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Press & Rave Reviews for our 2013 Engagement Rings

We’re pleased to announce that our Anneliese Wedding Set was featured in Jewelry News Network, and JCK named it “Engagement Ring of the Month.”

JCK Magazine also featured our Henna Rose Wedding Set in an article about this year’s trends, and The Knot named it their Editors’ Pick for the JCK Luxury show.

Thank you, everyone! We’re always thrilled when people recognize our designs. They’re a labor of love!

Above, our featured image is the aforementioned Anneliese. And here’s a shot of lovely Henna Rose from our Facebook page.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

we love: midsummer night’s dream wedding

What about a wedding isn’t dreamlike? It’s beautiful, magical, dizzying, a little crazy, then it’s over just like that.

And we’re really loving Midsummer Night’s Dream for a wedding theme.

The play has a wedding, fairies, the Queen of the Amazons and an enchanted forest. So much visual inspiration!

Here’s It Girl Jemima Kirke, talking about her bohemeian wedding style. And here’s a great Midsummer Nights mood board with her in it.

We found this board of otherworldly inspiration on Pinterest.

The Swedish Stuga where this whimsical wedding took place was inspired by A Midsummer Nights Dream. Check out the dreamy, surreal photography.

Here’s a great Midsummer Night’s Dream wedding dress. This one’s pretty great, too.

We love this delicate headpiece. It’s très fairy-chic, no?

Check out Anita Louise, the original Fairy Queen Titania from the 1935 Midsummer Night’s Dream movie.

And what ring could be ethereal enough for the Midsummer Night’s Dream bride? We think it’s Leah, but we’d love to hear your ideas!

 

The featured image is Kate Moss and her flower girls, via Vogue.

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We Love: Summer Cocktails & A Fiesta Themed Wedding

This weekend, we’re trying new things. You have to, to keep things fresh and spicy. What’s on your list of fun experiments and experiences?

We really need to try cronuts.

But instead of waiting in line for them, we’ll probably just make these (surprisingly grown up and elegant!) mojito jello shots instead.

Not into it? Okay, here are some really, truly elegant summer cocktails. Worth a try, right?

To go with them? This salad looks incredible. And these lemon bars are so summery, we want to eat them on a hammock.

We want these tea glasses by Calypso St. Barthe! So pretty on a picnic, right?

We’re definitely trying at least one of these aromatherapy blends. We’re just not confessing which one!

And lastly, we love this vintage fiesta-themed wedding! Kids, babies, green shoes, flowing hair, an incredible bouquet, a groom wearing pink… we don’t know where to look! It’s all so good.

Let’s be inspired to try something extra-colorful this weekend!

Featured image by KT Merry, via Once Wed.

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We Love: Father’s Day Gifts

“Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.” – Bill Cosby

We say it’s more than that! Father’s Day is a chance to say thanks to your dear dad, with a present that makes him feel cool and loved and appreciated, all at the same time.

Here are some Father’s Day gift ideas we really like.

We couldn’t resist. It actually looks pretty cool, right?

For the naturalist dad with an appreciation for retro style, there’s this path-finding book from 1931.

For the surf-loving dad, these T shirts by M. Carter are the perfect way to kick off the summer.

For the dapper dad, these hand-dyed linen ties make the traditional tie-gift so NOT lame. These chambray ties are awesome, too.

Wouldn’t your dad love if you showed an interest in his record collection? This portable record player’s an excellent start. No, you can’t steal it back after a while!

Socks?! Yes! Trust us. If you get Dad some memorable socks, he will smile every time he wears them. These are great. As are these.

And if you’re picking something out to show your husband what a special dad HE is, you can always replace a boring wedding band with this. Maybe it’ll even inspire him next Mother’s Day!

Got any cool Father’s Day gift ideas of your own? Share away!

Photo via ann-dan, via visualid.

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Trend We Love: Black Wedding Dresses & Details

It’s no surprise that so many luxury brands use the color black. It evokes sleek good taste and sophistication, and it goes with everything. It’s black tie and the little black dress.

We love basic black because it makes our diamonds really pop!

Remember when Mr. Big bought Carrie Bradshaw a black diamond engagement ring? It sent the message that he truly “got” her like no other man could.

Courtney from Brooklyn Bride put it this way, “If you’re looking for color scheme that’s truly effortless, black and white really is the simplest and most direct route to a chic and sophisticated event.”

Simple, chic and sophisticated is exactly what we love, so here’s our list of Black & White inspiration!

When we blogged about colored wedding dresses, we didn’t see this coming! Here’s Shenae Grimes in her daring black wedding dress.

And Brooklyn Bride’s perfect black and white mood boards.

We’re dying for these black and gold details!

Featured photo from 100 Layer Cake.

Are you incorporating black into your wedding colors? We want to hear about it.

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we love: wedding color inspiration

We were just checking out Martha Stewart Weddings’ ‘Color Issue,’ and we’re feeling inspired! Since summer is here, we’re loving pops of festive color.

So on that note, here’s a spectrum of links we love. Have a joyful, colorful weekend!

We love this adorable neon beach wedding from Green Wedding Shoes.

Here’s another bright, beautiful wedding inspiration, from 100 Layer Cake.

And here’s one we talked about a while back, from Brooklyn Bride. The bridesmaids dresses are just. Wow. So festive and happy.

And lastly, we can’t talk about color without showing you some of our colors! This year, we’ve introduced some rosy loveliness into our designs. Rose gold is a fun, romantic twist for brides who want something classic, but a little different.

From top left, clockwise, our Larissa Rose Engagement Ring | Alexandra Rose Engagement Ring | Larissa Rose Wedding Set | and our Henna Rose Engagement Ring.

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Aaron Paul and Lauren Parsekian Married

Aaron Paul, the actor who brilliantly plays Jesse Pinkman on “Breaking Bad,” is now a married man.

His wife Lauren is the CEO of “Finding Kind,” the girl power movement and documentary.

They got married in Malibu on Sunday afternoon with a vintage Parisian carnival theme. The ceremony took place at Calamigos Ranch in front of a ferris wheel.

Their wedding singer was John Mayer, who performed “Daughters” as the bride danced with her father.

Aaron proposed on New Year’s Eve 2011 in Paris. Pretty epic, if you ask us.

Congratulations to this adorable couple!

We Love: mermaid wedding inspiration

Style mag Lucky reports that “mermaid” beauty is all the rage, and we are all about it!

We unveiled our Arielle Engagement Ring a few months ago, which has a decidedly magical-mermaid feel, and we’re loving the trend for weddings. Iridescent colors, siren shapes and under-the-sea inspiration just puts us in the greatest mood!

We wouldn’t necessarily take it so literally, but these pictures are really beautiful.

This mermaid inspired elopement is so perfect!

And we adore this sunset ‘Day After’ shoot from Sean Taylor Photography, with the bride’s wildly sexy mermaid hair.

What do you think of the mermaid trend?

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We Love: Simple Wedding Rings & Simple Living

Zen. The economy. Saving time. Saving the environment. Quality over quantity. Teaching our kids to value relationships and experiences over the material things in life.

There are so many reasons why less is more. This interesting article on the topic has us thinking of ways to scale back and simplify.

On that note, here’s our list of links to make life simpler, better and more fun.

Why buy a wear-once dress? Shabby Apple is such a great resource for bridesmaids dresses they’ll love to wear again.

A cool way to sell your wedding dress, so someone else can enjoy it!

A chic braid. The best hair for a summer wedding with lots of dancing, and eco-friendlier than a headpiece.

White dresses with cutouts and sheer details for the daring summer bride. You could wear every single one of these again.

Or what about a skirt? Options for the bold bride, from ‘The Bold Bride.’

And speaking of simple, here’s how you make the classic Mai Tai, which is actually fresher and more sophisticated than we realized.

Go forth and be simple, whatever that means to you, and have a lovely weekend!

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The featured image above is our Charlotte & Ember Wedding Set.