelier earrings and bracelet of assorted Swarovski crystals, pearls, and faceted glass in shades of chocolate, brown, and smoky topaz to match their chocolate gowns. Jessica e-mailed the photo of the gown, which guided me in the selection of colors for this set.
Lori's bridesmaids are wearing their necklaces of a serpentine jade rose pendant with two shades of faceted serpentine and sterling. She sent me one of the bridesmaid's dresses to match up the color, and I just happened to have the lovely serpentine components to make these perfectly-matched pieces. Photograph by Edward Ramirez.
Jennifer sent me a fabric swatch from her bridesmaids' dresses, and I matched it up with soft peachy-pink button pearls, matching AB crystals and a mother of pearl pendant to make these double-strand necklaces and matching earrings. The cute flower girl wore a matching bracelet and earrings for this Bahamas wedding.
Carolyn was getting married on the beach in Jamaica. Using the photo she sent me of the bridesmaids' sarongs, I made lively, matching tropical anklets and earrings for her three barefoot bridesmaids, and a golden yellow anklet for the flower girl.
To match Brittany's bridesmaids' champagne and black dresses, I made bracelets of cream glass pearls, champagne crystals and Bali sterling silver. Brittany got a set for herself, too, to wear on her honeymoon. Each of the junior bridesmaid girls had a bracelet in the same colors, with added flower blossoms and red glass pearls to match the roses used in the ceremony. Brittany's comment: "Everyone LOVED the jewelery. It looked perfect with the dresses and they were so happy that it was something they could wear often. I brought mine on the honeymoon and wore it often also. Thanks for everything!"
Judy modeled her mother-of-the-bride dress to help me design her jewelry. Her white chiffon top has curved rows of appliqued crystal rhinestones. The necklace I made for her accented this pattern with two strands of Swarovski crystal bicone beads with that amazing aurora borealis finish. The earrings are also double-stranded, made of sterling chain and crystal dangles.
In the upper corner is the finished necklace atop a photo and fabric swatch of Melinda's cranberry bridesmaid dresses. These helped me pinpoint the right colors to ensure a color match. The dresses had a deep V-neck, which was just right for the tasseled, double-strand necklaces I fashioned. The tassels are of multiple strands of tiny, faceted seed beads, glass pearls and Swarovski crystals. Light sterling filigree hearts are the base for the earrings. Double-stranded bracelets that close with a great sliding clasp were gifts for the mothers.
Meghan's bridesmaid dresses were of the color "espresso". For their jewelry, she wanted to include the autumn colors of her wedding flowers, so I made up these bracelets and chandelier earrings with assorted shapes and textures in shades of brown, copper, caramel and dusky rose. The combination resulted in luscious, feminine adornments. (Photo of dress from the bridal section of www.jcrew.com)
Sarah's bridesmaids wore whisper-soft buttercup yellow dresses. She loves lampwork beads, and I found these with a pale pink interior and light yellow scrollwork outside. I added faceted pineapple quartz, cream Swarovski pearls, and pastel crystals to complement her garden theme. The jewelry turned out utterly tender, and unfortunately difficult to photograph in a way that could capture the gleam and beauty of these pieces. (Dress from www.jordanfashions.com)
Sal and Liz were married in Sayulita, Mexico. Sal was looking for jewelry to dress up his white wedding outfit, and this necklace and matching bracelet of Botswana agate, hematite and brass worked out just right, blending in with his clothing as well as the sandy beach they stood upon for this photo.
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