Stunning Stones



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Stunning Stones | Leave run-of-the mill rings behind and opt for bold gems, surprising shapes, and new hues

(from top) Rough-cut diamond surrounded by inset round-cut diamonds (2.26 total ct.) on 18K gold ring from Croghan’s Jewel Box. • Round-cut diamonds in yellow gold swirls inset with yellow diamonds and framed by 14K white gold with white diamonds from Nice Ice. • 14K white gold ring with a 1.5 ct. round-cut diamond flanked by pear-shaped .25 ct. diamonds from Harrison Newsome. • 18K yellow gold with 5.77 ct. oval cabochon moonstone surrounded by diamonds (.30 total ct.) from Croghan’s Jewel Box. • 1940s 14K yellow gold ring with a 7 ct. square-cut yellow topaz flanked by emeralds (.25 total ct.) and diamonds (.11 total ct.) from Joint Venture. • 4.05 ct. lemon quartz flanked by lemon quartzes on 14K white gold band inset with diamonds (.15 total ct.) from Croghan’s Jewel Box. • 1.6 ct. round-cut diamond surrounded by diamonds and set on 18K white gold triple band with pavé diamonds (1.6 total ct.) from the Valina Bridal Collection at Paulo Geiss Jewelers. • 18K yellow gold ring with 5.34 ct. oval citrine with braid details and three round-cut white diamonds (.38 total ct.) on each side from Nice Ice.             

The Wedding Row

July 29 2019
Happy Monday, friends.  We are sitting down with our cup of coffee and with lovely Kelly, the owner of Paper Meets Pearl, a one-stop shop boutique wedding and event planning company based in the...

July 26 2019
It’s confirmed: Heather and Chuck absolutely let the dogs out. The pet lovers (and now newlyweds) met back in Gainesville, Florida, while in veterinary school. Chuck was getting his PhD in animal...

July 25 2019
These days, it’s pretty common to meet your S.O. on a dating app, but Tanya and Joe met in real life, sans any electronics. Can you believe it? While checking out a new store opening in Crown Town (...

July 24 2019
Back again, but this time it’s official! We fell hard for Abby and Grant’s love story back when we shared their engagement session a few months back. For a refresher, their romance began when Abby...

July 23 2019
Not everyone is fortunate enough to meet their future spouse as early as middle school, but Caroline and Robert sure lucked out. Although these two grew up together, they only began dating after...

July 22 2019
Alicia and Cameron, Maryland dwellers, may not live in our zip code but they certainly know how to throw a shindig, Charleston-style. We will get to that bit later but for starters, how about a...

July 18 2019
Now this is a wedding story full of fun, food, and … fish. (Wait for it. You’ll see.) Arkansas natives Elle and Miles met in college and dated for four years before this groom seriously reeled in a...

July 17 2019
After meeting online and sensing that this could be something special, Carolyn and Jeff found themselves falling head-over-heels IRL. Four years later, the duo vacationed in Grand Cayman for the Ritz...