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If you are buying a significant diamond or engagement ring, a grading report from an independent and objective third party can help verify its quality and value. A grading report levels the playing field between retailers to help you compare diamond prices while you are shopping for a diamond ring, engagement ring, or other jewelry with significant diamonds. A diamond...

Close your eyes and imagine your ideal engagement ring being made. Do you see your ring as one among thousands of identical rings in a big factory in India or China, like cookie-cutter widgets on an assembly line? Or do you imagine a one-of-a-kind engagement ring that’s commissioned by you and crafted individually by a skilled artisan in a workshop...

Image courtesy of the Today Show   Celebrities have been known to go big with their weddings, and big-name athletes are no exception. Successful athletes are among the highest paid of all celebrities, so it makes sense that their weddings often have massive price tags. While the average couple spends around $27,698 on their wedding, many professional athletes spend hundreds...

There are many benefits to having a backyard wedding. First and foremost, you’ll be saving a lot of money on your wedding by skipping venue rental fees. You can also choose any date you want and invite anyone you want (including pets). Not to mention, a backyard wedding can be very intimate and sentimental. However, backyard weddings do require a bit...

Diamonds have been a precious commodity for most of recorded human history. In fact, the earliest descriptions of diamonds date back to the 4th century BC in northern India, where diamonds were already held in high esteem. That history makes the diamond industry one of mankind's oldest and most valuable luxury markets of all time, but it is one that...

As the editor of Engagement 101 online magazine, Severine Ferrari hears a lot of great proposal stories. Over the past few years, she started to notice that more of those stories featured women as the proposers. These stories inspired Severine to take the plunge and plan her own romantic proposal to long-time boyfriend James. But she went further, creating a...

Cleaning your engagement ring is the best way to keep it looking as mesmerizing as it did the day you got it. Wearing an engagement ring every day (as most of us do) can lead to a lot of build-up, which can dull the metal and gemstones that make up your ring. There’s really nothing more satisfying than getting rid...