Favorite Things Friday: Wedding Jewelry

Of all the custom orders I do, wedding jewelry is my absolute favorite. Here are a few pieces I've done for an August wedding in soft yellow, gold, and ivory. I've done weddings before where the bridesmaids' pieces were all the same, but this bride wanted to personalize each of the girls' necklaces to fit their individual personalities and tastes, which I love and I think it makes the gift so much more special. So we talked about what each girl likes, wears, and their style, and these are what we came up with (there are actually six bridesmaids, but I'm still finishing up two of the necklaces):

Large handmade hoop with hand-wrapped faceted citrine and a double brass chain.

Large creamy rose with handmade tassel and vintage faux pearls.

Double-stranded brass chain with yellow chalcedony and crystal quartz briolettes.

Vintage brass flower with freshwater pearl in center, and large vintage faceted glass beads.

And this one, for the bride, is actually triple-stranded: a double-strand of delicate sterling chain, with a brass filigree on which I set a vintage crystal, overlaid with a hand-wrapped circlet of ivory freshwater pearls.

And here is a necklace and earring set I did last year for a bride from California who contacted me on Etsy: