Wearing Family Wedding Jewelry

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Wedding jewelry is something that a lot of brides have to spend a lot of time, energy, and money on.Being fortunate enough to be given jewelry that has been in the family or to even borrow it means you are very lucky and you should be very excited.The jewelry will provide the "someting borrowed" and You will be saved a lot of work looking for the right jewelry.  You won’t need to worry about the price of jewelry, what will go well with your dress, and whether or not it has that something special that every bride looks for.  Instead, you’ll simply have all of the valuable pieces that you need in your hands and you’ll be ready to walk down the aisle in style. 

Wedding jewelry that your family lends you or gives to you is likely not only beautiful, but also very meaningful.It is very common for women in some families pass their jewelry down through many generations.  You may not only be able to wear unique or even one of a kind pieces, they will be pieces with meaning.  Anyone can walk into a store and buy beautiful jewelry, but when you are wearing antique pieces or pieces those generations of your family have worn the pieces instantly become more beautiful and more meaningful.  As you walk down the aisle you are walking with the women of the past, and that is powerful. 

If you have been given wedding jewelry and you aren’t all that excited about it, you don’t have to feel bad.Choose a few pieces of jewelry that you like and explain that you want to limit what you are wearing and that's all you want.As you think about how to tactfully turn down offers to wear the family jewelry , don't forget how important that the jewelry could be to the family members who own it so you can be considerate of their feelings in your rejection. 

The great thing about wedding jewelry that is handed down from one generation to the next is that you have the opportunity to make it yours.  Sure, it may have been purchased decades ago, but when you pair it with your dress and your veil and your personality it will become new all over again.Take advantage of the offer of family jewelry and plan the rest of your wedding clothing to incorporate it to make your wedding that more meaningful.