The bridesmaids’ ensembles offer a way to add an additional dimension to your wedding colors. One way to do this is with gemstone jewelry.
And, as a bonus, many gemstones are as inexpensive as they are beautiful. You may decide to go with:
(a) natural but inexpensive gemstones,
(b) lower quality or small varieties of more expensive stones, or
(c) man-made stones.
Budget-friendly gemstone ideas for each of the most popular wedding colors.
Blue
- natural: apatite, blue cat’s eye, blue topaz
for “chunkier” pieces: blue agate, chrysocolla (blue-green), turquoise howlite, lapis lazuli, turquoise - small/low grade: aquamarine, tanzanite
- man-made: blue sapphire, blue crystal or glass, tanzanite
Purple
- natural: purple cat’s eye
- small/low grade: amethyst, tanzanite
- man-made: tanzanite, violet crystal or glass
Green
- natural: green cat’s eye
for “chunkier” pieces: green agate, green cameo, chrysoprase, jade, malachite - small/low grade: emerald, peridot
- man-made: green crystal or glass, emerald
Pink
- natural: pink freshwater pearls
for “chunkier” pieces: rose quartz, rhodochrosite - small/low grade: morganite, pink topaz
- man-made: pink sapphire, pink crystal or glass, pink pearl, opal
Champagne/Ivory
- natural: amber, cream freshwater pearls
for “chunkier” pieces: ivory - man-made: ivory pearls
Red
- natural: faceted carnelian, garnet
for “chunkier” pieces: carnelian, red jasper - man-made: ruby, red crystal or glass
Yellow
- natural: yellow topaz
for “chunkier” pieces: yellow agate - small/low grade: citrine
- man-made: yellow crystal or glass
Black
- natural: black cat’s eye, onyx, black spinel
for “chunkier” pieces: obsidian - small/low grade: black diamond
- man-made: black crystal or glass
Orange
- natural: hessonite
for “chunkier” pieces: orange quartz - small/low grade: citrine
- man-made: orange crystal or glass