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You tend to only wear a tiara once, on your wedding day, so you may be unsure of how to wear a wedding tiara.  This blog post will give you a basic idea of were wedding tiaras can be placed but if you have a hairdresser who will be doing your hair on your wedding day, make sure you consult with them as they may be able to give more advice specific to your particular hair style.

There are numerous places you can position your wedding tiara, no particular position is better than others. It does come down to personal preference and your wedding hair style. Below are the common places where brides tend to place their tiaras, you can use this a starting point.

Wearing your tiara at the front of the head

If you’ve got a fringe your wedding tiara can look excellent placed on the parting of your fringe and the rest of your hair meet.  This looks even better if you plan to backcomb the hair at the top of your head to add height as the tiara will act as a frame and a focal point.

Wearing your tiara on the top the head

Placing your tiara further back on your head is perfect for a bride whose bridal hairstyle keeps the hair at the front of the head quite flat and close to the scalp.  Most people see this as a traditional place to add a tiara.  You may find that you need to bend the tiara band ends around the back of your head to prevent them from sticking out; as long as the band is flexible enough you should easily be able to do this a small amount of pressure and secure into place with grips.

Wearing your tiara at the back of the head

When it was suggested to my for my own wedding that I should wear a tiara around the back of my head, I thought it a little odd until it was pointed out that my wedding guests would be looking at the back of me for the entire ceremony.  I know from working with brides that a small number have worn there wedding tiara at the back of the heads and added some more decoration around the front with pearl or crystal pins.

Using your tiara as a bun wrap

Some tiaras especially those with flexible bands are suitable to be worn as bun wraps.   If you’re choosing a tiara for this purpose make sure you pick one with a thin wire base, preferably handmade as these can be bent into shape without much resistance.  Then they just need pinning into place with grips.

Wearing a tiara with your hair down

If you’re planning on wearing your hair down on your wedding day, it’s probably best to place your tiara towards the front of your head to ensure the ends of the band don’t stick out.  Tiaras aren’t worn like a headband so the easiest way to make sure you’ve got it at the right angle is to sit it on top of your head and push the ends of the band down slightly. This should allow the wedding tiara to tilt backwards at a tiny angle and will allow you to secure it will grips underneath the top layer of hair if needed.

I hope this article has helped in your dilemma on where to place your wedding tiara, but if you need more advice feel free to contact me through the Wedding And Gems shop.

Flowers have always played a role in decoration for weddings so I’ve been meaning to create a crystal wedding flower for quite a while, but all my other bespoke orders took priority. So when I was asked to create a large crystal flower hair accessory for a particular bride, it gave me an opportunity to create one for the site.  I’ve previously tried and failed in creating the perfect base for the flower from wire using different techniques.  I tried to create each petal equal, but doing this free hand is almost impossible.  But it while I was brain storming different techniques, it occurred to me that I already had the correct equipment to make a perfect flower with identical shaped petals.  So that was my first obstacle passed and now I had my basic flower shape.

The bride in question had emailed me a few photos of designs that she liked so I knew she wanted crystals along the middle of the flower running along the length of the petal, she’d also told me that she wanted to wear the flower to the side of a bun so I knew the comb needed to be attached to the flower on a angle.  You can see the finished design below.

Swarovski crystals are alternated with tiny silver seed beads to give extra sparkle on this Crystal Wedding Flower comb while keeping the cost as low as possible.

I’d promised that I would email the bride to be as soon as it was available to buy on the site and she sent the flowing response:

“Kerrie,
I love it! It’s PERFECT!
Just what i wanted. I’ve bought it! I want it now!

All work stopped here for everyone to come and see it because I let out an excited noise! haha

Thank you so much for all your help, you’re a star. I will defiantly recommend you in the future.”

So now the crystal flower here is currently in the postal system winging it’s way to her, I hope she likes it just as much when she gets to hold it in her hands.

This flower is perfect if you’re wearing your hair in a bun but will look pretty against any structured up do.  It’s available in clear Swarovski crystal and silver as standard but if you want to add any more colours into it, you only need to ask.  You can view the product page for the this large crystal wedding flower here:

Large Crystal Flower

Tiaras were a status symbol in times gone by, often worn at official functions by queens and princesses.  They are still technically a status symbol today, as a wedding tiara signifies the most important person in the room - the bride. Wedding Guests and any onlookers have no doubt who the bride is (or who are the bridesmaids if they are wearing tiaras) especially if they aren’t in formal wedding attire. If you’re not having a traditional wedding dress, definitely opt for a wedding tiara as it will ensure that you can be seen as the bride in a crowded room and are the always centre of attention.

If you’re having a veil, grab a tiara as it hides the veil comb well.  Also if you were planning on removing your veil when it came to the wedding breakfast (just so it doesn’t getting in the way of eating), you’ll still have some decoration in your hair.  If this was your intention, ensure you don’t by tiaras which have veils attached.  You might think it might make things a little easier when your getting ready, but if you buy a combined veil and tiara, not only will you have limited flexibility on how to wear your veil and tiara but once you have to removed your wedding veil to eat, the tiara has to come of too.

The reason I decided that I wanted to wear a wedding tiara instead of any alternatives is that it does have an effect of making you feel special. A lot of brides have a childhood dream and have imagined themselves as a princesses, a tiara helps you to act out that fantasy on one of the biggest days of your life.

If you’re undecided on whether you want to wear a tiara on your wedding day, ask yourself this question?   “When I imagined my own wedding when I was a child, what was my tiara like?” If you can clearly remember what your tiara looked like in your child like wedding fantasies then in your heart you want to have the chance of wearing a wedding tiara. As you only usually get to wear a tiara once, make sure you don’t regret losing the chance to wear one, don’t dismiss your childhood fantasies as silly or important

If you’re unsure which tiara would suit you, you can download our free tiara guide and get hints on how face shape, jewellery and your wedding dress style should influence how you pick your tiara.

Find out how to pick the correct tiara

Sometimes our brides take the time to send in a wedding photo so we can see what they look like on their big day and Ruth did just that.

Ruth’s wearing the Woodland Forest Tiara in silver.  Below I’ve added a few more pictures of Ruth, she’s worn her tiara quite far back on top of her hair and chose to show the tiara band instead of placing her hair over it. Personally I think wearing her tiara in this position suited her style.

Ruth also left a review of the Woodland Forest Tiara which can be read here: Tiara Review

I always like to find out how the wedding went (maybe I’m a little nosey).  It always gives me a little buzz when I know they’ve had a really good day, so when I asked Ruth she told me this:

“Wedding was perfect, weather was great, couldn’t have gone better!”

Just what I like to hear - Congratulations Ruth!

More brides are moving away from the traditional tiara and opting for side tiaras.  There are much more easier to wear and they don’t require a hair dresser to place and pin them to ensure they don’t slip.  They are simple to wear, just slide them on like a hair band and they’ll stay on without causing you an discomfort until early in the morning.

As a result I’ve made 2 new side tiaras for Wedding And Gems.

The first new side tiara is the Crystal Flower Headband.  This side tiara has a wonderful large crystal flower off to the side.  This flower is created from Bohemian crystals which are oval in shape and not Swarovski crystals as this would make this side tiara unaffordable to many brides.  You can see the Crystal Flower Headband below.

The second side tiara I’ve created again has a flower but this flower is made from seed beads and clear glass leaves.  It also has ferns of Bohemian crystals for extra sparkle.  The detail on Kristie Wedding Headband can be seen in the photo below.

I’d love to hear your feedback on these side tiaras, I’ve kept them clear and not added any colour as these are meant for the bride but as normal different colours of crystals can be used on these side tiaras on request.