The price of pearl earrings – it depends on the earrings and on the pearls!

Pearl earrings have always been one of the most sought-after kinds of jewelry for brides. The price of pearl earrings varies from one pair to another according to how much has been invested in the earrings in terms of design, and according to the quality of the pearl.

Vermeer’s painting “Girl with a Pearl Earring” documents chronologically the existence of pearls as a setting stone in jewelry as early as the 17th century. You can see paintings of queens and princesses from hundreds of years ago (before the camera was invented they were painted), in which all the women wear pearl earrings, or necklaces and bracelets set with pearls.

There is something natural, pure and luminous about this stone, which today is making an enormous comeback in jewelry. It always lends a timeless classicism to very delicate, feminine pieces, and that is why many brides choose bridal jewelry set with this natural stone.

There are natural pearls and there are cultured pearls, and it is almost hard to tell the difference between them.

The price of real pearl earrings – thousands of dollars

The pearl is created inside an oyster that lives in rivers, lakes and in the depths of the sea. What allows it to form is the oyster’s wish, as a marine creature, to preserve its own wholeness and to prevent even a grain of sand from penetrating inside. But it happens that when it opens in order to feed itself, some soft tissue or foreign body manages to find its way in – even a tiny grain of sand – and so the oyster, which is part of the shell, covers it with a material made of calcium, layer after layer. That is how, after very many years, the pearl is created.

Unlike other gemstones such as diamonds, rubies and so on, the pearl is a gem created in a natural, organic process inside a living oyster, and there is no need to polish or work it. It forms naturally as a small sphere, and no one pearl is identical to another, just as no leaf on a tree is identical to the next. All other gemstones, diamonds included, are created deep in the earth through various physical processes. The pearl is not.

Pearl earrings – the price differs between a cultured pearl and a natural one, and also depends on what the earrings themselves are made of. Is it gold or gold plating? How many carats, and so on – all of these affect the price. When it comes to real pearl earrings, the price can reach thousands of dollars.

Silver or gold jewelry – every bride has her own taste!

You could say that today there is no single trend in buying bridal jewelry made of gold or of silver. Choosing a particular metal is about matching the jewelry to the bride’s specific look. There are brides who love silver jewelry and there are those who love gold.

The price of pearl earrings, for earrings plated in gold or made of silver, varies according to the number of pearls set in them and according to the design. When we talk about bridal jewelry, earrings are one of the most sought-after kinds of pieces and they go beautifully with a bridal wreath. If, for example, you decide on pearl earrings, it is reasonable to assume the crown will be set with pearls too; you do not mix different stones in bridal jewelry, in order to create continuity of design and look.

The bride herself also focuses on the total design of one particular look, and does not, for example, mix a vintage dress with super-modern jewelry, because that is simply a mixture of several periods together and it confuses the eye.

What is so beautiful about pearl earrings?

What is beautiful about pearl earrings is that they suit every bridal look, whether it is a bride wearing a rustic gown or one who chose a full dress, or a modern one. In every case, pearl earrings fit beautifully with any look.

There are close-fitting pearl earrings and there are pearl earrings like a long chain of pearls, and you can pair those with a crown set with pearls too. There are teardrop-shaped pearl earrings, or pearls incorporated into round or other earrings. The pearl in fact suits both silver and gold metal, and there is no end of pearl earring designs.

Of course, if you choose to buy bridal jewelry from a designer specialising in bridal pieces, the price of pearl earrings is usually set taking into account any changes needed to the earrings – and she will make those too, because every bride wants exactly, but exactly, the earrings she loves.

Most brides prefer to buy their jewelry from a designer, and that way they are assured there will be no surprises – no guest arriving with pearl earrings exactly like hers. When you buy from a designer, that does not happen.