23 Memorable Bridal Accessories

Add a splash of personality to your wedding or pay homage to a beloved relative with these unique bridal accessories.

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Cameo Brooch

Photo: Elisa B Photography
Personalized bridal accessories can be a great way to make your wedding special. These unique accessories will be the perfect finishing touch to your bridal style.

A bouquet of white peonies, seeded eucalyptus, and dusty miller is tied together with a cameo brooch belonging to the bride's grandmother.

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Grandmother's Pearls

Photo: Jen Fariello Photography

This Southern bride wore her grandmother's pearls, which had been restrung as a bracelet.

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Floral Headband

Photo: Ralph Anderson, Iain Bagwell, Brian Francis
Add a fun embellishment to traditional wedding day attire with fetching accessories like this pink peony Hair Petal Headband. maihardesign.com, $50.
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Something Blue

Photo: Julia Robbs, Our Labor of Love
Give your 'something blue' a stylish (and sassy) spin by sporting the bridal hue on a pair of embellished flats.

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Silk Flower Hair Clip

Photo: Tec Petaja
A silk flower dresses the bride's loose bun.

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Blusher Veil

Photo: Tec Petaja
A traditional blusher veil brings an air of vintage romance to a bridal look.
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Antique Jewelry

Photo: Kate Headley
Fine jewelry or costume pieces can add sparkle to any bouquet. This one has a pearl brooch from the bride's grandmother attached to the collar.

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Sewn-in Scripture

Photo: Melissa Schollaert Photography
The bride's mother had a favorite verse of scripture sewn into the wedding dress.

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Bridal Hair Flower

Photo: Spindle Photography by Kelly Cummings
After the ceremony, this bride traded her veil for a single gardenia blossom.
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Vintage Birdcage Veil

Photo: Katie Stoops

Short birdcage veils are a popular choice for fashionable brides seeking a vintage look.

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Personalized Hanger

Photo: Ted Tucker
Wedding dresses are often photographed on the hanger, so why not have a pretty one? Personalize this one with up to 14 characters.  lilafrancesdesigns.com, $25.

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Ceramic Bouquet Charm

Photo: Ted Tucker
This ceramic disk can be customized with a monogram or wedding date and doubles as a Christmas ornament later. palomasnest.com, $24.
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Vintage Key Brooch

Photo: A Bryan Photo
This Victorian key brooch pinned to the bride's bouquet served as her "something old."

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Monogrammed Textiles

Photo: Kate Headley
Follow an age-old Southern tradition and personalize a handkerchief or ribbon with your new initials and wedding date. Many Southern brides use vintage linens that have been passed down through their family to wrap at the base of the bouquet.

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Festive Parasols

Photo: Alisa Lynn
Bright parasols in the wedding's colors provide shade for the bridesmaids.
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Classic Family Heirlooms

Photo: A Bryan Photo
The bride added a Southern touch to her wedding by carrying the same Bible down the aisle as her mother and grandmother and wearing the earrings they wore on their wedding days.

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Personalized Photo Locket

Photo: Kate Headley
Honor the memory of special family members by displaying their photos in a locket that's casually pinned onto the stems of the flowers.

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Bride's Best Friend

Photo: Jamie Clayton
A German Shorthaired Pointer poses for pictures with the bride and enjoys the festivities.
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