Many brides have reached out to me asking to incorporate precious family heirloom pieces to their customized bridal hairpieces or jewelry. This may include lace from a grandmothers gown, beads from their mothers headpiece or pearls from a vintage necklace.
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Photo: Chloe Photography
Are you more a fan of pearls that flowers? Our "Miranda" pearl statement bridal earrings have a timeless elegance that are ideal for the modern bride.
Photo: Tara Whittaker
Personalized Accessories
Many brides have reached out to me asking to incorporate precious family heirloom pieces to their customized bridal hairpieces or jewelry. This may include lace from a grandmothers gown, beads from their mothers headpiece or pearls from a vintage necklace. This adds a layer of sentiment to their wedding day and allows their accessories to be truly unique and meaningful. The below bridal haircomb was created using lace from the grandmothers wedding day topper and pearls from the mother of the brides dress and veil.
Photo: Mackenzie Kelley Photography
Bold Bridal Headpieces
Brides are choosing statement headpieces to add a unique and memorable touch to their wedding attire. These bold bridal hairpieces can elevate a bride's look by adding personality, style and individuality. Although we love a bold bridal accessory we always want to make sure it has a timeless look such as our "Carina" flower and pearl bridal crown.
Photo: Sarah Cebulski Photography (New York)
If you have any styling questions please don't hesitate to reach out to me. Also if you are in the Calgary Area you are more than welcome to come in for a styling session with me and try as many items on as you wish.
Much Love Joanna
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Another elegant look to keep your hair back from your face and add volume to the top of your style is to wear a headband or hairvine. We are currently obsessed with pearl headbands and love the chic minimalistic look they create. Again because we are seeing both the headband and earrings at the same angle consider the sizing of the headband next to your earrings, they shouldn't compete with each other. "Vivian" Pearl Headband Hair by Hair and Makeup By Robin. Photo Tara Whittaker
If you are a destination bride or will not have the opportunity to do a bridal trial, a set of hairpins is a great option and will allow your stylist to try some different looks. The pins can be lined up in a row to look like a comb or scattered around an updo like this romantic bun from Hair By Jess of Edmonton. "Amelia" hairpins. Hair by Hair By Jess. Photo: Kirkwood Kin Photography
I hope this was helpful and provided a some guidance when choosing your hair accessory. If you would like me to send some accessory recommendations please email pics of your gown and hair inspo and I will send 3 or more ideas back. To book an accessory appointment via zoom or in our Calgary Showroom, please email hello@joannabisleydesigns.com and I will get in touch shortly.
Much Love Joanna xo
City Wedding Bridal Gown
First up was the bride's chic modern bridal gown from Calgary's bridal boutique Lovenote Bride. We are simply obsessed with the wedding dress's long airy sleeve detailing. Could you imagine a more beautiful bridal gown dress for this style of wedding?
Bride's Style
The bride's hair was styled with a Hollywood Waves wedding hairstyle and the makeup was a soft glam look with a focus on the eyes. A bold pair of luxe flower bridal earring from Joanna Bisley Designs (yours truly) were picked so the wedding earrings wouldn't get lost in the hair down style. Bridal beauty was by Calgary Bridal Hairstylist and Makeup team Blush and Coco.
Bridal Flower's for an Urban Wedding
Florist Rhonda from Creative Edge Flowers created a classic white-on-white look with a stunning bouquet and reception flower design with white wedding flowers.
The Restaurant Wedding Venue - Calgary
"Fortuna's Row" is a Contemporary Latin American restaurant on Calgary's riverfront. It's sheer scale, grand design and distinct cuisine makes it a one-of- kind space in Calgary and ideal for any City Wedding Reception.
Wedding Vendors:
Photography: Juan and Angie Photography
Bridal Gown: Lovenote Bride Calgary
Bridal Jewelry: Chloe Earrings by Joanna Bisley Designs
Wedding Flowers: Creative Edge Flowers
Venue: Fortuna's Row Restaurant Calgary
Calgary Makeup Artist and Wedding Hairstylist: Blush and Coco
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1. PENELOPE earrings are handcrafted with statement sized florals with sprays of premium Austrian crystal in the center. Also available in silver.
Photo: Tara Whittaker Photography
2. MEG wedding earrings handcrafted with a series of varying sized flowers on a delicate chain.
Photo: Tara Whittaker Photography
3. JOSEPHINE Bridal Earrings. These are for the minimalistic bride that wants a touch for sparkle with the luxury look of pearls.
4. AMARI - Mother of pearl floral earrings with delicate rice pearls and an exquisite Austrian crystal at top.
Photographer: Jenny Jean Photography
5. EDEN - A contemporary take on the floral wedding earring. A beautiful handmade clay floral is suspended from gold columns for a chic modern vibe.
Photographer: Marley Felicia Photography
Please contact us if you need any further information on any of our products, to make an appointment for our Show Room or for a custom design and we will be in touch shortly, email: hello@joannabisleydesigns.com
Much Love Joanna xo
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Last season we saw a lot of drop style earrings but this year we are seeing the return of the chandelier earring. Our "Adina" earrings are handcrafted with high quality freshwater pearls and 14kt gold fill findings. Match a bolder bridal earring with a sleek or minimalistic headpiece so as not to overwhelm your look. We matched with our "Fatima" pearl and flower headband in the below picture.
The "Celynn" earrings have become my go-to evening-out earrings and also are ideal for the bride who wants to wear pearls but with a bit of an edgier design.
We still adore all things floral and created these romantic set of flower bridal pins "Pritha" with luminous rice pearls with blush fine crystal detailing.
Bridal bracelets are making a come back this year too! Already one of our bestsellers the "Thea' pearl wedding bracelet has a fine crystal center piece that gives it a distinctive vintage vibe. Ideal for the romantic bride.
The "Vivian" bridal headband and the "Kinsley" necklace are chic pearl accessories that you will wear long after your big day. As always if you don't find exactly what you are looking for please message us with any custom requests.
]]>This stunning bridal pony tail was created by Heather Mac Hair Design and photographed by MacKenzie Kelly Photography. An elegant bridal pony tail beautifully compliments a low back gown. We chose our "Stevie" hairpins to enhance this look.
For the bride that feels most comfortable with her hair down but wants it just a little more special. This style is so romantic and works beautifully for summer weddings or for a more casual event. We loved how our "Adrienne" hairpiece popped on our models dark and shiny hair. Hair by Robin Hubert of Avenue Beauty and photographed by Tara Whittaker Photography.
A romantic side sweep is so effortless and chic especially when soft curls are added. It is a timeless look and the perfect finishing touch a jeweled or floral hair comb. We choose our "Roma" gold leaf comb with crystal and pearl detailing to complete this look. Hair and makeup by Robin Hubert of Avenue Beauty and photo by Kristi Sneddon Photography.
One of my favorite wedding hair styles - a soft and romantic textured updo, which suits nearly any style of bridal gown. Add some hair extensions if you want to create a fuller look. Our "Amelia" hairpins were the perfect finishing touch for this exquisite bridal style. Hair by Hair Design by Jess and photographed by Kirkwood Photography.
If you have any questions or need help picking out your bridal hair accessories, send us a picture of your bridal hair inspo and we will send suggestions. If you don't find exactly what your are looking for, we would love to create something custom for you!
Much love Joanna xo
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Our "Emily" flower crown is handcrafted with detailed lightweight clay flowers with lots of pearl detailing and finished off with a cream satin ribbon woven throughout.
If you are looking for a sparkly crystal statement wedding earring our "Aliyah" earrings are ideal. They are bold and glam and have a distincly Old Hollywood Glam vibe.
Our next piece "Jennifer" is a hairvine that we custom designed for the loveliest of brides and we loved it so much added it to our permanent collection. Our Jennifer hairvine features a long chain of elegant crystals with an asymmetrical cluster of flowers and crystals on one side,
We love the organic look of baroque pearls and managed to acquire some vintage baroque crystal pearls for our newest pearl bridal earrings "Monica". The earrings feature a gold navette with delicate pearls wire wrapped around to create a stunning frame for the larger pearls.
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Our "Tara" hairpiece includes a detailed floral vine and three hairpins created with hundreds of tiny crystal pearls and mother of pearl flowers.
As always if your don't find exactly what your are looking for, contact us for a custom design, much love Joanna xo
]]>The second segment of the shoot involved our "Gardenia" bridal hair crown and our "Dana" statement bridal earrings. In one of the set ups a dreamy veil was draped over the headpiece that created such a soft and romantic look.
"Dana" pearl and crystal bridal earrings
Thank you so much Kay at Social and Co Events in Calgary for inviting me to be part of this beautiful creative. I look forward to working with you in the future!
Photographer: Heindrich Photography
Planning and Design: Social Co and Events
Hair: Jesse Liu
Makeup: Nicole Saxton
Gown and veil: Lovenote Bridal Boutique
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The "Lila" pins come in a set of 3 and can be lined up to look like a comb or scattered around a messy updo or long braid. Pins are such a great choice especially if you are not sure of your hair style yet.
Photographer: Kristi Sneddon Photography
I know you are not allowed to have favorites but the "Raelee" hairpiece is my favorite design at the moment, it is simply stunning worn at the top of a veil or on a messy low bun. The champagne flowers and leaves are surrounded by pearls and crystals.
Photographer: Kristi Sneddon Photography
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