Tag: engagement ring trends

Ask Jeff Cooper: Vintage Look Engagement Rings

We talked about amazing pavé diamonds last week, so what else is trendy in wedding ring fashion right now?

Trend #2 is The Vintage Look! The Knot had this to say:

What’s old is decidedly new this season. The subtle and delicate look of vintage-inspired rings is in. Stones on these rings are recognizable for their Old European round center cut, but you’ll also see gorgeous Asscher cuts and others too. The defining details: minimal scroll-like engraving, microset (tiny, half-point) diamonds, delicate milgrain work (raised beaded edges), and filigree.

And we have this, our vintage-inspired Heirloom Collection, with millgrain edges and a feminine, antique sensibility.

So is heirloom style your style?

The featured image is our Henna Rose Engagement ring, shown in cozy and intimate surroundings.

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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!

African Wedding Inspiration and How to make the best chocolate chip cookies

Bargain shoppers, this is our weekend. H&M just launched their online store and it’s cool. This lace dress is adorable, and 100% cotton dresses are hard to come by in fast fashion.

Want some wardrobe inspiration? We were skeptical, but styled like this, Birkenstocks actually look sleek and sophisticated. Navy and white is so crisp  and classic, we love it.

Want to check out some celebrity hairstyles for weddings? Sure you do. Stephanie de Lannoy’s chic twist when she married Luxembourg’s Prince Guillaume incorporated her silver floral silk and tulle veil and a delicate platinum and diamond family tiara. And it was amazing.

We love anything “rings,” and this breakdown of engagement ring trends by city is actually really fun.

We need this cake in our life.

We love Joanna Goddard so darn much. Here’s her guide on “How to do anything.” 

We especially love “How to plan a fun vacation.”

And “How to talk to strangers at parties.”

And, of course, “How to make the best chocolate chip cookies. (And guacamole.)”

African wedding inspiration! Gorgeous, and really unique.S

And finally, a great looking vineyard wedding in New Zealand. Which is where our featured photo comes from, by Andrea Seymour Photography.

Have a delicious, fashionable, romantic weekend!

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we love: the round solitaire engagement ring

If your personal style is classic, you might love a round solitaire engagement ring. They never go out of style, and they look good with any style of clothes or accessories. They’re kind of the little black dress of diamonds.

Queen Elizabeth II received one from Prince Phillip, with a 3 carat diamond from his mother’s tiara. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wears a simple round brilliant diamond solitaire engagement ring set in white gold, very similar to our solitaire styles here.

Over and over, we’re seeing stylish celebrities and our own clients return to the classic simplicity of a round solitaire, and we do love designing them.

Lovely Kerry Washington wears a round diamond, and so does heavy metal heiress Kelly Osbourne. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alexis Bledel and Carey Mulligan are a few more of the recently engaged stars making round solitaires hot again.

Have you seen any amazing round solitaires lately? If you have one of your own, share it!

Our featured image is the Tess Round Set.

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ask jeff cooper: the halo engagement ring trend

We predicted that halo rings would be big this year, and how right we were!

When we wrote about the adorable and lovely Alexis Bledel’s engagement to Vincent Kartheiser here, she wasn’t yet wearing a ring.

Now she’s stepped out in a vintage-inspired octogonal halo style, similar to our Tate Octet Ring.

Halo rings got some attention on TV when Catherine Giudici accepted ‘Bachelor’ Sean Lowe’s proposal with a square halo ring similar to Tallulah. ‘Bachelorette’ Emily Maynard wears a halo engagement ring, too.

The singer Brandy, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Wilde and Kate Middleton are but a few of the stunning celebrity brides who light up the room in halo rings.

Name a few more? Natalie Portman, Jennifer Hudson, Giuliana Rancic, Kelly Clarkson, Gwyneth Paltrow… it’s easier to name who’s not wearing a sparkly halo!

What say you? Are you on board with the halo trend?

The featured image is our Heather Engagement Ring.

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Engagement Ring Trend: Mixed Metal Wedding Rings

White gold and platinum settings will always be popular, but we’re seeing adventurous brides (and grooms) gravitating toward mixed metals for a cool, personalized look.

It’s not just edgy fashionistas and bohemians! In the tradition of classic beauty Audrey Hepburn and her stack of mix and match wedding bands, modern brides are mixing metals, and it looks totally chic.

Keira Knightley surprised everyone with her wedding outfit, then surprised us again, by combining an understated two-carat solitaire diamond in a platinum setting with a simple yellow gold wedding band.

Kate Middleton also dared to mix metals. As the world knows, Prince William proposed with Princess Diana’s blue sapphire ring set on a platinum band. Her wedding ring is a simple yellow gold band fashioned from a nugget of Welsh gold, a royal tradition.

Some brides feel that mixed metal wedding sets free up more options for mixing metals in all your jewelry and accessories, but most brides stick with (and love) a matched set.

This year we designed some of our wedding sets with rose gold accents for a mixed metal look within a perfectly matched set. The featured image above is the Larissa Rose Set, from our Laurel Collection.

What say you? Love it or leave it?

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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: Emerald Engagement Rings

As we mentioned before, Pantone’s 2013 Color of the Year is Emerald, and being the jewelry enthusiasts we are, we’re so into it.

We’ve written about colored stones before, which we think are going to be huge here in the States in the years to come. In Europe, colored stones have been “in” for a long, long time.

Queen Victoria picked a fierce yellow gold serpent ring with an emerald head, to symbolize her endless love with Prince Albert.

And when King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry his American lover Wallis Simpson, he proposed with a 19.77 carat emerald engagement ring, set in platinum and surrounded by diamonds.

Not to be outdone, our own royal family, the Kennedys have a majestic emerald ring in their history, too. JFK gave Jackie this emerald stunner in 1953, and we’re still talking about it 60 years later!

Today, Halle Berry and her French fiance Olivier Martinez are leading the emerald engagement ring comeback in Hollywood. He proposed with this bold yellow gold and emerald throwback to another era.

Not to be outdone, a trendsetting Jeff Cooper couples recently commissioned this Custom Tara Engagement Ring with split shank and two incredible halos of accent diamonds, surrounding an epic Emerald center stone (above).

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Yellow Gold Engagement Rings

Lovely Kate Winslet has revealed the slightest peek at her wedding rings and surprise! She wears a traditional yellow gold wedding ring set. Are gold rings the next big thing?

When Miley Cyrus unveiled her new engagement ring, ring watchers were surprised to see her bold yellow gold band. Then Halle Berry wore a regal looking gold and emerald ring, and we started to wonder if gold wedding rings are the next major engagement ring trend.

We blogged about colored stones being a trend to watch in 2013, and we’re starting to think yellow gold might be poised for a comeback in 2014! What do you think? Does yellow look dated or are you ready for a sunny new hue?

If you’re feeling the big, bold gold, click here to see what our custom made, double halo Jeff Cooper Tara Engagement Ring looks like in yellow gold.

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Photo from Pinterest.

The Jewelry Industry & Wedding Ring Trends

Happy Monday!

We’re preparing to travel to Centurion, our industry’s big trade show. We love Centurion, when we get to meet up with our favorite authorized retailers, create new retail relationships, and show off our new designs. We wouldn’t be in such a fabulous business if we didn’t love attention, right?

Also, check us out on the front page of The Knot’s 6 Hot Engagement Ring Trends. The picked our Leah Engagement Ring to illustrate the floral engagement ring trend. Other trends the Knot echoed from our own trend list are colored engagement rings, double halo rings, and twisted bands.