Wedding Blog

Living in NYC you see a lot of shiny things — the Empire State Building at night, the subway trains, the man in Times Square who paints himself silver and pretends to be a robot. And within two subway stops of my office, I have Tiffany & Co, De Beers, Harry Winston, Cartier, Bulgari, Van Cleef & Arpels and Graff. It’s kind of like living in the Pirates of the Carribean ride at Disneyland. Sometimes you’re almost blinded by all the shiny. But, you want to know something funny? For all the shiny NYC has, I swear New Orleans has about 100 times more! See, e.g. the selection of rings at M.S. Rau Antiques on Royal Street.

M.S. Rau is just one of several absolutely perfect antiques stores in New Orleans. Rothschild Antiques — home of some stunning tiaras, including the one that prompted the tiara story — is just down the street. Graff and Winston might have jewels that are as impressive, but just try to get someone there to crack a smile.

The last time we were in New Orleans we wandered into M.S. Rau, and I tried on just about everything in the front case. The charming woman who helped me actually encouraged me to walk around the store while wearing the alexandrite three-stone ring so I could watch it change color as I walked through different types of light. No security guard escort summoned. It was just me and alexandrites walking through the store.

The next time you’re in New Orleans, stop by, we can try on alexandrites together!

Rothschild Antiques
321 Royal St.
New Orleans, LA
(504)523-5816

M.S. Rau Antiques
630 Royal St.
New Orleans, LA
(504) 523-5660