Sarah Inder Wedding Commission

Sarah Inder married Nick Gibson on the 15th September 2011 and held a humanist ceremony on 17th September 2011. Sarah approached me to create jewellery for her and her four bridesmaids.

Sarah’s theme was sunflowers and her colour theme was ivory and chocolate brown so we thought that the bridesmaid jewellery, whatever design, had to include a flower of some sort. I sourced 12mm Swarovski Crystal Pearls that were just the right colour to match the bridesmaid dresses, vintaj findings and a matching flower charm to give the bracelets a more vintage feel which Sarah wanted.

Bridesmaid Bracelet:

Bridesmaid Bracelet (12mm Swarovski Crystal Maroon Pearls with vintaj findings and flower charm)

I have made designs similar to these before but never used vintaj findings for bridesmaid bracelets so it made a nice change and really suits a more vintage style wedding.

I love it when a bride trusts me to make their own jewellery for the day as this is such an honour so when Sarah commissioned a matching bridal bracelet, necklace and headpiece, I was delighted. Sarah came prepared to our first meeting and had done some research on previous Pierrine wedding designs.

Taking inspiration from two designs I did last year Sarah picked bits she liked from each to make her very own unique designs. Sarah loved the irregularity in the shape of freshwater pearls, a heart toggle and of course a bit of bling so I created a floating bracelet for her using ivory freshwater pearls, Swarovski Bicone Crystals AB and a silver heart toggle.

Bridal Bracelet:

Bridal Bracelet (Ivory Freshwater Pearls and Swarovski Bicone Cystals AB)

Bridal Bracelet

Bridal Bracelet (Heart Toggle)

Bridal Bracelet (Boxed Up)

Sarah also wanted a necklace to match and chose a two layered design:

Bridal Necklace:

Bridal Necklace (Ivory Freshwater Pearls with Swarovski Bicone Crystals AB)

Bridal Necklace (Heart Toggle)

To keep the theme throughout her wedding accessories, Sarah chose to also commission a co-ordinating bridal headpiece which would add a touch of sparkle to her hair style on the day as she was not wearing a veil.

Bridal Headpiece:

Here are some pictures from the big day:

Bridesmaid wearing her bracelet on the day

Bridesmaid wearing her bracelet on the day

I love the way Sarah’s hairdresser has interwoven the headpiece into her hairstyle:

Sarah's headpiece and back of the necklace worn on her big day

Sarah's headpiece and necklace worn on her big day

I think all three Pierrine pieces worked so well together and really complimented Sarah’s ivory wedding dress.

All that’s left to say is congratulations to Mr and Mrs Gibson on their marriage and I wish them all the best for the future.

Hope you have enjoyed viewing these designs and I would be happy to hear any comments.

If you like these designs and would like to enquire about using Pierrine’s bespoke wedding jewellery service please contact me on -
pierrine@cwgsy.net

Thanks

Nicole

Lucy Le Pelley – Wedding Commission

Lucy Le Pelley married Adam Ogier on the 19th August 2011. Lucy approached me to create bracelets for her two flower girls and necklaces for her three bridesmaids.

Lucy’s theme was interlocking hearts (2 hearts becoming 1) and her colour theme was ivory and pink so we thought that the jewellery, whatever design, had to include a heart charm of some sort. Having sourced light pink 8mm pearls that matched the sash on the bridesmaids’ outfits, Lucy chose a simple necklace design adorned with an interlocking silver charm hanging from the middle.

Bridesmaid Necklace:

Bridesmaid Necklace (Pink Pearls / Interlocking Heart Charm)

Bridesmaid Necklace (Interlocking Heart Charm):

Bridesmaid Necklace (Interlocking Heart Charm)

Bridesmaid Necklace (Interlocking Heart Charm)

We wanted the bracelets for the flower girls to match using the same light pink pearls in a smaller size of 6mm and a heart charm. So I made simple matching elasticated bracelets for them in different wrist sizes.

Flower girl Bracelets:

Flower Girl Heart Charm Bracelets (Pink Pearls)

Lucy has kindly provided me with pictures of the jewellery being worn on the day and seeing these, I really can see how the designs suited the dresses and colours so am very happy.

Flower Girls:

Flower Girls wearing their bracelets

Bridesmaids and Flower Girls:

Bridesmaids wearing their necklaces and Flower Girls wearing their bracelets

I have made designs similar to these before but never used smaller 8mm and 6mm beads for them and really like the look these give. It has definitely inspired me to create bracelet designs using smaller beads with charms so that the individual could wear several at once creating their own combination.

I would like to congratulate Mr and Mrs Ogier on their marriage and wish them all the best for the future.

Hope you have enjoyed viewing these designs and I would be happy to hear any comments.

If you like these designs and would like to enquire about using Pierrine’s bespoke wedding jewellery service please contact me on -
pierrine@cwgsy.net

Thanks

Nicole

Jackie Wenman – Wedding Commission

Jackie Wenman married Ben Snook on the 13th August 2011. Jackie approached me to create bracelets for her bridesmaids.

Jackie’s theme was butterflies and her colour theme was cobalt blue so we immediately thought that the bracelets, whatever design they were, had to include a butterfly charm of some sort. Having sourced cobalt blue 12mm pearls that matched the bridesmaids’ outfits, Jackie chose a simple elasticated bracelet design adorned with a silver butterfly charm.

Bridesmaid Bracelet:

Bridesmaid Bracelet (cobalt Blue Pearls with Silver Butterfly Charm)

Jackie’s mother, Viv then approached me as she was struggling to find jewellery to match her outfit which had a mixture of colours in including black and coral. Viv decided to opt for Swarovski Peach Pearls rather than Coral as she was concerned the Coral might be too bright.

Viv loved the Graduating Swarovski Pearl Necklace I had made last year for Anna’s wedding so we decided to emulate this design using 12mm, 10mm and 8mm Swarovski Peach pearls.

Mother of the Bride Necklace:

Mother of the Bride Necklace (Swarovski Peach Pearls)

I made a simple elasticated bracelet to match using 12mm Swarovski Peach pearls. Viv also wanted simple earrings to match. She normally wears stud earrings but I said that drop earrings would be different for her making them special and would move as she moved catching guests’ eyes. So we decided to use smaller 8mm Swarovski Peach pearls to make them a delicate design.

Mother of the Bride Bracelet and Earrings:

Mother of the Bride Bracelet and Earrings (Swarovski Peach Pearls)

Mother of the Bride Bracelet and Earrings (Swarovski Peach Pearls)

One thing I learnt from doing this wedding commission is that I must purchase a Swarovski Crystal Pearl Colour Chart which contains pearls in size 8mm, a size guide and samples of the different pearl shapes by Swarovski. To be honest I did not know one existed for pearls until doing this order so am very pleased to have discovered it.

Swarovski Crystal Pearl Colour Chart

This will make it easier for my client’s to visualise each colour available and put up against their outfits. This would have helped Viv determine if Peach was definitely the right colour over the Coral pearl and really put our minds at rest. I think she made the right decision as the Peach is a lovely soft colour which will go with Coral and many other colours so she can wear the jewellery again in the future.

I would like to congratulate Mr and Mrs Snook on their marriage and wish them all the best for the future.

Hope you have enjoyed viewing these designs and I would be happy to hear any comments.

If you like these designs and would like to enquire about using Pierrine’s bespoke wedding jewellery service please contact me on -
pierrine@cwgsy.net

Thanks

Nicole

Davina Le Page – Wedding Commission

Davina Le Page married William Bird on the 13th August 2011. Davina approached me to create a bridal cuff bracelet that would really make an impact and compliment her ivory wedding dress detail of crystals and pearls and a matching smaller bracelet for her bridesmaid.

I knew straight away this was going to be an exciting project for me as I had not made anything like this before but loved the idea. I personally love chunky jewellery and loved the challenge of trying to replicate bracelets on a model in a picture of Davina’s wedding dress.

Davina wanted one bracelet bigger than the other so we decided on a 3 strand and a 5 strand version of the same bracelet using Swarovski Cream Rose Pearls and Crystals of varying sizes and shapes. We also thought it would be good to mix in some silver beads and use loop slide clasps which I hadn’t used before but was keen to try out.

The result is one of my favourite pieces of jewellery I have made to date and Davina was so chuffed when she picked them up as they were exactly what she wanted, which was great to hear.

Bridal Bracelet:

Bridal Bracelet (Swarovski Pearls and Crystals - 5 strand)

Bridal Bracelet (5 strand)

Bridal Bracelet (5 loop slide clasp)

Bridal Bracelet (5 strand)

Bridesmaid Bracelet:

Bridesmaid Bracelet (Swarovski Pearls and Crystals - 3 strand)

Bridesmaid Bracelet (Swarovski Pearls and Crystals - 3 strand)

Bridesmaid Bracelet (3 strand)

Bridesmaid Bracelet (3 strand)

Bridesmaid Bracelet (3 loop slide clasp)

Bridal and Bridesmaid Bracelets:

Bridal and Bridesmaid Bracelets

I learnt a lot doing this wedding commission including how to use loop slide clasps, how using a variety of shapes and sizes can really create a dramatic look and that cuff bracelets are a stunning way of accessorising a wedding dress if you want to make an impact. I am so pleased Davina asked me to do these for her and having the confidence in me to try out a new design.

Here are some pictures from their big day:

Bridal Bracelet (worn on the big day)

Davina getting ready (nice bracelet)

The Bride and the bridesmaid wearing their bracelets on the big day.

Will and Davina on the big day (nice bracelet)

Finally I would like to congratulate Mr and Mrs Bird on their marriage and wish them all the best for the future.

Hope you have enjoyed viewing these designs and I would be happy to hear any comments.

If you like these designs and would like to enquire about using Pierrine’s bespoke wedding jewellery service please contact me on -
pierrine@cwgsy.net

Thanks

Nicole

Donna Olliver – Wedding Commission

Donna Olliver married Shayne Savident on the 6th August 2011. Donna was obviously a very organised bride to be as she approached me all the way back in February to make some jewellery for her bridesmaids to wear on the big day and received her jewellery in March!

Donna’s colour theme was chocolate-brown and mink so we quickly decided that it would be nice to combine two colours in the jewellery too. With four bridesmaids in chocolate-brown dresses with mink sashes we decided upon matching necklaces of a simple design alternating 10mm white and mink pearls.

Bridesmaid Necklace:

Bridesmaid Necklace (White and Make Me Salmon Pearls with Heart Charm Clasp)

As the design was so simple, a silver heart charm was added to the clasp at the back of the neck as a feature when viewed from the back.

Bridesmaid Necklace Heart Charm Clasp:

Bridesmaid Necklace (Heart Charm Clasp)

Donna also wanted two bracelets that matched the necklace design so we decided to have two strands of 10mm white and mink pearls threaded on elastic for each bracelet. Below is an image of just one of the strands. You can imagine what it would look like with two beside each other.

Bridesmaid Bracelet:

Bridesmaid Bracelet (White and Make Me Salmon Pearls)

Donna was so pleased with her order that she recommended me to her mother who commissioned a necklace and matching earrings alternating chocolate-brown and ivory to match her outfit. (Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of these but will add one as soon as I have one from the wedding day).

I would like to congratulate Mr and Mrs Savident on their marriage and wish them all the best for the future.

Hope you have enjoyed viewing these designs and I would be happy to hear any comments.

If you like these designs and would like to enquire about using Pierrine’s bespoke wedding jewellery service please contact me on -
pierrine@cwgsy.net

Thanks

Nicole