How much money did you pay for jewelry to wear for your wedding?
ByI am making custom jewelry for my boyfriends sister and it is $100.000 in materials. It is Arora Borialis Austiran Crystals and Sterling. She wanted a necklace, earings and a bracelet. My boyfriend is shocked. I am giving it as an extra gift she is already getting Nambe wear from us too. My boyfriend thinks this wedding jewelry is too expensive, but I told him these materials are very expensive. I did not have time to mail order, but I did buy wholesale. What do you think? How much did you spend and what did you buy for your wedding jewelry? She had me match her hair accessory this is how I came to this design.
Do you think this is too much? I bet people pay a great deal more.
Okay so if someone made something custom for you it might be worth more than $100.00 to you especially if it was a gift right?
Okay, but then what do you do when someone want you to make something to match something she has? What should I have done? Made it out of plastic? This could be my future sister in law and she treats me like family.
Okay does this make sense. I am making jewelry for the Bride?
Alex O I have no idea what you are talking about. I do not know what Ude means.
I asked her if she needed help and she said she did because she could not find what she was looking for. She found something, but it is only her back up. She sent me photos of her hair ornament and asked if I could make something like that. She was really excited. I have already made jewelry for her mother. I make jewelry all the time.
I am really used to making jewelry. It only took me 90 minutes. I am just waiting to hear back from her on a final decision.
It may have been more expensive, but she cannot find what she wants. It may not be more expensive.
Well when it comes to family. I guess I spoil them and I guess she is starting to feel like family.
I think what you are doing sounds really nice! The price is very reasonable unless you are on a really tight budget. Even then, it is nice to splurge for a special friend for her wedding!
I wish my Sister in Law was as nice as you!
For my wedding, I just wore a small pair of diamond stud earrings that my husband gave me. I think they cost about $300! My dress had a lot of beading so I didn’t want to wat a lot of jewelry.
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August 5th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
100 dollars
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August 5th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
I didn’t pay more than $10.00 only because it’s a wedding, the wedding only lasts for a 15 – 20 minutes, then the reception isn’t too long. It’s after the wedding real life begins then all the money you blew on all that junk for the wedding will be gone and for what………. a few moment in glory then it’s off to a life time of cooking, cleaning and raising a family, I’d much rather focus on the After the wedding, it truly lasts a whole lot longer.
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August 5th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
I didn’t spend that much. We let them choose what they wanted to wear and they bought it themselfs. I bought the dress, flower and everything esle the least they could do is buy their own jewlery
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August 5th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
i dont ude my money to buy stuff for my wife
my mother bought it for her
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August 5th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
No it isn’t too much if she was purchasing it. Actually quite cheap for a necklace, earrings and a bracelet. Your boyfriend thinks it is too expensive as a gift from you. Even so family members give extravagant gifts to close family members. You seem like you truly want to do this for her. If you are sure she wants to wear these pieces of jewelry than go ahead. She will have wonderful heirlooms to hand down. Plus it will make you feel special when everyone wants to know where she got the beautiful jewelry.
Try ebay for the crystals some sellers will over night them.
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August 5th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
$35.00 for mine and $30 for each of my 4 bridesmaids. I have a gorgeous silver and rhineston set from http://www.customweddingsolutions.com If you want to check it out look at their jewelry page. I bought the "best seller" set for myself and similar sets for my girls with colored stones.
I think you making the jewelry will be more expensive, and time consuming, but if you have time and money I say go for it. The set will definitely make a great keepsake and heirloom for the bride to be.
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August 5th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
I think what you are doing sounds really nice! The price is very reasonable unless you are on a really tight budget. Even then, it is nice to splurge for a special friend for her wedding!
I wish my Sister in Law was as nice as you!
For my wedding, I just wore a small pair of diamond stud earrings that my husband gave me. I think they cost about $300! My dress had a lot of beading so I didn’t want to wat a lot of jewelry.
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August 5th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
sounds fine to me.
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August 5th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
On the day of my wedding my husband had sent me a diamond neck less , it’s the most beautiful thing i have ever seen =)
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August 5th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
It is great! I understand making and sharing with family and also spoiling them. I hope she appreciates the cost and that you used nice materials instead of cheapos that would show up in the pics and on her special day as cheapos! Your brother is probably looking out for you and like most men just don’t understand money being spent on special things or jewelry. I started making jewelry but it is tedious for my arthritic hands! I love making lots of things and designing is my fav thing to do. Have a great wedding and bless you for shring your talent with those you love!
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Mom, Gramby, past teacher,crafter,painter, love sewing, writing kids books and gretting cards and poems and lots more.P.S. I did my son’s wedding the weekend after Christmas and then 5 days before his my daughter decided to get married while her bro was home from the Navy! So I had a wedding on fri and and mon.which was New Year’s and had an ice storm to boot! I did both flowers for the entire weddings and decor. the church for hers,she had 3 attendants which are hard to get together on holidays. Borrowed her formal bridal gown which sure helped after Christmas,son’s wedding, and then hers!I did her entire wedding for $150. because I had most of the stuff at home in my stash of craft stuff! She wanted daisies though which were a little hard to do in mid winter!My son’s wifes flowers were easier and in red roses.He just wore his dress uniform so his wedding was very easy and planned! It was crazy for a few days but I did it with the help with family and friends.My sis does cakes as a hobby and she made both cakes and grooms cakes(my sons was a star shape with red,white and blue accents and he had milk in a nice pitcher and glasses for his toasts!) so she was also busy!
August 6th, 2009 at 12:10 am
My mom makes custom jewelry like you, and spent a little over $100.00 for my wedding jewelry, plus I received some diamond earings as a bridal gift. If it is a gift from you to her, I don’t really think it matters what it costs. It’s your money, and every bride wants to feel like a princess on her special day. If custom made jewelry is what makes her feel that way, then so be it. Stick to your guns and give her the jewelry. She will always keep it.
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