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Fit for a Princess

Monday, December 28th, 2009

It doesn’t matter if you’re a girly girl like Sleeping Beauty or more of a sporty daredevil like Ariel, every little girl dreams of becoming a princess when she grows up. Since the odds of every girl marrying into a royal family or discovering some secret royal heritage are slim, it has become a popular trend to live out childhood fantasies by having a wedding fit for a princess.

As in many themed weddings, it all starts with the ring…meaning in “engagement lingo”, that it all starts with you men. If you know that your fiancé has, what I refer to as, a “Cinderella Complex” then why not play the role of Prince Charming? It might seem cheesy at first for you macho men out there but remember, all fairy tales inevitably end happily ever after. If you sweep your princess off her feet with the all the romance and grandeur of a Disney movie you are guaranteed by the laws of fairytale world to always get the girl in the end.

Here are a few ring ideas that will be sure to woo your pretty princess girlfriend into becoming your beloved betrothed Queen:

The Princess Cut

Besides the name, of course, this particular cut is sure to dazzle your special lady, even if she is a mermaid under the sea. The shape of a princess cut, when looking at the face of the diamond, is always square or rectangle shaped. If you then look at its profile, the diamond has the shape of an inverted pyramid with prongs typically securing each corner. The princess diamond is a ring fit for royalty not only in name, but also because of the regal nature of the cut. The princess cut diamond reflects a high degree of light causing its many facets to sparkle brilliantly and continue to shine in the darkest of castles.

Royal Insignia

Throughout history all royal families have a crest or insignia that represents their family’s heritage. If your fiancé-to-be has close ties to her family’s past, embrace it by researching her genealogy and incorporating a particular crest or insignia that represents her lineage. Use this technique with caution and only proceed if you have found proper evidence supporting the particular symbol you choose.

Regal Colors

If you choose to accent the ring with color, any rich vibrant color will do. Purples, dark blues or even emeralds reflect the luxuriousness of a royal crown. Stay away from light or pale shades.

Princessology

Cinderella rode in a pumpkin coach and wore glass slippers and Sleeping Beauty’s man pursued her atop a white steed. Find a particular princess that your bride relates most closely to and don’t be afraid to incorporate these symbols onto the ring.

You should be warned that such a wedding will include many other extravagances such as elaborate gowns and tiaras and you may even end up in a castle. Just remember, she may be a princess for a day but she will be your wife for a lifetime so why not indulge her just this once?

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Engagement Ring and Wedding Ring Protocol: Tips for Guys

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Guys are you planning on popping the question, but don’t know a thing about engagement ring and wedding ring protocol? Don’t feel bad; women spend their entire lives, up to the wedding, planning for the big event. Even before she met you she was likely browsing wedding magazines, drooling over wedding gowns, weighing the color options for bridesmaid dresses, designing her bouquet, and envisioning her perfect engagement ring. We girls know all there is to know about wedding protocol, it’s in our genes.

So, before you get down on one knee, open the box, and present her with the engagement ring, here are a few tips on wedding band and engagement ring etiquette, to get you up to speed on what she is likely to already know.

The Engagement Ring:

This is the ring you used to pop the question, and the ring that she will wear until your wedding day. Some women choose to remove it when you get married, but most often they don’t. We will talk more about that when we get to the wedding band topic.

Engagement rings start with what is called a setting. This setting can be made of many different kinds of metal, including yellow gold, white gold, platinum, palladium and silver and it secures the gemstone in place. All engagement rings should include a gemstone. Traditionally diamonds are the stone of choice because they are both strong and beautiful, but more and more women are opting for engagement rings with a colored stone, such as a ruby, sapphire, or other precious gemstone. Tip: even if you do not purchase an engagement ring with her birthstone, you should know it anyway, and use it for a future jewelry gift, she will love it!

The Wedding Band:

This is the ring that you will buy and give to her during the ring exchange ceremony, your best man holds onto it for you. There are a few ways you can go here. If you plan to buy her a stellar engagement ring that she will want to wear for the rest of her life, then you need to buy a wedding band that will accompany her engagement ring. If she wears them together, the wedding band will be on the inside of her finger, closest to her heart. You can buy both the engagement ring and the wedding band separately, but again, you need to make sure they will work together. You can also find many beautiful matching wedding ring sets on the market, such as these:

Bypass Design Diamond Engagement Ring with Matching Wedding Band

Vintage Styled Solitaire Diamond Engagement Ring with Matching Wedding Band

If the wedding band will stand alone, and perhaps she tucks the engagement ring safely away, or wears it on her other hand, there are a lot of options for you. Tip: Make sure this ring can stand alone! Basic wedding bands are traditionally used with the engagement ring, so get a wedding band with a little extra flare. You can find handwoven wedding bands, hand carved wedding bands, and wedding bands with stones set into them. All of these can be beautiful stand-alone wedding rings. See some of these examples below:

Deep Cut Floral Pattern Wedding Band

Hand Carved Gold Wedding Band

Ladies and Mens Channel Set Diamond Wedding Bands

So that’s it, wedding band and engagement ring 101. Now you are armed with the basics and can start shopping, good luck!

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Festive Engagements: Holiday Proposal Ideas

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Are you thinking about popping the question to your girlfriend this holiday season? Do you want your proposal to be perfect? Many couples become engaged over the holidays, perhaps because of the festive spirit in the air. The day after Thanksgiving, a man in Dublin Ohio used the Santa at the local mall to propose to his now fiancé. When Santa asked Chad Chafens what he would like for Christmas he replied, “Well, Santa, there’s one thing I’d like – Caroline Marie Charles, Will you marry me?” What made the moment even more special is Chad and Caroline had actually met seven years before, at this same mall.

Want to ask her the big question in a similarly unique way? Here are some ideas for asking your loved one to marry you, with a little holiday cheer.

Wrap the engagement ring in a large box and place it under the tree. She will never expect to find a ring inside such a large package, but make sure this is the last present she opens. When she rips open the paper and finds the engagement ring inside, ask her to marry you.
Want to really take it over the top? Write “will you marry me” using strings of lights on your lawn. Take her out to dinner and then drive home to reveal the glowing question, then presenting her with the engagement ring.
Hang some mistletoe with the ring attached. Meet her underneath and tell her to look up. When she notices the engagement ring, pop the question and give her the traditional mistletoe kiss (if she answers “yes,” of course!).
Do you have snow? Build a snowman holding a sign that reads, “Will you marry me.” Be sure to have the engagement ring in hand and drop to one knee when she sees it.
When the clock strikes midnight on January first, give her the traditional New Years kiss, then drop to one knee, hold up her engagement ring, and say, “will you marry me.” What a great way to begin the New Year!
Place the engagement ring in the tree, and after all the presents are opened, say “oops! There is one more gift in here that we forgot to open.” Present her with the engagement ring and pop the question.
While you are decorating the tree together, pass her the engagement ring instead of an ornament.
Invite some carolers to your door and be ready with the engagement ring in your pocket. When she answers they will sing her favorite carol, changing the words to “will you marry me?”
Take your own spin on Chad Chafens Santa proposal. When she sits on Santa’s lap, the groom to be will tell her that Santa wants her to be your wife, then you present her with the engagement ring.

Tags: holiday engagements, holiday proposals, Holiday themes
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Help, my Engagement Ring Doesn’t fit with my Wedding Band!

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Tradition tells us that brides are supposed to wear their wedding band on the inside of their ring finger, closer to their heart, and the engagement ring on the outside of the same finger, further away. There are many options on the market for matching sets of engagement rings and wedding bands, some even fit together and become one ring, but what about the bride that wants each ring to be unique. Maybe your engagement ring is very extravagant or detailed and would look awkward next to another piece of jewelry. If this is the case, what is the proper etiquette? What do you do if you don’t want to wear both your wedding band and engagement ring on the same finger?

Many modern brides see no problem resizing their engagement ring to be worn on their right hand after the wedding ceremony. While a break from tradition, it is perfectly acceptable today, just be sure that you are comfortable wearing a ring on each hand, and that the two compliment each other. For example, if your engagement ring is made of platinum, do not opt for a yellow gold wedding band; keep the two pieces of the same metal color. Also, you should consider the style. An antique engagement ring on your right hand would not compliment a modern wedding band on your left hand. Consider using comparable stones. If your engagement ring is large and elaborate, add some similar, but smaller stones to make sure your wedding band has some flare too. It would appear a little unbalanced to wear a simple gold band on your left hand and a large grouping of diamonds on the other.

Some brides prefer to keep it simple, and once they are married the only wear their wedding band, the engagement ring is tucked away for special occasions and to keep as a family heirloom. This is also perfectly acceptable, just be sure that you run it past the groom before deciding. He likely put a lot of effort into the selection of your engagement ring, as well as a large sum of money, and may resent not seeing it on your hand. Also, if you chose to wear only one ring, you may want to select a wedding band with a stone setting. A basic band worn alone may not seem special enough to you.

A third option is to have your wedding band custom made to fit your engagement ring, so you can avoid the standard groupings and increase the value of the piece you wear now. You can also alter your engagement ring to fit a wedding band you find that you just must have. This is easily accomplished, but there are some costs involved.

See some of the examples below for ideas:

Wear this engagement ring on your right hand

This diamond linked ring could serve as a unique and complimentary wedding band with a simple solitaire engagement ring worn on your right hand

Use this complementary ring as your wedding band.

This beautiful 3 toned ring would not fit with an engagement ring on the same finger, so opt to use it alone.

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Victorian Engagement Rings are Instant Heirlooms

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Hey guys, want to propose to your future bride with a unique ring that sets her apart from the crowd? An engagement ring that none of her girlfriends will own, but will certainly envy? Is your girl someone that appreciates history and a deeper meaning to things? Buying a Victorian wedding ring, and understanding the history behind it, will show her that you have put a little extra thought and effort into your proposal and selection of the engagement ring.

In the early part of the Victorian era, diamonds were scarce. It was not until the opening of the South African diamond mines in the late 1800s that larger stones were available. Until then, only the very wealthy could get their hands on a diamond large enough to create a solitaire. Because of this, bold stones such as rubies, sapphires, and emeralds were frequently incorporated into the design of a ring. Thanks to the exorbitant cost of diamonds, these colorful stones were much more likely to be used in an engagement ring than a diamond would.

Yellow gold and rose gold dominated as the metal of choice, while cooler metals such as platinum, silver and white gold was unheard of. Many jewelry designers were influenced by the exotic archeological discoveries in Egypt, Greece, and Asia, lead to some very exotic designs and unique engagement rings, such as the serpent ring made popular by Queen Victoria herself. These interlocking snakes represented the bride and groom and their lasting love through eternity.

The most popular setting was the cluster, a grouping of small stones frequently used for engagement rings. The diamonds would be old-cut, or rose-cut, and often mixed together in the setting with other gemstones. Intricate, interesting, and colorful, Victorian cluster rings were much different than the typical brilliant cut solitaire of today. To replace the large diamond, often a large pearl would serve as the centerpiece of an engagement ring, surrounded by a cluster of stones.

Modern ring with a Victorian diamond cluster

Antique cluster ring with gemstones

Also popular during the Victorian era was the romantic ring. This ring was typically comprised of a single row of colored gemstones, and often a message would be engraved on the inside. Romantic rings made only of diamonds usually incorporated smaller stones.

Modern version of the Romance ring with Antique flair

Antique Romance ring with gemstones

In addition to setting your bride apart from the others with the uniqueness of a Victorian engagement ring, your design options are widened dramatically. If you don’t find a particular ring that suits you, try custom designing your engagement ring in the Victorian style, incorporating gemstones that add additional beauty or meaning. Imagine telling your future wife that you designed her ring yourself and incorporated both your birthstones! The intricate designs these historic rings offer are endless, and buying a Victorian style engagement ring for your bride gives her an instant heirloom that can be passed on for generations.

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Surprise! – Will you marry me?

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Whether dining out or at a baseball game, who doesn’t love a surprise proposal…as long as it’s happening to somebody else. Most engaged or married couples can testify to the hazards of being caught off guard with an unexpected proposal from a boyfriend or girlfriend. To avoid potential disaster and a possible relationship ending fight, there are a few things said proposers should consider when asking the all important question, “Will you marry me?”

Does your intended know who you are?

While this question may seem obvious to the majority of us, there are a few loony tunes out there that sometimes fall in love without knowing a last name or ever having introduced themselves to their betrothed hopeful! Just a suggestion, offering an engagement ring is a promise for a lifetime of marriage, not just an agreement to throw a really kick ass party together. If you want to throw a party in which you and some hot chick are the star, how about start with a birthday party or reunion picnic or something similarly inconsequential.

Buy the ring first.

True, it is difficult to buy a ring without the intended wearer’s input but just consider it as a true test of how well you actually know the person that you intend to marry. If you are willing to take the time to consider what ring he or she would truly like, it is good measure of the lengths you are prepared to go to make them happy for the rest of your lives. Plus, nobody takes a ringless proposal seriously.

Don’t get too involved with hiding the ring.

The point of asking someone to marry you is to have them say a joyful “YES!” not to have them be confused on some weird scavenger hunt when they don’t even know what they are looking for. Avoid hiding the ring you paid so much for in messy foods such as chocolate, creamy soups or wine. If the answer is yes, you don’t want your beautiful ring covered with chunks of chocolate chips or clam chowder.

Don’t agitate the intended to enhance the element of surprise.

Meaning, don’t orchestrate some elaborate fake fight or frightful situation just so your beloved will be more unsuspecting. Plans like this always backfire and can potentially lead to a breakup situation if the person feels as if you are constantly tricking them. Practical jokes that are mean are still mean, even if they have the best of intentions and not everyone has a forgiving sense of humor.

Roll with the punches.

Your proposal is not going to go the way you planned it. The only predictable thing about life is that life is unpredictable. If your suit jacket catches on fire or it rains on your romantic picnic don’t panic, your proposal just became a more interesting story to tell your kids someday.

Good luck, and if they say no make sure to take that ring back!

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Anna Paquin Wears Vintage Engagement Ring

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Antique Style Engagement Ring from Lieberfarb A round stone vintage engagement ring seems like the perfect choice for HBO’s True Blood on and off-screen romance between Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress and magnet for life threatening situations and Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), a vampire made in the 1800s with a soft spot for humans.

Although the series, which is based off Sookie Stackhouse Novels by Charlaine Harris, begins in a small southern town, the couple’s love scenes and intimate conversations often occur in the 200-year-old Compton family house. In addition to the high ceiling and hardwood floored two- story house, Bill Compton is also known for his antique taste, which he often expresses to Sookie throughout the series.

Even the proposal site was inspired by classic-felt character Bill Compton. According to People.com, Moyer, 39, said that the lyrics to a song played during a scene where Bill is driving in a car inspired him to slide the vintage ensemble onto Paquin’s, 27, ring finger on a vacation to a white sandy beach sometime in August 2009.

Was the ring on Paquin’s finger once worn by a queen, or was it passed down from a spirited grandmother, who was accidentally murdered by a vampire hunter? Perhaps, it is a new ring, customized in vintage, to symbolize the beginning of their story with hopes to be passed on to someone else.

Traditionally, the term vintage is loosely used to describe a ring that was once worn by someone else. These rings often come with a story, and if they don’t, one has every right to create a narrative of their own. One ring may hold a tradition passed along through generations, and another may have been worn upon the finger of a highly regarded individual in society.

Vintage rings were made in times with little technology, which means they were created by the hands of local jewelers and customized to the individual needs of the customer during certain historical time periods. Because of this, it is rare to find two antique rings that are exactly the same. Whatever the story may hold and time period the ring represents, the character of a true antique ring will provide a unique charm impossible to find in a new ring.

The most popular vintage rings are dated back to the late 1800s to mid 1900s. These rings are easily recognized by their ornament design with small circular stones—often diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires—in a gold setting. The filigree ring is often delicate in design.

It is important to realize that vintage rings most likely have flaws because of their age. An older ring will have scratches and chips, which will need to be repaired. Accumulation of dirt and oil will also need to be removed in order to see the classic beauty of these rarities. Repair and cleaning costs should be accounted for when a buyer is considering a vintage ring.

Depending on the age and wear of vintage rings, the repair and maintenance of such rings might be impractical. It is often recommended to have a jeweler custom make a ring that is similar in style to correct this issue. Customized rings still hold the tradition of the original ring, yet they are durable to sustain the story for years to come.

The story that accompanies the vintage style ring hanging from Paquin’s finger has been kept quiet for some time. The couple’s off-screen relationship was revealed during an awkward love scene between Bill and another cast mate according to People.com, but the wedding details are still hush-hush. With all things considered, an early 1900s charm and velvet ambiance is much anticipated in this red carpet wedding.

Tags: anna paquin, antique engagement rings, celebrity engagements, charlaine harris, stephen moyer, true blood, vintage engagement rings, vintage wedding rings, vintage weddings
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Andy Roddick Tells All About His Wedding Day

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

As tennis fans across the globe are already aware, serving sensation Andy Roddick married his fiance’, super model Brooklyn Deccker this past weekend at the couple’s home in Texas. According to many, Andy’s brother most notably, the ceremony was a simple back yard affair, one which groom had always dreamed of having. Now Rockin’ Roddick has decided to post his version of the events on his official website. “It was great to have so many of our family and friends make the trip and share the occasion.”, that ,on top of being quoted as saying that having Sir. Elton John perform at the wedding was “…very, very surreal.”, Mr. Roddick went on to state “We had to set up a tent ’cause the weather was not agreeing with us, but it ended out working out, so it’s all good.”

Other noted celebs in attendance were tennis legends John Mcenroe, Stefi Graf and Andre Agassi; a slew of former and current swimsuit models and of course, Sir. Elton himself. The latter guest on that list having given the couple a song or two as a wedding gift.

The down-on-the-farm ceremony was sealed with the standard kiss and a not so standard matching set of platinum wedding bands from the most recent Tiffany & Co. line of designer bands. The bride’s engagement ring, a tasteful 2.5 carat single solitaire-cut diamond set in platinum, finally found its’ new best friend and life partner as well. The festivities didn’t end there however, with the couple’s 250 or so guests then being invited to attend a “denim only” reception at the couples nearby country club; the same place where Roddick does much of his training according to some sources. Sir Elton took requests from the crowd and the entire wedding party, friends, family and guests enjoyed an old fashioned Texan BBQ!

Andy ended his website entry with some very heartfelt words, “It was one of the only times in our entire lives that we will have our whole family, our best friends from home, and our professional worlds all in the same place at the same time and it definitely went too fast.”

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Anakin Skywalker Pops the Question to Earthling Princess

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Not so long ago in a city not too far away (Hollywood), actor Hayden Christensen proposed to Rachel Bilson, herself of silver screen fame. In late February of this year, People.com reported that the couple had become engaged over the previous holiday season. Hayden, 27 - and made uber-famous for having portrayed the role of “pre-gothpunk makeover” Darth Vader in the most recent STAR WARS trilogy - proposed in a still yet disclosed manner to the actress of the same age, the two having met on the set of the movie, Jumper. News of the engagement was leaked to the above named source by an un-named individual who had sat on a transcontinental flight next to Ms. Bilson. After having been asked about her lovely ring and whether or not she had set a date yet, the actress replied, “No, we just got engaged.”

As for the lovely ring, Rachel has been far more clever at keeping those details under wraps than the announcement of the impending nuptial. However, careful observation and use of some elaborate imaging software has allowed us to make a few educated guesses as to the nature of the engagement ring. Before we begin our examination, the management here at weddingrings.net/blog would like very much to thank our special speculatory investigative team, ‘The Wing-Dings Squad’. They are, true to their motto, “The best darn wing-dings on these here interwebs!’

Judging by the photograph page right, the ring from afar clearly stands out at a naked eye viewing distance of approximately 8 -10 feet. This has instantly led many to speculate the rings weight to be at least 2.5 carats. The inset of the photo, pictured within the red circle, is an enhanced image showing a great deal of detail. The diamond itself is most probably a solitaire-cut stone, but when our experts take into account the angle at which the photo was taken and run it through 3-D imaging analysis software, the Wing-Dings have calculated a 17% chance that is potentially an unorthodox “rounded oval-cut”. Light refraction analysis of the stone itself has determined the ring to be of a less than natural origin. Though not a paste based, or otherwise faux stone, it emits a high ultra-red spectromittal refraction when exposed to sunlight, thus proving it was likely man made! The Rings metal is, according to light wave reflectional analysis tests, either pure platinum or a platinum-based white gold alloy.

The design and presentation of the overall piece is quite tasteful. The band of the engagement ring appears to have somekind of segmented or corrigated exterior, perhaps itself inlaid with small stones or consisting of etched designs.

We wish the young couple all the best of luck this galaxy can afford them! We keep high hopes Hayden doesn’t do Rachel like that deadbeat Anakin “Darthman Cometh and Went” Skywalker did Padme’ Amidala…abandoning her pregnant self on some desolate rock in the middle of no where… no weapons with which to defend her poeple… having to rely on Uncle Obi Wan to raise her son.

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Wedding and Engagement Ring Trivia!

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Let’s have some fun today with a bit of useless trivia! How many answers do you know? How many people do you think you can stump around the water cooler? Want to seem like the proverbial ’brainiac’ of the office and need more material? Well read on, smarty-pants!

Q: What is the most common explanation associated for the reason behind engagement/wedding rings being worn of the third digit of the left hand?

A: Many ancient cultures believed that the left middle finger contained the “vein of love”, which ran from the left ‘ring’ finger directly to the heart. Thus expressions of love such as rings were worn on said finger.

Q: From where do we get the word “diamond”?

A: According to philologists (people who study the history of words) the word diamond comes from the Ancient Greek term ”adamant”, which meant steady, eternal or indestructible.

Q: How did the word “betrothed” come into existence?

A: Again, philology tells us the modern word “betrothed” comes from the old Anglo-Saxon word “troweth”, a word associated with truth and loyalty. To be” betrothed” in Middle English meant to have had taken an oath or sworn fidelity to another. Nowadays, to be betrothed means having vows of eternal loyalty at a wedding ceremony.

Q: Is there a difference between being ‘wed’ and being ’betrothed’?

A: Interesting tid-bit here… In its modern usage, to be ‘wed’ is to be declared married by secular institution, while to be ‘betrothed’ is to be declared married by a religious entity.

Q: What was the smallest engagement ring know to have been offered?

A: The smallest engagement ring known in history was given to the two year old Princess Mary, daughter to the infamous King Henry VIII of England’s House of Tudor. She had been betrothed by her parents by-proxy to another infant, Prince Dauphin of France. The ring was specially made to fit her tiny finger!

Q: What is a “princess engagement ring”, and how does it differ from a regular engagement ring?

A: A princess engagement ring was an early English design that consisted of three to five diamonds arranged in a row across the top of the ring. Though no current differences exist between the two terms, in pre-Magna Carta England there existed laws stating that only royalty or church officials could possess rings consisting of multiple stones!

Q: From where and when did the custom of a ‘wedding band’ on top of a ‘betrothal ring’ (engagement ring) originate?

A: No one can really say, as the concept of gifting two rings (one before and another after a wedding) is a rather recent phenomenon of current prevailing Western cultural ideals which some researches have noted seems to have sprung up quite organically across the globe some 100 or so years ago.

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