March 29, 2010

In Love and Feeling Lucky??

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Recently engaged? Share the news with everyone! Ritani, the premiere jewelry company for engagement and wedding rings, is sponsoring a video e-card on The Knot. The Knot website is the ultimate resource for brides-to-be: offering countless photos, links, information and ideas for making your wedding day memorable and extra-special. The video e-card is the perfect way to let those important to you know that you are now engaged. Besides, sharing the love with your family and friends, you and your soon-to-be hubby, or soon-to-be wife, are entering a sweepstakes to win wedding bands from Ritani. The rings featured are valued between $1900 and $2200. The groom’s 8mm band is classically designed featuring a domed satin finish and milgrain in white gold. The bride will receive the diamond eternity band: a platinum single row micropave full band with a diamond weight of .22ctw. Several sets of wedding bands will be awarded to three lucky couples over the year. So start sharing the love and perhaps you’ll get a little lucky!

February 8, 2010

UPDATE: Andrew Shue married Amy Robach this weekend!

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Former Melrose Place star Andrew Shue and Amy Robach Weekend Today Show anchor have tied the knot this past weekend.  This is their second marriage each after both getting divorces a year before getting together.  Andrew has three sons and Amy has two daughters and all were in the wedding party.  Making it a very close Brady Bunch type of wedding.

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The happy couple exchanged wedding rings on Saturday at the Lighthouse on Chelsea Piers on the Hudson river.  They wrote their own vows and have about 120 guests sharing the day with them.  This was also Amy’s birthday, making it a very memorable day for Amy.

Andrew gave Amy an engagement ring back in September of 2009, after only dating a few months.  Quite the whirlwind romance, but I wish them a lot of luck and happiness in their new lives with their blended family.  They planned a Mexican honeymoon for this week.  Did they bring the kids with them??

C. Sparkles

January 25, 2010

ANNOUNCING YOUR ENGAGEMENT COULDN’T BE MORE FUN!

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People are proposing marriage everyday, and giving their loved one’s a beautiful diamond engagement ring.  These days life passes by so quickly we don’t have time for the mail to be delivered.  There have been some clever ways people have come up with to share with their families and friends about their engagements.  Virtual contact is the norm now, and if you don’t have a presence on the web somewhere people think you are from the Dark Ages.  Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have become platforms for couples who want to shout from the rooftops announcing their engagements.  The internet is bombarded everyday with news of celebrity couples and other famous faces getting married or engaged.  Now the masses are getting their 5 minutes of fame.

There is a big hit on YouTube right now that a very clever couple has produced to ask their wedding guests to save the date.  Which is a way to announce your engagement instantly by emailing the links to contacts in your address book.  A couple named Jeff and Erin have made a movie trailer parody featuring bits like Indiana Jones and the Matrix.  These two are a clever couple and seem to really be in a fun relationship and want to really show how much fun they have together.

For those of you who don’t have the access to producing such an elaborate video, check out Announce Your Engagement on the web and make a video of you and your favorite girl or guy and send to all of your loved ones in a really fun and easy way.  Once you slip that engagement ring on her finger and she jumps for joy and screams ‘YES’ get online and choose your favorite photos of you and create an eCard that will animate you dancing in a setting of your choice.  Are you two beach bums?  Well there is a beach scene and tropical music to dance to.  Or maybe the two of you are more refined and enjoy a nice tuxedo and dance the Tango, there is something for you as well.  Whatever you choose, have fun and make sure to share with the world how happy and in love you are!

C. Sparkles

January 12, 2010

It’s OFFICIAL!! Derek Jeter ENGAGED to Minka Kelly!!

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There have been many rumors circulating about Derek Jeter and his love life throughout his career.  One of the rumors that just wouldn’t die was that his relationship with Minka Kelly was more serious than they let on.  The talk about him giving her an engagement ring has been swirling since August ‘09.  According the the New York Post, they have officially confirmed the rumors and have already set a date!!  The famous Yankee’s shortstop would never jeopordize his availability to play in the World Series, so they have set the wedding to fall two days after the last game of the series would be played.  November 5, 2010 is the fateful day when Jeter officially denounces his bachelorhood.

What a team player, to not let his personal life get in the way of another Yankee Series opportunity.  I also think he is being hopeful of the fact they will not need all 7 games to win the series, otherwise his wedding will directly conflict with the parade. I’m sure the whole team will be invited to witness them exchanging wedding bands.

It has been revealed that the wedding will be held at the same castle in Long Island as Kevin Jonas has just had his wedding recently.  I wonder if the venue will change now that is has leaked.  Otherwise, they may have another Braniston wedding fiasco with helicopters hovering to get that million dollar shot.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of guitarist Rick Dufay of Aerosmith, and she is an actress for both TV and film.  No diamond engagement ring pictures have surfaced yet, but I am sure she will start wearing it now that the cat is out of the bag.  I wonder what designer engagement ring Derek chose for his lucky lady, was it a Ritani ring perhaps?

C. Sparkles

December 21, 2009

Kevin Jonas Tied the Knot this Snowy Weekend!

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The eldest of the Jonas Brothers is the first to get married of the group.  Kevin Jonas married his fianceé Danielle Delesea during the big storm this Saturday.  The lovebirds held the wedding ceremony in Long Island, NY in a castle with 400 guests present.  After Kevin gave Danielle an engagement ring over the summer they started to plan a fairy-tale forest themed wedding with 14 foot trees and crystal icicles.  The weather only enhanced the theme by adding in the REAL snowy backdrop.

The grooms two brothers served as the best men whom held on to the wedding rings until it was time for the couple to say their vows.  This new wedding band Kevin received is replacing a “purity” ring he had worn until then, where he had vowed to stay pure until marriage.  While Danielle wore a silk and crystal flower in here hair as a reminder of how the two had first met in the Bahamas.

Kevin and Danielle have begun their “Happily Ever After” story, this is because Kevin has said to have found his “princess”.  The two exchanged wedding bands they designed for each other along with the traditional wedding vows.

C. Sparkles

December 3, 2009

What’s your status?

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In the new millennium, we have evolved in our social networking with a virtual approach, with Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.  Crazy stunts and theme weddings have become a give-in for many.  Possibly they do it for the chance to be immortalized on the internet and create a viral sensation.  Whatever floats their boat right?  They have had months of planning and now it’s time to just have fun!

YouTube has a new hit in the wedding genre, and it really reflects the times we are living in.  Picture a groom, named Dana Hanna, at the altar in his tuxedo, standing next to his bride, Tracy, as they complete their vows and exchange rings in front of the minister.  So far seems like a normal wedding ceremony, right? Until Dana pulls out his cellphone to change his relationship status on Facebook to ‘married’ right there at the altar.  The groom, knowing his bride would be surprised, had her phone ready for her to do the same.

She had no idea this was going to happen, as the groom only included the minister in the plan.  He says that they have a lot of family scattered about the country that couldn’t attend the wedding, so he wanted to make sure they were up to the minute.  The minister, being aware of this trend many  have adopted as a staple in their day-to day lives, was more than happy to play along.  He added, after the couple were done updating their status’,  “If it’s official on Facebook, it’s official in my book”.

While this stunt went over well this time, we wouldn’t recommend everybody to try it.   It takes a special person to find this funny and play along, too.  Dana is a lucky man to have such an easygoing woman like Tracy.  Good luck to this modern couple, with many more fun times ahead!

C. Sparkles

November 24, 2009

How do YOU spell ‘LOVE’?!

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Many couples want the day they get engaged to be unique.  An occasion that they can remember fondly and share with their family and friends.  Well, some guys have really thought about how they can make their proposals memorable.  Here are a few clever ways that some men have come up with to ask for their ladies hand:

MEGATOUCH: We have all seen these game consoles at bars and restaurants, but how can you incorporate that into a marriage proposal?  Patrick Leonard of Washington DC got the creators of MEGATOUCH to get involved in personalizing one of their games.  His girlfriend loved the WORD DOJO game so he had one of the clues spell out his proposal to her.  That is clever, and i’m sure she wasn’t expecting it!!

CROP CIRCLES: Not circles per se, but Jason Kahle of Ohio was able to spell out his proposal in a wheat field.  He then took Aleasha Decker, his now fiancee, up in a plane to view the his handiwork.

“HAY” HENGE: In Germany, a farmer said it in hay to propose to his girl.  Markus Schmidt used his resources to create a hay version of stone henge asking for  to marry him outside of her window.

I hope this gives you some inspiration to be creative when you finally pop the question!!  Remember this is a story that will be told and re-told for years to come, so make it really remarkable.  Of course the engagement ring is just as important as the story it invokes.

C. Sparkles

October 26, 2009

UPDATE: Ivanka Trump ties the knot!!

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As an update to my July 28th entry, Ivanka Trump has gotten married this weekend.  Jared Kushner is the lucky man to have taken her hand and given her a wedding band.  The event was no less than spectacular, considering Donald Trump does nothing on a small scale.

Ivanka and Jared had 500 guests in attendance to share the big day with them at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ.  It couldn’t have been a more perfect day for the beautiful bride, as the weather was just gorgeous and made for great photographs.  What’s more amazing is that she couldn’t have been less of a Bridezilla that day as she Tweeted “Just finished a gorgeous hike. The leaves are spectacular and the sun is shining. Everything is simply perfect! I’m getting married today!” How much more together can you be on your wedding day?!

Good luck to these two on their marriage, and a wonderful life together. Keep a lookout for the pictures from this big event and get a sneak peek at the wedding bands.

C. Sparkles

October 15, 2009

New ‘Bachelor’ is a familiar face!

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As seen so many times in the reality world we have a contestant from one show getting their own reality series.  This time its a reject from the Bachelorette.  It seems Jake Pavelka made an impression with the viewers when he wasn’t chosen by Jillian Harris because he was “too nice”.  Well even though reality thrives on drama people also want to see a good guy win.  So there is your premise for the new season of  “The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love”, season 14 premieres in January 2010.

Jake is a pilot from Dallas, TX, hence the subtitle of the show, and getting a chance to find love on his own terms.  He says that he’s looking for a girl that is more than just a beauty.  He wants to find someone that is so perfect that he will think she is beautiful regardless of what others may say.  This sounds very nice and sincere, so I hope he gets to choose from some quality girls who have more substance to them aside from looks.

I find it interesting that women still find the bad boys so desirable when they give them more grief than happiness.  Jillian didn’t choose Jake as he was “too nice” and ended up choosing a guy who has been rumored to be in a relationship with someone else.  Jake has set his standards for this next lady to be “compassionate, passionate, romantic, and protective”.  It sounds like he is looking for more than a contestant but a wife.

Good luck Jake in your pursuit of the ‘perfect’ woman.  So as you hand out those roses, I hope you have success and happiness throughout the dramatic reality world.  Maybe this will be his chance to give some lucky lady a RITANI engagement ring!

C. Sparkles

October 5, 2009

“No Country For SINGLE Men” Penelope Cruz & Javier Bardem are Engaged?

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Bardem and Cruz engaged

Bardem and Cruz engaged?

Us Weekly is reporting that Hollywood heartthrobs Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are engaged, but they are also saying that the couple is keeping the engagement very “hush hush”.

Reports are coming in mentioning that Bardem 40 and Cruz 35 are indeed planning on walking down the aisle together but at this time there are no details about when and where the nups will take place. Cruz says she is very interested in starting a family and having kids but that marriage is not necessarily on the top of the list.

Back in August she told Britain’s Psychologies magazine that she wasn’t exactly ready for marriage saying, “I believe in family, love and children. I want to have babies one day but not right now. When I do it I want to do it really well. I want it to be my best project in life.”

So question is did she get a designer engagement ring? Sources are not saying anything since news of the likely engagement is being filtered down. It is obvious however that the

couple is serious since a close friend of Bardem and Cruz did tell The New York Daily News’ Rush & Molloy that the couple are in fact informing  friends that “they will be getting married.”

Well engagement ring or not we hope the very best for them.

Twoheartedriver

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