{"id":37241,"date":"2017-08-16T03:59:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T07:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=37241"},"modified":"2017-08-16T03:59:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T07:59:20","slug":"wednesdays-video-wendy-brandes-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/wednesdays-video-wendy-brandes-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s Video: Wendy Brandes Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently kicked off my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/introducing-wendy-brandes-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wendy Brandes Wedding collection<\/a> with an <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/jewel-of-the-month-queen-of-scots-tiara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">18K gold snake tiara<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37242\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/introducing-wendy-brandes-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37242\" class=\"wp-image-37242\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snaketiara.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snaketiara.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snaketiara-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snaketiara-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8230; that was modeled by my gorgeous friend Alyssa Brownell.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37243\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/here-comes-the-bride\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37243\" class=\"wp-image-37243 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/alyssatiararesize-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/alyssatiararesize-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/alyssatiararesize-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/alyssatiararesize-1-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This week&#8217;s YouTube video is about the general concept behind my wedding collection and the three tiers of jewelry available: fully custom, one-of-a-kind inventory, and customizable semi-mount settings.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X-x5OaapTIc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;m on the topic, I&#8217;ll share some of the early sketches of the snake tiara. These weren&#8217;t the very first ones! It took quite a few tries to get to this.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snakesketch1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"163\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snakesketch1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snakesketch1-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then I did a close-up of the snake.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37246\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snakeforalyssa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snakeforalyssa.jpg 984w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snakeforalyssa-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snakeforalyssa-768x496.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Before I created the piece in 18K gold, I made a brass model to test it out. You don&#8217;t want to use that much gold and find that you&#8217;ve made a mistake!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiarabrassmodel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"374\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiarabrassmodel.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiarabrassmodel-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I balanced the brass model on my leg and gently set the South Sea pearl down on it to see if it would work, size-wise.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiarabrassmodelwithpearl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiarabrassmodelwithpearl.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiarabrassmodelwithpearl-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiarabrassmodelwithpearl-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eventually it all came together in gold &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snaketiarawip.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"664\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snaketiarawip.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snaketiarawip-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/snaketiarawip-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and adorned the bride on her big day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiaracloseup-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"331\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiaracloseup-1.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tiaracloseup-1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCffTpc4r3ru3j5T6MwxsMVQ\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to my YouTube channel<\/a> so you won&#8217;t miss my next video!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently kicked off my Wendy Brandes Wedding collection with an 18K gold snake tiara &#8230; &#8230; that was modeled by my gorgeous friend Alyssa Brownell. This week&#8217;s YouTube video is about the general concept behind my wedding collection and the three tiers of jewelry available: fully custom, one-of-a-kind inventory, and customizable semi-mount settings. 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