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Halle Berry & Olivier Martinez Married

Gorgeous international couple Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez were married at Chateau des Conde in Vallery, France in a rather intimate gathering of family and friends. We wrote about Halle’s extraordinary and bold yellow gold and emerald engagement ring here. But of course this is our vision for a ring befitting her beauty and elegance.

The bride and groom exchanged vows in a civil ceremony performed by a local mayor, followed by a religious ceremony. The chateau venue is, shall we say, epic. Check it out here.

Martinez’s brother Vincent and mother Rosemarie were among the 60 guests who celebrated the union with dinner, dancing and fireworks.

The couple is expecting a son later this year.

We wish them all the best in their life together!

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We Love: Corset & Bustier Wedding Dresses

Are you a fan of corset and bustier wedding dresses? This year we’re seeing some designs that meet our standards of Refined Simplicity. These from Bold Bride? Every. One. Is. Gorgeous!

Here’s a magical corseted wedding dress from BHLDN with a pop of color from a yellow flower.

And this is kind of incredible. It’s a corset detail on the softest dress imaginable. So unexpected!

So what kind of ring goes with a bold, yet feminine sense of style? Cassandra would be absolutely perfect!

Featured image via Vera Wang.

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Press & Rave Reviews for our 2013 Engagement Rings

We’re pleased to announce that our Anneliese Wedding Set was featured in Jewelry News Network, and JCK named it “Engagement Ring of the Month.”

JCK Magazine also featured our Henna Rose Wedding Set in an article about this year’s trends, and The Knot named it their Editors’ Pick for the JCK Luxury show.

Thank you, everyone! We’re always thrilled when people recognize our designs. They’re a labor of love!

Above, our featured image is the aforementioned Anneliese. And here’s a shot of lovely Henna Rose from our Facebook page.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

we love: wedding color inspiration

We were just checking out Martha Stewart Weddings’ ‘Color Issue,’ and we’re feeling inspired! Since summer is here, we’re loving pops of festive color.

So on that note, here’s a spectrum of links we love. Have a joyful, colorful weekend!

We love this adorable neon beach wedding from Green Wedding Shoes.

Here’s another bright, beautiful wedding inspiration, from 100 Layer Cake.

And here’s one we talked about a while back, from Brooklyn Bride. The bridesmaids dresses are just. Wow. So festive and happy.

And lastly, we can’t talk about color without showing you some of our colors! This year, we’ve introduced some rosy loveliness into our designs. Rose gold is a fun, romantic twist for brides who want something classic, but a little different.

From top left, clockwise, our Larissa Rose Engagement Ring | Alexandra Rose Engagement Ring | Larissa Rose Wedding Set | and our Henna Rose Engagement Ring.

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We Love: mermaid wedding inspiration

Style mag Lucky reports that “mermaid” beauty is all the rage, and we are all about it!

We unveiled our Arielle Engagement Ring a few months ago, which has a decidedly magical-mermaid feel, and we’re loving the trend for weddings. Iridescent colors, siren shapes and under-the-sea inspiration just puts us in the greatest mood!

We wouldn’t necessarily take it so literally, but these pictures are really beautiful.

This mermaid inspired elopement is so perfect!

And we adore this sunset ‘Day After’ shoot from Sean Taylor Photography, with the bride’s wildly sexy mermaid hair.

What do you think of the mermaid trend?

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We Love: Simple Wedding Rings & Simple Living

Zen. The economy. Saving time. Saving the environment. Quality over quantity. Teaching our kids to value relationships and experiences over the material things in life.

There are so many reasons why less is more. This interesting article on the topic has us thinking of ways to scale back and simplify.

On that note, here’s our list of links to make life simpler, better and more fun.

Why buy a wear-once dress? Shabby Apple is such a great resource for bridesmaids dresses they’ll love to wear again.

A cool way to sell your wedding dress, so someone else can enjoy it!

A chic braid. The best hair for a summer wedding with lots of dancing, and eco-friendlier than a headpiece.

White dresses with cutouts and sheer details for the daring summer bride. You could wear every single one of these again.

Or what about a skirt? Options for the bold bride, from ‘The Bold Bride.’

And speaking of simple, here’s how you make the classic Mai Tai, which is actually fresher and more sophisticated than we realized.

Go forth and be simple, whatever that means to you, and have a lovely weekend!

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The featured image above is our Charlotte & Ember Wedding Set.

 

 

We Love: Gibson Bespoke & Astoria Road

The Jeff Cooper family celebrated an anniversary this week, so we’re definitely in the mood for love. Designer David Cooper and his wife Nikole celebrated their anniversary this week, and we couldn’t help but share what they wrote about each other on Facebook. (We dare you not to tear up a little!)

Nicole wrote, “Today I’m married 9 years to the most amazing husband a girl can ask for! Every day I’m so blessed for our wonderful family.”

And David wrote, “Nikole, every day is a blessing with you. Life may be a never ending roller coaster, but as long as you ride it out with me, anything is possible. I love you more today than yesterday, and you’re more beautiful to me now than the day I met you 14 years ago.”

Just so you know, our Nikole Collection was inspired by David’s feelings for Nikole, and we can’t think of anything sweeter. We wish for every girl in the world to find someone who adores her like that!

And so, we wish you a beautiful, romantic, special weekend! Here are some loveable links to get you in the mood!

See the featured photo above this post? That’s Danielle and Andre from 100 Layer Cake’s ‘Rustic Florida Wedding.’ We found ourselves so drawn to this photo essay about them, because they look so lost in love with each other, it’s like nobody else is there. So romantic.

Getting married, or know someone who is? This is a great idea. It’s Astoria Road, a wedding registry that lets you select gifts from any store. Very cool.

Want a way to tactfully let bridesmaids and groomsmen what’s in the job description? All you need is this link.

Anyone with a house would appreciate this beautiful bird feeder. It’s such an artful piece for $20, can you think of a more perfect housewarming or hostess gift?

Are you a bride-to-be who really likes attention? Check out these one-of-a-kind bespoke wedding accessories from Gibson Bespoke on Etsy.

And finally, the 21 Rules of Entertaining. We’re fond of #21, since it involves homemade ice cream sandwiches. Save one for us!

Photo by Flora + Fauna via 100 Layer Cake.

 

 

Wedding Trend We Love: Feathers

Our authorized retailer JCK named our Anneliese Engagement Ring its ‘Jewel of the Month,‘ and it got us thinking about the the feather wedding motifs we’ve been loving.

Here’s feather inspiration from Brooklyn Bride. The cake is epic.

We’re really feeling the chic clutch instead of a bouquet. It draws more attention to the ring!

A feather bracelet is such an easy way to wear the trend.

And the famous Miss James from Bleubird blog held her reception beneath these gold-tipped feathers, for a super bohemian take on the trend.

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Featured photos, our Anneliese Engagement Ring.

 

 

 

 

 

reid scott engaged

Cute couple alert!

Veep actor Reid Scott is engaged to his long time girlfriend, the beautiful and talented Elspeth Keller. He proposed in Palm Springs, but not before flying secretly to San Francisco to ask her father first.

Awww.

He proposed with a bold and intricate engagement ring bedecked with Art Deco details. Here’s our version of the look, the movie star worthy Halle Engagement Ring.

 

Best of luck to these two, they make the sweetest couple!

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The featured picture is an overview of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley via Lonely Planet.

 

Trend We Love: Scalloped Details

Since we read this post on Brooklyn Bride, we’re seeing scallops all over. A scalloped neckline, a scalloped hemline, they’re everywhere all of a sudden. We love scallops for a unifying theme for a wedding, and we love them most when they’re more retro-sophisticated than cutesy. Here’s the best of the best we’ve seen.

It’s rare to say this about a veil, but this sheer, scalloped fingertip veil is really sexy.

Here’s a garter to go with it.

And here’s the dress.

For the bridesmaids.

For the honeymoon.

And the cake.

For the scalloped engagement ring, there’s Arielle, from our Arabesque Collection.

Thinking scallops on a wedding band, and a bit simpler? Here’s Lola, from our nature inspired Laurel Collection.

 

 

They also look gorgeous together, as in our featured image above. So what do you think of scallops? Love it or leave it? Seen any great ones we missed? Leave it in the comments.

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