Want to know if palladium, white gold, or silver rings are in style before you get engaged? One way to tell: look at the trendsetters. While celebrities show off often expensive and over the top rings, it’s royalty that makes a more lasting impact. Of all the iconic engagement rings worn over the years, some […]
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Since its beginning in New York City in 1837, Tiffany and Company has been one of the leading designer jewelers in the United States, long before names like Angara and Blue Nile existed. And still tops the list of top designers, continually topping quarterly estimates for revenue. But things are changing. Fine jewelry is moving […]
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Zola and The Knot are two of the biggest names when it comes to wedding registries. And when we say that wedding registries are big, we mean big. So big, in fact, that more than 91% of Americans use a registry for their wedding. It may come at little surprise then, that just under $20 […]
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Ritani and Blue Nile, two of the biggest names in the online jewelry industry are becoming increasingly competitive–with each other. Just three years ago, Ritani, a New-York based retailer, partnered with independent jewelers and local jeweler storefronts to expand its collection of loose diamonds, rings, and fine jewelry, specifically to take on Blue Nile. That’s […]
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Jewelers with a huge online presence, like Jared and Blue Nile, are making waves. In a recent interview with JCK, Blue Nile’s Chief Financial Officer, Bill Koefoed, revealed that, to stay competitive, Blue Nile has made sweeping changes over the years, in part by revamping the company’s website, improving “diamond visualization”, and paying extra attention […]
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AGS and GIA certification may be phrases you’ve happened to have heard of, but even the most invested consumers likely wouldn’t know the difference between the two. And is that even important if all you want is a nice engagement ring? For anyone in the diamond certification industry, though, one thing is clear: accreditation and […]
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Hawaiian islands offer a tropical paradise honeymoon with unforgettable sites and everything from scuba diving to volcano tours and late night luaus overlooking royal blue waves. So it’s little wonder that celebrities are booking their honeymoon there, too. Star of last season’s reality TV show The Bachelor Arie Luyendyk plans to spend his honeymoon with […]
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Every bride wants to look and feel her best on her wedding day. Let’s face it, we all have our hang-ups. Sadly, I think most of us are guilty of being too hard on ourselves when it comes to judging our bodies. Diets, exercise plans, weird underwear- you name it, if it takes a few […]
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New Zealand bride Jayde Hunt had no intention of spending thousands of dollars on a wedding dress. She wanted a wedding dress she felt beautiful in, and when she ordered her dress online she felt certain she’d gotten one for under $300. (One New Zealand dollar is equal to about .066 US dollars). But when […]
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When it came time to create a registry for his wedding, David McGuiggan and his mother got into a fight over a single word: a Honeyfund. Seeing a cash-based registry as an alternative to the traditional registry, Mr. McGuiggan argued it. He and his then-fiancee had been living together for six years, and they didn’t […]
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