Buying bridesmaids jewelry is a strange shopping problem. You need four or five of the same thing. It has to look like a set in the photos. But if you buy five identical pendants, two of them are in a drawer by August.
We make personalised pieces in Bangkok, and bridesmaid orders come in every few weeks. Almost all of them end up at the same answer: same design, different detail. Same bracelet, her own initial. Same setting, her own birthstone. It photographs as a set and it opens as a personal gift.
Here is what people actually order. Everything below is made to order in our studio, in 925 sterling silver or gold.
Initials, the safe default
This is where most brides land, and I think they are right to. An initial is personal without being sentimental enough to embarrass anyone. Nobody has to love the same stone as you.
- Thai Initial Letter Stud Earrings, priced per piece
- Thai Initial Huggies, priced per piece
- Thai Initial Ring
- Classic Thai Initial Bracelet
- Classic Thai Initial Side Necklace
- Thai Initial Side Necklace, pavé setting
One thing that catches people out. The earrings are priced by piece, not by pair. So a pair of studs is two items on the order, not one. We price them singly because a lot of customers wear one, and because losing one earring should not mean buying two.
If your bridesmaids read Thai, or the wedding is in Thailand, the Thai letter versions carry a bit more weight than a Latin initial. If they do not, we make Latin letters too. Just ask.
Birthstones, when you want them to look different
Thirty-three designs sit in this collection, and it solves the uniform problem better than anything else we make. Same setting across all five girls. Five different colours. In a group photo it reads as one idea.
- Baguette Natural Gemstone Bracelet
- One-Five Round Natural Gemstones Bracelet
- Oval Cut Natural Gemstone Stud Earrings, priced per piece
- Gemstone Chain Ring, 3mm stone
- Two Natural Gemstones Rings, in seven cut combinations
- Vertical Bezel-Set Birthstone Necklace
- Horizontal Bezel-Set Natural Gemstones Necklace
The two-stone rings come in octagon-marquise, oval-square, octagon-square, octagon-octagon, octagon-round, pear-round and octagon-pear. Pick one cut and give every bridesmaid her own colour in it.
Engraved pendants, if you have something to say
These take a date, a word, or a set of initials. Good for a maid of honour, or for a bridal party small enough that you can write something different on each one.
- Custom Heart Pendant
- Custom Round Pendant
- Custom Oval Pendant with a natural gemstone
- Custom Heart Pendant with a natural gemstone
- Nameplate Bracelet
The wedding date on the back is the most common request. Second most common is nothing on the back at all, which is also fine.
Charms, for a wedding people flew in for
If everyone travelled to Thailand for this, a piece that says so tends to get worn afterwards.
- Build Your Charm Bracelet
- Build Your Single Letter Charm Bracelet
- Thailand Map Bracelet, with a stone set on the city
- Bangkok Street Sign Bracelet
On the map bracelet you choose which city the stone sits on. Brides use the wedding location for everyone, or each girl’s home town. The second version takes longer to explain to guests but it is the better gift.
Name pieces and zodiac, for the bigger budget
These usually go to the maid of honour, or to a bridal party of two or three.
The practical part
Order about three weeks out. Everything is crafted and finished by hand after you order, which takes 7 to 10 days. Add shipping on top. Three weeks is comfortable, two is fine, five days before the wedding is a phone call, not a website order.
Avoid rings unless you know the sizes. This is the one mistake we see repeatedly. Bracelets and necklaces fit everyone. Rings need a size per person, and asking five women for their ring size ruins the surprise. If you want rings anyway, ask the mothers.
Ship to one address. Shipping is free anywhere in Thailand. If your bridesmaids are spread across three countries, send everything to you and hand them over at the rehearsal. It is cheaper and nothing gets stuck in customs the week of the wedding.
Silver or gold. Every design above comes in 925 sterling silver or solid gold. Silver keeps a set of five sensible. Gold is roughly where the budget doubles.
Everything carries a three year warranty, so if a clasp goes at some point in year two, we fix it.
If you want one recommendation
Buy the same bracelet five times with five different birthstones. The One-Five Round Natural Gemstones Bracelet is the one I would pick. No sizing to get wrong, it looks like a set from across a room, and each girl gets her own colour.
If you would rather have initials, the Classic Thai Initial Bracelet does the same job.
Come and see them in person if you are in Bangkok. We are on Sukhumvit 71, open 9:30 to 17:00, and it is much easier to choose stones with the tray in front of you. Or message us on WhatsApp with your dates and how many you need, and we will tell you straight away whether it fits.
