I have noticed that most of the brides wear “diamond like” sets, rather than gold sets…i was wondering if they are real diamonds…i doubt Majority of people will be able to afford real diamond sets that BIG!!
i think they are either crystals, or made of following contents:
925 Sterling Silver
Rhodium plated
Zircons and beads setting in silver
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I wanted to know if the brides these days wear similar sets? or are they wearing a cheaper quality of diamonds? (as in diamonds which are low in color, clarity and cut etc)
I have seen a lot of brides wearing gold plated jewelry these days versus real gold because the gold plated has so much variety and matching options. Some of it is very good quality and looks amazing.
no these are not diamond sets. they are most probably gold with lacker on them. Lacker is silver color polish which is very in these days and it goes well with the type of kaam which is in fashion.
If you visit pakistani jewellery shops you will find a lot of variety.
Brides these days wear artificial jewellery. There are a lot more options that way.
it makes a bit more sense given bridal jewelry isn't re-worn too often but i've always been told it makes your family seem lower class if you don't get a real set...what are the views on that?
^ that thinking of "lower class" is really old and impractical these days- real "bridal" gold sets cost at least upwards of 3 lakhs if you go to a reputable jewellery like Naurattan, and that's a lot of money to pay for something big and massive that will likely only be worn once. granted, those sets were gorgeous but everyone has a budget to stick to and i find very few can afford that kind of range. if you wanted something for a moon dikhai, for example, in real gold and stones, then you could get something for 1.75-2 lakh from what i saw- but this is just a simpler, small necklace, with simple drop earrings and maybe a ring.
of course, you can also get lower quality gold and gemstones of course, if you want to keep it real that badly, but you'd still be paying around 2-2.5 lakhs for it. is that worth it?
i saw this reversible set in Gulf- one side was pearls, the other was turqoise- and that was in that price range. it was gorgeous but you could tell on closer inspection that the quality and workmanship just weren't there.
but that is a brilliant idea, IMHO, to get more uses out of your set, that is, make it reversible. at least that way if you are investing 3 lakh into jewellery, you'll get twice as much use out of it.
we visited a few jewellers when i was in karachi in jan and its pretty shocking how expensive gold is now- at that time it was 36000 rupees per tola and then you add in the cost of rubies, diamonds, emeralds, or pearls and you end up with something stupid expensive.
mostly what i've heard is people will invest in a smaller gold set (smaller in terms of how much gold is used) with larger semi-precious stones (so topaz and tourmaline, garnets and quartz, for example) to make it look more bridal and heavier, and then the side pieces that aren't really worn ever again like the jhoomar, teeka and sometimes even the ring are made in silver and then gold plated, and have the same semi-precious stones the necklace does. this is cost effective and no, you can't really tell real gold from gold-plated silver if you go to a good jeweller because the workmanship is the same as is the attention to detail.
I honestly think the people who can afford gold now are the ones who have been collecting it for a very long time.
My mother bought alot of gold jewelery back when prices were decent and my parents could afford it, later she had it converted into jewelery for my wedding.
I don't know if that's a feasible option now though.
personally i don't see myself wearing a heavy gold bridal set ever again so if i was to get married i'd rather have fashion jewelry or gold plated...however i hear that it's important to not make your dad look cheap or poor and if you do walk around with fake that's what your inlaws will think of you. I don't know too much about the paki culture being mixed and all but i've seen some of my girlfriends marry and in laws inspected all their sets and they also had to buy lots of nice gold sets to give to the family. i mean i don't like the practice of it but i wonder if more brides are not caring and going for fashion sets instead of the real deal. if they are then how do they deal with inlaws that may look down on her for it?
Thats what my nani did…Alhamdolillah… cant wait to get my jewellery designed…Also have some family jewellery aswell that i will get passed onto me…and personally i love the real deal…i jst cant stand those sets with all those moti and stones…apart from my fave which is the sapphire…
When I was in Khi in feb, we visited a lot of jewellers. Because I was getting married, I asked to see Bridal sets. It was shocking that there were sets for 20-25 tolas!!! That is roughly 7-9 lakhs. And that's just the cost of gold (@ 36,000 rps). And I remember asking the guy at Naurattan...do people REALLY buy this stuff??? It seemed crazy to me.
But you know what, as unbelievable as it sounds, people were still buying this stuff. And I see brides on GS wearing HEAVY stuff and think OMG, these people must have a lot of dough.
My dad has a six figure income and people back-home think we are 'rich' but to be honest, my parents really felt a ding in their budget after buying a few pieces for me. Nothing grand, nothing OTT, just a few pieces that they wanted to give me. I feel horrible for families back-home who still have to marry off their daughters and are expected to spend tons on gold.
^I agree. I mean my dad makes good money but i’d feel terrible if they bought me a real gold set for my wedding that i probably won’t wear in the future, however he mentions how it can make us look bad.
Random but I just got my new catalog from art karat and they have some really cute sets here’s a link to the bridal gallery:
Mani01, those sets definitely look like they are crystals or zircons set in silver with rhodium (or maybe white gold) plating.
I think whether brides chose to wear such sets depends on the look they are going for - with with today's fashion for silver & crystal kaam such sets look much prettier. If the sets were real diamonds & platinum or white gold they would be very, very pricey & who knows if you will wear them again, so "artificial" can be a smart buy.
I am fortunate that my grandparents gave my mother heavy gold & stone sets on her wedding, and she has sets from my father too so when the occasion calls my mother likes that I borrow something from her collection. She's of the opinion that for a wedding one should wear usli cheez & I know she & my father will be shocked if I don't wear a real set for my own wedding. But the custom in my community is that one wears such things on important occasions & they have put sets aside for me over the years.
My mother still wears her wedding tikka - because her father was smart & told the jeweler to make it so it could also be worn like a pendant on a chain or ribbon, and had a matching pair of earrings made. When its my wedding, she expects that I will wear it in my turn.
I do wear artificial sets too - when I travel I don't like to carry expensive things with me & for some events you need lighter pieces anyway. I particularly like to wear pearls & I also have some light semi-precious stone sets & gold sets that I was fortunate to be gifted by several of my uncles & aunts. I also have a couple of cubic zirconia sets in 18 kt gold plated which are very difficult to tell aren't real diamonds & gold (I have a white one & gold one). I think all these things have a place depending what type of social life & wardrobe you have.
cant wait to get my jewellery designed…Also have some family jewellery aswell that i will get passed onto me…and personally i love the real deal…i jst cant stand those sets with all those moti and stones…apart from my fave which is the sapphire… 