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| This copper bracelet works well as a wrist corsage - the gift that keeps on giving! I cut and patinaed the base; hand forged the wrist band; and added lots of luscious fire-polished crystals in what I call "Lake Tahoe blues" - that is, several shades of blue, green, yellow, and clear, as well as copper-colored crystals. |
Metals have been trending in wedding design, and they are still holding strong. Especially important this season are the metals which have taken the place of out-of-price-range gold: brass, copper, steel, nobium, and silver and German silver (both fine metals). They might be finished by a bright polish to show their natural beauty, or may have a natural or other patina added; they might be painted, inked, or etched, to match your wedding colors.
Here are some copper lovelies that I have metalsmithed - I have cut from copper sheet, sanded, hammered, torched, soldered, and smithed especially for weddings. I'm also showing some examples from other artists of what you might use in your wedding.
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| This copper and crystal beauty is for the offbeat, individual, and alternative wedding. It can be used as a copper boutonniere or a copper corsage. This one has fire polished crystals to match the natural patina on my hammered copper, but you can choose any color crystal you would like. It has a pin back for easy wearing. |
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| I hand cut the metal for this copper boutonniere, then took careful time to shape it into this slender bloom holder, soldered it and applied a natural patina, and added a pin back. The silver solder does show, but that just adds to its authenticness and naturalness. | |
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Etching is another great technique that metalsmiths use to bring out your theme or personality. The following two photos are by different artists, but both beautifully show the etching technique. I can etch whatever you might like.
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| Beautiful etching, which could be the basis for a bout or corsage, via Rebecca Ward |
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| Your initial or monogram can be etched as shown, for a bouquet charm. Or, imagine your initials or monogram on a square or rectangular piece of metal as a bout or corsage base. Via Intheloftdesigns on etsy. |
