A bridal crown – the accessory every bride dreams of!

A bridal crown is one of the oldest items, you might say, in the arsenal of bridal accessories and jewelry. If you have ever seen photographs of couples on their wedding day from the last century, the bride wore a crown on her head – only the raw materials and the design have changed. But every bride, in every country and everywhere in the world, allowed herself to appear on her wedding day with a crown on her head, because if not her, then who?

This is, you could say, the only time (other than Purim) that she will wear a crown and no one will raise an eyebrow – not on grounds of fashion, but on grounds of her elevated status on her wedding day, and there is no one more important than her on that day.

A crown does not belong to people in an everyday way. None of us is the Queen of England, but when you are a queen you are the queen of the world – or, more precisely, the queen of the hall – and no one but you will wear the crown. It was made for you.

And this crown has been through a great many transformations, you could say, since it was first placed on the heads of excited brides over the generations. Today too, brides feel like princesses, or queens, or both at once, when they look at themselves in the mirror at the salon and match the hairstyle to the crown or the other way round.

That is how it goes when you choose a crown at the bridal jewelry store of a professional, experienced designer.

What does a bridal crown mean?

A bridal crown, explains one of the leading designers of bridal jewelry and accessories in Israel, is made today from all sorts of materials that correspond with the look and style of the dress – but they also have to suit what is called the bride’s “head”, in both senses of the word. That means the style of her hair, and also the structure of her face, or a piece that will work together with other jewelry she wants to wear.

You could say that combining a crown on the head with earrings and a statement piece is too much, and so the best advice, says the designer, for brides looking for a crown or accessories, is to buy only what is genuinely needed and not to overload yourselves. Brides do not need to look like a jewelry shop.

In certain cultures, incidentally, an abundance of jewelry – and gold in particular – given to a bride symbolises the love of the groom and his family for her, and there are brides who, if they do not receive enough jewelry, may take it very much to heart. That is why, at all those ceremonies where a great deal of jewelry is the symbol of the groom’s love for the bride, you see all the women of his family piling more and more earrings, necklaces and bracelets onto her. The more there is, the more love will flourish – that is the prevailing belief.

Brass, silver or gold plating, silk flowers and chiffon – the queen is ready!

At the studio of one of the leading and best-known designers of bridal jewelry and accessories in Israel there are bridal crowns in different materials, such as brass with silver or gold plating, a crown made of silk flowers in chiffon or in white, and also crowns set with pearls, Swarovski stones, or both together.

A bridal crown, by the way, does not have to sparkle, but it does have to suit her look. A crown of silk flowers, for example, suits the look of brides who choose a rustic bridal gown or who marry in a rustic setting – and today there is no end of unconventional places to get married, from vineyards to forests.

This crown, as we said, is what distinguishes the bride from all the other women invited to the hall, and no one else will wear a crown, just as no one else will arrive dressed in a white gown. Only a queen for a day is allowed to arrive like that. But if you really want to keep an original look, buy your bridal jewelry and accessories only from a designer with the knowledge and experience to match the pieces you need to the overall look, one who will understand the style you have chosen.

An urban bride, a rustic bride, a classic bride – they all want a crown!

The term “urban bride” has entered the lexicon of bridal gowns and jewelry, crowns included, because even a woman marrying in a club wants a crown and wants to feel like a queen. As we said, the crown needs to be matched to the overall look, and the most important thing is that there is chemistry between it, the dress, the rest of the jewelry and, of course, the bride herself.

The crown, like every design element, has to be part of the overall look and flow with it. There are brides who insist on a crown when it is genuinely superfluous within their overall look, and it becomes ridiculous. This is a piece it is very important to get advice on from a bridal jewelry designer who can help brides choose the right crown for them – one that will complete their regal look.