Edera Real Bride: Yue Yiao
I’m so excited to feature lovely bride Yue Yiao and her recent wedding on my blog today. Yue Yiao (who goes by YY) had a gorgeous, multicultural wedding ceremony this past November in Singapore, and I had the pleasure of creating a custom pair of bridal earrings for the celebration.
The designing of the earrings was a family affair: YY’s father had made a beautiful, heirloom pearl necklace for the bride as a wedding gift. This special piece inspired the color scheme for YY’s earrings: the necklace incorporated three different colors of pearls in shades of light and dark peach and ivory. YY’s sister, Yue Xiu, also helped with the custom order, fielding the many emails sent back and forth throughout the design phase.
YY opted for the “Orange Blossom” style from my Language of Flowers Collection as the basis for her custom earrings. I selected a range of peach and ivory freshwater pearls—carefully chosen to match her necklace—to use on her custom order. The finished earrings featured stylized lace flowers created and embroidered entirely by hand, as well as small pearl drops and beaded leaves made with the tiniest of seed pearls.
YY looked absolutely radiant on her wedding day, wearing a gorgeous gown covered in appliquéd lace flowers. The gown had an illusion tulle neckline asymmetrically embellished with the flowers, and pearl buttons and beadwork adorning the back. The fitted gown flared into an ethereal train, with more lace flowers peeking out amongst the folds of tulle. YY completed her look with a classic updo, and beautiful red, white, and gold chura, traditional bangle bracelets worn by the bride in Indian wedding ceremonies.
A big congratulations to YY and her husband Sunny! Scroll down to see more images from their wedding, taken by Rafie’s Photography.
Shop the Look
Add a hint of vintage charm to your wedding day look with these dainty bridal stud earrings inspired by orange blossoms. The handcrafted lace flowers and luminous freshwater pearls elevate these romantic earrings to heirloom-quality.
In the Victorian language of flowers, orange blossoms symbolized eternal love and marriage. They were a popular flower in bouquets and wedding crowns of the time.
COUTURE DETAILS
The lace motifs adorning the posts are created entirely by hand in our Vermont, USA, studio using couture lacemaking and embroidery techniques
Hand-wired sprigs of tiny seed pearls branch out from the bottom of the lace flowers, supporting a single freshwater pearl drop
The crystals and glass beads are vintage and date over 50 years old, instantly adding the traditional "something old" to your wedding ensemble
COLOR OPTIONS
Lace & Metal Color: Silver, or Silver with Gold Accents
DIMENSIONS
1.5(3.75cm) x .75”(2cm)
HEIRLOOM-QUALITY MATERIALS
14k gold-filled or sterling silver posts and ear clutches
Freshwater pearls
Vintage glass seed beads (c.1950s)
High-quality metallic foil threads
Non-tarnishing silver-plated or gold-tone wire
SHIPPING & PRODUCTION TIMES
The Orange Blossom Earrings are made-to-order design. Please allow up to 2 weeks for them to be created specially for you.
For more information on turn-around times, shipping, and returns, please visit our Shop Policy page
Additional image Credit: Jen Xu Photography