The Pearl Jewelry Terms a Bride Must Know

Posted by on Jun 19th, 2009 in Others
On a once of a lifetime event that a couple experience, which is the wedding day, both the bride and the groom are looking forward of having the best wedding jewelry on their very special moment. Many of the brides wanted to wear their mom’s pearl bridal jewelry on their wedding day, and some are lucky enough to have their grandmother’s jewelry in them. However, if in any case the bride is not lucky enough to have her parent’s Pearl bridal jewelry, shopping for one is the best option. When shopping for your dream pearl jewelry, it is important that you are familiar with the terminologies manufacturers and sellers commonly use so that you can easily compare from one pearl to the other. Bridal pearl jewelry
Pearl Jewelry terminologies include:

Cultured over Natural – as the name suggest cultured and natural differs on how the pearls are produce. One must know though that either process has the ability to produce authentic pearl that will make your wedding day a memorable one. Cultured Pearls are those grown one pearl farms with the help of the farmers. This process includes the insertion of an object into the mollusk in order to start the process of pearl creation. Natural pearls on the other hand are those who are found in their natural environment. Being a natural, as a result they are tend to be unique from each other, which is the reason why they are more expensive that the cultured ones.

Shape – when shopping for your wedding jewelry, it is also important to pay a closer attention of your pearl jewelry’s shape. Shape terms are listed below:

  • Near Round – these pearls are the ones that are not perfectly round but are close to it.
  • Oval – these pearls looks as they sound.
  • Button Style – These pearls are thinner or squashed by comparison.
  • Drop Pearls – those pearls that look like a teardrop
  • Baroque – these are those pearls with unique and irregular shape that ranges from semi-round to stick or cross-shaped. One must know that Tahitian and South Sea baroque pearls are harder to create thus, with a greater value.
  • Nacre or Mother of Pearl – this is the hard pearly internal layer of the shells of some mollusks. Identifying high quality pearls can be determined on nacres. The thicker the nacre the more resistant your pearl be against scratches, nicks, and its overall wear and tear.
  • Luster – term use for pearl’s ability to produce light. Pearls with reflection or shine are the ones who have ability to reflect light are the ones of great quality.
  • Surface – literally, it refers to the outer appearance of the pearl. Blemish free surface are of high quality and with a greater value.
  • Color – a pearl’s color differ each type. Akoya type of pearls carries the color white with cream or pink overtones, Tahitian pearls has black or shade or gray color, and the South Sea pearls generally are the golden pearls.
  • Grades – pearls are graded A to AAA with AAA as with the highest quality and A with a lower quality.
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