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What to wear with this necklace

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I have this gorgeous heirloom necklace to wear on my wedding day. On me it's a little longer than a choker.
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And here is my dress:

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I am not going to wear tulle around my neck though! At the hip I will wear a fabric flower-- not the feather, ribbon and brooch combo.

What earrings do you think would work best and not compete with the necklace? At first I thought about pearl studs, but I'm not fond of how they look on my ears. I could do a simple drop earring like these from Perfect Details:

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I've also seen some lovely pearl and peridot earrings on Etsy like these from seller heatherberry:

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What do y'all think? Obviously since the necklace is vintage, there's no way to get a perfect match and I'm not into matchy-matchy jewelry sets anyhow. I would like something I could wear again, and though I'm more likely to wear silver than gold, I'm sure I could find some use for pearl earrings down the line.

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tinyspoon
Mar. 2nd, 2009 06:40 am (UTC)
No tulle around your neck?! Well why the heck not?! ;)

I think either choice would be great. On one hand, I like the second one because I love color and it's more color. On the other hand, though, you don't want anything too flashy to detract from the necklace, so...crap. I don't know.

I love the dress. Great choice!
maggieplans
Mar. 2nd, 2009 08:13 pm (UTC)
Thank you! I love color too-- I think I may keep looking but the peridot ones are tempting me.
alysonl
Mar. 2nd, 2009 04:51 pm (UTC)
oh em gee I LOVE the pearl/peridot pair. In my head I can't even stand how great I think they'd all look together. That has my vote. (I'm with you on the silver over gold—my engagement ring and wedding band are white gold because I was married before the platinum rage but we probably couldn't have afforded it anyway. But for a wedding? I'd so buy those pearl/peridot earrings.)
maggieplans
Mar. 2nd, 2009 08:14 pm (UTC)
Thank you! I am trying to branch out from silver all the time-- I have a pair of earrings that are more of a bronzey color made from vintage buttons, and I wear them constantly.
beekerzwhirled
Mar. 2nd, 2009 06:02 pm (UTC)
the pearl earrings are pretty, but i'd try to find a darker antique-y looking gold. or maybe just pearl studs. or if you can find shorter pearl and peridot, that would be perfect!

what a gorgeous necklace!
maggieplans
Mar. 2nd, 2009 08:15 pm (UTC)
I am definitely going to keep looking, even though I like the pearl and peridot ones. Someone on weddingplans said the pearl drops looked like Christmas ornaments, LOL!
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