Your Herts and Beds Wedding - February / March 2021 (Issue 84)

Fashion & beauty Q&A Our experts give their advice to help you look your big-day best ALL KINDS OF LOVELINESS We’re conscious about the environment and we want to find the perfect jewellery for our wedding day. How can we achieve both goals? Choosing your perfect wedding ring can be overwhelming: should you opt for a plain band or one set with diamonds? Do you want a band fitted to your engagement ring, or mismatched? Cost also plays a part and not in terms of your pocket. The cost to our planet and its limited resources also weighs heavy. However, times are changing and so are approaches to creating wedding jewellery. More people are choosing to up- cycle or recycle rather than take more resources from our planet. Choosing a bespoke ring allows you to create jewellery from preloved pieces — transforming something old into something sparkling new again to treasure. Imagine walking down the aisle, knowing your wedding ring has been infused with the love of a bygone era. Your much-loved grandfather’s gold or your grandmother’s engagement diamond can bring a generation of love into a new lifetime. Using family heirlooms, old gemstones or vintage jewellery not only adds sentimental value, but it also feels kinder to the environment — and your bank balance. So, why not dust off the family treasures and consider revamping them to suit your taste, so they can be worn with pride and treasured for years to come? Sarah Heulwen Lewis | Heulwen Lewis Bespoke www.heulwenlewisbespoke.com ACCESSORISE AND SHINE What tips can you share when it comes to creating custom-made bridal accessories? With the spotlight on you, make sure that you’re the most beautiful and radiant version of yourself. Choosing to wear the right bridal accessories can be vital in capturing all the above and more. Selecting custom-made accessories will personalise and elevate your bridal look – no other bride would be wearing the same. As by their very nature, these items are limited edition pieces and not mass-produced. Comfort is an element of accessories that should not be underestimated. Just as you need to feel comfortable in your dress all day, the same must be said for your accessories and this is where custom-made items come into their own. Even my heaviest of pieces are still lightweight and malleable, not bulky and uncomfortable. A bridal accessory designer will consider your gown, hairstyle and any other relevant details before choosing components (such as flowers, pearls or crystals, silver or gold) that will uphold all those essential elements. The sky is the limit, so why settle for anything less on your wedding day? Rachel Sokhal | Rachel Sokhal Bridal Accessories www.rachelsokhalbridal.com 75 EXPERT ADVICE