Gold hoops with your blue dress. Pearl studs with the ring you wear every day. A little heart necklace peeking out from an open collar. If you’re choosing jewelry for family photos, these five combinations give you a few places to start.
I’d try them with the clothes you’ve picked for your session. A necklace can sit quite differently with a wrap dress than it does with a sweater. And that bracelet your child made? It can have a turn, too.
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1. Gold hoops + a small heart necklace
I’m picturing this with a blue cotton dress, a cream blouse, or an open denim shirt. Gold hoops at your ears, a small heart at your neckline, and the sleeves rolled up if that’s how you like to wear them.
These gold-plated open hoop earrings are an option if you like a larger hoop. Pair them with a small pendant you own. An initial, a round charm, or a locket could take the heart’s place.
For a scoop neck, try the pendant in the open space above the dress. With a button-down, you could leave the collar open and let the necklace sit inside it.
2. Small huggie hoops + two gold chains
Huggies are small hoops that sit close to your ears. I like the idea of wearing them with two fine necklaces and a wrap dress or an open-neck blouse.
This small huggie hoop earring set includes different shapes to choose from. You could wear one pair or make a small stack if you have several piercings.
For the necklaces, try one short chain and a second that falls a little lower. A tiny pendant on the longer one gives the two layers different shapes. Put them on with your dress and adjust the lengths until you like where they sit.
3. Pearl studs + a fine gold chain + your everyday ring
Pearl studs would be so pretty with a floral dress or a soft knit. Add a fine gold chain and the ring you already wear each day. The pearls bring in a little white detail without needing to repeat the exact colors in your clothes.
If your dress has a square neckline, try a short chain that sits above it. With a high-neck sweater, you could wear the chain over the knit or leave it off and keep the earrings and ring.
A pair of pearl earrings borrowed from your mom could work here, too. Try them with your current clothes and see which pieces you want beside them.
4. Gold earrings + a silver necklace + mixed rings
You can wear gold and silver together in family photos. Try gold earrings with a fine silver necklace, then repeat both metals in your rings.
This would be fun with a navy dress, a white shirt and jeans, or a charcoal sweater. The two metals give you a few details to play with when the clothes are one solid color.
Your partner’s watch or someone else’s necklace can be a different metal, too. Choose your own combination, then look at everyone’s full outfits together. The jewelry can vary from person to person.
5. Small gold hoops + a beaded bracelet + a pendant
A bracelet your child made can sit beside your everyday jewelry. Try it with small gold hoops and a short pendant, then let its bead colors show against your sleeve.
Pale blue beads could repeat a color in your dress. Pink or white could pick up a small part of a floral print. Or wear the colors your child chose, exactly as they are.
For a few photos together, you and your child could wear matching bracelets with the rest of your own jewelry. A close view of your hands together would give those little beads a place in the session.
Put the jewelry with your full outfit
Before your family session, try your earrings, necklaces, and rings with the actual clothes. Look at the neckline with your hair up and down if you’re choosing between the two. Roll your sleeves the way you plan to wear them so you can see your bracelets, too.
Take a phone photo of the combination you pick. Keep the pieces together with that outfit so you have the whole look ready when it’s time to get dressed.
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