As the year comes to a close many companies and newsies are creating Top 10 or Top 50 lists of the year for various industries and trends. As these lists were compiled RITANI has been noted and given some great press about their line.
INDESIGN magazine, a trade book for the jewelry community, has mentioned RITANI as # 16 of the Americas Top 50 Most Visible Jewelry Brands of 2009. RITANI has really gotten their brand out there this year with multiple ads being featured in publications like ELLE, Marie Claire, and InStyle to name a few. ELLE Magazine in particular has featured RITANI in 8 out of their 12 Issues. Even with the difficult times that brands have had to endure this year, RITANI has stayed abreast of their advertising, as it’s necessary to stay current to keep afloat.
United Brands LLC out of Beverly Hills, CA has put together their rankings of the jewelry, watch and diamond brands. RITANI has been named # 10 of the Top 10 Jewelry Brands in the bridal category. That is just another example of how relevant this company is in the cutting edge world of diamond engagement rings and jewelry. In my opinion this is a great honor considering Beverly Hills is about the highest echelon in the market of luxury goods, and I see it as a great recognition for the company and the brand.
Check out RITANI’s website to see the wide array of styles and designs for every taste in engagement rings and bridal jewelry. If you’re looking for the best in technological innovation and classic old world jewel setting techniques look no further that RITANI, you are sure to find what you are seeking.
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They’ve managed to keep the majority of their ROM-ance under wraps, but earlier this month Candice Crawford was seen wearing an engagement ring, so it seemed, from her football hero Tony Romo. During a recent Dallas Cowboys game, the former Miss Missouri USA displayed what looked to be a very important piece of jewelry.
Candice is a sports reporter and hosts the Cowboys’ weekend sports show, Special Edition. Romo play’s for the Dallas Cowboys, but may be equally as famous for dating Jessica Simpson for a time. They also had engagement rumors flying about but I think he didn’t go through with it because she seemed to be a “bad” luck charm when he’s on the field.
I saw the picture of the ring she is wearing, and it looks more like a promise ring than an engagement ring. I hope it is anyways, as it is in no way reflective of the millions of dollars he has earned. I would like to say that when the time comes he will buy her or the lucky lady a proper diamond engagement ring, instead of what looks like a band with a couple of rows of some not so flashy diamond chips. Web resolution as it is I could be wrong, but I will keep tabs on this story to see if this is truly a celebrity engagement.
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The pop star Katy Perry has been seen with Russell Brand quite a lot since they met on the VMA’s this October. The two have been spotted all over Hollywood and London together, at the usual celebrity hot spots. This weekend in London Russell was seen shopping at a famous designers‘ shop looking at diamond engagement rings. One on-looker noticed Russell’s attention for a large square cut diamond ring and seemed to be deep in thought in regards to it.
I think this is a very interesting love match and maybe a great one at that. She is very fun loving and high spirited which seems to have given Russell a new outlook on his life. He has admittedly been a womanizer until he met Katy. He has recently met Katy’s parents and they actually seem to approve of him for their daughter.
Sorry guys, if this is true, another beauty is off the market. We will have to wait and see how this pans out, hopefully by the New Year we will have an official announcement. I’ll keep you posted, with photos of the engagement ring hopefully.
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Stars from two different shows on the CW are planning a real life wedding. Star of ‘Supernatural’ Jensen Ackles and Danneel Harris of ‘One Tree Hill’ have announced their engagement! The two had acted together in the independent romantic comedy film ‘Ten Inch Hero’ in 2007. On November 7, 2009 the couple attended the Breeders Cup, where the lucky lady showed off her new diamond engagement ring. Jensen and Danneel have been dating for 3 years, but have been friends for 10 years. I think that this is a recipe for a successful Hollywood marriage. The news was confirmed on Danneel’s Twitter account as simply “YES!”.
All the best to this lovely couple on a future full of happiness and high ratings!! When will the big day be and what kind of wedding bands will they choose???
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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.
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Finally after a long hard road of trying to make it in the American music mainstream, the Kings of Leon has had great success! Their album released earlier this year ‘Only By the Night’ featured the hit single that has gotten them much popularity ‘Sex on Fire’. The drummer of this seasoned band has finally gotten his love on fire by getting married this weekend!!
Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill has wed his girlfriend, singer/songwriter Jessie Baylin. They tied the knot around 5 p.m. in a rustic barn at Wolf Den Farm in Brentwood, Tennessee in front of close friends and family. Shortly after the events Nathan had tweeted a picture of his wedding band, while Jessie officially introduced herself as Mrs. Followill.
The couple first met at the music festival Bonnaroo in 2006, and hit it off immediately. Since then they have been touring the world, and he had given her an engagement ring earlier this year. Nathan has been boosting Jessie’s career in the process by just being associated together.
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Here is another pairing of an athlete and celebrity. Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis has found his match with Hollywood actress Jennifer Esposito. Although it is just being released to the public now, apparently they have been engaged since the summer.
In the summer of 2007, Mark had appeared in the reality show ‘Age of Love’ where he had the choice of ladies in their 20’s and 40’s, to see where he would really find his true mate. He ended up choosing the 25 year old fianlist over the 48 year old. He reason for the younger choice was for the chance to start a family. Well, regardless of his choice the pair didn’t stay together for long.
That brings us to the present, the two met in the Hamptons and have been very happy together, says Marks representatives. This will be another attempt at marriage on both of their parts. Well, Jennifer was married for a brief 4 months to Bradley Cooper, and Mark has had multiple failed engagements. I really hope they have chosen the right person and it is a successful engagement that leads to exchanging wedding bands.
Good luck to this famous pair on attempting to have a happy married life together.
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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.
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