Bridesmaids gifts are tricky – how do you say “Thank You” to your best friends for pampering you throughout your engagement? How do you thank them for your shower, bachelorette party, all the help they gave you while wedding planning, and of course their friendship? A heartfelt note is a great place to start, but a…
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Last fall, Rapaport (the online diamond marketplace) banned EGL certified diamonds. What are EGL certified diamonds? They’re diamonds graded by the European Gemological Institute, one of the handful of diamond grading labs. These labs exist to certify diamonds based on grading criteria including a variety of factors, but primarily the 4 C’s: Cut Color Clarity…
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Amazon Cartier Love Bracelets – is there such a thing? Well, yes. And no. And like any good jewelry related question, our (very frustrating) answer is “It Depends.” Amazon’s fabulous marketplace hosts thousands of vendors. So it’s not fair to say, as a rule, that there are no real Cartier Love bracelets on Amazon, or that…
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What wedding band matches your engagement ring? Wedding band matching is one of the most common issues among our RLJ brides. Many women contemplate the style, setting and shape of their engagement ring, some with very specific designs in mind. But it’s not until they start shopping for a wedding band that they realize they haven’t given it…
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Spring is in the air which means Mother’s Day is not far away (May 10th, everyone.) By now you have learned that you do not want to put Mothers’ Day off to the second. In order to get Mom a truly unique and special gift you should put some time and thought into just the…
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She may have a beautiful engagement and wedding ring, but years worth of better and worse, richer and poorer, and sickness and health should be celebrated with a beautiful and sentimental anniversary ring. A wedding ring symbolizes your start together, but an anniversary ring celebrates the rest of the journey. While the most common version…
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Easter is great time to start putting together a new wardrobe and many people like to kick off this new season with a beautiful new Easter outfit. During this time of year Easter celebrations abound and you will want to look your loveliest as you celebrate springtime with you friends and family. Most people do…
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Not too long ago, our GIA Graduate Gemologist Richard was featured in a Sun Sentinel article on lab grown diamonds. A lab grown diamond is exactly what it sounds like – a diamond created in a lab by growing a diamond chemically identical to a mined diamond. Lab created diamonds are real diamonds in every way…
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On Monday we shared a few of the reasons why we love aquamarine, March’s blue birthstone. And when we’re not admiring and acquiring huge aquamarine cocktail rings, we’re still struck by the beauty of this birthstone. It really is one of our favorites, up there with September’s sapphires, May’s emerald, and of course April’s diamond.…
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Love is in the air, along with Spring! We have seen an absolute phenomenon of RLJ couples getting engaged left and right! And today’s proposal story is one of our many favorites. We adore our beautiful location here in South Florida, so any time a proposal takes advantage of the quintessential Floridian lifestyle, we’re even…
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St. Patrick’s Day is a surprisingly huge money maker. No, not necessarily for us – we don’t typically see a huge spike in emerald sales come March, but we’ve got the selection if you’re in the market. No, the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint isn’t that huge in the jewelry industry, but when it…
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Although the wristwatch has been a widely-used item for less than a century (it came to prominence during WWI as a way to coordinate artillery and attacks from the trenches), it has earned a prominent place in numerous films. We thought you’d enjoy a brief look at how these timepieces have figured into some popular…
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When it’s time to shop for an engagement ring, there’s plenty of wisdom, lore and superstitions out there to guide the way. And, if you don’t have enough of that ingrained already, everyone who knows your intentions is happy to chime in with their opinion. But, many of the traditions surrounding engagement rings are becoming…
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We talk a lot about engagement rings ’round these parts. It should come as no surprise: we’re South Florida’s bridal destination. We have the largest collection of designer engagement rings, vintage engagement rings, antique engagement rings, estate engagement rings, and high end engagement rings by names like Tiffany & Co., Harry Winston, Graff, and more. We…
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“Yes” is the response you want when you pose the question. But, in addition, you want to elicit another word when she first lays eyes on the ring you have chosen. That would be “WOW!” Helping you evoke those intertwined responses is what we do best at Raymond Lee Jewelers. We have been helping prospective…
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