Wearing pearls on your wedding day is suppost to bring bliss and happiness to your marriage.

The one thing that comes to mind when thinking about wedding jewellery is pearls. So, how do you go about finding and buying the perfect Pearl Necklace Jewellery.

There are four types of pearls:Akoya pearls, Tahitian pearls, SouthSea pearls, and freshwater pearls. Akoya, Tahitian and South Sea pearls grow in oceans. The pearls that come from the sea are more valuable due to their rarity.

The most popular pearl is the Akoya pearl. These pearls are valued for their rich colour, mirror like finish,and appealing roundness.

All gemstones are valued by their quality.

A pearls quality can be A, AA, AA+, AAA, AAA+. If you have two pearls the exact same size, an “AAA” quality pearl would be much more expensive than an “A” quality pearl.

The quality and value of pearls are based upon six criteria: luster, nacre, surface, colour, shape, size and matching.

Nacre: Buyers of pearls usually pay most attention to the pearls thickness(nacre). Nacre is the coating that a pearl oyster produces to cover the pearl’s nucleus. The nacre is the measurement for how long a pearl will last. A pearl with a nacre thickness over 0.4mm will usually last the longest.

Luster and Surface: The amount of light reflected from the surface of the pearl is called the luster. Pearls with clean surfaces and high luster are the most desired.

Colour: It is a personal choice. Consider buying a pearl necklace whose colour will complement your clothing and your skin tone.

Size: The price of pearls that are larger than 7mm varies greatly. People usually buy the largest pearls they can afford.

Shape: The valuable pearls are the round ones and these coincidentaly happen to be the most desired.

Matching: When buying a pearl necklace jewellery set you will need to look for jewellery sets that have the pearls matching as near as possible. The more pearls that match in a piece of jewellery or jewellery set the higher the price will be, down to the difficulty of finding matching pearls.

Once you have made a decision on what you want it will all then just boil down to the budget that you have. Do plenty of research on the internet as prices can vary hugely and make sure you find the very best your budget can provide.

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