Southern Weddings

My favorite heirloom jewelry is a brooch that was my great grandmother’s. I love its vintage charm and end up wearing it all the time on a set of pearls, a hat, or on the collar of my coat in the winter. This past December, my parent’s home was burglarized and all my deceased grandmother and great-grandmother’s jewelry was stolen. My mom was devastated so I’m glad this brooch remains so that I can share it with her.

My grandmom gave me a necklace she had made out of a coin that was her mother’s. The coin was strung on a chain that was also my greatgrandmother’s. It’s very special to me! The pearls are gorgeous!

My favorite piece of heirloom jewelry is my engagement ring. The ring’s setting is my fiance’s great-great grandmother’s and dates back to 1860. The setting in very delicate and intricate with a lot of filifree. There was no stone in the ring, so he put the marquise-cut diamond in. This beautiful pearl set would accent my ring beautifully on my wedding day!

My favorite piece of heirloom jewelery is my Grandmother’s Diamond Cocktail Ring that was passed down to me after she passed. It was actually stolen from my Grandparent’s house in the 80’s, apparently the burglar thought it was costume jewelery because it was thankfully discarded in the middle of the street with other collectables! It was also worn by my Grandmother’s mother and her Great Aunt. It is simple and a very stunning antique. I wore it on my wedding day on my right hand next to my engagement ring. (Hello Bling!) I wear it to many special occasions and to any event where I wish to honor my Grandmother and feel that much closer to her. Someday I hope to pass the ring on to my daughter and if I don’t have a daughter of my own, it will be passed on to my lovely niece. These irreplaceable jewelry pieces are so meaningful.

I love heirloom brooches, you can do so much with a small antique brooch.

This would be perfect with my wedding dress. It’s a one shoulder design and this would really compliment perfectly! In 2nd grade our house burnt down so we lost all of my mothers jewelry along with her wedding rings, so I have always wanted to be able to start anew with my wedding jewelry. It’s breathtaking and whomever wins will surely wear it proudly!! Good luck to everyone!

My favorite heirloom jewelry is my grandmother’s pink pearls. This would make a great heirloom because it’s classic!

I have two favorite pieces of heirloom jewelry. First & foremost, is my engagement ring. It belonged to my fiance’s grandmother. She passed away before I was ever able to meet her, but I love looking through old photo albums and seeing pictures of her wearing it. It’s a timeless, completely flawless, emerald cut diamond, with the dantiest platinum band you’ve ever seen. We didn’t change a single thing about it, except getting it sized for my finger. I love that it’s an unaltered piece of family history, & I can’t wait for it to get passed down again. I feel so honored to have the love & respect of my fiance’s family, that they deemed me worthy of precious piece. My second favorite heirloom piece, is my grandmother’s pearls. They aren’t real pearls-but they are the prettiest little things. Its one necklace with 5 strands in varying sizes. She’s no longer with us, but always swore I got my good looks thanks to her side of the family ;). I love wearing them, & seeing photos of when she wore them, with me next to her as a little girl.

My favorite piece of heirloom hewelry is my grandmother’s engagement ring. She gave it to me after my grandfather passed away. My grandparents were my best friends growing up. I would spend almost every weekend at their house.My grandfather passed away somewhat unexpectedly and after the funeral my grandmother gave me the engagement ring he had given to her. When I began planning our wedding, my fiance and I chose my grandparents anniversary, April 28, 2012 (it would have been their 61st!). This set would be a great addition to the ring for me to pass down to my children or grandchildren someday!

My favorite piece of heirloom jewelry is my great-grandmother’s ruby and diamond ring. It is shaped like a butterfly and has been passed down from generation to generation. I look forward to day that I finally get to wear it!

my favorite piece of heirloom jewelry is my dad’s wedding ring – it belonged to my mother’s dad until he passed away the year before they got married in the 70s

My family really doesn’t have any heirloom jewelry. The only heirloom piece went to my aunt when my uncle proposed to her. She got my great grandmother’s diamond that is worth more than I could ever imagine. I think these pearls would be a great heirloom because I am from the south, where pearls go great with ANYTHING. Also pearls are very classic and will never go out of style. I would love to wear these pearls on my wedding day and eventually pass them down to my daughter, her daughter, etc etc. I hope that one day I’ll have the chance to pass something special and beautiful down to my children!

My favorite heirloom is a gorgeous vintage Star of David necklace my grandmother gave me. It has a mother of pearl backdrop, and I will be wearing it on my wedding day! I plan on handing it down to my daughter when I have children. It is such a special piece and filled with meaning!!!!!!!!

My favorite heirloom jewelry is a jade bracelet that my grandmother gave me. Now that she’s gone I cherish having it around.

My favorite heirloom piece would be the ring my grandmother gave to my mother. My mother wore the ring everyday until she past away two years ago. It is a heirloom that is dear to my heart that I will wear everyday and remember my mom and grandmother. I hope to pass it on to my daughter one day as well.

I love my grandmother’s brooch – it’s a mulitcolored heart, and it’s gorgeous and unique. I’m putting it in my bouquet, and hopefully I can start a new tradition with it!

One of my favorite pieces of jewelry is a gold bracelet that my Paternal Grandmother gave me. I’ve never met her and it’s a shame because she raised 10 kids by herself after my Grandfather passed away.

The bracelet is actually quite simple, but the meaning behind it is what I hold dear to my heart. The woman who gave me this bracelet was so strong and had to battle so much. This is one of my only links to her and that’s why I cherish it so much.

Like this family heirloom, I think this set of pearls would make a great heirloom to future generations not only because it’s beautiful, but because it symbolizes so much more – an everlasting bond between strong women.

Today, my Mom and I climbed into our attic and pulled down her wedding dress. It is beautiful and beaded and lacy and it has GIANT sleeves. Seriously, picture Princess Di’s dress and you have a perfect idea of what my mom’s looks like! We had a great laugh pulling it out of the box and trying it on. I am not planning on wearing her dress (I could probably just wear one of the sleeves!) but I did come to an important realization as we reminisced. Wearing something borrowed is a tradition that has stood the test of time and it wasn’t until this evening that I realized why. While I had no intention of wearing my Mom’s dress, we sure did have a ball talking about all of the memories she had from the dress. No wonder so many southern ladies have passed heirlooms down for generations, and these pearls from Fine & Fleurie would be no exception to that rule. I would be so proud and honored to pass those beautiful strands of pearls on to my daughter one day!

I am a pearl kinda gal. Not only is it my birthstone, I just love how classy they are. When my fiance’s darling grandmother passed, it was of the greatest comfort to me that the family gave me a string of pearls that were hers. I get to have that little reminder of how much she loved me and made me a welcome part of the family every day I ware them. It’s like my oh so southern in-law to be said: “when you have those pearls on you get to feel her huggin you round the neck again” I just love that feeling especially the days I miss her so

This Swarovski pearl necklace and bracelet bridal set is stunning! It is a perfect example of the classic style that embodies Southern Women, young and old, and reminds me so much of my late Grandma Bobbie, I could cry!
Southern women traditionally receive pearls at milestone times and looking back, I realize that each special memory has been marked with a significant piece of pearl jewelry. They are a classic rite of passage for Southern women. Still today, the gift of pearls for graduations, births, anniversaries and weddings stands and there is usually a special story with lots of joy that surrounds these “big days” in our lives.
Grandma Bobbie and I were the only family members with June birthdays and she always made me feel as though being born in the summer made me extra-special. I remember getting my first set of pearls, a pair of baby pink earrings, at 12 months old. However, my favorite piece of heirloom jewelry was a strand of freshwater pearls I received from my Grandmother upon graduating high school. The necklace, restrung from a very long strand she had. My mother wore earrings from the same strand at her wedding. Unfortunately, I lost this gift in a home fire in 2007, along with every other piece of jewelry I owned. Pearls are often handed down because they are so timeless and I always pictured passing this necklace down to a daughter of my own one day. My wedding is November 2011 and I am looking at purchasing a pearl necklace in lieu of my lost Grandmother’s, but I am having a bit of a difficult time finding the perfect one. There is nothing wrong with fun costume jewelry on your wedding day, but it is so much more special to buy and have things with meaning.

i have my late grandmother’s engagement ring. it’s nothing pricey, the stone is only a speck, but it’s so special to me, because it was hers and it’s a piece of her that i can always have with me. i love it! (and i love these pearls too!!!)

My favorite heirloom is this big costume rhinestone bow brooch that my grandmother wore. She loved bows and pearls and adding a hint of sparkle to her clothes just as much as I do now. I have a picture of her and my grandfather on my dresser where she is wearing the pin and she looks so classy. Whenever I use it as an accessory, it always makes me think of her and how special she was!

I love this set because it is classy with a little bit of glitz and glamour.

My favorite piece of jewelry in my jewelry box is a thin gold chain with a tiny golden cross pendant. It was a Christmas gift from my father when I was 12 years old, and it had belonged to his mother. This small necklace is very special to me because my father passed away on Dec 21 of that year, 4 days before i recieved the gift. It was the last present he ever gave me and when i wear it, I feel him with me.

My favorite (and only) piece is from my grandmother, and is her college ring! I like to think of her attending classes way back in the 1920s when I wear it.

I absolutely love the autumn cascade pear earrings. I am getting married 11-5-11 in Asheville, NC and my dress is embellished from top to bottom with little pearls. I would love to have a matching set to go with my elegant fall wedding! My favorite heirloom jewelry would have to be a pendant my grandmother gave me that was her mothers from Germany its a tiny star of David with my great grandmothers date of birth engraved on the back.

My favorite piece heirloom jewelry is a very special ring that was given to me. The ring itself is not so much special but what is set in it is. It is my great grandmother’s engagement ring diamond. For my grandmother’s 21st birthday her mother (my great grandmother) wanted to give her something special. My great grandparents had little ( they had immigrated here from Albania and they had five mouths to feed) to give her but she did have her engagement ring. My great grandmother had it reset in a gold band and gave it to my grandmother on the morning of her 21st birthday. Then on my father;s 21st birthday, my grandmother decided to keep her mother’s tradition alive tradition alive. She reset it for him into a pinky ring and gave it to him on his 21st birthday telling him where the stone came from and what it meant. I had seen this ring almost every day of my life but did not know the significance it held. On my 21st birthday, my father presented the ring to me, reset in a silver halo band and told me its importance. My great grandmother passed away when I was five but she has always been an extremely important person in my life. Now i have a piece of her with me everyday. One day my child will receive this heirloom on their 21st birthday.

This set is amazing! It has such a romantic, elegant, classic look that transcends ages and would make the most amazing family heirloom. I would be honored to pass this down to my future daughter, daughter-in-law, or niece.

my favorite heirloom is my great-grandmothers gold cross necklace!! The set that you are raffling off is simply stunning!! I would love to have this become apart of my family tradition, to wear this on my wedding, and then to be able to pass it on to my future daughter so that she could wear it on her special day as well. Pearls are also very special to me because they are symbol of my sorority, which is very near and dear to my heart. So I hope that I win, but if I don’t I hope that the young lady who does I would love to see a photo of her in them. Thanks!!

My late grandfather left me a gold pendant with a diamond in it, something he had given my late grandmother many many years ago. My fiance and I used the diamond for my engagement ring. It’s very special to me!!

My absolute favorite piece of heirloom jewelry is my engagement ring. I am the third bride in my family to wear it. My Great-grandmother was the first to wear it in the 1920’s then she passed the ring to my grandmother in the 40’s, As a child my Grandma would always show me her jewelry collection and tell us the importance of all the various pieces. The engagement ring has been my fave since I was a little girl. I may have made that quite obvious to my fiance and my grandmother. During our last visit to PA, she slipped it on to my Future Hubby without me knowing.And a few short weeks later he proposed to me with the extra special ring! It was such a surprise to me! I can’t wait to pass it on to the next generation!

My favorite piece of heirloom jewelry is a ring that was my great grandmother’s. It’s amethyst and not exactly precious, but the style is art deco and unlike most of the jewelry that’s sold today. I only knew her as an elderly woman and I wonder what she was like in the 1920s or 1930s, when the ring was probably made.

My favorite family heirloom is the necklace of my Nana, my Mom’s mother. This necklace was given to her from my Grandfather (“Pop”) on their 25th Anniversary. My Nana and Pop were so in love. She was quite the Southern Belle. Nana wore this necklace everyday, and when she rocked me in her arms when I was a baby, I would put my finger into the dip on the back of the diamond bedded charm. When I was older, I learned that all of my siblings had unconsciously done the same thing when they were young! Now, my Nana has passed on and resides with our Heavenly Father, and my Mother now has the necklace which reminds me of so many memories of my childhood spent with my family and my Nana.

I got my string of pearls when I graduated from high school. It was the perfect growing up gift. I wear them almost everyday whether I’m just going to class in my jeans or dressed up for church or a dance. This shocked my grandparents because pearls were such a classy and expensive thing when they were in high school and college. My grandparents came from a small town in Texas where my grandmother cheered as my grandfather made the winning touchdowns for their high school. Their parents did not have much money and viewed tables, china, and tea sets as more valuable than jewelry. Therefore my grandmother did not have her own set of pearls to wear with her lovely lace wedding gown when she got married. Our family has always passed down the china and silver tea sets but we’ve never had our own heirloom jewelry. When I found my beautiful southern wedding gown with lace and pearl details I knew I wanted a several strand pearl necklace with a vintage detail to match. This set would not only match my personality and dress but would allow me to start my family’s heirloom jewelry.

My dearly loved great grandmother died when I was young and left my grandmother with all her jewelry. There is one particular bracelet that has been passed down to me that is one of the most precious pieces I own. The gold on the edges of the silver cuff bracelet elaborately weaves the story of the strong women in our family. Monetarily, it’s worth a lot. However, the physical value is nothing in comparison to the sentimental value. It is most special to me because of it’s uniqueness- there is not another piece of jewelry on the planet that is just like this one! I’m so honored every time I wear it. :)

This gorgeous set of pearls would be a wonderful heirloom because of their timeless quality- this style has survived (and thrived!) for many many years and I suspect will continue to do so. Good luck to all the beautiful Southern women who entered as well! :)

Most of my heirloom pieceswere lost in a break-in several years ago, but I still have 2 Austrian crystal necklaces, one from each Grandmother, and a diamond from my maternal Grandmother, that I love to wear!

My most beloved heirloom jewelry piece is my grandmother’s engagement ring diamond on a pendant. My grandfather died when I was six, so it’s really special to me to have something he handpicked for her. I wear it around my neck with a double-strand gold chain and it keeps both of them close to me everywhere I go. :)

My favorite piece of heirloom jewelry is a unique pair of earrings my great grandmother gave to my grandmother, who passed it down to my mother, who gave it to me. One of the earrings broke in half due to the age, but they are still very special to me. They look like hands, with tiny blue stones. They are very fragile, made of silver darkened over time, and I keep them in a tiny wooden box. They remind me of my families’ past and where I come from. I hope to give them to my daughter one day.