The more I read about weddings, the more I find unusual uses for jewelry! If you missed my blog on wedding cake jewelry, that’s where my sojourn into bizarre bridal jewelry began. Then last week, for something a little less saccharin, I wrote about exboyfriendjewelry.com, the premier site for selling unwanted jewelry from your ex.

Well, today I come full circle and it’s back to wedding-related jewelry, this time jewelry for…your bridal bouquet?

Using jewelry similar to pieces used as cake jewelry, Bel Aire Bridal offers “bouquet jewelry.” This includes rhinestone-studded monograms (although, I am still uncertain whose initials make up the monogram – the bride and groom’s or the wedding attendant’s?) and crystal-coated flowers, bumble bees (cute), butterflies, dragonflies, and hearts. There’s even a flowerless bouquet that consists of a spray of pearls and Swarovski crystals on long silver stems. It looks a little like holding semi-precious fireworks.

All of this got me thinking about other places one could sneak jewelry into a wedding. How about the reception? I think Steven James’ “vacelet” (below, from our March 2009 issue) would look stunning around the neck of a floral centerpiece. Making note to self now…