A wreath for the queen bride – because you deserve it

The custom of adorning a bride’s hair with a wreath is not a new one. Brides have always felt like queens on their wedding day and placed a crown – a wreath – on their heads, as if to say: I am a queen too. In principle, in a world where there are real queens and princesses with crowns on their heads, you could say that the wedding day is the fulfilment of the dream of every woman who ever dreamed of the prince, and so she can look like a princess or like a queen. The wreath is the clearest sign that distinguishes her from the guests at the wedding. She alone wears a wreath, and it is beautiful and captivating.

The connection between royalty and weddings is ancient. The phrase “the prince on the white horse”, or the custom of arriving at the wedding in a carriage, grew out of the fairy tales about princesses and princes, and there are those who still use symbols of royalty at their weddings today, in order to elevate and underline the marriage ceremony and the moving occasion.

For that reason it is not rare today to see brides with a crown on their heads, and they prefer to buy it from a bridal jewelry designer who understands their hearts, who knows all the dress trends, and whose pieces are varied and can suit any bridal look.

What is a bridal wreath made of?

The design of a bridal wreath today is open to all kinds of stylistic and creative directions at the studio of a bridal jewelry designer who is among the leaders in her field in Israel. The general idea is refinement, as much of it as possible. A fine crown, not too heavy, but one that has something to say and a style of its own. A bride should always keep a look of femininity, and that starts with the dress, the shoes and the bridal jewelry – all of it radiating a princess. So the wreath, the crown, needs to match the tones and the style of the dress. Is it an urban style, a classic one, vintage, or a Hollywood gown? In other words, the fit of the wreath has to be perfect both in terms of the outfit itself and personally, for the bride’s own head.

A bridal jewelry designer, among the most highly regarded in Israel, designs wreaths and crowns for brides with delicate silk flowers in soft shades and whites – the most refined there is. Set with tiny Swarovski stones, with pearls or without them. The headband itself is made of brass plated in 24k gold, nickel-free. The choice of raw materials matters, and they need to be of very high quality. After all, you do not wear a wreath on your head every day.

A bridal wreath – inspiration

As a rule, the inspiration for a bridal wreath will be a design drawn from nature, in delicate materials, in order to arrive at the most feminine and refined design there is. The white dress together with the bright, sparkling jewelry make up a once-in-a-lifetime look, so you can let your imagination run and, for one day, embody the role of “the queen” with a crown on your head.

When you buy a wreath or head crown, there has to be a match between it and the rest of the jewelry you are wearing. One of the most important things is not to load the bride with every piece there is, because “anything you add takes away” – only what genuinely suits and works with the rest of the jewelry. It may well be that a bridal wreath will lead the bride to choose very delicate pieces, for instance with a pearl; and if the crown itself has pearls, then the materials correspond properly with one another.

When it comes to a piece or a bracelet or any other bridal jewelry made of Swarovski stones, then a bridal wreath will be set with those stones too, so that there is consistency in the raw materials.

A consistent, unforced look – the trend in bridal jewelry

The most prominent trend today in bridal jewelry is that it is made by a designer in artistic handwork, which means it will generally look authentic rather than like a “fashion victim”. A bride who chooses, for example, a bridal wreath made of delicate silk flowers can look absolutely wonderful even without earrings or additional jewelry, because the rustic look of a floral wreath corresponds properly with a rustic look or a vintage-style dress.

This is a light, unforced style, exactly as fashion goes today. The look today works on looking good without investing too much, and it suits the crazy pace of life in this era.

Brides today are influenced by the unforced, effortless look too, and many go for simple dresses made of distinctive fabrics, rather than meringue dresses with a million layers that turn the bride into a monumental “display” somewhat disconnected from her actual character. Something else entirely – almost like a “costume”.

Every bride, in every style, should go with her own nature and choose jewelry or a bridal wreath that characterises her and her personality, so as not to get lost inside something she does not identify with.