At Barney’s the other day I saw them. My perfect wedding earrings. Yup. I didn’t even know such a thing existed, but there they were. Cool, vintage, colorful and just wonderful. Kinda like these:
For the record these are not the exact ones that caught my eye at Barney’s (damn Flash sites!) but some similar ones from the same todiefor jeweler, Larkspur and Hawk.
Anyhoo I noted the brand and hopped in the elevator.
By the time I got to my car I had convinced myself that they could probably be my wedding treat to myself. I figured they were probably a few hundred bucks. Sure, they’d be a splurge, but they were awesome.
Yeah. I looked them up. It never bodes well when something doesn’t even have a price listed. The comparable ones by the same jeweler? Between $2000 and $4000! Say whaaaaa?
They are not precious stones people. They are glass. Some are topaz or amethyst. And foil. I don’t think they’re even real gold. Nope. They’re silver. And that vintage look? Um that’s because L&H does both actual vintage and modern/vintage designs. Yes, I am just whining because I can’t afford them. Not even a little bit.
Enter Etsy. Music Swells. I swoon. Or something like that.
It took a little searching but I found some nearly identical earrings on Etsy. Well, better than identical, actually. I found some awesome, colorful, tear-drop shaped vintage glass, super fantastic bling bling earrings to rock on our wedding day. On a dime, too.
Pretty pretty right?
Screech. Only problem? As some of you may know I kinda have a thing for yellow gold. No really. You can read about it here and here. So these earrings would be damn near perfect if only they were yellow gold.
Kinda like this:
Why yes, those are MY wedding earrings newly plated in yellow gold and a freakin’ fantastic example of just how effing awesome Etsy sellers BeyondtheRockz really are.
Seriously. Al & Caroline were super quick to respond, super nice, AND they plated my earrings for a mere $10! I could not be happier. So go check ‘em out, but promise not to buy everylastpieceofamazingvintageglass that they have squirreled away because I might want to do earrings for my bridesmaids, hear?
What kind of jewelry are you wearing for your wedding day? Anyone else going for bright bright baubles?
This article was originally posted onWeddingbee.
