They are pretty pearls, Caitlin...I still wear all of mine.
I still have the original 6mm strand I got married in (I don't think I ever photographed it though) but over the years I acquired some 7mm, 8mm, 9mm and 10mm too.
My mother wears the strand my grandmother gave her (when I was in high school) literally day and night. Good thing I restrung it with Power Pro...one day she even took a shower with it on. And it still looks good after all those years. They are sturdy but they can be damaged with the usual culprits-- hair spray, perfume.