Congratulations to the Duke and Duchesse of Cambridge

Well, the Royal Wedding was a complete smash.Can you image having over 1 million people watching you share your vows?!? Not to mention the very short list of 600 guests that will join them for the reception, and oh, by the way, this was the kiss seen around the world...

I'm wondering if the very well advertised, 18k Yellow Welsh Gold wedding band will begin a new trend with brides to be? And of course I would expect to see a resurgence of engravings inside of wedding bands, as there is surely an engraving in the wedding band of the Duchesse of Cambridge. I always liked the engraving, and I still often speak of it with friends and clients. What's inside of your ring?
Just a few of the sayings that I've seen, from traditional to the unexpected and funny

All My Love... Yours Forever... his and her initials...

of course the date is included, but how about some of the funnier ones??

Put it back on... Huh?..... Boom Shaka Laka...

and back to the traditional,
With this ring I thee wed... Perhaps special words from the bible, etc.
The list goes on and on, but you get the idea. Make it yours, make it special, you will always remember it!

The Royal Wedding Ring

Many of us have been following the upcoming Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, which will take place this week. There has been much speculation on what Kate's Royal wedding band will look like. What we believe is that it will most likely be made from a Welsh Gold nugget that has been under lock and key in the Royal Treasury for years. The Queen mother used a piece of this nugget for her wedding band as did other Royals, but it is said that the gold is nearly depleated. Welsh gold is quite rare, is mined from one of two mines located in Wales, and has a slight rosy color to the gold. Kate Middleton is expected to receive an 18k Welsh Gold ring that is called a Posey ring, a ring that has a traditional message engraved inside the ring. Although it's not uncommon to write a message inside of the wedding band, Kate's is expected to follow a tradition that has been repeated for centuries in the Royal family. Stay tuned for a view of the actual ring in the next few days.

How to stop your ring from flopping - Just like a princess

I'm often asked "How can I stop my ring from flopping over on my finger"? Well, apparently Kate Middleton had the same problem that you have, as reported by "Today" on line.

http://windsorknot.today.com/_news/2011/04/13/6463086-kate-gets-her-engagement-ring-made-smaller

So what can you do to stop what I call "the engagement ring flop"? Most engagement rings are top heavy and have a tendency to flop over to the side. ok, here's the technical reason for this... gravity wants to take the heaviest part of the ring, usually the top, and pull it down towards the ground. Bet you thought you'd hear a long winded explanation! The simple answer to fix it is exactly what Kate Middleton's jeweler recommended to her. They put small sizing balls in the bottom of the ring. These small balls, usually made in the same metal as the engagement ring, and permanently placed at about 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock, inside the ring, catch the inside of your finger,can barely be felt, and have a tendency to keep your ring upright on your finger. Problem solved!

Engagement ring trends continued

I've been thinking about what other trends would be good to share with my fiends and followers, so today I'm going to talk about the tiffany Novo style of setting.

Many people love the look of diamonds around the center, halo style, but there are also often diamonds that go down the shank of the ring as well. The style of setting that is used for these diamonds can make a difference to you whether you'll be losing the small diamonds, which often happens, or making them strong enough to last the test of time. The Novo style of setting is done with 4 prongs on every diamond, which is much safer than the very common shared-prong setting style.

Shared prong style puts 2 diamonds, side by side, sharing the same prongs, the novo style leaves the diamonds all to themselves. Engagement rings are meant to be worn and enjoyed for many years to come and none of us want to go through the hassle of repeatedly replacing these small diamonds. The latest trend towards 4 prongs on each diamond, novo style, is practical as well as beautiful. This is one that I highly recommend.

engagement ring trends

Often I have friends and clients that ask me what's "Hot" in engagement rings this year. Not an easy question to answer, but I still have lot's of people looking at "halo" style diamond rings, rings that have small diamonds all around the center diamond. This is a really pretty style, and it tends to make the center diamond appear larger. This begs the question that I hear often, is it true that bigger is better? Well, if it really is, then maybe the latest style of a double row of diamonds around the center makes the perfect engagement ring, but then you would think that I would have lots of requests for this, but that's not the case, I definitely see many more single rows of diamonds around the center than the double row that Tiffany's would like you to buy. That's it for this message, but I'll be back with more trendy idea's.