Do you remember hearing about the blizzard in Minneapolis this past December? The one that collapsed the roof of the Vikings stadium? Well, my next bride does. It was her wedding day.

Months earlier, we started brainstorming ideas for Brianna’s wedding jewelry. She sent me pictures of her dress, and I teared up looking at the one of her wearing it in the shop. She was so excited. I could tell how much she loved her dress, and I couldn’t wait to create something to accentuate that joy. We decided the best way to accessorize would be earrings. Her dress has a beaded empire waist, and I didn’t want to distract from this beautiful detail with a necklace. Brianna was drawn to cluster shaped earrings I’ve created in the past, so we decided on a medium sized cluster of mainly white pearls, with some crystal accents.

I got to work designing, but I was looking for a little more inspiration.

One of the images she sent me was a close up of the beaded portion of her dress, which gave me an idea.

The beading was definitely the focal point of the dress. I wanted to mimic it in her earrings. I started with white pearls, added clear Swarovski crystals, and silver beads. But they needed a little something more.

 

Instead of finishing with a larger pearl or crystal, I chose a moonstone teardrop. It’s not completely clear like the crystals, and it’s even a little opalescent (shimmery – like soap bubble). Holding the finished earrings up next to the picture of the beading, I was satisfied they were the perfect complement.

 

Briana agreed.