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The Engagement Ring – What You Need to Know to Start the Process

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The diamond engagement ring is all about her. It should reflect her personal style and taste. After all, she will be the one wearing it, showing it off to friends, admiring it in her private moments. So as you begin your search for the perfect diamond engagement ring, we highly recommend getting a little bit [...]


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The 4Cs – Tradeoffs and Choices

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Understanding the “4 Cs” of diamonds is the first step in your education process. Once you understand each of the 4 Cs – Carat Weight, Color, Clarity and Cut – and how these characteristics affect value, you are officially no longer a novice. The next step is taking this information and putting it to practical [...]


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buying an engagement ring : setting a budget

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So you know she’s the one and you’re ready to pop ‘the question’… well almost. You need to start to look for the perfect ring—the one she will say yes to, the one she will wear every day, and the one she will show to all her friends. You may be thinking… No problem, I [...]


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Tiara anyone? A Royal Wedding

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Four o’clock AM eastern standard time, I find myself fumbling in the darkness to silence the vibrate and ring of my iPhone alarm. Such an event usually means an early morning flight, which I am quick to regret. But not today! Like many of us on this side of the pond, before the break of [...]


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jewelry fit for a princess

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CNN’s Colleen McEdwards and Rebecca Dolgin from TheKnot.com discuss jewelry fit for a princess, possible options for Kate Middleton.


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2 weddings/1 weekend by Kalyn Johnson

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You Jetsetter You! You have two weddings in one weekend on different coasts. What to wear??!?!?! What to wear?!?!!? What to wear?!?!?! No doubt, it will be a weekend of celebration, planes, trains and automobiles if everything goes according to plan. Plane tickets are booked. Check. Accomodations are secured. Check. What to pack? Weddings are [...]


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Wear Water For Earth Day!

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Earth Day – April 22 – is a day to celebrate and educate. We have 1 world. 1 planet so rich in resources that it can only be described as simply amazing. But our Earth and its people are in crisis. Take the time to engage yourself in the conversation today. Kwiat invites you to [...]


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Kwiat on Wedding Day Earrings

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A Kwiat guest blog originally featured on Rent the Runway ♦          ♦          ♦ Your wedding day…. You planned every facet. The place, the colors, the flowers, the seating, your dress and your jewelry of course! As one of the finishing touches wedding jewelry completes your look, accents [...]


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with heavy hearts, we bid adieu to our friend Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor, Diamond Diva

With heavy hearts and joyful memories we mourn the loss of our friend, actress Elizabeth Taylor who passed away today in Los Angeles. An American treasure from Hollywood’s golden age, Liz Taylor was known for her acting talent, beauty and philanthropy. When she wasn’t stealing our hearts on the screen, she was inspiring us with her [...]


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World Water Day 2011

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Right now, almost a billion people on the planet do not have access to clean, safe drinking water. That’s 1 in 8 of us! This is a staggering number that is hard to comprehend, especially if your access to clean water has never been in jeopardy. March 22 is World Water Day, an international day to celebrate freshwater. Started in [...]


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