I went back to the dress shop to try my dress on again and show my bridesmaid.
On the day my hair is going to be half-up, with volume at the back of my head, a small tiara and an elbow length veil. SO, as it's very plain on top, I was thinking about accessorising it with a very sparkly necklace, but another option is to get the seamstress to add beading/diamante/pearl detail to the dress. In the shop I was trying on sashes to get the idea. My helpful BM took photos of the different options! What do you think? (ignore the creases in the middle of the waist, it hasn't been taken in yet so it was pulled in very tight to make it fit.)
The dress as-is, with pearls -
With beading along the top (and i'd wear little drop earrings, not studs) -
with a sparkly necklace -
with pearl detail along the top -
Here's a full-length shot (in the mirror) of the beading along the top -