Pin Up, Girls | Give your gown some sparkle, fasten your sash in place, or simply dress up your bouquet wrap. However you enlist them, these keepsake brooches are ready to report for duty
(center) Lucite flower with crystals by Alexis Bittar ($275) from Gwynn’s • (clockwise from top) Sterling silver with pear-shaped Swarovski crystals ($196) from Gown Boutique of Charleston • Circa 1875 18K gold flower with .5 ct. diamond center and .05 ct. diamond “petals” (price upon request) from Harrison Newsome & Fryer • Gold sunburst with pearls and champagne crystals by Toni Federici ($300) from Belle Couture Bridal • 14K gold and sterling silver with 5.8 total ct. of old-mine cut and vintage European-cut diamonds ($9,875) from Joint Venture • Antique sterling silver flower with turquoise center ($60) from Filigree by Heather Key Tiller • Platinum on white gold with pearl and .9 total ct. diamonds ($3,250) from Joint Venture • Antique sterling silver flower with crystal center ($60) from Filigree by Heather Key Tiller • 10K gold with .04 ct. diamond and seed pearls ($250) from Joint Venture
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