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The best jewellery to wear on your wedding day, whatever your bridal style
From garden gatherings to grand country house affairs, our expert guide to wedding jewellery for every type of bride
25 May 2021 • 5:00am
Elizabeth Taylor wearing a tiara for her wedding to Nicky Hilton in 1950
Credit: Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images
Weddings are back on, and whether yours was delayed because of the pandemic or you’re recently engaged and planning to take advantage of lockdown easing as quickly as possible, it’s time for some serious bridal jewellery fun. Today’s couples deserve to wear whatever they please on their day, so this year’s weddings should be less about the rule book, and more about your dream look.
The price of gold climbed by more than 30% in 2020
There’s a little misunderstanding between jewellers and their clients that almost always occurs when it comes to having old pieces remade. The client brings in granny’s ring to have the stones put into a new design, and often seems to think the scrap gold is worth hundreds and hundreds of pounds, if not more. They then baulk when told that their scrap metal has gone into the gold recycling bin that every jeweller has.
Truth be told, that worn-out band, now cut into a few shards, isn’t worth more than a few measly pounds. It’s an unspoken rule that chucking that tiny amount of metal into the jeweller’s pot is an accepted quirk of the trade – albeit not a widely known one.