Summer Brides

Summer is here and that also means that wedding season is in full bloom. AS Most weddings are set for the summer time and this is the time where future brides and grooms start looking for the perfect piece of jewelry, here at Windy City Diamonds, we are always prepared to help you to choose just that piece for your very special day.

It’s wonderful that we live in a time where brides and grooms have so many options. Most brides tend to pick pieces that will compliment their dress but at the same time it’s most desirable to have one that may be worn for future occasions as well. Chandelier, tear drop and pearls earrings, are items that are extremely popular for brides, and as gifts for their brides maids! Something extremely classic that a bride may wear on her day is a beautiful pair of stud diamond earrings or a single solitaire pendant, which are also items that can be worn everyday whether you are in casual or dress up attire. Windy City Diamonds is here to offer you a fine selection of diamond stud earrings for you to choose from, and we have them to fit most any budget.

Your bridal party is also important on your special day and most brides and grooms tend to give gifts to their bridal party. Gifts can range from a pair of earrings to necklaces. You can choose items that compliment the color of the dresses or something that matches the bride’s jewelry as well. Grooms on the other hand tend to give cuff links or perhaps even a nice money clip. Once again there are many options to choose from and you’ll be surprised at how affordable these options may be! We’re sure that the friendly staff at Windy City Diamonds will help you to think of interesting and colorful ideas for you and your bridal parties so don’t be afraid to play, you’ll find that you can have a lot of fun, and that’s what it’s all about!!

Hypoallergenic Gold!!

As too many of us have learned, some people seem to be allergic to gold, or are they? The reality is, we are not allergic to gold, rather, some of us are allergic to the alloy in white gold, which is often nickel. Nickel does bother some people, but let me digress for a moment and give you some background.

Put on your miners cap and let’s go digging in our gold mine. As you may expect, in nature, gold is a bright yellow metal, it is never found in a "White" gold version. We need to make it white for jewelry, which is where the alloy comes in. Alloying is simply a mixing of metals for some purpose, which in the case of gold is to make it white appearing and to give it greater hardness as gold is quite soft naturally. Bring on the nickel. For many years, nickel has been the standard alloy used to turn yellow gold into white gold. Nickel is a pure white metal naturally, and adds hardness to the mix, but as I mentioned, some people do have an allergic reaction to this alloy, such as a rash or redness, sometimes itchy or just an uncomfortable felleing, but we now have a brilliant answer to this age old problem, without moving to the expense of platinum. Are you ready for this?? Technology is great, and we've figured out another metal, palladium, along with a few other trace metals, but not nickel, to alloy the gold with. Voila!! We have a white appearing gold, that is harder than the original metal as found in the ground, and remarkably, it appears whiter, and as an added benefit, without the need to constantly "dip" (re-rhodium plate) your jewelry!!

At Windy City Diamonds, we call this new metal "bright White" gold and we've been experimenting with it for over 2 years now with tremendous success. Hypo-Allergenic Gold! So for all of you out there that have some discomfort from your white gold jewelry, bring it in to Windy City Diamonds and let us re-manufacture your jewelry with this newer, technologically advanced, gold and alloy that will alleviate your problems, and without a huge expense!