Are you in the market for an engagement ring, wedding band, or other fine jewelry? If you’ll be in NYC on November 5-6 you might want to check out the A. Jaffe Sample Sale!

A. JAFFE SAMPLE SALE

November 5th-6th, 2009
11:00am – 8:00pm

For more information, click on the image above or visit the Michael C. Fina website.

Happy shopping!!!

As you may recall, me and Calla Lily Dude both wore engagement rings, which were simple wedding bands worn on our right hands.

We switched our rings to our left hands during our ceremony, after we said our vows.

"With this ring, I join my life with yours."

Since I was fresh out of college and blew my savings on the trip to Italy where we got engaged, our rings were inexpensive sterling silver. We planned to upgrade to white gold before the wedding, but it got pushed aside in the flurry of all the other wedding stuff we had to take care of…

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I’ve done a lot of posting about my October 31st “western” wedding, but not a lot about my November 7th Sikh wedding. I guess this is mainly due to the fact that many of the details for our Sikh wedding are being taken care of by Orchid Dude’s family – all I basically have to do is show up on the day of.

Our Sikh wedding and reception will be much less detailed than our western wedding. It is based more around celebrating the traditions of the religion where as our first wedding is based on a reflection of Orchid Dude and I as a couple – our tastes, our likes, our vision.

The colours for our ceremony are very traditional: I will be wearing a red and gold Lahenga and Chunni and Orchid Dude will be wearing a matching Sherwani and red turban. For our reception, I will be wearing a hot pink Sari and Orchid Dude will be changing into a suit.

Orchid Dude’s dad went to India to buy all of our clothing and jewelry so it was a complete surprise to me what everything would look like, but his choices were gorgeous. The rich colours and the beautiful detailing of the garments and jewelry is what inspired me for my latest board.

Photo credits: Project Wedding, Melissa McKinnon Photography & Kelly Vasami Photography

Are you still in need of an engagement or wedding ring?  Do you get excited at the thought of a sample sale?  Will you be in the NYC area between August 4-6?  If so, you might want to check out the Michael C. Fina ring sample sale!!!

Michael C. Fina Sample Sale

According to their website, Michael C. Fina will be offering up to 70% off retail prices (wow!) during this event. Their designers include Tacori, Scott Kay, Hearts on Fire, Memoire and others!

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Lots of things are getting crossed off my list this week. The invites have been proofed and are being printed as we speak! Many details on that front in a few weeks when the real assembly happens. Dahlia step-mom bought a S-MOB dress on a trip to Bloomingdales. I’m going to take a look at it this weekend. Dahlia mom and Dahlia FMIL have not bought dresses, so it’s exciting to get the show on the road. All but one bridesmaid dresses have arrived. The feedback is good – the red is really pretty, but most of them need some minor alterations (or major in Dahlia MOH’s case).

Personal Photo

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Recently I had the ultimate pleasure: being a maid-of-honour.  I wanted to share a few details of Jill’s wedding, as they offered great inspiration to my laboured planning.

Jill and Rob had their relaxed ceremony/reception in a downtown Toronto restaurant, which offered an intimate setting.  The ceremony was held at 7:30pm, with toasts, drinks and hors d’oeuvres to follow immediately.  What a great way to enjoy an evening!

Here are the wedding bands that they DIY’d at the Devil’s Workshop in Toronto.

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Now I really need some help here and I think its an important issue that faces many brides. I have worn glasses since school and they are part of me, but whenever I look through any of the wedding magazines I have never seen any photos of brides who wear glasses, let alone a feature about it. And long gone of the days of ugly bottle bottom glasses, instead we have glasses are stylish with most fashion designers lending their name to glasses.

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Lotus Dude and I went to try on our wedding bands last week, and we were super excited.  They turned out perfectly, which was a relief as it took us a long time to find them.  Initially, we could not find any rings that we both liked.  We were preparing to just buy rings that had no similarity at all, since I didn’t think it was fair for one of us to have to compromise on a piece of jewelry we will have to wear every day.  The jewelry store we bought my engagement ring at was having a sale, so we decided to check out their offerings and order our rings.  As we wandered around the store, we saw them:  the perfect rings that suited both of our personalities and aesthetics.

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Inspired by Cotton Bud’s post about wedding rings, I thought I’d share with you what we are thinking.

My engagement ring is a beautiful princess cut diamond on a simple band. I absolutely love it, but worry a bit sometimes about taking it on vacation. We just found out that our renters insurance policy only covers if it is stolen from our apartment, and not if I lost it, or if the diamond fell out (which happened to a coworker of mine). So, it makes me nervous to take it on long journeys where we’ll be swimming and hiking a lot (i.e. our honeymoon). When Cotton Bud said she was going to buy a simple band for such occasions, it inspired me!

www.zales.com

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From aclutx70th.com

Cotton Dude and I received our wedding rings! Since we live in NYC, we went to the diamond district because we have a very, very helpful jewelry guy who gives us the best deals possible – we’re talking cost only. His office is upstairs on 47th Street in one of those strange buildings full of offices with full security and bullet proof reception desks. I guess it could be intimidating and scary for someone who’s not used to it, but it is fascinating and fun in my eyes.

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