Can a bride wear a watch?

Tick-Tock, the watch is going to chime…

Will you be wear­ing a watch on your wed­ding day? It was some­thing that struck me as odd when I realised how many brides don’t and yet would be in a total flap with­out one any other day of the week.

The idea isn’t that you’d need to check the time but that it acts as another wed­ding acces­sory. And isn’t the idea of count­ing down the min­utes until you walk down the aisle/your first dance/the wed­ding night quite cute?

The trend for charm bracelet watches is appar­ent when shop­ping for a watch with every­one from Acces­sorize to Burberry cre­at­ing charm­ing time pieces. Wear­ing a charm bra­clet watch on your wed­ding day acts as two acces­sories in one and takes away the – mis­taken — con­cept of wear­ing a chunky watch.

A per­sonal tip would be to check Miss Sel­f­ridge if you’re after a lower priced item. They have some gor­geous dress watches fea­tur­ing pearls, charms and an extra sprin­kle of prettiness!

I’ve made a mood­board which shows the wide range out there and check out the tips and ideas below for find­ing the per­fect watch for your wed­ding day.

Some­thing old:

Why not seek out a vin­tage watch from an antique store and allow it to act as your some­thing old? Many watches can eas­ily be fixed for a cou­ple of pounds if the bat­tery has stopped or the cogs are no longer turn­ing. Look for untar­nished styles in sil­ver for a real antique feel.

Some­thing new:

I love the idea of the bride get­ting a gift on her wed­ding day. Whether it’s your mother, your brides­maids or your dar­ling groom, the idea of a watch to cel­e­brate the time of your life is a bril­liant gift. They don’t have to be pricy either; High Street stores such as River Island, New Look and George at Asda have a gor­geous selec­tion. And for designer watches, try H.Samuel.

Some­thing borrowed:

Be it from your mother, grand­mother or great-grandmother, bor­row­ing a piece of jew­ellery adds a real her­itage feel to any wed­ding. Per­haps a fam­ily mem­ber had a watch you always admired or there’s an old one lying in a jew­ellery box some­where? Ask around your near­est and dear­est and you’re bound to find a beau­ti­ful time piece for you to wear on your big day.

Some­thing blue:

Match your watch face to your colour scheme for a bril­liant way of tying every­thing together that lit­tle bit more. Gucci do the most gor­geous pink and pearl watch faces but if you can’t splash out, why not change the strap? Replace the strap of a bro­ken or old watch with some coloured rib­bon, lace or silk for a DIY job that looks a mil­lion dollars.

Advice on wear­ing a watch for your wed­ding comes from our ris­ing star and bridal fash­ion expert Hollie-Anne Brooks.

Hollie-Anne is cur­rently the free­lance social media assis­tant for Eng­lish wed­ding dress designer Kula Tsur­diu.

Thank you Hollie-Anne! x