Choosing an engagement ring is both exciting and overwhelming. For many brides-to-be, it’s the most expensive piece of jewelry they own.
One of the major decisions you’ll make when engagement ring shopping is what diamond shape to buy (assuming you’re going with a traditional diamond ring!).
April showers bring May flowers, but this month also brings another natural beauty we’d be remiss to dismiss. It’s time to celebrate April's birthstone, the diamond, the most desired birthstone of them all.
It’s a big, blingy rock in an engagement ring. But is it a diamond? Or possibly moissanite, a gem that bears an uncanny resemblance to diamonds?
Moissanite is a naturally occurring silicon carbide whose microscopic particles were discovered by French chemist Henri Moissan at the Canyon Diablo meteorite strike site in Arizona just over a century ago.
Whether it’s the gift of “something old” for your wedding, or inheritance from a relative, you may find yourself the new caretaker of a piece of heirloom jewelry.
While the gift of a family memento is an honor, it can also become a sticky subject.
