Being actually accessories, jewelry should always match the clothing, the hairstyle and skin tone of the wearer. You couldn't wear diamonds with blue jeans, for instance. On the same lines, your bridal jewelry has to be suited to your wedding gown and veil and to your general style, either classic or modern.
What make bridal jewelry different are exactly the unique occasion you are supposed to wear it on and its matching the special clothing you are also supposed to wear just once - your white wedding gown, a symbol of purity. Therefore, unlike other types of jewelry, bridal jewelry is expected to be small and unobtrusive, with transparent or white gemstones set preferably in palladium, white gold or platinum, according to the bridal budget. Any flashy large piece of jewelry would spoil the appearance of the bride, expected to be gentle, fragile and exquisite.
In the same unimposing note, many pieces of jewelry on this occasion or a mix of completely different pieces would be also a mistake, affecting the white harmony and the simple elegance of your wedding gown and veil. You don't want to look like a Christmas tree full of decorations, by cramming your body with bangles, bracelets, hoop earrings or chains. Minimalist pieces, though, would be quite welcome, like, for instance, clip-on earrings, clip-on studs, drop earrings or necklaces, white diamonds or pearls being the best choices for such occasions. Remember how well Catherine Zeta-Jones looked with some of these at her fake wedding party in 'Intolerable Cruelty'! Of course, the piece de resistance is likely to be the bridal ring, the only bridal piece you'll wear every day of your married life. As regards your hair, styled specifically on this day, you can also wear some bridal hair jewelry, such as a tiara, with or without a wedding veil.
While being such an important occasion, you may want expensive jewelry to honor it accordingly, if, by any means, you can't afford it, you don't need to despair or postpone your wedding. No one will observe, while you are going down the aisle, that your diamonds are actually crystal, your pearls are synthetic or imitation pearls or your jewelry just plated with a precious metal.
For the sake of convenience and also of consistency, you'd better shop for wholesale jewelry for your entire bridal party: from you, the bride, maid of honor and bridesmaids to your mother and mother of the groom. This is an occasion that definitely asks for a lot of jewelry, be it for the wedding party, the bridal shower gifts or bridesmaid gifts. You could save therefore both time and money by shopping just in one place.