Bacca Pearls

For the past 3 years, Julya and I have been hosting our own version of “Tupperware Parties” - although I always grimace a bit when I say that (picture your mother and her friends in a circle gazing at… tupperware. Not exactly fantastic). We also hate the comparison to the pyramid scheme that is Tupperware [...]

My sister was married this past weekend, it was gorgeous - and pictures will soon be on our blog. Just the day before the wedding, my parent’s celebrated their 33rd anniversary. My anniversary is coming up (September 16), and within the next few weeks, Margo (whose wedding we featured on our blog recently) will be [...]

On a beautiful July evening on Lake Okoboji in Iowa, friends got together for a pink flamingo and summer cocktail themed pearl party! Bacca Shanghai Pearls raised $1,000 for the Dickinson County Trails to continue the building of bike trails around the lake.

We incorporated our host’s kitchen and the screened-in porch to display our [...]

Long time Northwesterners, Margo and Clayton wanted a wedding that highlighted the beauty that Seattle has to offer. The wedding took place in the garden of close friends, where they were able to enhance the gorgeous setting with unique, earth friendly details. We love the colors, the natural beauty, and of course – that the [...]

Both Julya and Caroline were married within the last two years. We knew that as jewelry designers, we had access to a ton of pearls when it came to deciding on our wedding jewelry. But we were curious; what types of pearl jewelry were available for brides in the traditional marketplace? After doing a little [...]

3.5 hours outside of Shanghai is Zhuji, in Zhejiang Province, China. Zhuji (Pearl City) is one of the largest producers of freshwater pearls in the world. We buy all of our freshwater pearls directly from the producers, or pearl farmers.

Buying from the original source allows us to hand select the pearls that become our jewelry. [...]

Welcome! Bacca’s owners, Julya and Caroline, started this blog as a way to give you more information about pearls, jewelry trends and wedding tips. These are all of the things we love knowing about, and learning more about. You will also gain insight into how much fun we have running our business. The Bacca Pearls [...]