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Rose is Blooming
article by Ephraim Tucho - CTW Features | posted on April 22, 2012 at 7:00am
Wedding jewelry is coming up rose. In what is becoming one of the growing trends in jewelry, rose gold is making its way to and on brides and grooms on their special day. “Rose gold is one of the biggest trends in bridal,” says Amanda Gizzi, director of communications for Jewelers of America, an industry trade group. “It’s becoming a metal more brides wear on their wedding day.” A…
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Bands of Outsiders
article by Marilyn Kennedy Melia - CTW Features | posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:25am
“With this ring I thee wed.” Yes, a band is integral to the wedding ceremony, but there’s no dictate on what it should be made of or how it should look. As the cost of gold has climbed over the past few years, more couples are sealing their vows with bands of “emerging” or “alternative” metals like titanium, tungsten carbide and cobalt. According to TheKnot.com’s 2011…
Wedding Bands
Metal Awareness
article by CTW Features | posted on December 08, 2011 at 7:00am
Yellow Gold Most rings are 14 to 18 karats (24-kt gold is too soft for everyday wear.) For yellow gold, the price comes down versus platinum. Fair-skinned people may not like how yellow gold complements their skin, but the coloful metal looks great on darker-toned skin. White Gold White gold gets its color from alloys (nickel, silver) that are added for strength. It’s beautiful for every…
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Bling Basics
article by CTW Features | posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:00am
You can’t have a wedding without jewelry. An engagement ring sets the wedding in motion, and wedding bands show the world you’re married. A deeper look into the engagement and wedding jewelry shows just how much decision making goes into those purchases. TheKnot.com’s 2011 Engagement & Jewelry Study surveyed more than 10,000 brides and 1,000 grooms engaged or married in the past year.…
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A Pop Of Color
article by By Catherine Phelan - CTW Features | posted on November 02, 2011 at 8:00am
Diamonds may be a girl’s BFF, but sapphires, rubies, tourmalines, and other colored stones are getting quite chummy too, turning up in engagement rings in greater numbers. The most famous non-diamond engagement ring in the world, Kate Middleton’s dazzling 18-carat sapphire, sparked a rush on the blue gemstone last winter, but the shift to color was trending well before Prince William slipped the…
Wedding Bands
Rings ‘n’ Things
article by Lauren Parran - CTW Features | posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:27am
Wedding bling is big business. Last year, couples spent $9.64 billion on engagement rings and wedding bands, according to the Engagement and Wedding Ring Report 2011 released this week by The Wedding Report, a Tucson, Ariz.-based wedding market-research company. As part of the purchase process, more than a quarter of couples personalize their bands, according to the study. Popular methods…
Engagement Rings
The New Colors of Love
article by Anna Sachse - CTW Features | posted on September 14, 2011 at 3:35pm
Most engagement stories begin with a classic white diamond ring. According to ADiamondIs-Forever.com, the tradition of offering this particular gem as a promise of marriage began in 1477 with Archduke Maximillian of Austria and Mary of Burgundy. At that time, diamonds were looked upon as charms that could enhance the love between husband and wife - Cupid’s arrows were said to be tipped with them.…
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Knock on Wood
article by Mirielle Cailles - CTW Features | posted on September 14, 2011 at 2:35pm
Joelle Novey’s interest in eco-friendly wedding jewelry was a product of her job. As a writer for Green America, an environmental nonprofit in Washington D.C., the Silver Spring, Md., resident had completed a lot of research about how the consequences of purchasing decisions, specifically gold, effect Africa. So when it came to choosing her and her husband’s wedding jewelry, the decision was…
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