Jewelry & accessories for your bridesmaids

Yes, I know, it's your big day, so maybe you haven't really thought that much about what jewelry your bridesmaids will be wearing. But you should be thinking about it! Why? Because jewelry doubles as both a perfect bridesmaid gift, and a decorative detail that showcases your wedding's personality and style. 

For example, sharp angles and geometric designs look modern and chic. These golden triangle art deco dangle earrings would totally dress up a simple navy bridesmaid dress. Or below, a geometric envelope clutch is the perfect sharp purse to accent the dress with flare, without looking over-the-top.

You can purchase the earrings online here.

The dress above is Alfred Sung (which is who I used for my bridesmaid dresses! There are so many awesome short or long styles to choose from).

Cork and leather geometric bag can be found here. Gray bridesmaid dress by Alfred sung.

Home-spun wedding: dare to add crochet?

I fell in love with that crochet coral flower (first photo above) on Etsy. The artist is kindly making 5 with pearl centers, instead of rhinestone. I ordered them for my bridesmaids, to glue onto thin headbeands. The dresses are a light tiffany blue, called "seaside," and I have been wanting to add more coral to the wedding, so I thought a hair accessory would add the desired pop of warm August heat. I love the hand-made, homespun look, so, what do you think? Does it look too childish? Or feminine and earthy, home-y? Anyways, they were very inexpensive (great deal!) so if we don't use them for the wedding, they'd be nice gifts anyways. I like the look.