Wedding Blog

I’ve been having trouble deciding on whether I want to wear diamonds or pearls on my wedding day. I love me some pearls but I’m worried it won’t match the detail on my wedding dress or my raspberry spotted guinea flora hairpin.

Does anyone have suggestions on what kind of jewelry I should wear? How about no jewelry and just keep it real simple. But if…

I’m a regular reader of weddingbee, and it’s been a very helpful resource.

When I first got engaged, I didn’t know much about diamonds. So when I started reading up on it, I found out about blood or conflict diamonds and I kept asking my fiance about where he got my ring and if he knew anything about conflict diamonds. He eased my concerns by saying…

While my parents were in town, we went to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. They have a GREAT gift shop and my mom was in the market for some Christmas gifts.

I can’t resist visiting the gems and jewels exhibit when I visit that museum. I just can’t believe the size of some of the jewels. This is the Hope Diamond, which is the world’s most…

When my fiance first mentioned that he was going to purchase my e-ring off the internet, I almost fell out of my chair. I was horrified that he would even consider purchasing such an expensive and meaningful item online. I guess many people still have this preconceived notion that shopping online can be dangerous, so I was not about to let him buy my engagement…

After Miss Orchid’s great post today about a newly-discovered diamond that weighs in at 603 carats, I just had to do some more research about the world’s other humongous diamonds. I’m sure we’ve all heard of the Hope diamond, and I actually thought it was the world’s biggest. But guess what? It’s not–not by a long shot!

According to this site, the world’s largest diamond…

There is a rare, giant 603 karat white diamond that sold for $12 million at auction. Known as the ‘Lesotho Promise’ diamond, the estimated price of the diamond when cut is approximately over $20 million. Holy Bling Batman! I can’t even begin to imagine where you would wear that. The only image that comes to mind is from Ducktales where that really rich woman (duck)…

About.com had an interesting article about how to choose a diamond that looks bigger than it actually is.

1. Consider Fancy Diamond Shapes (marquis, oval, pear)
2. Choose a Pavƒ� Setting
3. Consider an Illusion Setting (The diamond in an illusion setting is mounted to a mirror-like plate before being set into the band, making it look larger, with more brilliance.)
4. Choose an Engagement Ring with Side Stones
5. Select a Bezel Set Diamond

I…

I saw this article on MSN linked on Pricescope and was curious what you guys thought! The conclusion of a new study, commissioned by Oxygen, found that most women would choose new technology devices over diamonds or shoes.

I’m a little confused by the article though, since it seems to be discussing two fairly unrelated…

HousewifeNY posted an interesting link to Blue Nile’s Recently Purchased Diamonds feature today. Check out what rocks others are purchasing in the diamond world.