Bridal

The Engagement Ruby Ring

The engagement ruby ring is one of those unusual pieces of jewelry that seems quite out of the ordinary when it comes to bridal jewelry. When most people think of engagement rings, they think of diamonds and not the other precious stones like Ruby, Emerald and Sapphire. This would be a mistake because although no [...]

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What’s in a diamond certificate?

You’ve been told to start your diamond shopping online before hitting the local jewelers and now you’re lost in a sea of paperwork. You have pages of GIA and EGL reports for all the diamonds you’ve seen on Bluenile strewn in front of you and you have no idea what’s the really important information here. [...]

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Why a Channel Set Eternity Band ?

Channel set eternity bands make a great “stand-in” wedding band. I wear a stand-in eternity band instead of the one that matches my engagement for the simple reason that sometimes when I’m going out and I don’t want to wear the “big rock” I slip on my one and a half carat white gold eternity [...]

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Designer Diamond Right Hand Rings

Diamond right hand rings became a favorite of many designers as a canvas upon which to display their design prowess. What easier way than to take a publicly advertised diamond product theme with De Beers dollars behind it and design their way into the limelight. After all, right hand rings were about the individual with [...]

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Cushion Cut Engagement Rings

Cushion cut diamond engagement rings first started out as old miner cuts dating from the 1700s. This was the start of brilliant cutting as far as diamonds were concerned because most diamond cutting before this was predominantly the step cutting technique that you see today in emerald and asscher cuts. What happened was that diamond [...]

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Aquamarine Engagement Rings

Aquamarine engagement rings are a great choice whether you are getting engaged for the first time or not. Normally you see this sea foam blue green member of the beryl family of gemstones (which also includes emerald) in cocktail gemstone rings or birthstone rings. Do not be afraid of using this great gemstone as your [...]

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Diamond Ring Enhancers

A skinny solitaire ring on a woman’s ring finger is something that begs for company. Although it would be easier to simply upgrade your solitaire engagement ring, often the little ring is of immense sentimental value. It could have been handed down from ancestors or could have been a gift from someone who recently passed [...]

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Marquise Diamond Engagement Rings

The popularity of the marquis diamond as a center stone in engagement rings seems to have been overtaken by the now popular square cuts like princess, asscher and cushion. The marquis shaped diamond has a long history and its originator is commonly identified as King Louis The Fifteenth of France who wanted to create a [...]

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Two Tone Engagement Rings

Engagement rings come in a wide variety of styles and designs and it can be difficult to decide on the one ring that you’re going to give pride of place on your ring finger. Despite the range of bridal ring options on the market from basic metal only bands and solitaire engagement rings to couture [...]

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3 Stone Diamond Engagement Rings

Image by Ben McLeod via Flickr There a number of reasons brides to be would want a 3 stone diamond ring as an engagement ring. Normally this type of diamond ring is gifted on an anniversary or other type of special occasion but because 3 stone rings have symbolism that pertains to relationships of any [...]

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Princess Cut Diamond Engagement Rings

Image via Wikipedia A princess cut diamond is the second most popular diamond shape after round when it comes to engagement ring center diamonds. It’s chief appeal is that it is a true square shape when viewed face up unlike cushion cut diamonds that have more rounded points and edges. This almost perfect square geometric [...]

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Black Diamond Engagement Rings

The term black diamond engagement rings seems to be a contradiction of sorts because most women associate traditional engagement rings with white diamonds. White in this sense represents purity just the way a white wedding dress does for the bride. You would be hard pressed to find brides to be contemplating the thought of showing [...]

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Cubic Zirconia Engagement Rings

cubic zirconia is one of the best diamond substitutes to use in an engagement ring. It is a synthetic stone that is basically a zirconium dioxide which is manufactured for the most part in the colorless form for use in engagement rings. It can also be made in any color under the rainbow. But it’s [...]

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Yellow Diamond Engagement Rings

Yellow diamond engagement rings have been popular with brides to be for quite some time now. They have been a viable alternative to the standard white diamond center stone that is the choice of most engaged women. In fact, it was the yellow diamond that started the trend towards celebrities and other fashion forward brides [...]

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How To Buy Diamond Eternity Rings

Diamond eternity rings can be some of the most complicated pieces of jewelry to get right. This type of ring from the get go has a few disadvantages that make it challenging to get the ring that you desire. For one, diamond eternity rings cannot be sized unless it comes with a sizing bar and [...]

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A Diamond Wedding Band For Every Woman

The diamond wedding band sometimes ends up as an after thought after all the hoopla over choosing the perfect engagement ring for the proposal. The man usually has a lot of time to go out and do the legwork required for putting together the engagement ring so he can propose. If it takes longer then [...]

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Eternity Engagement Rings – The Next Big Step Up From The Eternity Ring

There is nothing better to signify your promise of forever than a white gold eternity ring with an endless circle of diamonds. Many couples that are getting married are deciding to pledge their love with an eternity ring. This unending band of diamonds representing your union is a wonderful way to say to your spouse [...]

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Eternity Rings – The Ultimate Symbol of Committment

Eternity rings are the ultimate symbols of marital commitment. Despite being a simple style of ring, the number of styles available is breathtaking. However a diamond eternity ring is a bit more complicated than that because it is a ring that has to fit exactly otherwise a slack fit will cause diamonds and prongs to [...]

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All About Irish Wedding Rings

There is nothing like Irish wedding rings to accompany an Irish wedding celebration. Wedding traditions run deep among the Irish because there is much folklore and ancient culture surrounding an Irish wedding. Many Irish couples to be like to choose the attire, decor, music, vows and toasts to have them reflect the Irish sense of [...]

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Moissanite Engagement Rings – Are They Worth It?

Moissanite engagement rings are a popular choice for women who don’t want to spend too much on an engagement ring or have plans of upgrading as time and budget permits. Moissanite is perhaps the closest thing to a real diamond because it shares some similar specs with diamonds. The most important two are hardness and [...]

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