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Gina Lollobrigida’s Fancy Yellow Diamond

‘Magnificent Jewels’ auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s are always good, but this weekend, Sotheby’s was AMAZING.

Glamorous 1950s and 60s screen siren Gina Lollobrigida auctioned her 74.53-carat fancy yellow diamond, and it sold for $2.95 million, an auction record for a fancy yellow diamond. Here’s Ms. Lollobrigida.

The previous owner was the Imperial Majesty Sultan Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last ruler of the Qajar dynasty in Persia. That’s this gentleman.

There is something so magical about this diamond. We could stare into it all day.

There were also other fabulous jewels in the auction, which you can see here. Ms. Lollobrigida auctioned the jewels to raise money for stem cell research.

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Shenae Grimes & Her Black Wedding Dress

And the bride wore black!

Congrats to 90210 star Shenae Grimes and her new husband Josh Beech. They got hitched over the weekend and she wore Vera Wang’s unconventional Josephine dress.

What do you think of bridal black?

We love originality in all forms, so we’ll say yes to the dress. And what Jeff Cooper ring would suit this femme fatale bride?

We’re thinking our Tallulah Engagement Ring reflects Shenae’s mix of romance and a slightly gothic edge. What do you say?

Featured photo by Ben Fink Shapiro for Stylecaster.

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Moms Rock!

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. So said Robert Browning, and it’s true for all of us.

Does your family have any special Mother’s Day traditions? We just like to spend the day outside with the kids, have lunch out and treat Mom like the queen she is.

So in honor of our miraculous, beautiful moms, here’s our list of links we’re loving. Have a wonderful weekend!

Are you anywhere near Houston, Texas? We’re jealous. We would love love love to see this art installation by Soo Sunny Park.

We love the idea of bridesmaids in wearable, sophisticated dresses. And so do they! We wrote about using a statement lipcolor to dress up a simple bridesmaid’s dress. And here’s another idea we love…

We came across not one, but two amazing collections of every conceivable earring. They’d be great accessories for bridesmaids, for dressing up your LBD or with a fancy updo, but we’d also wear some of them with a t shirt and jeans. What do you think of these? And these?

Who’s up for a road trip? You don’t have to be honeymooning to do these. We’ve done NY to Maine many times and it’s heaven.

Bring on the ombre wedding details. You know how much we love it!

And if you want to save your wedding gown for future generations, this wedding gown preservation kit guarantees that your dress wont yellow for at least 100 years!

This a great read, and a great last minute Mother’s Day gift, and here’s a cool link to things we didn’t know about the elegant Jackie O.

Happy Mother’s Day weekend!

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Keira Knightly’s Wedding to James Righton

Can these names sound more delightfully British?

Keira Knightley married James Righton in France on Saturday. And apparently she’s worn her breezy Rodarte dress before, though she styled it with a classic Chanel jacket and ballet flats for the wedding.

We love her confidence! It’s not about the flowers, the dress. the hair and makeup. It’s all about the beautiful bride, with no distractions. It’s refreshing!

Cheers to the fashionable newlyweds!

Image via Popsugar.

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Wedding Trend We Love: Feathers

Our authorized retailer JCK named our Anneliese Engagement Ring its ‘Jewel of the Month,‘ and it got us thinking about the the feather wedding motifs we’ve been loving.

Here’s feather inspiration from Brooklyn Bride. The cake is epic.

We’re really feeling the chic clutch instead of a bouquet. It draws more attention to the ring!

A feather bracelet is such an easy way to wear the trend.

And the famous Miss James from Bleubird blog held her reception beneath these gold-tipped feathers, for a super bohemian take on the trend.

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Featured photos, our Anneliese Engagement Ring.

 

 

 

 

 

The Perfect Mother’s Day Present

Moms are the best. And can you think of a more perfect Mother’s Day present?

Co-designed by our David Cooper and legendary tattoo artist Mike Rubendall, heirloom pendants are a brilliant gift.

The diamonds make it an heirloom.

The balanced, beautiful composition makes it classic.

And the tattoo artist makes it cool.

Be extra cute and buy her the M for Mom.

reid scott engaged

Cute couple alert!

Veep actor Reid Scott is engaged to his long time girlfriend, the beautiful and talented Elspeth Keller. He proposed in Palm Springs, but not before flying secretly to San Francisco to ask her father first.

Awww.

He proposed with a bold and intricate engagement ring bedecked with Art Deco details. Here’s our version of the look, the movie star worthy Halle Engagement Ring.

 

Best of luck to these two, they make the sweetest couple!

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The featured picture is an overview of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley via Lonely Planet.

 

We Love: Hammocks & Nail Art

We had a carrot cake with these antique candles carved into a French Renaissance bride and groom that I’d been saving since I was a teenager for my wedding day. It was super relaxed with all the families hanging together on the beach. Pure bliss. Everyone left at noon and we went back to life as usual.

That’s Jemima Kirke from the HBO series Girls, describing her wedding.

Pure bliss.

Here’s to a weekend as relaxed and lovely as Jemima’s beach wedding. We’re thinking about buying a hammock and doing some light internet reading & pinning. How ’bout you?

A mind-blowing pizza recipe? This is an excellent start.

And we need these chocolate bars. Okay, maybe we don’t need them, but how good do they look? Honestly.

Amazing, stylish hammocks that make a positive impact! Definitely where we want to spend next weekend.

Design Love Fest takes the quirky style to a chic Airbnb in Barcelona and everything is beautiful and wildly bohemian. Kind of a cool alternative to a hotel honeymoon.

We’ve never seen bedding like this. Painterly and cool.

The best wedding nail ideas.

And that’s it for now!

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Photo by Eric Laurits via 1oo Layer Cake.

 

Matt Damon and wife Luciana Renew Vows

This is so sweet!

Matt Damon and his wife Luciana renewed their wedding vows at Sugar Beach in St. Lucia, in an intimate ceremony with a star-studded guest list.

“This isn’t a ‘Hollywood’ wedding,” one insider told Us Magazine. “Matt wanted it to be fun, happy, and private. He felt like Luciana deserves this, first and foremost.”

“They’ve wanted to do it for a long time,” another pal said of the couple, married since December 2005. “They had a tiny ceremony the first time, and wanted to celebrate with family and friends.”

Jimmy Kimmel officiated, while Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt and Chris Hemsworth were there, dressed in white, to celebrate the happy couple.

Luciana wore a flowing, blush-colored Naeem Khan gown with a striking metallic belt straight from the runway, and their daughters Isabella, Gia and Stella wore matching Naeem Khan dresses.

What would our dream ring be for Luciana?

We think a dazzling right hand ring would be just the thing. Henna Rose, with its rose gold detail, would be so incredible with that incredible blush-colored dress.

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Featued image: Sugar Beach, St. Lucia. Via The Telegraph.

 

 

Nate Berkus Engaged

Celebrity interior designer Nate Berkus is engaged! And the other lucky guy is fellow interior designer Jeremiah Brent, who we love from our guilty pleasure reality show, The Rachel Zoe project. The couple made it official atop Machu Picchu in Peru. Can you think of anything more romantic?

Congrats to the stylish and happy couple!

We really love matching Emmet Wedding Bands for Nate and Jeremiah. The hand-hammered finish gives a tactile, earthy quality to a clean, modern ring. That’s just the kind of understated contrast makes their designs so beautiful.