History is rich with stories of princes and princesses and their romantic weddings and life. Also an integral part of history has been the jewellery of the royalty and other prominent families of societies. Unique pieces of jewellery and rare jewellery pieces have been the pride of many king’s treasures and a lot of battles have been waged in pursuit of such famous diamonds and other jewellery.
Goldsmiths, diamond merchants and other jewelers have practiced their art from the beginning of time in all societies. They have always been looked highly upon by the royalty and the rest of society.
History tells us the tales of trade routes that existed between western regions mainly Europe and the Indian markets and the Chinese and other Asian markets where silk, gold, and jewellery along with spices used to be traded. History also talks of the famous diamond rush of America in the early part of the 19th century which shaped most of American development.
A wedding is a very holy ceremony to formalize and celebrate a holy union of the bride and the groom. In every culture and civilization, marriage has been an occasion of celebration and the bride has always been seen dressed in the fine bridal paraphernalia. A wedding is the one occasion in life that demands a lot of attention for the bride to adorn herself with best of things. Bridal fashion jewellery and bridal dresses are designed especially for these occasions. A lot of attention and detailing goes into the designing of the bridal dress and gown as well as the bridal jewellery. The rings are chosen by both the bride and groom together. The necklace, the bracelet, the hair pin and other jewellery is chosen to match ones own preferences and also should be chosen to ensure that the jewellery matches with the dress too.
For example, Indian weddings are very elaborate and ritualistic with the entire ceremony lasting two to three days. Bridal jewellery consists of a lot of jewellery pieces worn on the head and ear rings called jhumkas with hanging chains are tied into the hair or a braid. The neck of the bride is adorned with necklaces and chains of different sizes and designs. Typically, as many as five to six pieces of bridal jewellery are worn on the neck in the Indian weddings. The hands are adorned with many types of bangles made with gold, silver, precious stones and other materials too. There are of course the shoulder bands, waist band , the anklets and the toe rings, which are worn, also.
Thankfully today the modern markets have provided very good bridal jewellery not only in gold but also less expensive varieties which can be purchased at certain retailers and on the internet. Modern day bridal fashion jewellery gives you the same grand design and feel at a price range for any type of budget, that the princes and princesses of our past also enjoyed in their weddings and life.