Moissanite is a naturally occurring gemstone that’s trending upward in the bridal market. As brides explore different options for getting their dream ring, whether it’s with an alternative center stone or by taking advantage of wedding ring financing, plenty of today’s couples are thinking outside the diamond (though, we have to tell you, Millennials are…
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Fall is in the air! While it’s not official for another week, Pumpkin Spice Lattes are out in full force, along with holiday decorations at the most aggressively spirited stores, and before you know it every abandoned Radio Shack in a 20 mile radius will convert into a pop up Halloween costume shop. The leaves…
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Wondering how to finance engagement ring designs, especially those from our stunning variety of Verragio engagement rings? Well first of all, we don’t blame you. It’s no secret that our Verragio engagement rings are fabulous, beautifully designed, and –ahem – the most popular engagement rings on Pinterest (and quite possibly the internet altogether.) But if…
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UPDATE! You guys. We are blown away by the response to our first annual Fall sale. We saw so many familiar faces we love and happily welcomed new members to the family of RLJ addicts. And because we love you all so much (and understand that it’s hard to make it to our showroom on…
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Hola! How are you? Good? Good. We’re glad at least something is, because today we’re blogging the bad. The worst, actually. It’s time to share some of the worst engagement ring advice we’ve ever heard. You can totally make an engagement ring with a [insert alternative gemstone or material here.] You want alternative engagement rings?…
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Well we are all still celebrating the explosion of one of our favorite #RingSelfies over here, and you’ll see our geotags still set to Cloud 9. But we didn’t want to neglect our new(ish) found mission of shouting from the rooftops about how to finance a wedding ring. We think it’s important. Not everyone (most…
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One of our rings broke the internet! Again! And, just like our other most famous engagement ring captured by the one and only Engagement Ring Gurus, this gorgeous ring is one of our Verragio rings! Elle & Hello Giggles are singing its praises because, we mean, LOOK at it. But it’s more than just a pretty (inner) face.…
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Engagement rings under 2000 dollars provide beautiful wedding rings and engagement rings to couples on a budget. In fact, we’ve covered a few different engagement ring budgets before: Engagement Rings Under $1000 (This is a throwback from ’12) Engagement Rings Under $6000 Engagement Rings Under $5000 Designer Engagement Rings Under $5000 Engagement Rings Under $4000 And most…
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What are the different types of engagement rings? We don’t mean the different shapes – which you can read more about here! But rather the style of the engagement ring. We throw around descriptors like “Designer engagement rings” or “Estate engagement rings” here on the blog, but how do they differ from, say, a custom…
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What’s the best way to finance engagement rings? It depends! This question is tricky, it’s like asking “What kind of engagement ring should I get?” Or “How much does a 1 carat diamond cost?” or “How much should you spend on an engagement ring?” While we’ve discussed different answers to those questions in the links…
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It happens somewhat regularly in our jewelry showrooms. We’ll be chatting with a client at any stage in the jewelry selection process. Doesn’t matter if we’ve just said “Hello, how are you?” or if we’re finalizing payment methods. This client informs us they have a friend – or an uncle, a cousin, a “guy” –…
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Can you finance wedding rings? You sure can. And if you’ve been poking around our blog, you’ll notice that we’ve been chatting more about this lately. With our younger couples on the hunt for beautiful engagement rings at every budget (yes, even Millennials) we want to share the multitude of ways you can pay for…
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Tonight’s the night! The Olympic Opening ceremony for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio is finally upon us. We can’t wait to see the Brazilian flare in full force, along with the parade of athletes from every nation (USA! USA!) We can’t wait to see how many gold medals our teams take home (especially women’s…
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By now, most people in the jewelry industry have heard about – and some even read – The Economist article. Tone-deaf and befuddling-ly obtuse as it may be, it sent a minor ripple of panic throughout the jewelry world. Why aren’t Millennials buying diamonds? Well before everyone goes full Chicken Little, we’d like to counter:…
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What’s the most requested engagement ring style at Diamonds by Raymond Lee lately? Cushion cut engagement rings NO halo, por favor. We wouldn’t call it a halo backlash quite yet – the popular style is still going strong. But there’s something irresistible about the timeless beauty of a solitaire engagement ring. When you combine the…
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