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Ask Jeff Cooper: Pavé Diamonds

What’s trendy in wedding ring fashion right now? We blogged our predictions for the year here, but our friends over at The Knot posted an article where they picked 4 top trends in wedding rings, and they’re all trends we design for! Can you guess what they are?

Trend #1 is Pavé Diamonds! The Knot had this to say:

In the elegant pavé setting, tiny, faceted, fully cut stones are set as close together as possible so you can’t see the metal around them (see picture above). Think of it as if the metal band has been paved with diamonds. The pavé look offers bling without being outlandish. We’re seeing pavé in metals from yellow gold to platinum.

And here are a few favorites from our dazzling, but refined Tandem Collection.

Do you love it, or do you love it? We think pavé diamonds are so chic and glamorous.

So, what do you think the other three ring trends will be? Stay tuned!

We Love: The Thanksgiving Wedding

Why have a Thanksgiving wedding? Well, if you just love thanksgiving to pieces, you can really claim it for your own. Some couples love the symbolism, of giving thanks for each other. And you can rest assured, everyone has the day off.

You will need to consider your guests’ needs, when planning. If you have a lot of guests joining you from far away, Thanksgiving is a hectic time for them to travel. But if your guests are mostly family and local, we say go for it!

Even if you don’t plan for Thanksgiving day proper, here are some Thanksgiving-style wedding ideas we love!

We love this Thanksgiving wedding! The couple owns a bakery, and their sense of style is adorably old-timey and quirky. Her bouquet is amazing, no?

100 Layer cake has a great slideshow of Thanksgiving tabletop decorations. They’re amazing for a wedding or just to wow your Thanksgiving guests.

We think this apple-themed wedding fits. Beautiful pictures. And these pumpkins!

And of course, a Thanksgiving wedding needs some feather inspiration!

Here’s a list of tips from the pros on how to do it well.

So what say you? Are you on board with Thanksgiving weddings?

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creative party ideas & spiked hot chocolate

November can feel a tiny bit dark and drab, so we’re trying to create a warm & bright vibe this week.

And on that note, how fun are these party ideas from Apartment Therapy?

Whether or not you have a country house, woodsy-chic touches like these trays from Fog Linen and these bark-covered votives feel just right for November. Great inspiration for wedding decorations, too.

And here’s a charmingly retro playlist to warm up your kitchen. 

A little black dress with a twist. And it’s on sale. Where couldn’t you wear this?

And who doesn’t want to drink decadent hot chocolate? And here are 15 ways to spike it, if you’re so inclined.

For a decadent treat that has no calories, we love these fun Benefit holiday tins. Adorable and festive!

In case you’re curious, or really, insanely ambitious: What Beyonce eats.

Not feeling crazy-driven? Just kick back and relax with some sparkly wonders.

And the best-dressed sparkly socialites of the 2013 MOMA Film Benefit. We love art-chic!

So what’s sparking your interest on the internet this weekend?

Featured photo by Sean Taylor Photography.

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non white wedding dresses & the vera wang color collection

Why should the bridesmaids have all the fun? Brides who love color can personalize their wedding looks with a splash of chic, festive color.

Here’s one of our favorite mood boards, from Brooklyn Bride.

And bridal goddess Vera Wand has just debuted a bridal collection full of color.

And fashion bible Lucky.com posted this cool slideshow of non-white wedding dresses.

If you love colorful bridal attire, you might just love color in your wedding rings. Here are a few options for rings with color, that are still timeless and refined.

In fact we love “Color” as a wedding theme. Just check out our featured image, from Green Wedding Shoes. We love guest portraits at weddings, when they’re done creatively. And these guests are just perfection. Pure sunshine on a cloudy day.

Do you love nontraditional color for weddings?

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Christina Ricci Wedding Details

Christina Ricci married James Heerdegen this Saturday in New York City at the Harold Pratt House and Peterson Hall on the Upper East Side.

The bride wore an incredible wedding dress by Givenchy Haute Couture, one of our favorites of the year! The demure dress has a chic edge, by virtue of shoulder cutouts. The white silk tulle with Chantilly lace appliqués and satin piping, embroidered with micro pearls, and matching veil kept the look classic bridal.

Christina personally picked out a ton of bulk candy from the classic NYC candy store, Economy Candy on the Lower East Side. (Maybe celebrities are just like us!)

The couple met on the set of “Pan Am,” and have been engaged since last February.

We’d love to see Christina in something goddess-worthy with a gothic feel, like Tempest.

We wish them all the best!

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The Best Camera Apps & Champagne Quotes

“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”― Oscar Wilde 

This week, it’s all about the best, funniest, most inspiring things the internet had to offer this week.

Here’s our best news: There’s going to be a wedding in the Jeff Cooper family this weekend, and our Hyacinth Wedding Band was featured on fashion website Refinery 29, as one of their picks for unique platinum rings. We’re loving that!

And while we’re on Refinery 29, check out this little trip down memory lane: celebrity couples edition. (This was the best waste of three minutes. We totally forgot almost all of these!)

And the best snapshots of major fashion icons as trick-or-treaters. Adorable!

Do you love phone photography as much as we do? Here are some of the best camera apps. 

The best thing we’re cooking this weekend.

The best ways to have fun hair in a couple of seconds: accessories!

The best Halloween-y engagement shoot. 

And the best champagne quote ever.

We wish you all the best, this lovely weekend.

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Kristen Bell Married Dax Shepherd

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepherd were married on Thursday, in a surprise ceremony at the Beverly Hills Courthouse.

The couple went in for a marriage license and spontaneously got married on the spot! We hear that a very pregnant (and glowing) Kristen cried through the vows.

The couple has been engaged since Dax proposed in 2009, with a a three carat emerald cut diamond ring.

Kristen and Dax always look like they’re having so much fun together, it’s adorable. We wish them all the best!

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kelly clarkson wedding details

After backing away from previous, more elaborate wedding plans, Kelly Clarkson surprise-married her fiance Brandon Blackstock on a farm in eastern Tennessee.

Attended by only a handlful of guests, (including Blackstock’s children Savannah, 12, and Seth, 6, and his ex wife Melissa), the couple got the sacred and intimate setting they truly desired.

Combining families is hard for some, but Kelly is luckier than most. The mother of her stepchildren is totally supportive of the relationship.

“I love Kelly,” Melissa, 39, told People Magazine. “I’ve known her for years, and I couldn’t ask for a better stepmother for my children. My kids love her.”

The bride wore a dress that her stylist Steph Ashmore said showed off her “Jane Austen-meets-country-relaxed feel.”

A dear friend and fellow American Idol contestant Jim Verraros helped design the bridal crystal headpiece, says, “She couldn’t have looked more like the epitome of grace and style.”

Family, friends and a farm wedding. It sounds like a dream come true for Kelly.

Our warmest wishes go out to the happy couple!

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Bat Print, Clay Crafts & Isabel Marant for H&M

In honor of Halloween, we’re loving links that are arty, edgy, spooky, magical and just plain fall-festive. Grab a cup of mulled wine and an iPad and let’s go!

Amazing bat prints for the season.

We’re not super “crafty,” but we so want to do these chic clay crafts. The ring holders, especially. What a great engagement gift!

Apartment Therapy, stop making us want to DIY! This 10 foot candelabra is pretty great, too. We’d love it even more with more sophisticated candle colors.

Another thing to make? We can’t help loving this fall bouquet recipe.

Isabel Marant for H&M is the perfect way to give a chic designer edge to your fall wardrobe basics. And it’s going to be available online, which is swell if you ask us.

We love these creative, fantastical dreamscapes, starring an adorable baby!

And proving that words of love can be a little edgy too, is our featured image, by one of our favorite Young British Artists, Tracey Emin.

Finally, we’ll leave you with this, a true Halloween Classic. Have a spooky scary weekend!

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Kanye & Kim engaged

Kanye & Kim got engaged, this weekend, in a stadium he rented for the purpose. It was more romantic than it sounds, we think. There was a 50 piece orchestra and everything!

So congratulations, to Kimye. We wrote about their incredible push present here. With their flair for dramam and luxury, we bet the wedding will be epic.

And today, everyone’s talking about the ring, of course, including us!

Our own David Cooper spoke to Forbes.com about the smaller but better quality diamond, saying that the most important element in selecting a diamond is the emotional significance.

“To me, what’s most importance when viewing any stone is what the stone says to you,” David told Forbes. “A diamond like a person is unique and it should have a presence, personality and beauty all its own—regardless of color and clarity.”

We love that sentiment! Like a marriage, your rings are really about what you find in them: love, partnership and eternity. We hope Kanye and Kim find all that and more!

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