My latest obsession: The jewelry

First it was the dress. Then the shoes. The Sis Calico's dress and shoes. Now, not having quite resolved that last one, I move on to my latest I-Must-Find: jewelry for the big day.

I love my engagement ring. It's an estate ring and a beautiful piece of art deco workmanship. So, it seems like the easiest thing to do would be to take that art deco theme and run with it for the necklace and earrings:





(jewelry by 1928, both pics from Amazon.com)

I like them, but I'm not sure I love them. The look great with the ring, but... I don't know. I'm not sure I'd ever wear them again, which is also a problem, since I'd love this little "investment" to be for something I can use again and again.

I've also thought of something like this:


(photo from stylemepretty.com)

They (style me pretty) have a great tutorial, but I'm not sure that's a DIY I want to tackle right now. Plus I can only imagine trying to work with that many things that roll around while all the cats are watching me. They can barely contain their excitement when the hot glue gun comes out! I am also torn about maybe wanting to throw a splash of color up there with my ivory dress and moss green ballet slippers.

Any thoughts? Have you let your engagement ring lead the path of your other jewelry? Did you think outside the box on your wedding jewelry and love it (or hate it later on)?