Branded Vs. Non-Branded Engagement Rings The question of whether or not to purchase a branded, or “designer,” engagement ring or to purchase a non-branded engagement ring is not a new one. This question has been tossed around for over a decade in the jewelry market. Much like fashion, food or favorite places to vacation, the…
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It seems like every other article that pops up on your feed these days tells you how to “hack” something. Your smoothie. Your sleep routine. Your Bullet Journal. Your fidget spinner. But what about engagement ring hacks? Seeing as that’s our area of expertise, we thought we’d explore the idea. Now, we aren’t talking about…
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That being said, we love nothing more than comparing and contrasting our designer engagement rings. Isolating what makes one spectacular and the other jaw-dropping. Checking out the details that make them so different from one another, and seeing if any patterns or trends emerge from looking at a designer’s collection as a whole. So today,…
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We have a new year’s resolution; can you guess what it is? If you answered “Continue dazzling my eyeballs with really ridiculously good looking engagement rings,” you would be partially right. We’re also resolved to talk your ear off about financing engagement rings. Last summer, we realized that while we knew very well that the…
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It’s officially the final countdown. In the last month, we’ve been busy walking down memory lane with our favorite… Tacori engagement rings Verragio engagement rings Henri Daussi engagement rings Cushion cut engagement rings Gabriel & Co. engagement rings A . Jaffe Engagement Rings Round Engagement Rings And halo engagement rings. Today, we send off 2016…
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Time for the top 10 round engagement rings of 2016! So far, we’ve recapped our very best… Tacori engagement rings Verragio engagement rings Henri Daussi engagement rings Cushion cut engagement rings Gabriel & Co. engagement rings A . Jaffe Engagement Rings And we can’t think of a better way to round the corner into…
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It’s time to countdown the top 10 cushion cut engagement rings of 2016! This gorgeous diamond shape exploded this year as the runner up most popular diamond shape (second only, of course, to the always-on-top round brilliant.) It’s a beautiful shape for a diamond that combines brilliance with softness. Cushion cut diamonds… Are a modified…
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We’re back recapping the best rings of 2016 – see our favorite Tacori engagement rings and our favorite A. Jaffe engagement rings. No countdown is complete without Verragio engagement rings! Our most popular designer line reigns supreme with appropriately regal details – every ring’s gallery is like a crown itself! This year, our Verragio engagement rings…
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Rose gold engagement rings are a “trend” we fully support. While the explosion of rose gold engagement rings on Pinterest, We Heart It, and our own personal Instagram feed is hard to ignore, this isn’t actually the first time rose gold engagement rings have basked in the glow of the bridal spotlight. Long before the…
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Tomorrow, the day finally arrives: election day. We’ll fill out our ballots (if you haven’t already woo early voting) and earn those “I voted” stickers. Then we’ll head straight to our computers and fill out a ballot we’re actually excited about – the Diamonds by Raymond Lee Survey 2016. Not only will you get to…
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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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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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Engagement ring selfies, like selfies themsel…fies, have become a fixture in this brave new world. There’s just no way around it. Don’t post a pic of your gorgeous new ring within 5 minutes after saying yes and you’re labeled a weirdo, right? WRONG. We have to draw the line somewhere, and when The Telegraph announces…
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Today we’re showing off the top 10 engagement ring designs on our Instagram for the last month. Did you know we’re insta-famous? Sometimes, all that fame has a downside, but mostly it’s pretty great. We try not to let it go to our heads. Related: Top 10 Engagement Ring Designs by Henri Daussi What we…
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When you think of a one carat diamond ring, what comes to mind? For many, a classic solitaire in a platinum setting pops into your head first. But your options actually span centuries of different engagement ring design styles. Related: Solitaire vs Halo Engagement Rings Many grooms begin their engagement ring search with the hunt for…
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