i was just wondering if there's a way to lease or rent jewelry for that special day? i want some bling, but don't want to buy it just for ONE day, lol.

[Edited on June 27, 2007 at 4:25 PM. Reason : /]

6/27/2007 4:25:10 PM

ha, the lengths people will go to appear wealthy.

6/27/2007 4:26:24 PM

oh please

it's not about appearing wealthy, why on earth would you think that? i want sparkling diamonds around my neck so that the pictures look that much nicer.

6/27/2007 4:27:57 PM

you'd probly have to pay for an insurance policy or for a security guard to stand around and make sure they didnt leave your neck...

Or, if you're hot, you could maybe work out a deal and they could use the photos for ads...

6/27/2007 4:30:24 PM

yes, unless i'm good friends/family with someone who works in a jewelry store, i'm probably out of luck....

6/27/2007 4:33:36 PM

http://www.bagborroworsteal.com/ui/category/jewelry
You can sign up for a monthly membership and pay by piece. Or you can borrow them as a guest and pay a little more. Either way, you can get a necklace, earrings, bracelets, and a handbag for about $200 for 1 week.
You owe me beer if you ever visit Colorado.


[Edited on June 27, 2007 at 4:41 PM. Reason : .]

6/27/2007 4:35:28 PM

Whats your dress look like? A lot of brides are forgoing necklaces because their dresses do not realy need them. I love the look of a simple set of skinny pearls. You don't want too much on your neck or it will cut your chest in half and distract the eye from the dress.

6/28/2007 10:34:39 AM

why do girls find everyway possible to waste money

6/28/2007 10:39:51 AM

they're practicing for marriage

6/28/2007 11:23:52 AM

sd2nc, that's awesome.

...but if I ever like a piece of jewelry enough to have it appear in my wedding photos, that means I like it enough to wear it every day, and by god, I'd buy it.

thumper, if it's GOT to be diamonds, then yes, it is about appearing wealthy, whether you realize or are willing to admit it or not. There's LOTS and LOTS of awesome jewelry out there that's beautiful, and oftentimes more so, than diamonds.

They're a status symbol. Since it's wedding pictures, people who know they aren't yours are going to assume that was the 'borrowed' in the new/old/borrowed/blue, and that they were from a friend. If you don't volunteer that you were so damn vain you fucking rented the shiny for the wedding portraits.

[Edited on June 28, 2007 at 12:04 PM. Reason : ldjkf]

6/28/2007 12:04:09 PM

I think that anything other than a simple single diamond necklace or strand of pearls really detracts from a beautiful bride on her wedding day. You do not want the focus to be on a showcase piece of jewelry, but on you. Most dresses are elaborate enough that they already pull attention away from the bride's face and the addition of a fancy necklace tends to go entirely too far. Very few brides choose a dress that is simple enough for the bride to carry off a piece of jewelry like you are talking about. If you cannot afford to buy it and need to "rent" it, then it is probably not going to be appropriate.

6/28/2007 12:11:23 PM

I don't see why everyone is being so mean to Thumper. Every bride wants to look gorgeous and draw attention to herself in all her satin and chiffon glory...so what if she wants a few diamonds or something sparkly? No one wants to say "I want to look cheap and plain as possible on my wedding day."

But if you seriously just want to look sparkley, go to Claires and get some cheap shit that still looks glittery. If you want something to commemorate your wedding day, then cross your fingers and pray that a rich aunt or grandma gets you a necklace or something as a present.

6/28/2007 12:19:15 PM

Just wait til after the wedding, I'm sure you'll get a nice Pearl necklace

6/28/2007 12:29:47 PM

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"I don't see why everyone is being so mean to Thumper."

A) No one is being mean.
B)
- it's the wolfweb
- she's already got a thread or two, at least, about her wedding, in addition for a 40 page thread that this would have been well-suited for
- when you admit to or provide evidence of a fault, one should expect that to be taken advantage of, either here or IRL

6/28/2007 12:37:40 PM

i do think that jewelry rental website is pretty cool. but i would only do that if i was debating on whether i wanted to invest in the jewelry. if i saw it online, and wanted to see if i really liked it and it was worth the purchase, then i might. but in general, if i'm going to be wearing jewelry in photographs that are basically going to follow you and be a part of your life, at the least, then i would want to own the jewelry. i'm not a big jewelry fanatic - costume stuff sometimes - so whatever i do wear that's 'real', i want to hopefully own!

6/28/2007 3:27:55 PM

One client had a wodden stacked bracelet from The Gap to go with her thousand-dollar gown and spent the majority of the reception with a beer bottle in her hand. Tacky.

6/28/2007 3:35:04 PM

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"why do girls find everyway possible to waste money"

6/28/2007 3:38:06 PM

When I say cubic,
Y'all say zirconium.
Cubic

6/28/2007 3:38:40 PM

zircowha?

6/28/2007 3:40:50 PM

Haha, wow. A thread about renting jewelry. How much more trashy can we get?

6/28/2007 3:45:23 PM

It sounds like you might have self-esteem issues if you think you need to wear shiny rocks to make you pretty.

6/28/2007 3:59:55 PM

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"ha, the lengths people will go to appear wealthy."

6/28/2007 4:00:02 PM

should buy and resell. if the precious metal or stone goes up in value you could end up making money.

6/28/2007 4:02:58 PM

I can't remember the name of it now, but there used to be a store in Crabtree called "Imposters," but I know they've since changed their name. They have really nice looking jewelry for cheap. I got BEAUTIFUL earrings from Ross-Simon on sale for $30 bucks and they looked like real diamonds, so check out everything.

6/28/2007 4:26:14 PM

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"ha, the lengths people will go to appear wealthy."

6/28/2007 4:31:23 PM

I dont know why you people are giving her a hard time. The celebs do this ALL THE TIME. For awards shows/cermonies jewelers will loan out expensive jewelry for them to wear. I know that in some/many of these cases, they are not wearing the jewelry out of the goodness of their hearts, but if you want to accessorize to look nice for a special day, whats wrong with renting?

6/28/2007 4:41:14 PM

At least from my POV, it's less about the renting and more about just going completely batshit overboard. Just because it's a wedding doesn't mean that line of 'too much' can't be crossed.

6/28/2007 4:43:24 PM

Do a search on 'leasing jewelry'. You'll find plenty of links... like this one...
http://www.adornbrides.com/

6/28/2007 4:45:44 PM

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"The celebs do this ALL THE TIME. For awards shows/cermonies jewelers will loan out expensive jewelry for them to wear. "

that is way different than what she is asking about

celebs get these loan outs to promote the jeweler, jewelry maker or strengthen the professional relationship with the two said parties [celebs / jeweler]

6/28/2007 4:49:40 PM

I knew someone was going to say that. Its not way different. They are wearing jewelry that they think flatters them, not just for some promotion they are being paid for, and I can promise you they are happy to do it. its not so they can look more rich, or just to get a few extra bucks. If it was only about the money, then they would start decorating stars like stock cars...

Jewelry is way overpriced, and is generally not a good investment. If you want to rent something for a special occasion every now and then, its almost always better than purchasing something for 10x or 20x the cost that you can only wear a few times a year (then you'll get tired of it anyway).


[Edited on June 28, 2007 at 4:55 PM. Reason : .]

6/28/2007 4:52:42 PM

the reason i thought about this was because in that movie How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, they let her wear a beautiful yellow-jeweled necklace for the party. in essence, she borrowed it. and i don't have rich people in my family that can pass this kinda stuff out, so if i'm not into buying any expensive jewelry, i'd like to find a way to "borrow" it.



[Edited on June 28, 2007 at 8:48 PM. Reason : .]

6/28/2007 8:47:37 PM

^isn't the key to that statement being...

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"because in that movie"

I really can't think of why you would want to risk "renting" something that expensive and something happening to it. Just buy the knockoff stuff....or better yet...don't draw attention away from you and your dress and just be yourself on your wedding day. 30 years from now you don't want to looking back on your pictures and think "why in the world did I do that?"

6/28/2007 9:25:03 PM

Maybe you can borrow someone in your familie's necklace ie grandma, mother, aunt etc and that can be your something borrowed or something old.

6/28/2007 10:59:11 PM

wear pearls

You want to look classy, not gaudy...

6/28/2007 11:25:18 PM

nah, pretty sure this birdbrain wants to look gaudy

6/29/2007 12:15:00 AM

get affordable jewelry because most people can't tell unless they tell you. i would suggest taking that money you save on the jewels and giving it to the photographer. because they are what makes you look beautiful in the pictures. not as much the other stuff.

6/29/2007 3:03:04 AM

Heheh. Pay the photog $texas and they'll make you look 100x better than jewelry can.

6/29/2007 6:43:52 AM

So you leased a car and now you want to rent jewelry.


Do you actually own anything? Or are you still under the delusion that you can live beyond your means?

6/29/2007 7:56:46 AM

It's the American Dream.

Spend money that you don't have on shit that you can't afford to impress people that you don't like.

6/29/2007 9:26:52 AM

I hadn't even thought about jewelry, I'll probably just borrow something from my mother or grandmother because god knows they have enough of it.

Personally I'd rather ME be the center of attention and beauty, not a piece of jewelry. It almost seems like you need a giant piece of bling to detract from a witch's nose or something.

6/29/2007 11:58:57 AM

No I get what you're saying thumper--

A lot of people borrow jewelry for weddings from what I hear...

I'm not going to do that, because I'm just going to wear basic jewelry since my dress has pearl/swarovski crystal detailing though.

6/29/2007 12:18:39 PM

I'm going to ask the obvious question... why not use fake jewelry if you are doing it just for the sake of pictures?

6/29/2007 1:26:53 PM

Oh my gosh, give the girl a break. There is no sense in buying it if she's really only wearing it for one day... no matter how much you like it. There are lots of situations where jewelry is loaned out for special events... just talk to your favorite jewelry - tell them you're willing to pay to rent it - and see who they send you to.

I'd start with Jared... yes they're corporate and prob won't do it but I bet they know who in the industry to talk to.

6/29/2007 1:32:10 PM

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[Edited on June 29, 2007 at 1:43 PM. Reason : dble post]

6/29/2007 1:42:50 PM

^ So what is wrong with my idea? I understand the concept of wanting something you can't afford so the wedding is pretty... isn't this why people rent limos to drive off in? I'm not making fun of her.

6/29/2007 1:43:34 PM

As far as liability is concerned, there are few (if any) jewelers who will 'loan' or rent you jewelry.... The company is responsible through insurance on anything they own, just like a piece of property. Chances of finding someone to take liability for something you're wearing is going to be few and far between.

Without endorsing it - I may add that almost all jewelers DO have a 30-100 day return policy.... Just make sure there is no restocking fee or any such crap (few reputable jewelers would even think of it unless it was damaged)


Just an idea, if it's that important to you.

6/29/2007 11:31:25 PM

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"but if I ever like a piece of jewelry enough to have it appear in my wedding photos, that means I like it enough to wear it every day, and by god, I'd buy it. "

Well, I really like hemp necklaces; but I wouldn't wear them with a wedding dress. Just like I really like my pearls, but I can't and don't wear them everyday. And with a beautiful, dressy necklace needed on a wedding day, its definitely NOT something you would want to wear everyday.


I understand thumper, and I don't see why some of you are giving her such a hard time about it. Don't let these people's opinions sway you from having a beautiful wedding, beautiful wedding pictures, and making your day exactly like you want it!

6/29/2007 11:58:57 PM

http://www.adornbrides.com/


seems to have a shitload of expensive jewelry in various price ranges for lease

6/30/2007 3:53:47 AM

I have to agree with BobbyDigital

otherwise this would have been the answer from the beginning

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"When I say cubic, Y'all say zirconium. Cubic"

6/30/2007 10:41:01 AM

Fuckin Reeds jewelers, all their engagement rings have cz centers.

6/30/2007 11:08:34 AM